The winter weather is upon us, Jack Frost is outside trying to nip at my nose, and the Golden Girls are carelessly going on about their business on my TV while I do my work from inside. What better way to spend a cold day then listening to some old ladies complain about their day and talk about sex all the time? I can think of no other. Right now, outside my window, the weather has created this dark over cast haze with a constant drizzle going on all around. The conditions look terrible, the roads look wet, and the people look miserable.
I knew there wasn’t going to be anything good on TV so I knew the only way to make it better was to make it a Golden Girl’s day. So here’s what I like doing, maybe you have another way. I put on the first disk and just hit “Play All” and then I turn the volume down just enough so I can tune in on the good parts but not loud enough that I can’t concentrate on my work. I know for lunch a hot soup will do great, so I figured when the next episode starts, my lunch will be ready for a “new” episode to come on.
The Value Quality Sitcoms bring into our lives
It’s hard for some people to understand just how much we connect with sitcoms but for those that see the value, they know what I’m talking about. I have many shows on DVD, and some days I will make it a Seinfeld day, and other’s a Home Improvement day, and so on. There are few shows today that I would do the same thing for. Shows today don’t carry the same feel to them, some do but it’s a very low number now. The Golden Girls created this feeling that you were not only apart of that their crazy world but you could relate to them, even if you were just a kid. That is what quality writers are all about. They reach their audience on all levels.
What sets quality shows apart is that they help you to relate but also show you how to handle situations you, yourself, might be going through. In article I wrote on parenting practices, I discussed how sometimes parent’s who are having trouble talking with their teens about certain issues can use TV to help their children deal with what they are going through. Shows like Freaks and Geeks, Boy Meets World, and 7th Heaven created these amazing worlds that teach these lessons that sometimes can only be taught by showing. The Golden Girls did that all the time but with lessons that, only as you get older, do you really understand what they mean. When Sophia starts forgetting about her husband and takes that trip to Brooklyn to try and remember, I’m sure there are many people out there who can understand what that pain must feel like too lose something you don’t want to.
Moments like this
In moments like this there are only a few things a person needs to enjoy their time when it’s time to relax.
1. You need good cheesecake
2. A hot Drink
3. Comfy Couch, NO WICKER, Big Screen TV
Once you have all these, just let the Girls do their thing and enjoy the moments and if there is an episode that you think really fits the weather, you can always change discs and start up another episode.
Everyday Golden Girls 