tv nostalgia

[vaznetti]

I was in the video store last night to pick up a copy of Stargate to prepare for the mock paper that dare not speak its name, but as I passed the TV section I noted that they had a copy of the first season of Northern Exposure. Nostalgia had been growing in me anyway, since elishavah started posting about the show, so I picked it up as well and watched the first two episodes last night.

I find that there's always a moment of fear when I turn on a show I haven't seen in years -- will it hold up, or will it just seem dated and stupid? But really, these first episodes held up well. The thing that really struck me was that, although he's more than capable of being an enormous jerk, Joel is also an extremely compassionate doctor -- there's this scene in the first episode where he storms out of the office they've set up for him because he has no intention of spending four years working in the ass-end of Nowhere, Alaska. And then he walks back in and starts treating patients. Sure, he's pretty brusque about it, but he also is incapable of turning his back on them.

I will be wallowing in the nostalgia for at least a week. Yay!


In other news, I have mostly recovered from my outburst of rage earlier today, although whenever I think about the thing that ticked me off I start to foam at the mouth (and in fact as I explained the situation just now to a colleague I really did start to spit and swear again). RAGE!

And in further news, I will get to pick up my laptop on the way home today. They claim that it works now. We'll see.

Comments

[jood.livejournal.com]

I will completely sidestep any issues that cause you rage by pointing out the completely adorable packaging for the NE season one set. The quilted! The zipper! The orange! The moose!

Squeeee!

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

I sympathize with the RAGE! -- same general causes as a few weeks ago, I assume?

And feel very heartened about trying Northern Exposure.

[k2daisy.livejournal.com]

barkley has been watching all the seasons, and regaling us with commentary throughout. Very entertaining, and now that you're watching it too I think I may have to get my hands on it and watch some. Just for nostalgia's sake...

I am sorry about the RAGE!! Hope you can find some workable resolution to it soon.

(If not, remember I will ALWAYS help you hide the body. Just sayin'.)

[cassandre.livejournal.com]

Wow, I haven't thought about Northern Exposure in years. Now I want to watch it, too!

Re the RAGE - word. I hope everything is going to be OK. I'm worried about you! {{{{{{{vanzetti}}}}}}}

[greenelephant.livejournal.com]

The Administration is eeevil. Hope things turn around soon for you and that the laptop is fixed as promised. (and hey, at least you're not at MUN! *g*)

(((Vanzetti)))