Nostalgic woes.

[Terese]

Godzilla (the '98 version) was the first monster movie i watched, and i loved it. I still enjoy it to this day, though mostly because its nostalgic and fun to poke at. Me and my sisters incessantly quote it

Spiderman 2 is also a movie i adore and enjoyed watching.

 

[SomeRandom]

Godzilla (the '98 version) was the first monster movie i watched, and i loved it. I still enjoy it to this day, though mostly because its nostalgic and fun to poke at. Me and my sisters incessantly quote it

Spiderman 2 is also a movie i adore and enjoyed watching.

Yay Godzilla!! Also I own the Rami Spiderman trilogy on DVD because it is awesome, flaws and all.

Hmm, guilty pleasures could probably be a topic in and of itself.

 

[Thief]

the early years of Twilight Zone

It actually spooked me then

Outer Limits.....also worked my nerves

I was just a boy

 

[Quintessence]

Ah, if we can expand to TV series, I could discuss Xena. At the time, Xena stood alone as a female warrior archetype to inspire young girls. It's still a good series, but watching it as an adult (or more importantly, as a Pagan) it is hard to stomach how that series (and Hercules) bastardizes Pagan religion and mythos. Dionysus as a Satan figure? Really?

 

[SomeRandom]

Ah, if we can expand to TV series, I could discuss Xena. At the time, Xena stood alone as a female warrior archetype to inspire young girls. It's still a good series, but watching it as an adult (or more importantly, as a Pagan) it is hard to stomach how that series (and Hercules) bastardizes Pagan religion and mythos. Dionysus as a Satan figure? Really?

Xena was awesome. But yeah, if Hades isn't Satan in one of the Greek/Roman retellings it's Dionysus. Just wow.

 

[Estro Felino]

it is hard to stomach how that series (and Hercules) bastardizes Pagan religion and mythos. Dionysus as a Satan figure? Really?

Precisely...so many inaccuracies in both Hercules and Xena, as for mythological tales. A very modernized version of Ancient Greece. Kevin Sorbo was interesting..though

At the time, Xena stood alone as a female warrior archetype to inspire young girls.

Actually...the archetype to inspire dy***...oops...lol..I mean dynamic girls.

 

[Thief]

anyone remember Clutch Cargo?

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

Oh wow. Old puppet based shows kind of terrify me. Thunderbirds etc. The eyes stare into your soul. (Team America is the only one I like and even then, the puppets will eat my soul!!)

Ironically? I rather liked the original Thunderbirds-- and watched the whole series. They remade the show in computer-driven animation. It was, unfortunately, utterly ruined by trying to be PC.... oh well.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

anyone remember.....XL5

puppet show in outer space

Yes-- I watched 2 or 3? I forget, episodes of that, when I watched Supercar. It was... about as bad as Supercar. Think: Speed Racer, only with wire-guided puppets and 90% worse voice acting.

The model building was pretty darn good, though. The miniature model maker in me appreciated that very much. Especially Thunderbirds.

Remember, this was in the 1950s and early 1960s, when plastic fabrication was in it's infancy. Likely they did it all in ... wood.

 

[SomeRandom]

Ironically? I rather liked the original Thunderbirds-- and watched the whole series. They remade the show in computer-driven animation. It was, unfortunately, utterly ruined by trying to be PC.... oh well.

Aww. Well I think I caught an ep of the New Thunderbirds, didn't pay much attention to it. But I'll admit, there was something lost in the presentation.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

I loved the A-Team, Knight Rider, Dukes of Hazard, and Airwolf TV shows as a kid, but watching them now makes me cringe.

Oh, my yes-- have you tried watching a rerun of Banacheck? I never used to miss an episode, but now they seem obvious and contrived.