reruns of the wonder years screens daily on ch 5...
i forgot how much i used to love watching it until i caught it recently.
tv was usu my only companion back then - am the only child with lots of restrictions, you see.
i guess u could say that it was such serials that taught me wat i needed to know abt feelings and life, esp when my parents arent ard much to guide me.
by today's standards, such serials would fail to attract viewers esp the younger ones cos they would likely to deem it as boring (can't blame them cos there is so much to keep one occupied like the internet, also they are more into sex and gore), it's kinda sad if u ask me as this might be the very shows that instill the values which is so much lacking in society now.
i leave you guys with a couple of quotes from the show which may let u see why this show rocks for me :)
After all, if growing up is war, then the friends who grew up with you deserve a special respect. The ones who stuck by you shoulder to shoulder, in a time when nothing was certain, all life lay ahead, and every road led home.
In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do.
Yeah. [pause] No. [pause] I mean, you grow up next door to someone and you figure you really know him. And then like...overnight, you find out you...you don't know him at all.
Once upon a time there was a girl I knew, who lived across the street. Brown hair, brown eyes. When she smiled, I smiled. When she cried, I cried. Every single thing that ever happened to me that mattered, in some way had to do with her. That day Winnie and I promised each other that no matter what, that we'd always be together. It was a promise full of passion and truth and wisdom. It was the kind of promise that can only come from the hearts of the very young.~The last episode
I grew up in the suburbs. I guess most people think of the suburb as a place with all the disadvantages of the city, and none of the advantages of the country, and vice versa. But, in a way, those really were the wonder years for us there in the suburbs. It was kind of a golden age for kids. -The 1st ever episode
A suburban junior high school cafeteria is like a microcosm of the world. The goal is to protect yourself, and safety comes in groups. You have your cool kids, you have your smart kids, you have your greasers, and in those days, of course, you had your hippies. In a fact in junior high school, who you are is defined less by who you are than by who's the person sitting next to you. ~Kevin when entering the cafeteria
Sometimes to keep growing together, you have to grow apart. If you're lucky you can get a second chance with the one you love. Sometimes luck isn't enough. Love can kill you..It can tear you apart. But it can bring you back together.
Love is unpredictable, you have to go with your heart and hope for the best.
I'm young. I live in a house my father owns, in a bed my father bought..Nothing is mine..except my heart and my fears and my growing knowledge that not every road is gonna lead home anymore.
I never knew how bad it hurt to lose something I never really had.
And the thing is, after all these years, I still look back with wonder.
Winnie, you know I don't get you!! One minute you like me, the next you don't. You've been doing this all year. First you kiss me, then you act like you don't like me. If you like me, fine, if you don't, quit acting like it!!
In 7th grade, you are what other people say you are. And when it comes down to it, you don't remember the people you tried to impress.
Change is never easy. You fight to hold on. You fight to let go.
Things in life can get lost without any certainty of finding them again.
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers; the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul.
They say hindsight is 20/20, and I guess that's true; because standing there that night everything became so clear.
I'd taken something most people never have and thrown it away for something less. I'd been so busy trying to impress the people that didn't really matter and I'd torn apart the only ones that did...us.
All our young lives we search for someone to love, someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope all the while wondering if somewhere and somehow there is someone searching for us.
What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, I will try not to sing out of key. ~Wonder Years Theme
i forgot how much i used to love watching it until i caught it recently.
tv was usu my only companion back then - am the only child with lots of restrictions, you see.
i guess u could say that it was such serials that taught me wat i needed to know abt feelings and life, esp when my parents arent ard much to guide me.
by today's standards, such serials would fail to attract viewers esp the younger ones cos they would likely to deem it as boring (can't blame them cos there is so much to keep one occupied like the internet, also they are more into sex and gore), it's kinda sad if u ask me as this might be the very shows that instill the values which is so much lacking in society now.
i leave you guys with a couple of quotes from the show which may let u see why this show rocks for me :)
After all, if growing up is war, then the friends who grew up with you deserve a special respect. The ones who stuck by you shoulder to shoulder, in a time when nothing was certain, all life lay ahead, and every road led home.
In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do.
Yeah. [pause] No. [pause] I mean, you grow up next door to someone and you figure you really know him. And then like...overnight, you find out you...you don't know him at all.
Once upon a time there was a girl I knew, who lived across the street. Brown hair, brown eyes. When she smiled, I smiled. When she cried, I cried. Every single thing that ever happened to me that mattered, in some way had to do with her. That day Winnie and I promised each other that no matter what, that we'd always be together. It was a promise full of passion and truth and wisdom. It was the kind of promise that can only come from the hearts of the very young.~The last episode
I grew up in the suburbs. I guess most people think of the suburb as a place with all the disadvantages of the city, and none of the advantages of the country, and vice versa. But, in a way, those really were the wonder years for us there in the suburbs. It was kind of a golden age for kids. -The 1st ever episode
A suburban junior high school cafeteria is like a microcosm of the world. The goal is to protect yourself, and safety comes in groups. You have your cool kids, you have your smart kids, you have your greasers, and in those days, of course, you had your hippies. In a fact in junior high school, who you are is defined less by who you are than by who's the person sitting next to you. ~Kevin when entering the cafeteria
Sometimes to keep growing together, you have to grow apart. If you're lucky you can get a second chance with the one you love. Sometimes luck isn't enough. Love can kill you..It can tear you apart. But it can bring you back together.
Love is unpredictable, you have to go with your heart and hope for the best.
I'm young. I live in a house my father owns, in a bed my father bought..Nothing is mine..except my heart and my fears and my growing knowledge that not every road is gonna lead home anymore.
I never knew how bad it hurt to lose something I never really had.
And the thing is, after all these years, I still look back with wonder.
Winnie, you know I don't get you!! One minute you like me, the next you don't. You've been doing this all year. First you kiss me, then you act like you don't like me. If you like me, fine, if you don't, quit acting like it!!
In 7th grade, you are what other people say you are. And when it comes down to it, you don't remember the people you tried to impress.
Change is never easy. You fight to hold on. You fight to let go.
Things in life can get lost without any certainty of finding them again.
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers; the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul.
They say hindsight is 20/20, and I guess that's true; because standing there that night everything became so clear.
I'd taken something most people never have and thrown it away for something less. I'd been so busy trying to impress the people that didn't really matter and I'd torn apart the only ones that did...us.
All our young lives we search for someone to love, someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope all the while wondering if somewhere and somehow there is someone searching for us.
What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, I will try not to sing out of key. ~Wonder Years Theme
