L.I.E. to Bert and Ernie

I've noticed something about children's programming. I'm watching PBS-spawned channel Sprout (because that's the pinnacle of my day), and i couldn't help but to notice how wooden the child actors are on the mid-show segments. 'Aw, Pedro, They're kids... Give them a break...'.

It just baffles me that just about every children's network has the most nervous little actors and actresses but I have personally seen some of the best acting from children on screen in some pretty controversial roles. Take 'L.I.E. (Long Island Expressway)' for example. Alright, that kid's a bit older, but take a look at about any Larry Clark Film. While the youngest talent doesn't get the most screen time (there are child labor laws still), they're still believeable as heck. I find it funny that a 7-8 year old 'drinking malt liquor' and cursing about how much he 'slings' is more believable than a child learning about how many teeth a lion has.

(Side note, I know that the Malt liquor kids weren't really drinking, but they convinced me enough to write this blog.)

Well, I'm off to work-ish. Thanks for reading,

MP