at least they're mine. i know people that don't even have a tv these days. but to me it's a warm and fuzzy feeling to know i can tune in each week to see what "house" or all those con artists on "lost" are up to. especially when you've recently moved and it's taking a while to make contact to real human beings. which in germany are really just as mean as "house" or "the others". but its exactly this tv dependence which puts me in a weird spot this week. season finales are upon me. which means only ca. 250 days until lost returns in february 08 (banging my head against the wall here). and my "house" dates won't resume until september neither :(
so to keep myself entertained this summer, i've gotten all nostalgic and started rewatching "beverly hills 90210" online. this show debuted when i was about 13 and i'm not embarrassed to say that i religiously watched it until the bitter end. yes, i was there when dylan's mob dad got killed, when brandon almost slept with andrea zuckerman (twice!) and when kelly became addicted to diet pills, got shot, joined a cult, almost died in a fire, lost her baby and got raped (twice!). and not only am i rediscovering this old favorite of mine, but i'm also improving my swedish language skills as well. you see, the online episodes have gotten swedish subtitles and i only recently learned such important vocabulary like "har du skyd?" which means "do you have a condom?" and which you'll probably not find in any language-course book and which -as everyone knows- is really a cornerstone of every swedish conversation.
and there they always say that tv isn't good for you. apparently it's not supposed to engage your brain in an intellectual way. yeah, right! you people out there without tv, just go ahead and read books! but by the end of this summer it will be ME who is able to know how to speak swedish. and if i run out of 90210-episodes , i'll just go and re-watch "lost" for the 23rd time...
thanks god for itunes.
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Antonia, you're so funny. Why is Lost coming back in Feb '08? One of my FAVorite shows that was yanked and all episodes placed online is "Daybreak" with Taye Diggs on ABC.com . I REALLY got into it. There's only 12 episodes and it depicts L.A. really well and not in an artifical way like some shows do. Check it out, you may like it. Ciao!
OMG Antonia, after all of these years of friendship, I've learned something new about you. I had no idea you were such a diehard 90210 fan. Will wonders never cease. Great post!
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