Television. The REAL Stuff

One thing I LOVED about the television shows back in the 90's is that they dealt with scenarios that the viewer could relate to and often the actors played with raw, real emotion. The characters were played and written as real people. Yeah, sure, some episodes were wacky with side plots that may never come to be, but the core of the show as an ensemble was as real as television could get. One show in particular was a favorite of mine and was a pure example of what I'm talking about, Boy Meets World.

And one of the best episodes is entitled Cult Fiction, Where a lonely, lost, confused Shawn Hunter finds himself mixed up in a cult and blowing off his loved ones and isolating himself.

Here is my favorite clip from the show, and 2:22 to 5:27 is a prime example of the raw emotion and reality that this show so wonderfully portrays.

Its clear to see that way back when the directors and producers of a show actually put a lot of time and effort into the shows they created. These days it seems, too many television shows are made for the single purpose of making a profit rather than making something wholly worthwhile. Back in the 90's shows were made to make a point. They actually had good moral lessons to get across. And they did it in style. The jokes were funny (not totally cheesy like most shows today), the morals were good, they put the characters and plots on a real life level, and they hired GOOD ACTORS. Not some pubescent pre teen that they can see how many gimmicks they can milk out of them like a Holstein cow. And even the ones that were fantasy/sci fi based like So Weird and The Famous Jet Jackson were just great and you could still relate to the characters. Yah, sure they didn't have the budgets of today and effects weren't always that great (though Sabrina the Teenage Witch did pretty good through its run from the 90's to the early 2000's), but they made up with that with good writing, (Animaniacs are a superb example of that. They were witty and had humor for both children and adults "Mumh!Goodnight everybody!" ) and good actors. And the actors were not being shoved in the public's face all the time (*cough* Miley Cyrus *cough, cough* iCarly *cough, cough,cough*) they focused on their characters and did their job rather than try to pull in more money for the station with merchandise and a trumpeted up singing career.

Shows in this age have lost the whole idea of a show, to entertain rather than make money and brainwash a generation of pre teens. Shows back then entertained you and taught you life lessons that were applicable to your own life. I'd rather see television (and movies for that matter) go back to that golden age of entertainment when the makers actually gave an iota of pride in their work and screw the money focused pitiful shows of today.

List of Favorite 90's T.V Shows

1. Boy Meets World

2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch

3. Growing Pains

4. Animaniacs

5. Golden Girls

6. Pinky and the Brain

7. Are You Afraid of the Dark?

8. Recess

9. So Weird

10. The Famous Jet Jackson

11. Hey Arnold!

12. Rocko's Modern Life

13. Tiny Toons

Those are just 13! Check 'em out. They're great.

So.

Muwh! Goodnight Everybody!

Ciao