Canada and net waving

[John Acorn]

Chris Raper asked:

>The show sounds great - what size of audience do you have out there?
>Does it play mainly to kids or does it have an grown-up audience? :-)
>
I like to think that it works for a variety of ages.  The subject matter--
living things-- is inherently interesting to kids, so they will watch as
long as the show is not boring.  Adults watch as long as they don't think
they are tuned in to a kids' show.  That's my theory.  And the "fan mail" I
get bears it out-- lots of letters from kids, and families with kids, but
also a strong following among college students, middle-aged people, and
seniors.  

Hope that answers your question-- no one has ever done a formal survey of
the viewership, but I suspect the feedback I get is as good as any.

And by the way, I'm sorry to report that very few viewers comment on the
shows in which I have featured Lepidoptera.  In one episode, my friend Brent
Karner (now at the Los Angeles County Museum) put a big papilionid
caterpillar in his mouth, and that generated quite a bit of mail, but so far
the viewer favourites are frogs, slugs, and tiger beetles!

John Acorn
Edmonton, Canada