Blast from the Past
I am simultaneously drawn in and repulsed. Do I give in to girlhood nostalgia and pay homage to my sleuthing forebears? Based on this description from Amazon, I think not.
Follow the clues to mystery, adventure and thrills as Season One of the The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries comes to DVD for the first time ever! Teen sensations Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson and Pamela Sue Martin star as brave super-sleuths in 14 spooky episodes loaded with spellbinding action and smash-hit pop songs, including Shaun Cassidy�s #1 hit “Da Doo Ron Ron.” Inspired by the hugely popular books and with an amazing lineup of guest stars, including Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Harmon, Bob Crane, Rick Nelson and more, it�s no surprise that The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries is an open-and-shut case for fun!
March 16th, 2005 at 3:04 pm
I smell corporate marketing copy. Wait for the die-hard fans to buy and review it. Then wait for one who’s somewhat articulate and able to think critically. That should show you the real measure of the show.
Wow, I am hit by a stray memory. We would watch the Donny and Marie variety show, and this show, as a family. Shag carpeting! Bean bag chairs! Popcorn! Whoa. (And on a side note: when you’re five, the foam crud inside a bean bag chair is a little too similar to popcorn, until it’s too late.)
March 16th, 2005 at 7:00 pm
oh, come on…who didn’t have a crush on Shawn or Parker? (i, of course, went with little innocent Shawn…good thing my outstanding taste in men was formed early!)
March 16th, 2005 at 7:22 pm
I, too, had a crush on Shaun, who was the non-threatening girly boy, as opposed to Parker, (FYI, Kirstie Alley’s ex) who I think had, *gasp* chest hair. I thought Shaun was a very talented singer.
Erik, I’m surprised that they ran concurrently, because they don’t in my mind. Shaun Cassidy was my third TV crush. Number 1 had been Batman (Adam West), number 2 was Donny Osmond (another non-threatening girly boy) who was supplanted by Shaun for grades three to five, when I finally moved on to having crushes on real boys.
March 17th, 2005 at 9:34 am
Oh, I’m the first one to admit that I’m likely conflating things in my mind. I also remember the Captain and Tenille variety show, and of course the Harlem Globe-Trotters live-action one. No way was all that on in the same season.
March 17th, 2005 at 1:50 pm
Please, use the word “conflate” around G. Grod. He loves it. Hee, hee. I’m pretty sure that the progression of variety shows was Sonny and Cher, Captain and Tenille, then Donny and Marie (and Dolly Parton may have been concurrent with them). I think Hardy Boys happened after Donny and Marie.
In our house, Monday night was the great television night. We ate dinner in the family room during the Muppet show, then watched Little House on the Prairie, then MASH, then it was 9:30 and time for bed. Ah, good times.