One of the interesting things about being almost 30 is talking pop culture with younger people. It's almost offensive when someone doesn't know who Debbie Gibson is, or that New Kids on the Block were a group when they were actually kids on the block. Maybe it's because I always knew about entertainment that was before my generation. I eat up entertainment and can regurgitate just useless amounts of knowledge about David Cassidy, Dobbie Gillis and Laugh In, just to name a few. It's interesting to see the blank expression on someone's face when I talk about Jem and the Holograms. I mean how can they not know about a singing group who use holograms to fight crime? I mean, they had cassette's out and they were kind of awesome!
Rusty and I were always watching Nick at Nite with my mom when shows like Patty Duke, and The Monkeys were what was considered classic tv. Now it's almost difficult to accept that Roseanne and The Nanny as something that has been retired to late night tv. I always wonder now when I say that Melrose Place was one of my favorite shows do people know that it was a show that started in the 90's. I remember enjoying 90210 (also the original) but feeling like I couldn't get into like Rusty did. He loved that show to an obsessive degree. Then the spin-off comes and it quickly became my favorite show. I even have a tile from the pool of the original show.
Oh and Nintendo!! Nintendo used to be just a couple brothers that ran from the left side of the screen to the right side and shooting ducks. Now it's working out and interactive games, don't get me wrong, I enjoy it. It's just that it's lost its simplicity. Rusty used to be able to beat the original Mario Bros. in like 8 minutes or something ridiculous like that.
I took a break in the middle of this blog to go out and get an ICEE from Burger King and now I've lost my train of thought. I feel like there was a lot more that I wanted to talk about so I'll just add some videos that people can reference after reading the blog.
Jem and the Holograms
New Kids on the Block
Melrose Place
Melrose Place 2
How to beat Super Mario Bros.
and just for fun...
i should really do a blog about my favorite tv shows...
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I'm 24 I use to watch 90210 along with melrose place..but those are the only two. Save by the bell family matters full house all nick @ nite favs all I remember.
I love this entry. See this is why you, Rusty, and I got along so well was because we are all pop culture junkies. I definately agree with you about how the younger generation is clueless about cetain aspects of pop culture. I have even experienced it firsthand with my niece. About two or three years ago, we were at my mom's and I was wearing a t-shirt that had the Thundercats logo on it. She asked what was that on my shirt and a part of me just was so shocked.
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