The End of an Era.......
If I've learned one thing about myself, its that I enjoy routine and don't do well with change. There's just something comforting knowing what to expect, and being able to count on something in this chaotic world that is less than reliable (note to self: if you like routine and dislike chaos, you picked the wrong job....mental note to job-hunt later).
I can see this illustrated in myself when I look at the way I handle series finales of TV shows. You may laugh, as it sounds sorta ludicriois, but its just the way things are. Last night was the series finale of "Gilmore Girls", and I had prepared myself all day that I would be a wreck. In truth, I'd been preparing myself for that fact ever since it was announced a mere 2 weeks ago that the series was in fact ending. My reaction didn't disapoint - I'm sure any spectator peering in my windows from 7-8pm last night would have thought I'd just been served with the news of a death in the family. But really, thats what it is. When one can't count on the stability of their lives, or their families, you can at least be comforted knowing that you will be apart of that TV family once every week, without fail (except for summer breaks between seasons). From 7-8pm every Tuesday, I was a resident of Stars Hollow. Now that is no longer the case.....
With the expection of the amazingly diapointing series finale of 7th Heaven on Sunday, I've reacted this way to the series finale of the "O.C." - the only regular weekly TV show that Kevin and I watched for the entire duration of our relationship - and even going back to the series finale of "Beverly Hills, 90210" in 2000.
I don't have the same attachment to reality shows, so I'm afraid this is it - all of the non-reality shows that have been the stable part of my life have ended. I watch the occasional episode of "Veronica Mars" and "CSI", but nothing regular. Wow...so to Stars Hollow and the "Gilmore" crew, my Tuesdays will no longer be the same..... I think I need to find a new hobby.
I can see this illustrated in myself when I look at the way I handle series finales of TV shows. You may laugh, as it sounds sorta ludicriois, but its just the way things are. Last night was the series finale of "Gilmore Girls", and I had prepared myself all day that I would be a wreck. In truth, I'd been preparing myself for that fact ever since it was announced a mere 2 weeks ago that the series was in fact ending. My reaction didn't disapoint - I'm sure any spectator peering in my windows from 7-8pm last night would have thought I'd just been served with the news of a death in the family. But really, thats what it is. When one can't count on the stability of their lives, or their families, you can at least be comforted knowing that you will be apart of that TV family once every week, without fail (except for summer breaks between seasons). From 7-8pm every Tuesday, I was a resident of Stars Hollow. Now that is no longer the case.....
With the expection of the amazingly diapointing series finale of 7th Heaven on Sunday, I've reacted this way to the series finale of the "O.C." - the only regular weekly TV show that Kevin and I watched for the entire duration of our relationship - and even going back to the series finale of "Beverly Hills, 90210" in 2000.
I don't have the same attachment to reality shows, so I'm afraid this is it - all of the non-reality shows that have been the stable part of my life have ended. I watch the occasional episode of "Veronica Mars" and "CSI", but nothing regular. Wow...so to Stars Hollow and the "Gilmore" crew, my Tuesdays will no longer be the same..... I think I need to find a new hobby.