Nostalgia

[mego73]

I acknowledge that what made a lot of childhood shows and movies special was the scarcity and anticipation. But there is no way I want to go back to that situation. I am glad I have most of the shows and movies I love on tap.

Heck, I wanted that since I was a kid. Even though VCR's were out there, I never really heard about them until about 1978. Until then, I wished I could somehow get a projector and films of Star Trek, Apes, etc.

That's why the toys and the comics were so special, they were your own piece of the show or movie you could control and relive through the toys and books. Today's toys have lost that flavor because you actually have the show or movie to watch.

Yes, I also agree about there is too much information on upcoming movies and shows. It's much harder to create a mystique around a movie, show or even a rock band (there ain't no way KISS could've kept their non makeup faces secret if they were a new band trying to in this day and age).

And the mystique around a movie can make it more powerful. For instance, The Exorcist was a great horror movie to begin with but all the rumors about what was in it, how it was done and how much it might've actually been based on something real boosted it's power over audiences.

If the internet and the movie geek culture existed, there would be spoilers, looks at Linda Blair's makeup design and the movie in general would be dissected before and after it's release. It still would be a great movie but it's power over the audience would be less.

[kingdom warrior]

What i've actually done to combat this in my own personal life is Simply not read any blogs about any movies. See the Trailer only once. I read nothing about the dark knight I avoided all pictures. even when i was at the movie theaters closed my eyes so not to see anything. It Helped I finally saw a movie that i had no info on and enjoyed it.
Same with the new Bond movie I saw the first trailer and that was it.

I read nothing about new comics coming out. Even though I have put a stop to my comic collecting for a bit....... I don't want to hear the hype anymore on anything it's played out.

[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?

[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.

[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

[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.

[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]

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?

[palitoy]

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

[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.

[GlobalObserver]

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

[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.

[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.

[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

[Seeker]

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