Title may sound creepy yet it's true. When this show first came out back then, I was in high school. I remember that I watched an episode for 10-15 minutes and thought that it's joyless, a bit dark even I used to be a nerd (probably still am).
Last week I decided binge watch this show after all these years. Oh man this is something else, I laughed a lot and loved every episode. Every single character, actor, story and event is spot on. Also the bands mentioned in the show and soundtrack are amazing. Although this show is set in 1980 and pictures the American school life, characters and events are universal. A definition of teenage world.
On the other hand I totally understand why this show was cancelled. In my opinion it's too real, way too real. Right now I can enjoy every second of it. But I'm sure it wouldn't be that way if I was in high school. Even though story gets more positive in later episodes, this show is like a mirror, especially first few episodes, that it gives you the feeling that you're a bum, geek, nerd or simply a loser and you'd try every idiotic thing to be cool. It's actually what being a teenager is and there is nothing wrong with it. Yet probably the last thing a teenager would want to see the harsh truth about themself.
Adolescence years are very special times. It might be a dream or nightmare depending on the mindset you're in. Therefore I'm not sure if I could recommend this show to anyone younger than 19. Otherwise it's the ultimate fun and chemistry that you'll ever see. Just make sure that you'll be patient to watch all episodes, first few might be a drag. At least you must watch it for how and why this show defined the next decade through 90% of its actors and still recent cool shows like Stranger Things, Sex Education highly influenced by it. For the sake of a time when telling stories based on people's feeling and characters was much more important than their ethnicity or gender.
Last week I decided binge watch this show after all these years. Oh man this is something else, I laughed a lot and loved every episode. Every single character, actor, story and event is spot on. Also the bands mentioned in the show and soundtrack are amazing. Although this show is set in 1980 and pictures the American school life, characters and events are universal. A definition of teenage world.
On the other hand I totally understand why this show was cancelled. In my opinion it's too real, way too real. Right now I can enjoy every second of it. But I'm sure it wouldn't be that way if I was in high school. Even though story gets more positive in later episodes, this show is like a mirror, especially first few episodes, that it gives you the feeling that you're a bum, geek, nerd or simply a loser and you'd try every idiotic thing to be cool. It's actually what being a teenager is and there is nothing wrong with it. Yet probably the last thing a teenager would want to see the harsh truth about themself.
Adolescence years are very special times. It might be a dream or nightmare depending on the mindset you're in. Therefore I'm not sure if I could recommend this show to anyone younger than 19. Otherwise it's the ultimate fun and chemistry that you'll ever see. Just make sure that you'll be patient to watch all episodes, first few might be a drag. At least you must watch it for how and why this show defined the next decade through 90% of its actors and still recent cool shows like Stranger Things, Sex Education highly influenced by it. For the sake of a time when telling stories based on people's feeling and characters was much more important than their ethnicity or gender.