Okay, there's a thing today's kids will never have to understand. Never mind VHS vs. betamax -- UHF vs. VHF.
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
Xander ,'Selfless'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jun 03, 2011 11:49:43 am PDT #11181 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Burrell - Jun 03, 2011 11:50:34 am PDT #11182 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I remember getting excited when I looked in the tv guide and it said that the Christmas specials would be broadcast in color! And then when I turned on the tv? Black and white, same as always. I had to ask my mom why it wasn't in color.
Also? Amy, that picture gave me a wave of nausea. Totes YOUR FAULT!
Amy - Jun 03, 2011 11:52:22 am PDT #11183 of 30001
Because books.
Sara boggles when I show her albums. So weird how much has changed just since I was a kid.
Cable wasn't even available in my neighborhood until I was almost done with high school.
In Central Jersey, I think it was available when I was in junior high, but hardly anyone had it. I do remember being at one friend's house the day MTV premiered -- there were about seven of us jammed in her tiny den, because she was the only we knew who had cable.
I'm sorry, Burrell! I was torn between horror and fascination myself.
Toddson - Jun 03, 2011 11:56:07 am PDT #11184 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I remember - living outside NYC - we had FOUR channels. One was the educational channel. I also remember shows coming on proudly announcing "in living color" ... which we watched in black and white because, hey, (all together now) it still works.
§ ita § - Jun 03, 2011 11:58:00 am PDT #11185 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We had one station in Jamaica, and it didn't broadcast until about four PM. You guys don't even know how good you had it.
Jesse - Jun 03, 2011 12:00:58 pm PDT #11186 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, my mother has "but the old one still works" syndrome.
I'm not going to lie -- I have that, too.
DavidS - Jun 03, 2011 12:06:10 pm PDT #11187 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
UHF vs. VHF.
It was a big deal for a preteen boy to find the UHF channels, because that's typically where you found the weird ass shit, like Black Belt Theater, or monster movies or old animation or cheap local productions.
Ginger - Jun 03, 2011 12:06:43 pm PDT #11188 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Remember when the stations signed off at midnight and showed the test pattern?
Connie Neil - Jun 03, 2011 12:06:48 pm PDT #11189 of 30001
brillig
Surfer movies!
DavidS - Jun 03, 2011 12:07:17 pm PDT #11190 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Remember when the stations signed off at midnight and showed the test pattern?
I do!