Anyway, back to what I was going to write about today. Nostalgia. And particularly where TV is concerned. Because, when you get to my age (approaching mid-40s at a far more rapid pace than I feel comfortable with) nostalgia seems to play a much bigger part in your life, whether you're realising it or not. And this especially goes for TV shows. For example, when I heard Dallas was coming back I was more excited than if someone had told me Take That were coming round to play a live gig in me back garden! That's how much my thinking has changed over the past few years. Once-upon-a-time nothing would have been a bigger dream-come-true than Robbie Williams belting out 'Could it be Magic' next to me climbing clematis, but now I'm far more excited at the prospect of the new Dallas getting a third season!

For me, Knots Landing was one of those shows I'll always love. Yes, the stories were slightly far-fetched at times, and I particularly loved the way the women went to bed in full make-up and woke up with it still looking perfect, but it was escapist TV at its very best. And, if you look very closely at some of the clothes, you'll see some of them are actually coming back into fashion! Abby was wearing something that very much resembled a playsuit the other day...
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The women of Knots Landing... God love the 80s... |
If Take That were ever to come knocking asking if they could 'Relight My Fire' (oh, that 90s dream I once had... mind you, right now I think they'd be hard-pressed to relight anything, quite frankly...) then I wouldn't say no. Those buggers have had my support since 1991 so a little bit of payback wouldn't go amiss. But, if it came down to that or a box set of Knots Landing, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Dallas... well, I think you get the idea. Escapist TV wins hands down. Having said that, if Bradley Cooper/Keanu Reeves/Jim Caviezel ever came knocking at my door with box sets of Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hart to Hart... well, maybe I'd have to ask them to stick around and watch them with me. A girl isn't gonna say no to all of her fantasies now, is she? ;)
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