Alternate Routes to Nostalgia

Monte Williams · 03-31-2016, 07:26 PM

I've been a G.I. Joe nerd since 1986, but my nostalgia is insufficient to get me through a given episode of the '80s Real American Hero cartoon I loved so much at age nine. Consequently, I have essentially abandoned G.I. Joe.

Sometimes, though, I'm lucky enough to find another path for my nostalgia.

One of my favorite examples concerns A Nightmare On Elm Street. Those movies ruled my childhood, but I know better than to try to sit through them today. Luckily, Netflix is streaming a documentary about the films:

I'm not sure what's more surprising: the fact that someone produced a four-hour documentary about Freddy Krueger movies, or the fact that it's so good I watched it twice within the span of a year. (I never watch films twice in such quick succession).

Never Sleep Again is the perfect outlet for my Elm Street nostalgia; rather than suffering through uneven effects and bad acting and repetitive stories, I get to hear fascinating anecdotes from the many writers and directors and actors and makeup and effects artists and musicians responsible for the movies... all supplemented with clips from the films. I can't recommend that documentary enough.

Closer to home is the '80s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, which, again, I loved as a kid, but which is, let us say, uneven today.

So instead of sitting through its rough animation and eye-rolling jokes and inane plots, I've been letting others do so for me.

The Too Much Ninja Turtles podcast gives me a delightful nostalgic fix. Much like Never Sleep Again, it's a sort of filter through which I get to experience something I enjoyed as a kid.

Does anyone else seek such alternate routes to nostalgic satisfaction? (Turtles-themed or otherwise).

Does anyone else listen to Too Much Ninja Turtles?

Anyone have any other Turtles-themed podcasts to recommend?

03-31-2016, 07:26 PM	#1
Monte Williams Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 825	Alternate Routes to Nostalgia I've been a G.I. Joe nerd since 1986, but my nostalgia is insufficient to get me through a given episode of the '80s Real American Hero cartoon I loved so much at age nine. Consequently, I have essentially abandoned G.I. Joe. Sometimes, though, I'm lucky enough to find another path for my nostalgia. One of my favorite examples concerns A Nightmare On Elm Street. Those movies ruled my childhood, but I know better than to try to sit through them today. Luckily, Netflix is streaming a documentary about the films: I'm not sure what's more surprising: the fact that someone produced a four-hour documentary about Freddy Krueger movies, or the fact that it's so good I watched it twice within the span of a year. (I never watch films twice in such quick succession). Never Sleep Again is the perfect outlet for my Elm Street nostalgia; rather than suffering through uneven effects and bad acting and repetitive stories, I get to hear fascinating anecdotes from the many writers and directors and actors and makeup and effects artists and musicians responsible for the movies... all supplemented with clips from the films. I can't recommend that documentary enough. Closer to home is the '80s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, which, again, I loved as a kid, but which is, let us say, uneven today. So instead of sitting through its rough animation and eye-rolling jokes and inane plots, I've been letting others do so for me. The Too Much Ninja Turtles podcast gives me a delightful nostalgic fix. Much like Never Sleep Again, it's a sort of filter through which I get to experience something I enjoyed as a kid. Does anyone else seek such alternate routes to nostalgic satisfaction? (Turtles-themed or otherwise). Does anyone else listen to Too Much Ninja Turtles? Anyone have any other Turtles-themed podcasts to recommend? __________________