Looking back at the television I watched and loved growing up, three shows come to mind: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Beavis & Butthead and Quantum Leap.
While not all episodes of QL were as intelligent as I would have hoped (some were just downright hokey and super-saccharine), a lot of the classics make great memories (Sam as the T.V space captain trying to prove he's not insane [awesome ending]; Jimmy; the "evil vs. good leaper" series and, of course, the last episode--it's some more of that sort of surrealism that T.V could use.
Now for the preachy section of this review: Network television is dying a slow and painful-to-look-at death. When I see shows like "The Bachelor" and the latest episodes of "The Simpsons", I feel like I've lost a best friend. The essence of QL or MST or even the early Simpsons must be injected into new series if "good" television is to have a future. Otherwise, buckle up for "Survivor 27: The Cornfields of Nebraska".
While not all episodes of QL were as intelligent as I would have hoped (some were just downright hokey and super-saccharine), a lot of the classics make great memories (Sam as the T.V space captain trying to prove he's not insane [awesome ending]; Jimmy; the "evil vs. good leaper" series and, of course, the last episode--it's some more of that sort of surrealism that T.V could use.
Now for the preachy section of this review: Network television is dying a slow and painful-to-look-at death. When I see shows like "The Bachelor" and the latest episodes of "The Simpsons", I feel like I've lost a best friend. The essence of QL or MST or even the early Simpsons must be injected into new series if "good" television is to have a future. Otherwise, buckle up for "Survivor 27: The Cornfields of Nebraska".