The theatre of the mind" comes from radio jargon, where the term indicates the collected ability, styles, tools, and techniques by which radio performers conjure vivid imagery in their audiences’ minds through sound alone. It’s used to contrast radio against visual mediums like plays, films, and books, which use additional sets of tools to conjure imagery. Orson Welles’ famous War of the Worlds broadcast was part of a series of radio dramas called “The Mercury Theatre on the Air,” and Steve Allen quipped, “Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless.” – RPG.sTackexchange .Com
Now come on, Jimbo. There is no way in Hades that an eight year-old lving in the 21st Century would associate radio with anything other than listening to music. And I’m not even sure that many of them would even know that conventional radio exists.
snsurone76 about 1 month ago
I wish they’d stop this inane chatter and take off, already!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 1 month ago
I’m thinking more theater of the absurd.
iggyman about 1 month ago
“Imagination is funny, it makes a cloudy day sunny,makes a bee think of honey”!
comicly about 1 month ago
Radio? Did we time travel back to 1930?
RonnieAThompson Premium Member about 1 month ago
The theatre of the mind" comes from radio jargon, where the term indicates the collected ability, styles, tools, and techniques by which radio performers conjure vivid imagery in their audiences’ minds through sound alone. It’s used to contrast radio against visual mediums like plays, films, and books, which use additional sets of tools to conjure imagery. Orson Welles’ famous War of the Worlds broadcast was part of a series of radio dramas called “The Mercury Theatre on the Air,” and Steve Allen quipped, “Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless.” – RPG.sTackexchange .Com
R Ever Premium Member about 1 month ago
Just remember the kid who told the BBC that he “liked radio over TV because the pictures were better”.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 1 month ago
MIRACLE ON 34th STREET—-Santa lecturing Natalie Wood on “The Imagi—Nation”
BJShipley1 about 1 month ago
They’ve been discussing this for over a week now. Are they ever gonna do anything?
mousefumanchu Premium Member about 1 month ago
It’s still scary. Have it on CD and listened to it last night. With no way to check (at 8PM) totally believable.
Uncle $crooge about 1 month ago
Now come on, Jimbo. There is no way in Hades that an eight year-old lving in the 21st Century would associate radio with anything other than listening to music. And I’m not even sure that many of them would even know that conventional radio exists.
I Go Pogo about 1 month ago
Firesign Theater made a career out of the theater of the mind.
Uncle $crooge about 1 month ago
This is “Gasoline Alley” so shouldn’t they be talking about Theater of the Mindless?