"The Network That Defined a Generation"
So the WB has passed into the night. The network ended by repeating the series premieres of four pivotal shows, and celebrated itself as "The Network That Defined a Generation."
I'm not quite sure that claim is accurate, but as I watched the series premieres of "Buffy" and "Dawson's Creek," I was surprised to see that they still spoke to me.
In retrospect, my high school clique were not the misfits of my high school. Nevertheless, I definitely remember feeling that way at the time. I also remember my practice of telling my parents just enough about school to get their advice, but never giving too much information because they'd never understand what was going on. That's probably why I ended up falling in love with the show, even though I'd mocked its very premise when I learned about it. Plus vampires are cool. Watching the episode tonight however, I was struck about how much I remembered the good things about high school. It was in a lot of respects a simpler life. It still sucked though.
The thing that struck me about "Dawson's" first episode was the difficulty of male-female platonic friendships after puberty. In 1998, I had no experience with that. Now, the show makes sense for me. Or at least it does as remember it from 1998 to 2000.
I'm not sure the WB defined me. I watched a lot of their shows, but only Buffy and I guess Dawson, to some extent, really did anything for me. It was interesting to look into my teenage years from a twentysomething perspective. Surprisingly, I actually liked what I saw.
I'm not quite sure that claim is accurate, but as I watched the series premieres of "Buffy" and "Dawson's Creek," I was surprised to see that they still spoke to me.
In retrospect, my high school clique were not the misfits of my high school. Nevertheless, I definitely remember feeling that way at the time. I also remember my practice of telling my parents just enough about school to get their advice, but never giving too much information because they'd never understand what was going on. That's probably why I ended up falling in love with the show, even though I'd mocked its very premise when I learned about it. Plus vampires are cool. Watching the episode tonight however, I was struck about how much I remembered the good things about high school. It was in a lot of respects a simpler life. It still sucked though.
The thing that struck me about "Dawson's" first episode was the difficulty of male-female platonic friendships after puberty. In 1998, I had no experience with that. Now, the show makes sense for me. Or at least it does as remember it from 1998 to 2000.
I'm not sure the WB defined me. I watched a lot of their shows, but only Buffy and I guess Dawson, to some extent, really did anything for me. It was interesting to look into my teenage years from a twentysomething perspective. Surprisingly, I actually liked what I saw.