Fun & Famous
9X SERIES FROM THE OLD BOX THAT YOU (REALLY) HAVE TO SEE
Here your old box (thirty, remember?) to pull out some series from the old box. I'm a big supporter of Netflix, but I'm afraid you'll have to dig up a DVD or video tape for this list of suggestions. Yes, youthful tube watchers, so 1990. You had to rewind that last one before you could return it to the video store. Took a long time. But anyways, there's some seriously good material in the dust and this is the weekend to start watching.
1. The Nanny
Fran Drescher calling out ‘Mister Sheeeeeeffield’ in a legendary way. I love her, episode after episode. Everyone sees her as a style icon in sheep's clothing (more on that later), but I just love her hysterical nature and model children. It's like watching Mary Poppins gone wrong.
2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Take Will Smith making his entrance, add a spoiled cousin named Carlton, top it off with a catchy tune about how it all came to be, and you have nothing but feel-good in your living room. “Now, this is a story all about how...”
3. Friends
Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe. Ten seasons of intrigue in New York with your (sometimes yes, sometimes no) cohabiting and loving friends. The series made Jennifer Aniston's hairstyle immortal. Haven't seen everything yet? There are still some never-before-seen scenes on YouTube to get your Friends heart racing. You watch those of course after those ten seasons, right?
4. Beverly Hills 90210 (the oldie)
This one is from my little girl days. I never knew who I wanted to be: Kelly, Brenda, or Donna. I also didn't know who I wanted to be with: Dylan or Brandon. What I did know? That I should have been born in zip code area 90210. So this is one for old times’ sake.
5. Full House
Full House is from the era when Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen still had chubby cheeks. Secretly a very sad story, because father Danny is there, happily with his girls, alone after the death of his wife. But I remember the series as a huge party on Sundays, with your older sister's cool boyfriend and a new love for dad.
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It can also be a bit less cuddly, so enter Buffy. A blonde teenager who possesses a nice portion of slayer skills. Together with her friends, she slays in vampire land. You take a female hero, good looks, and bad boys. Voilà, seven seasons of entertainment. I never dared to really watch when it got exciting, so it's about time.
7. Oppassen!!!
If you get about 1.6 million viewers on the couch with the last episode, you and your two grandpas have done something right. A Televizier Ring home, that's the caliber of this. About two grandfathers who keep the whims of the grandkids in check because their kids are building careers. I say: on Boxing Day in your pajamas with a mini bag of paprika chips, just like old times.
8. Charmed
And okay: Charmed. Otherwise, I won't be allowed back in the editorial office. Haven't seen an episode, but apparently, I've missed something. I think so, because I got a loud ‘waaaaaat’ my way when I mentioned this. Then you know what's at the top of my list.
9. Baywatch
Our ultimate guilty pleasure? Yes, the orange bikinis and swim trunks that splashed into the sea with high knees. Life was so beautiful when it was saved in Malibu. You had a free pass from mom and dad to watch, because Pamela and David. The final episodes of the lifeguard series were shown on Yorin by the way, for those who remember. And if you don't feel like eleven times twenty-two episodes now? The latest movie is expected in May, little tip (or not).
