skippercollecto
April 16th, 2003, 06:54 PM
Galactica aired my senior year of high school. Until this past fall, no other series had ever left such an emotional mark on me, for many, many reasons which I've talked about elsewhere over the years and which I won't go into now. But there were other shows that tried:
1. Call to Glory--I thought this was a wonderful drama about the Kennedy administration and the early years of the test flight program (American Dreams doesn't compare). And I really like Craig T. Nelson. But this aired at a time when I was in college and working nights, and before I obtained a VCR, so I didn't get to see the entire series until it was rerun in syndication several years later. And at the time I was still in a bit of mourning over the short life of Galactica. So the series didn't affect me as much as it might have otherwise.
2. SeaQuest--A few of the episodes in the first season came close to "blowing me away," especially "Bad Water," my favorite episode of the series. And I've always liked Roy Scheider. But the other episodes were just okay, and I didn't like the second and third seasons nearly as much.
3. The Cape--Oh, this syndicated 1996 series came close! It remains to this day the most physically stunning and best-photographed TV series I have ever watched, and the theme music was beautiful. The actors were all very nice-looking, but none of them really snared my attention.
4. So what series has taken me over at present? It's kind of embarrassing. First of all, it's not a sci-fi or space show at all. It's a teen show on a network I've never watched before until now, although the reasons I'm enjoying it so much are not the reasons the teens adore it. It's "Everwood" on the WB. I watched its premiere, enjoyed it, and continued to watch it, but didn't realize until after the show had aired for two months that I was hopelessly hooked in a way I hadn't felt since high school. (I'm 42 now.) I know some of the reasons: It reminds me at times of "The Waltons," which I loved as a child; Tom Amandes steals every scene he is in; the music and scenery are beautiful. Why this show has affected me so, after so many years, is beyond me. I had honestly never expected such strong attachment to a series again in this lifetime.
But even though I feel this strongly about the series, I can laugh about it in ways I was never able to do with Galactica. I'm experiencing some of the same feelings about Everwood that I had with Galactica, but I am so glad I can cope with them better!
Mary
1. Call to Glory--I thought this was a wonderful drama about the Kennedy administration and the early years of the test flight program (American Dreams doesn't compare). And I really like Craig T. Nelson. But this aired at a time when I was in college and working nights, and before I obtained a VCR, so I didn't get to see the entire series until it was rerun in syndication several years later. And at the time I was still in a bit of mourning over the short life of Galactica. So the series didn't affect me as much as it might have otherwise.
2. SeaQuest--A few of the episodes in the first season came close to "blowing me away," especially "Bad Water," my favorite episode of the series. And I've always liked Roy Scheider. But the other episodes were just okay, and I didn't like the second and third seasons nearly as much.
3. The Cape--Oh, this syndicated 1996 series came close! It remains to this day the most physically stunning and best-photographed TV series I have ever watched, and the theme music was beautiful. The actors were all very nice-looking, but none of them really snared my attention.
4. So what series has taken me over at present? It's kind of embarrassing. First of all, it's not a sci-fi or space show at all. It's a teen show on a network I've never watched before until now, although the reasons I'm enjoying it so much are not the reasons the teens adore it. It's "Everwood" on the WB. I watched its premiere, enjoyed it, and continued to watch it, but didn't realize until after the show had aired for two months that I was hopelessly hooked in a way I hadn't felt since high school. (I'm 42 now.) I know some of the reasons: It reminds me at times of "The Waltons," which I loved as a child; Tom Amandes steals every scene he is in; the music and scenery are beautiful. Why this show has affected me so, after so many years, is beyond me. I had honestly never expected such strong attachment to a series again in this lifetime.
But even though I feel this strongly about the series, I can laugh about it in ways I was never able to do with Galactica. I'm experiencing some of the same feelings about Everwood that I had with Galactica, but I am so glad I can cope with them better!
Mary