Vs. Our Childhood
VS. OUR CHILDHOOD
PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. RYAN HALEY VS FAMILY TIES I was faced once again with the mighty task of deciding which television blind spot I should begin to fill. Start The Shield? Finish The West Wing? Finally admit to myself that it’s…
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PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. TIM APPELBAUM VS HOOK As a child, I would return home from school, eat a snack, and watch Freakazoid, Animaniacs, and Hook. This wasn’t a fair-weather routine; the VHS tape eventually broke. I would like to think it…
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PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. ERIN WILSON VS SQUARE ONE TV I’ll be honest, math always evoked clinical anxiety in me. I’ve never been able to do well in any mathematical discipline, from the very beginning. The way my warped-ass child brain saw…
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PopFilter Vs. Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. MIKE GRAVAGNO VS DISNEY’S GARGOYLES In my head, Disney’s Gargoyles was a silver lining in the post-OJ Simpson trial world. That event changed my life, because it took away most of my favorite afternoon shows for what…
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PopFilter Vs Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. RYAN HALEY VS AN AMERICAN TAIL When you’re a kid, you’re an idiot. You’re an idiot in almost every conceivable way, but none more evident than your opinions on pop culture. As a kid, I was an animation…
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Popfilter Vs Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. ERIN WILSON VS ROUNDHOUSE Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen of the show “Portlandia†are right–the ‘90s were full of possibility. I also remember the ‘90s (yes, the nineteen-nineties) as a time of dancing and unironic enthusiasm. A lot…
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