For those who are not aware, a Roku is an amazing little device that those with wireless internet can subscribe to Netflix or any other internet based entertainment channels. It's so small that you are able to transport it to any TV you have! It comes with a really small remote that is lighter than air- but be careful because if you are like me you'll be losing it in your sheets! My Roku remote has a button for Netflix & Pandora...that's right- Pandora Internet Radio right through my TV!!! So addicted to this device! (No, I am not endorsed by this company- I just love it!)
I have Netflix & Amazon Prime (at least my amazon.com obssession has paid off!). With Amazon Prime I have access to FREE television shows & movies...that's right FREE! It works the same as Netflix without the subscription & monthly fee. All you need to login is your amazon.com account. Of course you can always search for something and if it's not offered in Prime you can always purchase or rent.
Through my journeys of internet TV I have become reacquainted with some of my FAVORITE television shows from way back when...specifically speaking: Dawson's Creek.
There is nothing better than reliving your youth (& awkward adolescence) with the visual love of the Creek Kids.
For 'ol times sake, let's take a step back in time to remember some of the best moments of DC- starting with...
When Joey sang "On My Own" from Les Miserables- every girl in my grade knew the lyrics by homeroom the next morning. It was the "I have a best guy friend I'm in love with but he's doesn't know" anthem...and trust me, if you didn't have a "best guy friend" you found one just to sing that song.
Then of course, the end of season 1 has a grand finale kiss that made watching this whole agonizing season worth it- Joey and Dawson are finally together, the world is now right.
Years later and season after season of Pacey vs. Dawson- the creators did a wonderful thing by providing loyal viewers with a series finale that all other series finales will be compared to- we know exactly what happens in the end. No questions.
My favorite scene from the finale (No spoilers here):
I have a point to make...I promise.
After doing a little comparing of television shows for teens today, I can't help but notice how provocative they are!
There are shows that provide very different examples of life to the youth of today rather than what I grew up with.
For example, in Dawson's Creek, watching it now at 27 I can label it cheesy but in a different way. The way they speak is so mature for their age and some situations they find themselves are unbelieveable...literally not believable.
On the other hand, the way that the guys treat girls are completely different than the movies & tv shows out there now.
Dawson didn't just fall for Jen because she was the new mysterious girl and he wanted to see what he could get out of her- he wooed her, tried to romance her.
Pacey is the ultimate- no television character to date is as romantic, honest & outright charming as Pacey.
Let me provide the best example:
That's the kind of love girls today should be holding out on- not just a text or Facebook message back. This is the message that young girls should be getting.
I know I went out on a little bit of a tyrant but this has been on my mind for ages now!
So, in the future, if I have girl- I am happy for Netflix & my Roku to be able to provide Dawson's Creek as a (somewhat) lesson on how relationships aren't perfect...but there are ways to learn to know imperfect people perfectly.
Live Happy!
ntb
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