My kids and 80s tv

Jul 18, 2008 13:15

I've gotten my two kids, especially S, age 9, hooked on Voyagers! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, Voyagers! was a prime time time-travel tv show from the very early 80s. Only one season, only 20 episodes, gloriously cheesy action, excellently simplified history, still smarter than plenty of other TV shows. And Jeffrey's default ( Read more... )

tv, parenting, nostalgia

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yukontodd July 18 2008, 17:49:35 UTC
I loved that show when I was a kid!:)

We also own most of Sliders. Finally, someone to whom I can confess that fact!;)

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cherydactyl July 18 2008, 18:09:59 UTC
I love Sliders. It got rather weird toward the end of its run, but it was a really fun show, and also gloriously cheesy at points. I'll have to add that to the list of geeky media to show my kids.

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pattimst3k July 18 2008, 19:01:25 UTC
I love Sliders, too! Jerry O'Connell is hot.

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cherydactyl July 18 2008, 19:03:45 UTC
That too. :)

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theliel July 18 2008, 19:21:52 UTC
i'd forgotten about that show. it was so aesum.

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nuadha_prime July 18 2008, 19:50:02 UTC
I actually own Voyagers! When I was a kid it was my absolute favorite show!

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cherydactyl July 18 2008, 22:54:46 UTC
Awesome!

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luvey July 18 2008, 20:17:39 UTC
Great show.

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cherydactyl July 18 2008, 22:26:55 UTC
Well, I was about 12, so I was *totally* into it. I can't recall if I had seen Doctor Who on PBS before this aired or not.

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