Reminiscing...

I can honestly admit that I watch way too much tv. But lately, thanks to the Game Show Network and RTN (the Retro Network) on our "expanded" cable, I've been watching shows from my youth. These are shows that I remember watching after school and during summer break. GSN offers me such guilty pleasures as The Match Game, Let's Make A Deal, and even Press Your Luck ("Big Bucks - No Whammies!"). RTN gives me Emergency!, Adam-12, Quincy...and occasionally, when in an 80's mood, Magnum P.I., or the A-Team.



Summers were spent watching The Price Is Right and Gilligan's Island as well as CBS soaps with my mom. (That's in addition to the shows listed above.) Any and all game shows. (Password, $100K Pyramid, Card Sharks, and many more!)

Nowadays, pretty much the only shows on in the after-school time slot are talk shows featuring dysfunctional families. There are more cartoon networks that any child could possibly ask for.

Speaking of cartoon networks...I will say, my youngest (W-Man), enjoys Boomerang. Some of his favorites are Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and Pink Panther. Makes a tear come to my eye to know that the cartoons of my youth are still appreciated by my offspring.



I won't deny, there are some of the kids' shows that I do watch. I enjoy Spongebob Squarepants. There, I've said it. I enjoy Spongebob Squarepants. There are a few "reality" shows that we'll watch together as a family - Survivor, The Amazing Race. I can't think of any drama or comedy shows that we sit down and watch together.

It's certainly not family tv anymore - like back in the 80's. (Those of us who watched Family Ties and The Facts of Life the first time around have had their fill. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't watch those on RTN!) Times change, values change, I get that.

But, I'd like to say "thanks" to GSN and RTN for giving me the opportunity to reminisce - a half hour game show or one hour drama at a time.