for some reason my dad was adamant in raising me on SCTV (second city television - think of it as canada's SNL). it felt like the majority of it went over my head bc i was an american middle school girl. in like 2011. so he was often turning off icarly to put this on. but he enjoyed it so much and it was a good excuse for us to spend time together. when i watch it now i realise how formative it was to my sense of humor and i can appreciate so much more of it lol. rec: catherine o'hara in "dusty towne's sexy christmas special" with john candy as divine. don't skip the first season btw harold ramis was hot
May 6, 2025
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This will forever be THE comfort show for me. My mom bought me the box set when I was a kid and I fell asleep to the first season on repeat for like 3 years lmao. This unironically made me the man I am today. If you liked 3rd rock from the sun or that 70's show, this is for you!!
Jan 28, 2025
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righteous gemstones
degrassi
vpr
hey arnold
and many many other rewatches from the early 00s
Jan 21, 2025
I‘ve been rewatching because my mam showed me an old home movie of 9 year old me clutching an Ugly Betty Season 2 box set on Christmas morning and I was overcome with nostalgia. I got so much from that show as a goofy queer kid living in the middle of nowhere in the UK.
IMO it holds up!!!! Betty is actually sort of annoying but still so sweet and her fashion sense bangs in 2024. Mark, Amanda and especially Wilhelmina are comedy gold. The storyline surrounding Alexis and her transition is questionable at times, but on the whole treated with kindness. I feel glad that 9 year old me saw a (albeit fictional) trans woman on screen being treated with respect.
Oct 18, 2024
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since the first day of middle school (and i remember this cus it felt like a Very Big Day for me) my alarm has been set as Walk Don't Run by The Ventures cus i was a little surf guitar loving dweeb. u would think i'd be tired of it after 15 yrs of setting multiple alarms to wake myself up/take my meds etc but i'm not! people always comment on how nice it is when they hear it too... esp my granddad ^_^
May 7, 2025
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like many baristas my age, i had an affinity for french pop music as a highschooler, particularly "yé-yé", which was what they called 60's pop! i was down with a bad case of main character syndrome (a common symptom of being a teenager) so i loved the drama of it all - chic and taboo like smoking secret cigarettes 🙄 i was also taking french in school - i was terrible at it but being able to vaguely understand the lyrics helped me to appreciate it even more.
flash fwd a few years & i was finally presented with the opportunity to travel to france!!! i never ever thought i'd get to see paris but the stars aligned and i spent a week there in summer 2023 with my fiancé and my dad (which was particularly special bc i never get to travel with him) 🥺
it was incredibly romantic (despite the lack of air conditioning...wtf europe) and i had also gotten my garçon into the french music i'd loved as a teen so our visit was soundtracked by the likes of françoise hardy, jacqueline taïeb, jacques brel, sylvie vartan, jacques dutronc, jane birkin, serge gainsbourg (melody nelson holds up if i pretend i don't know what he's saying!!) etc 🥰
the video i linked is one of the only videos i took while in paris, and it's possibly my fav video i've taken ever - the little girl i accidentally caught dancing in front of the eiffel tower makes me smile every time i watch it.
Mar 10, 2025
i love talking about this movie just cus it's bananas. it's so stupid and crazy and scary. also sexy. whats not to love really
Feb 9, 2025