Subject: Re: Border tv series... cross your fingers!
Date: Jun 19, 2001 @ 16:44
Author: bjbutler@bjbsoftware.com (bjbutler@...)
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No doubt. Even the boundary between these groups is fuzzy.

BJB
--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Peter Hering" <hering@m...> wrote:
> Hello Brian,
> interesting theory - but: I certainly belong to both
> categories of yours, and I know several other people
> who are mad about borders having both feet planted
> in both categories...
> Peter H.
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: bjbutler@b...
> Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 02:26:05
> To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Border tv series... cross your fingers!
>
> I asked because I think there are two main camps among "boundary
> people" and it shows in the type of boundary points they are
> interested in.
>
> The first and possibly largest group, judging by our e-mail
> discussions, is interested in the geopolitical aspects of
> boundaries. This group likes to visit places where boundaries
bisect
> towns, etc.
>
> The other group, to which I belong, is primarily interested in
> boundary "points" (quad-points, tri-points, and other prominent
> boundary corners) as arbitrary travel destinations. I like being
> able to see the weather map on TV and see the boundary junctions
and
> know I have been at those locations. I like the logistics of
getting
> to these points and, best of all, they rarely have any conventional
> travel value - sort of the antithesis of Disney World.
>
> So you might consider two styles - a geopolical one and an offbeat
> adventure/travel one.
>
> BJB
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Doug Murray" <dmurray@s...> wrote:
> > The audience is multi-national. I see the series being done in
> English,
> > then translated into other languages. The target person would be
> someone
> > with an interest in boundaries/political
> science/geography/cartography/history.
> > However, it must be accessible to the layperson. I don't want to
> bore
> > or talk over the heads of people. I want to inform and pique
their
> curiosity
> > with interesting and important stories about borders. Subject
> matter
> > is the story of the people who are affected by the borders, not
so
> much
> > the physical lines themselves (though, in the case of the
> Korea/Korea
> > border, the border is the story).
> >
> > How much fun would running around the DMZ be?
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---- bjbutler@b... wrote:
> > [Non text/plain message body suppressed]
>
>
>
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