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Ah, brothers!
Jun. 19th, 2010 12:57 amWe recently got a subscription to Netflix, specifically to try out the "instant view" option. Keeping in mind that we all have Macs here at the Kludy residence this hasn't ever been available to us. But we also have a WII and you can stream Netflix through the WII. Cool.
Anyhow, I'm rewatching one of my old favorite series: Simon and Simon. It never was a popular as Magnum, but I certainly loved it. It's the original brother show. Sure Supernatural has all the current "OMG BROTHERS!" fandom going on, but Simon and Simon did it first. And they did it well even factoring in the fact that this was an 80's show. In fact, I submit to you that the Simon brothers are what the Winchester brothers would like to be.
Don't get me wrong, I love Supernatural to death, and I like angst as much as the next girl, but functional brotherly love is much more fun than the dysfunctional kind. And Simon and Simon is full of functional brotherly love. It had it's share of "80's TV plots" but it also had it's share of really good episodes. And, like Magnum, it had character development that arced over the entire series. Also, like Magnum, it dealt with some issues that were a bit ahead of its time.
Quite honestly, I miss shows like that. Shows like Magnum and Simon and Simon and Scarecrow and Mrs. King and even The A-Team. It's the love of shows like that, that make me love the shows on USA (White Collar, Burn Notice, In Plain Sight) and Leverage on TNT. Castle comes closest on network TV.
It may be true that I love my heroes 'Anti', but I also love my shows that have laughter and human connections and a light touch. Shows that tell a story every week and have a happy ending most times. The 80's did that really well. It's nice to be able to revisit.
Anyhow, I'm rewatching one of my old favorite series: Simon and Simon. It never was a popular as Magnum, but I certainly loved it. It's the original brother show. Sure Supernatural has all the current "OMG BROTHERS!" fandom going on, but Simon and Simon did it first. And they did it well even factoring in the fact that this was an 80's show. In fact, I submit to you that the Simon brothers are what the Winchester brothers would like to be.
Don't get me wrong, I love Supernatural to death, and I like angst as much as the next girl, but functional brotherly love is much more fun than the dysfunctional kind. And Simon and Simon is full of functional brotherly love. It had it's share of "80's TV plots" but it also had it's share of really good episodes. And, like Magnum, it had character development that arced over the entire series. Also, like Magnum, it dealt with some issues that were a bit ahead of its time.
Quite honestly, I miss shows like that. Shows like Magnum and Simon and Simon and Scarecrow and Mrs. King and even The A-Team. It's the love of shows like that, that make me love the shows on USA (White Collar, Burn Notice, In Plain Sight) and Leverage on TNT. Castle comes closest on network TV.
It may be true that I love my heroes 'Anti', but I also love my shows that have laughter and human connections and a light touch. Shows that tell a story every week and have a happy ending most times. The 80's did that really well. It's nice to be able to revisit.
