December 11, 201312 yr PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN. Seriously I can't imagine a scenario where they would be welcomed into Trinity's gym.
December 12, 201312 yr PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN. Seriously I can't imagine a scenario where they would be welcomed into Trinity's gym. Like I said above, I can't read Dr. Mullen's mind, but I can't believe they'd be permitted to film at the school.
December 12, 201312 yr Like I said above, I can't read Dr. Mullen's mind, but I can't believe they'd be permitted to film at the school. What about road games? Can Trinity stop them then?
December 12, 201312 yr What about road games? Can Trinity stop them then? No. Probably nothing they can do about filming off school grounds. I'm definitely not crazy about this whole thing. These types of shows generally turn people into spectacles for all the wrong reasons. Maybe they'll do a nice show about high school hoops in Kentucky and the parents that make it possible... but I doubt it.
December 12, 201312 yr Author My mom was the PTO President from 4th-8th grade for me, and then on several committees at the high school level as well. To say she was at school a lot was an understatement. :irked: My dad was the principal and my mom was a teacher where I went to school. They were there every day and school function, but I didn't mind. I liked it.
December 12, 201312 yr Like I said above, I can't read Dr. Mullen's mind, but I can't believe they'd be permitted to film at the school. What are Trinity alums seeking to protect with a filming ban?
December 12, 201312 yr My favorite Dana Gould quote... "You will never experience less reality than when you’re watching a reality show. You’re watching people, who aren’t actors, put into situations by people, who aren’t writers, and they are second guessing how they think you would like to see them behave, if this were a real situation, which its not. And you are passively observing this; you’re watching an amateur production of nothing."
December 12, 201312 yr What are Trinity alums seeking to protect with a filming ban? In the same way that when some kid from Trinity gets arrested and the news says "Trinity student arrested" for two days, certain kinds of exposure for the school are not positive. There's no telling what kind of show this is going to be, but I've seen enough "Housewives" and "Amish Whatevers" and "Hillbillies Doing Stuff" to know that, on the whole, reality TV producers are not in the business of showing people in a positive light. I'm not crazy about anything that could potentially use Trinity as a backdrop to deliberately embarrass the school, its students, or the parents of those students.
December 12, 201312 yr In the same way that when some kid from Trinity gets arrested and the news says "Trinity student arrested" for two days, certain kinds of exposure for the school are not positive. There's no telling what kind of show this is going to be, but I've seen enough "Housewives" and "Amish Whatevers" and "Hillbillies Doing Stuff" to know that, on the whole, reality TV producers are not in the business of showing people in a positive light. I'm not crazy about anything that could potentially use Trinity as a backdrop to deliberately embarrass the school, its students, or the parents of those students. Understand your concerns, but I don't see any "Buck Wild Hillbilly ..." programming in NorthSouth Productions' list of shows that have made it to cable TV. (Link at bottom.) Looks like Knoxville-based NorthSouth's biggest hit is "Say Yes to the Dress," which is somewhat entertaining. In any event, I think the premise here is a good one: Exploring the dynamic of Kentucky moms and their basketball-athlete sons. The show will go on whether Trinity permits filming in its gym -- or not. I don't think censorship is the answer, nor the image that Trinity wishes to convey. NorthSouth Productions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
December 12, 201312 yr ^ Apart from taking some liberties with the word "censorship"... that's helpful information. They seem pretty harmless and I didn't realize they were responsible for "Impractical Jokers", which I've watched several times. I still have my doubts as to where they might go with the show, but perhaps fewer than I did before.
December 12, 201312 yr Trinity's image will be just fine. Censorship Like you're an expert in First Amendment issues. Censorship is the suppression of free speech or public communication. If a school allows some photogs into its gym but not others based on perceived effects of "publication," that's censorship. I would also question to what extent a private school could restrict photography at an event (basketball game) that's open to the public.
December 12, 201312 yr ^ The First Amendment is a restriction on the power of the federal government and, by incorporation, state governments. It has absolutely nothing to do with Trinity High School. But the concept of censorship is much broader than the First Amendment and far outside the bounds of what concerns me about this entire endeavor. Edited December 12, 201312 yr by Getslow
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