Generation gap.

• Author: Merlis, George
• Position: Letters

I just finished reading your exceedingly telling piece about Home and Garden Television. As a producer of several series for HGTV, I appreciated your wit and insights. However, I must pick a bone with you. I am executive producer of "Flea Market Finds with the Kovels," which you have redubbed "Shopping for Junk with Old People." First of all, the show is about finds, and while there are $1.00 and $5.00 items, we also uncovered a trade sign selling for $24,000, American Indian rugs selling for $50,000, and other real treasures. Ralph and Terry don't go to flea markets to buy sunglasses, T-shirts, and jeans and other people's crap; they go to them to find the collectible treasures that enable us to appreciate our history and traditions.

But it is to the "Old People" that I object. This is an outrageous example of young whippersnapper ageism. The Kovels warrant a great deal of respect in...