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I don't see how watching a tv show is "living" in anything. It sounds like people just wanting to dictate what others should be thinking and doing and also a sense of superiority. There is such a level of narcissism and lack of empathy in some people they just can't handle anyone having different standards or tastes. I had this friend who was offended by antiques, I love them and she kept getting angry and insulting about it, so not a friend anymore.
This punk at work said people who are into antique cars are just living in the past. LOL, has he seen the prices and people getting rich off those old relics. Seen Barrett Jackson? Jealous much...
Older people who are offended by the tv shows and things from their own past are probably insecure about their aging. Those who can deal with nostalgia are more laid back and realistic about their aging. Some people feel OLD if they don't keep up with every silly trend, and think everyone else should be that way.
Its up to your own personality what you want to watch.. I love old movies as it reminds me of the happiest times of my life when I was young... theres no harm in it.. sometimes living in the today isnt all that good...people should mind their own business... Im a home bird, always have been.. not into parties or doing things in crowds.... but my cousin was different and thought I was strange not to want the same as her...she used to tell me to get a life.. hers was getting obliterated every weekend with booze..while I could watch old movies and tv shows all the time and not get bored..and Im still the same..I tried for a long time to be in with the "IN" crowd as they used to say but it just wasnt me ...
meTV has been showing Quincy M.E. which I've rediscovered recently.
It's refreshing to see a "moral to the story". It's also refreshing to see a manly character
wearing rainbow suspenders without being thought of as "gay". How much has changed since 1980.
I enjoy old shows not out of nostalgia, but because I find them superior. I like everything about them
more. The acting, the music, the manner of direction, literally EVERYTHING I like about them more
than the junk on tv today.
I think that people can fall into ruts and can't break out of them. I knew someone who only watched very old movies and TV shows and wouldn't try anything else. It is a shame because there is some great stuff on television these days regardless of what some say on this thread. Just finished watching the latest Game of Thrones and have to catch up on Outlander!
On the other hand, I'm never one to criticize or change channels. Perhaps if someone watched Honey Boo Boo shows back to back and I was forced to be in the same room for hours, I would say something. Otherwise I keep my mouth shut. I enjoy some of the older shows but growing up without TV due to no electricity, they aren't a staple of my life. My husband always teases me because I missed so many of the popular 60s TV shows. Many popular references go over my head, lol. I find some of the old shows a bit painful to watch with the canned laugh tracks and stilted acting.
The first TV show I really watched was in my 20s. The Andy Griffith show. Never saw the classics I guess.
It's fun to think about how much times have changed when you watch an old show. Today I watched The Fresh Prince of Bellaire from like 1990 and plot was about impotence. Not a problem today with our little blue pills!
I watch the 90s The Simpsons episodes. So nostalgic.
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Otherwise I keep my mouth shut. I enjoy some of the older shows but growing up without TV due to no electricity, they aren't a staple of my life. My husband always teases me because I missed so many of the popular 60s TV shows. Many popular references go over my head, lol. I find some of the old shows a bit painful to watch with the canned laugh tracks and stilted acting.
