conversation yesterday with two different people so it must be fate, kismet, karma whatever you want to call it.
We were talking about the programs I just commented on and the frequency with which they are/were watched. Nowadays, DVD's make any show available 24/7. It can be viewed at the persons leisure. While back in the day, you had one shot at your favorite Christmas special and that was it.
That's what made them so memorable. When these shows were on they were on and there wasn't much you could do about it. No rewind. No pause. No nothin'. You watched with intense concentration and made the time last as long as it could.
Watching specials like Charlie Brown on TV is still a special thing though. Last night it was on ABC and we all sat down with milk and cookies and watched it and recited the lines and laughed and sang. Of course, that was after we paused the TV so the kids could take a bath and we could fast forward through the commercials.
I wonder what Madison, Ian and Reagan's stories will be about their childhood? We did without DVD's, DVR's, cable, satellite TV or iphones. I wonder what they will have done without?
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