Generation X

  • Things Were Simpler Then

    Why do I have a hundred channels yet nothing to watch? I never had that problem with only five channels. Sure, I had to actually get off my butt to change the station, but it was worth it. I can still hear the different clicks between VHF and UHF, feel the victory when you got…

  • Memory?  What Memory?

    I used to remember everything! Times and days for all my favorite TV shows? No problem. Although, to be fair, there weren’t that many channels, but still… Who’s competing in Battle of the Network Stars this year? I know! And don’t even get me started on the theme songs! I still don’t know what the…

  • Feels Like the First Time

    It feels like just yesterday that I was sitting in front of my Compaq computer, believing nothing could ever replace cassette tapes, and knowing that having more than four TV channels meant that civilization had reached its peak. Yet here I sit, doing a blog. Is that right, “doing” a blog? Probably not. Oh, well,…