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.
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Nostalgia
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.
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