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Aug. 11th, 2015 04:13 amAn attempt at a new Rockapella icon, since my original one is so dark it's hard to see everyone. But I love that one too and will probably still use it on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladybug_tales, which is likely where any fics are going to go. And I may not use this one at all past this test run, as Scott and Elliott's motion hands are distracting and Barry is so far in the background. Such a pity it's so hard to get decent screenshots from the episodes, especially season 1 episodes, and season 1 is what I want to screencap the most....
Sometimes I wonder why I'm so hard in love with season 1, since there can be dud episodes with barely any contributions from Rockapella (something that only rarely happened in other seasons). And of course, it was season 1 that had the Office Sketch of Doom that scared the heck out of me at age 5 and that I still refuse to touch at age 28. On the other hand, when they do it right, season 1 is absolutely awesome. I love the wide variety of shirt colors the guys wore in season 1; after season 1, they seemed to settle on standard colors. I liked being surprised by what they'd wear that day! I also loved Sean's gray fedora; I don't think he wore it after season 1. And I loved their hair; Scott's seemed to change every season. And of course, it was season 1 that had the highest concentration of Dying Informant segments.
Also, perhaps the most important reason, I was there right from season 1. I remember when we had a subscription to TV Guide and the issue came out talking about shows debuting in Fall 1991. I saw a blurb on Carmen Sandiego, complete with a cast picture, and I was instantly like I AM GOING TO WATCH THIS SHOW. DETECTIVES AND THEIR HATS ARE COOL.
One thing I would really like to know: how in the world did I know I liked detectives when I was four years old?! Where would I have seen/heard anything about detectives at that young age? Especially since Mom and Dad tried to make sure I didn't see anything very intense?
Well, whatever the explanation, I knew I just had to see that show. And even though Mom was skeptical at first, probably because she was worried about it being a detective show, she was won over quite fast by the educational content and the family-friendly silliness of the guys. We used to watch it together a lot.
When I had my Carmen renaissance in 2008, and I watched The Taking of the Shrew, I remembered it! Very vaguely, I remembered September 30th, 1991 and being right there watching on that very first airing. I remembered the painting calling Greg and complaining. I remembered the very first Dying Informant segment and being a little confused, but loving it. I remembered the Office Sketch and Greg talking about a dying guy dying in his office! And I remembered the Zombie Jamboree parody (probably the only time Sean censored himself when he sang it)! It was magical in 2008 just as it was in 1991. And it's still magical now.
Seasons 1 and 2 are still my very favorite seasons. To me, they walked that fine line between detective show and silliness and kept the balance just perfectly. Starting with season 3, they started getting more and more far-out. There was still a lot to love, but for me, they never quite captured the magic of those first two seasons.
I've also discovered that since 2008, I must have come to love Scott a lot more. I always liked him a great deal, especially from the Dying Informant segments, but in 2008 I was totally okay with watching performances from before he joined the group. A couple weeks ago, I tried that again and I honestly found it very painful for him to not be there.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that Scott is the only member from the Carmen seasons I religiously watched that I've met. I've met Jeff too, and like him a lot, but I was not religiously watching by season 5, so he doesn't invoke that same level of nostalgia. LOL, I remember the first time I tried season 5 and I was instantly confused. "Why is there a fifth guy there?! Where did he come from?! Who is he?!"
I still can't remember exactly why I slacked off somewhere in season 4. I think it probably just got too nuts for me. Even as a kid, I could be serious and there were lines of goofiness I didn't like to cross. But I did come back in season 5, a little bit. If I truly love something, I always come back. I remember watching several season 5 episodes. I mention watching one with Mom in a journal I was keeping then. I remember watching several others alone, including the very last episode. I believe it was on one of those excursions of watching season 5, sometime around Thanksgiving, that I discovered Wishbone. And that is a whole other post.
... And this totally took longer to type than I was planning on. Isn't that always the way?
ladybug_tales, which is likely where any fics are going to go. And I may not use this one at all past this test run, as Scott and Elliott's motion hands are distracting and Barry is so far in the background. Such a pity it's so hard to get decent screenshots from the episodes, especially season 1 episodes, and season 1 is what I want to screencap the most....Sometimes I wonder why I'm so hard in love with season 1, since there can be dud episodes with barely any contributions from Rockapella (something that only rarely happened in other seasons). And of course, it was season 1 that had the Office Sketch of Doom that scared the heck out of me at age 5 and that I still refuse to touch at age 28. On the other hand, when they do it right, season 1 is absolutely awesome. I love the wide variety of shirt colors the guys wore in season 1; after season 1, they seemed to settle on standard colors. I liked being surprised by what they'd wear that day! I also loved Sean's gray fedora; I don't think he wore it after season 1. And I loved their hair; Scott's seemed to change every season. And of course, it was season 1 that had the highest concentration of Dying Informant segments.
Also, perhaps the most important reason, I was there right from season 1. I remember when we had a subscription to TV Guide and the issue came out talking about shows debuting in Fall 1991. I saw a blurb on Carmen Sandiego, complete with a cast picture, and I was instantly like I AM GOING TO WATCH THIS SHOW. DETECTIVES AND THEIR HATS ARE COOL.
One thing I would really like to know: how in the world did I know I liked detectives when I was four years old?! Where would I have seen/heard anything about detectives at that young age? Especially since Mom and Dad tried to make sure I didn't see anything very intense?
Well, whatever the explanation, I knew I just had to see that show. And even though Mom was skeptical at first, probably because she was worried about it being a detective show, she was won over quite fast by the educational content and the family-friendly silliness of the guys. We used to watch it together a lot.
When I had my Carmen renaissance in 2008, and I watched The Taking of the Shrew, I remembered it! Very vaguely, I remembered September 30th, 1991 and being right there watching on that very first airing. I remembered the painting calling Greg and complaining. I remembered the very first Dying Informant segment and being a little confused, but loving it. I remembered the Office Sketch and Greg talking about a dying guy dying in his office! And I remembered the Zombie Jamboree parody (probably the only time Sean censored himself when he sang it)! It was magical in 2008 just as it was in 1991. And it's still magical now.
Seasons 1 and 2 are still my very favorite seasons. To me, they walked that fine line between detective show and silliness and kept the balance just perfectly. Starting with season 3, they started getting more and more far-out. There was still a lot to love, but for me, they never quite captured the magic of those first two seasons.
I've also discovered that since 2008, I must have come to love Scott a lot more. I always liked him a great deal, especially from the Dying Informant segments, but in 2008 I was totally okay with watching performances from before he joined the group. A couple weeks ago, I tried that again and I honestly found it very painful for him to not be there.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that Scott is the only member from the Carmen seasons I religiously watched that I've met. I've met Jeff too, and like him a lot, but I was not religiously watching by season 5, so he doesn't invoke that same level of nostalgia. LOL, I remember the first time I tried season 5 and I was instantly confused. "Why is there a fifth guy there?! Where did he come from?! Who is he?!"
I still can't remember exactly why I slacked off somewhere in season 4. I think it probably just got too nuts for me. Even as a kid, I could be serious and there were lines of goofiness I didn't like to cross. But I did come back in season 5, a little bit. If I truly love something, I always come back. I remember watching several season 5 episodes. I mention watching one with Mom in a journal I was keeping then. I remember watching several others alone, including the very last episode. I believe it was on one of those excursions of watching season 5, sometime around Thanksgiving, that I discovered Wishbone. And that is a whole other post.
... And this totally took longer to type than I was planning on. Isn't that always the way?
