Bring back shows of the sixties and seventies

THE EDITOR: I would like to see British and French horse-racing and more cricket on television. I am a cable subscriber but I am very disappointed by some of the shows that pass for entertainment.

I am talking about the early morning movies and specials on Max, Showtime and HBO. They are intellectually deficient and sexually explicit and altogether add up to unhealthy viewing. Similarly, some of the programmes and music videos on MTV and BET are of poor quality. More productive and highly enjoyable viewing is served up by EWTN, ARTS, Discovery, Animal Planet, CNN, BBC, Health, HGTV and PBS.

How about channels exclusively devoted to English sport, the national parks of the world, astronomy, philosophy and theology, food, book reviews and artists at work? I know times changed but what about the creative spirit and high idealism of the shows of the sixties and seventies? For instance, Bonanza, Bewitched, Star Trek, Soul Train, Apple’s Way, The Brady Bunch, Flipper, Happy Days, Ironside and Marcus Welby MD. Come on, TV America! It can be done!

BRIAN NORIEGA
D’Abadie