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ladybug_archiveOn September 30th, 1991, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? premiered on PBS. X3 17 years young today! ♥ I've already started to celebrate by watching more episodes and writing more of the crack crossover (in chronological order).
(For those unfamiliar with the show, Rockapella circa the third/fourth season: http://www.seanaltman.com/outcold.shtml From upper left and going clockwise, it's Barry, Sean, Elliott, and Scott.)
I can't remember if I was right there watching from the beginning, unfortunately. I wish I did know, because if so, I could say I've been watching it since I was four! Haha. All I remember is showing Mom a picture in the TV Guide of Greg with Rockapella (I *think*) and proclaiming that I was interested in the show because it was a detective show. XD Me and my detective shows. (That's why I was interested in Darkwing Duck, too.) I kinda think I showed the TV Guide picture before I actually watched it, and then when I watched it I promptly was hooked.And promptly crushed on Sean.... I learned a lot of geography from it, too. X3 I remember proudly reciting various countries I'd learned about from the show, and showing where they were on the world globe, and Mom saying that the show was a very good thing.
Mom got as big of a kick out of Rockapella as I did, too, so we had great fun watching the show together. X3 I've been showing her some of the clips I've been watching recently, such as the Shakespeare Surfin' USA parody, which I distinctly remember us both howling about when we first saw it. Good times.
... And does anyone else have the problem of wanting to pronounce the name "Sean" exactly as it looks, no matter how much you know otherwise? XD; I still don't understand that spelling. (Yes, I know it's Irish, I know the "ea" equals somethings different than it looks, etc.) But in my mind, I *still* think of the incorrect pronunciation every time I read it and I have to remind myself that it's pronounced "Shawn." Does not compute....
LOL, Rockapella's musical clues are so amusing. XD I saw one tonight in an episode **trying to remember which one** where they were leaning out the top half of the Chief's door again and crammed in tight. Sean kept snapping his fingers way too close to Elliott and Elliott kept watching, not distracted from singing but still looking unsettled anyway. And at the end of the song, Scott threw a random pom-pom at Sean. **snerk.** It's like The Monkees or something.
And speaking of them, I decided to go ahead and alter the thing in the crack crossover about time travel. XD After all, when I write The Monkees in the present day despite the fact that their show took place in the sixties, what's really so brain-bending about the fictitious Rockapella, circa second season Carmen, hanging out in 2008? I figured not much. And according to Scott in the fic, they're all highly trained professionals in detective work. Seph-tachi is a bit incredulous. XD
I wanna write a crack fic where they're on assignment in Austria and end up bringing back the goat they use in their Sound of Music parody. LOL.
(For those unfamiliar with the show, Rockapella circa the third/fourth season: http://www.seanaltman.com/outcold.shtml From upper left and going clockwise, it's Barry, Sean, Elliott, and Scott.)
I can't remember if I was right there watching from the beginning, unfortunately. I wish I did know, because if so, I could say I've been watching it since I was four! Haha. All I remember is showing Mom a picture in the TV Guide of Greg with Rockapella (I *think*) and proclaiming that I was interested in the show because it was a detective show. XD Me and my detective shows. (That's why I was interested in Darkwing Duck, too.) I kinda think I showed the TV Guide picture before I actually watched it, and then when I watched it I promptly was hooked.
Mom got as big of a kick out of Rockapella as I did, too, so we had great fun watching the show together. X3 I've been showing her some of the clips I've been watching recently, such as the Shakespeare Surfin' USA parody, which I distinctly remember us both howling about when we first saw it. Good times.
... And does anyone else have the problem of wanting to pronounce the name "Sean" exactly as it looks, no matter how much you know otherwise? XD; I still don't understand that spelling. (Yes, I know it's Irish, I know the "ea" equals somethings different than it looks, etc.) But in my mind, I *still* think of the incorrect pronunciation every time I read it and I have to remind myself that it's pronounced "Shawn." Does not compute....
LOL, Rockapella's musical clues are so amusing. XD I saw one tonight in an episode **trying to remember which one** where they were leaning out the top half of the Chief's door again and crammed in tight. Sean kept snapping his fingers way too close to Elliott and Elliott kept watching, not distracted from singing but still looking unsettled anyway. And at the end of the song, Scott threw a random pom-pom at Sean. **snerk.** It's like The Monkees or something.
And speaking of them, I decided to go ahead and alter the thing in the crack crossover about time travel. XD After all, when I write The Monkees in the present day despite the fact that their show took place in the sixties, what's really so brain-bending about the fictitious Rockapella, circa second season Carmen, hanging out in 2008? I figured not much. And according to Scott in the fic, they're all highly trained professionals in detective work. Seph-tachi is a bit incredulous. XD
I wanna write a crack fic where they're on assignment in Austria and end up bringing back the goat they use in their Sound of Music parody. LOL.
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Date: 2008-09-30 11:56 am (UTC)I can't remember if I watched right from the beginning either... chances are good that I did, since my sister would've watched it then, too. I do distinctly remember seeing the snowball chase (and I remember howling with laughter at that... XD), which is second season, so yeah... I probably saw season 1, but just can't remember. X3. Yay detective shows! X3 LOL, I think Scott was my favorite from the beginning, even before I saw him in concert. Seeing him only confirmed him as my favorite. ♥ **Really wants to buy his solo CD now... X3**
Yes, I can relate to the pronunciation problem, too!
Ooh, which ep is that...? Yay Scott! ♥
Nah, there's nothing brain-bending about that! Yay modern-day setting! And yay goat! XD
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Date: 2008-09-30 12:10 pm (UTC)Yeah, it's so frustrating! My mind continually processes "Sean" and not "Shawn." XD;
It *might* be Baaaad News in New Zealand. I think I found it especially funny. X3 I also watched The Case of the Filched Freedom Fighter.
Oh, and I know this one wasn't it, but The Rosetta Ripoff has some fun Scott moments. ^^
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Date: 2008-09-30 12:47 pm (UTC)Yay! Thanks for the recommendations!
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Date: 2008-09-30 12:33 pm (UTC)Ooh, I didn't know they had other Christmas albums! I wonder how they sound?
That's so awesome that you learned so much about the geography! ^^ I'm pretty sure I didn't. XD; Though I'm not sure if I really watched it on a regular basis, either. XD;
LOL. I totally have that problem! I have to make an effort when I'm reading it to pronounce it the right way. XD; I didn't even know it was pronounced differently until I started recognizing Sean Connery's name, and someone had to correct me on the pronunciation. XD;
LOL. That sounds priceless! I totally wanna see that one. XD
**snickers @ "highly trained professionals."** Another indication that Earth is crazy. XD
LOL. Yay for the goat! They should totally give it a name. XD
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Date: 2008-09-30 02:05 pm (UTC)I wonder too! I wish I could find out. XD; It's terribly impossible to get the Carmen-era stuff, unless you're made of money. (Or unless you opt for used, and I don't want used CDs. XD; Something might be wrong with them so they wouldn't last as long, especially being so old.)
LOL. Yep, Earth can be a bizarre place, especially with ACME agents around.
XD Maybe they gave it to ACME Garbagenet to help clean things up. LOL.
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Date: 2008-10-01 02:56 am (UTC)XD Yeah, that's possible. Though if they're really expensive new, then that might be the only option. XD;
LOL @ the Garbagenet goat. That would be amusing! Though it would be funny if the goat decided it liked one of them, and kept following him around. XD
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Date: 2008-10-01 03:02 am (UTC)Yeah. XD;
LOL! Like they're doing the Chase and the goat bounds after that one totally unexpectedly and latches onto his vest or something. **snerk.**
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Date: 2008-10-02 03:03 am (UTC)LOL! That would be cute. ^^ And maybe the rest of Rockapella would go "Awwww!" in harmony. XD
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Date: 2008-10-02 03:13 am (UTC)LOL. And Elliott would be protesting and trying to get the goat to go away. XD
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Date: 2008-09-30 02:51 pm (UTC)Hopefully I'll be on tonight, rghgheragrgggh. *headdesk*
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Date: 2008-10-01 01:58 am (UTC)Such an awesome show. X3 I saw the only part of episode 1 that I could find, and now I'm starting to think I really was watching right from the beginning. Some of it seems so clear in my mind, especially the very first office visit.
Greg: Well, we had some problems.... The Mona Lisa called me, some dying guy died in my office....
LOL.
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Date: 2008-10-01 09:29 pm (UTC)Because it's been so long and I have been a baaad LJ friend :) Hope you are well. Looks like you're a busy little lady though!
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Date: 2008-10-02 01:50 am (UTC)I'm doing good. ^^ I hope things are being better for you!