From: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Subject: Re: proposed FAQ for alt.fan.disney.afternoon
Followup-To: alt.config
Reply-To: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: Nedriv Software and Shoe Shiners, Uninc.
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 12:48:25 GMT

As a parody, it is amusing.  As a factual representation, it is a bit slanted.

In article <1992Sep14.124917.16292@canon.co.uk> smith@canon.co.uk (Mark Smith) writes:
:Top ten FAQ questions!  All quotes genuine!  Trade them with your friends!
:
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:*** 1.  So what's this group about anyway?
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:> Maybe you're not familiar with the term "Disney Afternoon."  It 
:> describes a block of afternoon programming, usually (but not always) 
:> shown in the 3pm to 5pm time slot.

The group is for folk who want to discuss a set of ideas, stories, music,
comics, posters, stickers, etc. centered around Disney's commercial product
The Disney Afternoon, as well as the occasional related topic.

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:*** 2.  So it's about Disney tv shows?
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:> I think the fact that Disney produces these shows is incidental.
:> We're not necessarily fans of Disney, we're fans of these shows
:> that happen to be produced by Disney and happen to be (mostly)
:> shown in the afternoon.
:

Well, yes, it's about regular animated tv shows which are produced by
Disney.  It's not USUALLY about live action shows, no more than comp.unix.misc
is usually about Windows NT - the topic may intrude occasionally, and
we are usually pretty tolerant (more so than some folk on alt.config anyway).
But don't be surprised if you see regular discussion about video tapes,
records, CD's, movies, etc. about the characters which appear on the
current, past or future editions of Disney afternoon!

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:*** 3.  Oh.  So it's about tv shows on in the afternoon then?
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:> The "Disney Afternoon" refers to a certain set of shows,
:> regardless of what time they're shown.
:
:> They're not shown together in many markets in the US, either.
:
:> Basically, we're talking about any shows that have been or will be
:> shown on the Disney Afternoon, regardless of what time slot they're 
:> shown in


Yup, they are in the afternoon.  Well, that is when most stations choose
to broadcast them.  There are stations which have their own mind - far be
it from US to try to force them to always show the shows in the afternoon.
But that is the market that the series of shows are intended.

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:*** 4.  Oh.  So it's about a certain set of tv shows, but the fact that
:        they're produced by Disney is incidental, and they might not be
:        shown in the afternoon.  So which shows are we talking about?
:
:> The lineup changes every year, usually the oldest show gets dropped
:> and a new one gets added on.  
:

The 1992 edition consists of Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, Rescue Rangers
and TaleSpin.  Previous series include DuckTales and GummiBears.  Other
shows which are considered 'cousins' of these shows, and are sometimes
discussed, include Winnie the Pooh, Raw Toonage, The Little Mermaid,
Wuzzles, Bonkers and Aladdin (these last two are future series!).

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:*** 5.  Oh dear.  Can we at least narrow it down to "certain tv shows"?
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:> the Disney Afternoon involves considerably more than just the tv shows.
:
:> And anything relevent is game for discussion.  If a Disney Afternoon 
:> episode has a movie reference in it, then yes, that movie is appropriate 
:> for discussion.
:
:> Also, any topic even remotely relevent should be discussed, including 
:> merchandising, movies, speculation, influences, etc.

Well, sure we can narrow it down - I just did.  But like all other groups,
topics will range.  If you spend time in any group, you will discover
that the topics range as folk's interests range.  But the topics will generally
come back to the fans of the above shows and the spin off toys, promotions,
trivia quizzes, etc.

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:*** 6.  OK, so it's anything remotely connected to a certain set of shows.
:        We are at least narrowing it down to this set of shows, right?
:
:> Even non-DA programming is relevent.  

Sometimes, the topic ranges to the competition.  I mean, do you seriously
think that rec.arts.startrek.misc never talks about something like, say,
Babylon 5?

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:*** 7.  Good grief.  Is this just an American thing?
:
:> (I'm glad you didn't tell me it was just an American thing -- I got
:> real tired of hearing that one)
:

Nope, these shows are shown all over the world.  There is a tendency to
break the shows apart and show them in individual time slots, but in general,
most if not all of the above mentioned shows are now, or are planned to be,
shown in many other countries - typically in the native language.

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:*** 8.  Well, that's good, at least.  So what topics of worldwide interest
:        would be discussed?
:
:> A big topic is how Batman has been put into the Fox slot opposite
:> Goof Troop in many markets (and in markets where FOX had the DA, then 
:> Goof Troop got bumped into a different time slot) and so there's a 
:> competition there.
:

Fans all over the world share their insights, questions, trivia, local
bloopers, etc.
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:*** 9.  Christ.  How do you get into this mess?
:
:> Because this is one of those situations where the name itself
:> transcends its meaning.

Well, the only mess that I am aware of are folks who apparently are so 
bored they have to argue about non issues instead of relevant things like
death, destruction and the current flavor of ice cream at the local market.

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:*** 10.  Huh?  What on earth are you babbling about?
:
:> The terms I use are entirely accurate.
:

Good question.
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:---- Mark Smith ---- Canon Research Europe ---- smith@canon.co.uk ----
:*** 11.  Ok.  I give up.
:Good.  That's another net.bozo dealt with.

Hmm - truer words have never been spoken.
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