That really seemed weird, i mean what teenager would be so obsessed with an old black and white sitcom from the 50's? Lol its like all he talked about, at school, at home watching it on tv. I get they needed him to be a huge fan to get the remote but it just seemed a bit unbelievable that a teenager would love an old show so much to the point of obsession.
Thats what i love about these high school girls, i get older they stay the same age.
You apparently are unaware of all the weird things that teenagers can become obsessed with. This one is mild in comparison with some.
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Have you ever been to or seen some of the people who go to Comic-Con. They Dress up & even talk like TV show, sy-fi & comic-book characters. Even to the point to ordering in restaurants in the character's language (I've personally witnessed it. Hey to each their own , what ever floats you boat & I'd rather see teens wit a passion for that instead of idioting around with guns & gangs.
shareIn a world with divorce, inflation, global warming, etc., it was an escape to a simpler time. When I was a kid growing up, I would watch Leave It to Beaver for the same reasons. Sure, it was corny, but simple.
shareIt's not strange at all to have a teen kid obsessed with an old show. When I was a teen I became obsessed with The Monkees and The Beatles (both bands were way before my time.) It was clearly an escape for him. He wanted that home life for himself to distract him from his real home life which he didn't car for.
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Not at all weird. At the exact same age I was obsessed with old *beep* my friends had never heard of.
Hell, I still exclusively listen to older music, much to the teasing of my friends. Not at all bizarre to me. Especially since he was an outcast and I could see him latching on to something wholesome.
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This was one of the few things that stuck with me about this movie. I remember it as David's real life being so awful, and devoid of anything pleasant to cling to, that he found the ultimate escape: a story of a life he craved. It was rather poignant I thought and maybe one of the less hackneyed things in this movie.
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Disclaimer: I am obsessed with all things Rhoda Morgenstern and thus the actress who played her, the lovely, beautiful, and talented Valerie Harper.
As a 42-year-old transgender woman (full-time for 7 months now) who is therefore considered to be an outcast by many (as Rhoda was for being a New Yorker, a bohemian, an outspoken woman, and a Jew in Minneapolis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show), also as a New Yorker and as someone whose own mother passed away from brain cancer after living for several years after her expected expiration date, I can identify with Rhoda / Valerie on many levels. Also physically and in some ways emotionally, I am experiencing a second puberty; in other words, on the same level as a teenage girl.
The MTM and Rhoda shows were aired in first run in the 1970s. It is now 2016. There was about the same difference between the titular show (1950s) within the movie and the movie itself (1998).
Additionally, the Rhoda character evolved once her spinoff began. She was "the Mary" and her sister Brenda was "the Rhoda." Many characters in the movie began to experience similar personal growth. I myself have done so exponentially since my coming-out process began 3 years ago.
Many people idenfity with fictitious characters in books, movies, TV shows, and songs. It's not really uncommon.
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U think u obsessed ? I came here from communist Poland almost 30 years ago and all I could think of and go crazy for were shows like "I love Lucy" , "honeymooners" etc. and the most strange thing for me growing up in communist Poland is that I could have never ever had any knowledge of 50's American style but it just felt like home , I sourounded myself with 50' memorabilia and all I can think about is that I must have been some happy 50's homemaker and that would explain my obsession with it ever since I was just a kid , I just had to make my way back to US......
shareI kind of thought that too at first. But not only is it true plenty of people are obsessed with weird things...but he was also trying to win a contest for 1,000. Thats why he was going over the trivia with his friend at school and wanted to brush up on the marathon that started that night. I doubt it consumed his life thats just where the movie started off. lol
I read this in a chola accent.share