I really am a 90's kid.

whenever I've seen those bulletins online that say to "mark" all of the things off some list that start off the with the request:

"finish this sentence: ice ice _____"

then moves on to mention the existence and coolness of yo-yos, skip it, and the rubix cube, I'll admit, they would age me. But moreover, they reminded me of everything I used to love about television and entertainment.

Recently, upon being reminded once more to truly think back on it all, I realized, especially in looking at what plagues our tv's now, that my childhood was a good one.

I mean, the majority of my time was spent in front of the television and I will say, I was a very happy child because of it. Granted, I have glasses and an extremely over-active imagination to show for it, but I was happy.

And lately, now, I find it hard to find something GOOD to watch, which makes me sad. -_-x

I mean, all there is now are the melodramatic sagas of teenagers with babies and small town supercouples that go against all odds, as well as hard-boiled detectives that use the system and their influence to cover for each other's mistakes. And that's all great...in moderation. But all the time? It's no wonder that our society is the way it is: desensitized to violence, corruption, and sex.

That's all we watch. Everything has a compromise. But what happened to the good old days when it was just plain entertainment? When it was funny and moral and just plain...good?

What happened to shows on -->Come on! You remember, things like:

When Melissa Joan Heart really did Explain it All...

When Larisa Oleynik was the original American Teenager with a secret life.
Only her secret was WAY cooler...

And Shelby Woo was the only detective we trusted.

And let's not forget what came before Survivor and Fear Factor.

Remember Legends of the Hidden Temple?
Or "GUTS"?
with it's big huge glowing mountain that was begging to be conquered?

What happened to all of that?

And why is Saturday Night Live the ONLY live sketch show that survived through our times?

The cast of All That were my heroes

And RoundHouse...well, they made me want to be a performer. Crystal Lewis has always been my idol.the 90's were a time where things were just good. Baggy pants and rainbow colored collared shirts and all...they were good. And they knew what good tv was.

see?

*sigh* I don't know. I guess it's just a shame that the state of television today is where it is. And I wonder if my younger cousins, nephews and nieces now are going to talk about Hannah Montana and Spongebob as fondly as I talk about Pinky and the Brain and Rocko's Modern Life.

I wonder if Wizards of Waverly Place is going to make as big an impact as Sabrina the Teenage Witch?

Is 90210 and Life Unexpected as good as Boy Meets World and Full House?

And will Degrassi and Secret Life of the American Teenager be the moral lessons for teens now as Roundhouse was for me?

I don't know. I just don't know. But I guess they will have to be.

I will say this though. I miss those shows....a lot.
Rest In Peace my dear childhood. And may you forever live in my memory.
=P