Nostalgia

[ctc]

Y'know....

I'm not a very nostalgic person. The past sucked, and I'd certainly not want to relive my childhood. But there was a certain sensation I find lacking from my life these days: a sense of discovery. I can remember seeing "Star Wars" and freaking out. I'd never seen a movie like that. Same with going to a hobby shop: it seemed like there was a neverending variety of Aurora kits out there. And I STILL have flashbacks of the early 80's comic boom....

But nowadays it doesn't seem like there's anything new under the sun. Part of it is me. I've seen so many movies, comics, books, etc that it's really easy to see the patterns. Part of it is the age we live in. EVERYTHING is sooooo hyped. By the time I see a movie I already know the plot, the six alternate endings, when the disk is coming out, who's directing the sequel, AND jokes for all the plot holes. (I TRIED not to hear anything about "Godzilla: Final Wars" but by the time I saw it I already knew the plot, including the surprise monsters at the end.)

One of the reasons I like old stuff so much is 'cos it was made under different ruts than the ones I know, and 'cos we all know old=bad I'm not often overexposed and can draw my own conclusions. (Is it really being nostalgic if you've never seen it before?)

So, does anyone else feel this way?

Don C.

[palitoy]

I feel somewhat similiar, yeah.

When a cool movie got mentioned in TV Guide as being on at 4 am, you either stayed up and watched it or waited another year to see it.

You didn't have comprehensive, exhaustive information on every subject nor could everything be at your fingertips, so yeah you appreciated info and discoveries more, sure. One of the reasons I started collecting catalogs was to compile information.

As for new movies, I saw three in the theatre this year, two comic book movies and a documentary. I waited two weeks on all of them. Hype no longer has it's effect on me although I just assumed that with age comes restraint.

Also, how on this earth can you *miss* anything? I forgot to tape Brave and the Bold (OK i was a little jazzed for that but didn't bother to be home) and had it within an hour.

[Seeker]

Information overload... Its why kids today have attention deficit disorder.

[toys2cool]

nope,I still get excited and surprised with many films but I'm an 80's kid,so i guess I would'nt know any better

[BendyZaius]

I think a most of us here are old enough to remember days before any home video, pre-vhs, pre-laser disk. Back then, a local TV station would run movies from 4-6 PM weekdays and once a year they would do 'Ape Week'. I would wait all year for it. This was the only way to see the Ape movies, the only way. Its impossible to explain this concept even to 20 year-olds. But Ape Week was special. Now it seems nothing is special, ever.

[Seeker]

Well look at it this way. A movie like Iron Man is announced. By the time the movie hits most Tech age people have already logged hours and hours on forums blogging about it, they have googled and You tubed the hell out of it.

They have seen clips, seen interviews with all the actors, the director, the special effects guy.

They know all the plot details, inside jokes, and surprise twists.

When they finally see it its a anticlimax.

They are like kids who peeked in their parents closet and looked at their X mas presents.

Yeah I prefer the old days of catching the late show or being surprised at the movies.

[GlobalObserver]

I'm all about nostalgia. Book me a one way ticket back to 1973 and you'd never see me again.

[Seeker]

By the by this thread really has little to do with nostolgia. Nostolgia is more the whole experience going with something.

Not just the toy.. The feeling and the memories of the X mas you got it... those times playing with your friends in the back yard.

When you see that vintage toy in the display or that repro those are the memories that come back to you.

[palitoy]

True enough, I have plenty of nostalgia personally, hell, I get nostalgic for the 90's sometimes.

[HardyGirl]

Here's my take on this...

The key is anticipation...and it's a lost commodity these days. You guys are right, info overload and remake HE** is what we're stuck w/ in the here and now. I am extremely nostalgic, and I miss the anticipation of Saturday morning cartoons, Christmas specials, movies (when there was no such thing as cable, videos or DVD). You really treasured what was on once a week and once a year. Writers and producers weren't afraid to push the envelope and try something new, instead of rehashing the old. Now it seems that there's just nothing to look forward to anymore. As far as the toys and related items to movies and TV...those things were more special back then because they could tide us over until next week's episode, especially if you were waiting on a 2 parter, you could act out what you thought part 2 would be like. Not having everything at your fingertips sparked the imagination and fueled our passion for the items themselves. Kids "hall talk" was much more than the latest cheat codes on a video game or what electronic thing they wanted to aquire. And waiting for whatever movie you had seen in the theatre to come on TV 2 or 3 years after it came out was an event! Again, the anticipation. Nothing is exciting anymore...and I really feel sorry for the kids today, b/c you know in the future there probably won't be any boards like this. What will there be to be nostalgic over, computers and video games?

[GlobalObserver]

I can remember when the annual broadcast of The Wizard Of Oz was like a national holiday. Kids looked forward to it for weeks. I also remember a certain sadness I would feel toward the end of the film, knowing it would be an entire year before I could see it again.

[HardyGirl]

I can remember when the annual broadcast of The Wizard Of Oz was like a national holiday. Kids looked forward to it for weeks. I also remember a certain sadness I would feel toward the end of the film, knowing it would be an entire year before I could see it again.

I was thinking about that when this was on cable last weekend. It was always in the spring and always on a Sunday. Every kid in the country begged their parents to stay up and watch. It was like the Peanuts specials...you felt like such a jerk when the kids at school would ask if you watched it and you had to say no, knowing that it wouldn't be on until next year.

[kryptosmaster]

Yeah, how many times will the Grinch be on this year? It was already on LAST WEEK!
24 hours straight of "A Christmas Story"...need I say more?

Rich

[Nostalgiabuff]

I was just telling my 7 year old about Apes week. There was always one week of the theatrical movies and one week of the movies made from the TV show. Kids cannot comprehend because they have never known not having video at the touch of a button.

I do have to admit I do get excited about movies, I jsut refuse to read all the hype and spoilers about them before hand. I also never listen to critics as they are usually wrong about the movies I like anyway.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Not to mention that a movie could come out in the theatres in June and still be playing in August. Now there are some coming out on DVD this December that I would have sworn I saw theatrical commercials for in September.

On the other hand, thanks to on-demand, internet, DVDs, etc. Isn't cool that I can see a Superman movie whenever I want or watch Charlie Brown on a Sunday afternoon?