Tuesday, October 26, 2010
9:45 p.m.
Again, for the past few days, I have been experiencing a couple of rotten days of writer's block. So, I have decided, again, to resort to the use of what I know best. Today's topic: my television "friends". When I was a child, I always chose reading a book over anything else. I guess, to most, that is a good thing. But then, as I grew older, and my depression started to get increasingly worse, I had a hard time making the wise choice of a book--I now lean more toward television with an occasional night of reading between the television commercials. I guess that really isn't a problem, as much as it is a minor annoyance--to my husband. I'm sure he wouldn't mind so much, but it is the choice of shows that I watch. It doesn't even bother him when I choose the current season's shows to watch--it is my incessant rerun-watching that bothers him. I absolutely love the "Golden Girls"!!!! I have seen each episode so many times that, if given the chance, I could recite the script verbatim. There was a point in time that, in his words, "I wake up in the morning--you're watching the "Golden Girls"; I get home from work--what's on? The "Golden Girls"; I'm eating dinner, the "Golden Girls" are playing in the background; I go to bed at night, what the Hell are you watching? The "Golden Girls!!!". He just doesn't understand the method to my madness. Yes, I don't need to watch them all the time, but I WANT to watch them all the time. Every Saturday night, I would go up and sleep at my grandma's house, we'd climb into her bed with a big bowl of ice cream, and we would watch--yes, you guessed it!!! THE GOLDEN GIRLS!!! That show brings back the best of memories for me. I miss grandma so much some days that it hurts and the "Golden Girls" help fill the hole in my heart. That show will forever link me to grandma. Of course, there are episodes that I like more than others, and right now, I am watching them at a minimum. But, you never know when my need to watch them incessantly will start up again. The fact that the Hallmark Channel and WE run "Golden Girls" marathons quite often, it helps to indulge my addiction. Unfortunately, the chances of a reunion show are nil since there is only one Golden Girl left.
Title.
In my opinion, one of the greatest inventions on television was the introduction of TV Land to the channel lineup. They play some excellent shows from the past--"Good Times" (DYNOMITE!!!), "Sanford and Son", "The Jeffersons", and many others. They've even added some of their own shows, the best being "Hot in Cleveland" (my personal favorite--of course, Betty White, a former Golden Girl is in that one). The only thing that would make the lineup any better would be if they would add a few more of my favorite television shows from my teenaged years--"Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life" to name a few. However, the best of the best is "Roseanne"--every night for two hours it plays me off to sleep. I don't know why I like the show so much. It could just be that she is a character like your everyday-average-working-stiff--JUST LIKE ME!!! Only, she adds the spin of comedy and STRENGTH to a female character--she is just like I would like to be. CRUSTY and ALWAYS with a comeback for whatever situation may face her. She is a STRONG woman and faces pretty much of the same issues that I face everyday in my average life--sometimes a little too much like my own life. Sometimes, that is NOT a good thing. I wasn't really too fond of the final season because it became a little strange for a while after they hit the lottery (YES, in case you haven't figured that out--it is one of my dreams to hit a jackpot like that. But then again, whose isn't?), but they did have some pretty powerful episodes--Dan's heart attack, the birth--and near death--of Darlene's baby (I cried hysterically during this episode the first time that I saw it), and the final episode is my absolute favorite episode!!! Prior to the final season, the one episode that affected me profoundly was the one where Jackie's boyfriend, Fisher, beat the crap out of her--I know how this feels, all too well!!! I wish they would do a reunion show--that would be so great.
There you have it, folks--my "fictional" friends. Hopefully, my next blog will be a little bit more interesting. I am, unfortunately, having a couple of OFF days.
There you have it, folks--my "fictional" friends. Hopefully, my next blog will be a little bit more interesting. I am, unfortunately, having a couple of OFF days.
Click here to edit.
