Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street (1974) is a non-fiction book written by Gerald S. Lesser, in which he describes the production of "Sesame Street", and the formation and pedagogical philosophy of the Children's Television Workshop. Lesser was a professor at Harvard University, studying how social class and ethnicity interacted with school achievement and was one of the first academics in the US who researched how watching television affected children and their development. He was initially skeptical about the potential of using television as a teaching tool, but he was eventually named
Rockne S. O'Bannon Currently, O'Bannon is working on a slate of original series and films for his recently branded company IMAGINATE. O'Bannon currently resides in Los Angeles. Rockne S. O'Bannon Rockne S. O'Bannon is an American television writer, screenwriter and producer. O'Bannon has created five original television series ("Farscape", "seaQuest", "Defiance", "Cult", and "Alien Nation"). O'Bannon made his writing debut selling spec material to NBC's "Amazing Stories" (1985) and CBS's "The Twilight Zone" (1985), but first garnered critical attention for his film "Alien Nation" (1988) and its subsequent spinoff television show. His next notable achievement was his original series "seaQuest DSV" (1993) which