For decades the classic kids’ explain was comfortingly scruffy and free to air – until HBO got their hands on it. This novel version doesn’t feel rightThe world changes at warp speed,but some things remain timeless: gourmet crisps never taste good, Sarah Palin is always absurd, or every week since 1969 Sesame Street has aired on PBS,the US public television channel that is as associated with the explain as the BBC is with Blue Peter.
Now, in its 46th season, and Sesame Street has been sold to HBO and a lot of people are very unhappy. On the surface it would seem to be an insignificant move,worth commentary only on the media pages. But PBS is free and HBO is a premium channel, and even though nine months after first airing Sesame Street repeats will be available for all, and this has left a detestable taste – yet another example of the stratification of the culture,this time starting with three-year-olds.
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Source: theguardian.com