Disappointment

• So back in the day, I'll admit it, I was a 90210 fan. In fact, back in high school some friends and I did a 90210 parody video for French class, in french (it was an amazing piece of cinematography I swear). Anyway, so the wife and I figured we'd give the new version a try... yeah, so far not so impressed. Sex, drugs, bitchiness, cliques.. it's nothing like the old original. It's like a normal show about normal kids is impossible to make now. Back in the day, the episodes were just about about normal high school stuff with the occasional "very special" episode thrown in. Now, every episode is a "very special" episode, only because that's all they deal with. Ten minutes into the show, we got to see a character getting some special time in the car before school, another buys a bunch of pills, the main female lead obviously hasn't eaten in years (for the love of god girl, go get a BigMac), and they introduce the bitchy mean girl who everyone wants to be.. huh? Yeah, I grew up in a nice town where everyone mostly got along, but not in a bubble or under a rock. No one was getting happy time before school. There were no extreme cliques, with all the guys dying to be an athlete and all the girls begging to be popular. And in the old 90210 the parents were just part of the background, here the show is about them as much as its about the kids. Not to mention the fact that they've introduced so many new characters I've lost count. Ok so far.. drugs (along with being in debt to the drug dealer which is never good), sex, relationship abuse(girl slapping guy), lots of underage drinking, adoption, a fight involving the new kid, the party of the year, cheating in school, a kid with a private jet, porn("her father is the district attorney!" if you watched the 2003 baseball playoffs you'd get that line), movie audition, school prank, a car accident, and an old flame coming between the parents. Did I miss anything? Back in the day, that would cover two seasons, now it's just the premier episode. Do I give it another shot? Do I not bother anymore? Before dvr's this question had an easy answer. House is on opposite it, so House would win. Now with two drv's in the house we can record pretty much everything and just watch it later. This show just makes me feel old...
• For all of you fellow lactose intolerant folks out there, I made a new discovery. Soy ice cream sandwiches. Not quite as good as real ice cream sandwiches of course, but for those of us that can't partake in the cream part of ice cream, they'll do...
• So this morning before work, I'm watching Sportscenter and I hit the "guide" button on the remote... low and behold, but what's on? Side Out! Only the best 80's movie made in the 90's about beach volleyball! Yeah, it's actually not very good at all, but it's so bad it's good. I almost went to work late, but decided against it...
• With all this talk lately about the V.P. search and choice and all that I got to thinking. When else does the word "vetted" get used this much? Is there any other situation or event when you hear it? I can't think of one...
• Why is it that I can't translate my Wii golf dominance to actual golf? I might be the best Wii golfer ever, but I'm less than average on the links.