Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Blank stare.....................................

The past two nights I have sat at the computer with a blank stare. I had my blog open and ready to type in, but nothing. Through the day I will think of things to type about and I will either forget about it or the idea looses it flavor. I could have talked about political topics, but I am on a political fast of some sorts. So, I am forcing myself to type something tonight. Enjoy.

.........................a few hours later

........................................Let's do another list!!!

Top TV Shows in My Childhood.........(not in any particular order)

These days in my so called grown-up life I am not a big TV watcher. I am a movie watcher. So, to do a list of TV shows I have to reach back to the olden days.

The Wonder Years - If I did do a list in a ranking order, this could be at #1. For those who are not familiar with the show, Fred Savage stars with a cast of friends and family in this Vietnam War era show. The show has a narriator who is the grown-up version of Fred Savage's character(Kevin Arnold). This gives insight to the happenings of Kevin as an adult looking back on his childhood. Now,........... I must talk about Winnie. Oh Winnie Cooper. How I wanted to marry you.........when I was 12. She was hot stuff. Ok,............. shake it off Trevor, get back on track. It was a show I could relate to (not because I am that old and lived during Vietnam) because I was of similar age as the characters. Kevin dealt with the issues and difficulties of growing up, just as I was. If Dave does a list like this, his top show will be Boy Meets World. Interestingly, it stars Fred Savage's brother Ben. I would describe Boy Meets World as a modern day setting of The Wonder Years.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - The power of Grayskull will come down on you!! Show Info.

Transformers - Robots in disguise!! Optimus Prime will beat you down. Why did Megatron put up with Starscream? Show Info.

Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles - TMNT was a favorite to watch when I came home for school. It was a late afternoon before supper show. I also remember playing the Nintendo games for hours on end with my younger brother Tyson. Cowabunga dude!

Batman: the Animated Series - When I make my trips to Houston I stay with Dave. On my last trip Dave pulled out and showed me with a smile the new addition to his DVD collection. It was a set of episodes from Batman. Over breakfast we took in a few episodes. A very well done cartoon.

I know their are more TV shows to be mentioned, but that is all for now. I would like you to tell me about your childhood favorites in my comment section.