Most of the cultural intake of my childhood, when revisited, is totally different than what I remember. Or, at least, things jump out at me that I hadn't seen before. Strangely, this is not really the case with my very favorite things, such as the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder or my favorite TV show in high school, Lois and Clark. When I heard that the first season was to be released on DVD, I was pumped.
The show was on for four seasons. The first I watched occasionally, thinking "Hmm. Good show. Maybe I'll watch more of it." The second season I made good on that promise and watched obsessively, taping every episode and watching it again after school on Monday. That tradition continued into the third season. The fourth season--Blech. Lois and Clark not only got together, they got married. In some dumb space wedding in the sky? And then someone brought them a baby from the sky? I watched intermittently out of some sense of obligation or loyalty. I just remember thinking the fourth season was lame.
And I was correct! Watching the first season on DVD, I loved the show and wanted to watch more of it. When I got season two as a birthday gift, I was thrilled, and surprised to find that I still remembered dialogue from several of the episodes. I liked season three as well. I started getting season four from Netflix a couple weeks ago, and wow. It is lame. In some ways I respect what they did--the main characters are married, and they have different problems and obstacles to overcome. But it is soooo boring. I sent back disc three last Tuesday, and I doubt that I will watch the remaining three.
Here is a totally awesome youtube fanvid that has footage from the best episodes (all season 1-2, btw):
Here is another totes aws youtube fanvid that I will not editorialize on:
I wish I could just put up a clip. You got to hear one good song, though!
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