Claireschen Hesten Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Do you ever have British versions of American created shows? i guess we do we're getting some new tv singing contest called The Voice which i think is originally American we got our own version of jérsey shore (apparently a banned word on this here forum) called Gordie Shore about people from Newcastle i've noticed many American shows about housewives of florida and what not we get some god awful show called The Only Way is Essex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suella Ember Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Claireschen Hesten wrote: Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Do you ever have British versions of American created shows? ... we got our own version of jérsey shore (apparently a banned word on this here forum) called Gordie Shore about people from Newcastle ... We do? Thank goodness I've managed to avoid spotting that during my channel hopping! We do get a lot of American imports I guess, but mostly 'as is'. I think we have more sense than to try and remake America shows for the UK market (remaking shows is usually a big fail!) We do get some good Sci-Fi from America too, although my faves always get canned after one season! I was really rather annoyed when 'The Event' was cancelled (did anyone actually watch that or was I it's one viewer?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Hey, kids! Get outta my yard! ....somebody had to say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltango Vale Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 It would seem you and I are the youngest people on the forum, though I breached the big 30 a couple years ago Did you have a crush on Don Johnson of Miami Vice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Yardley Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I wish there were mor old people in SL. That is the main reason I want a much simpler viewer. I'd love to invite 70 year and older people to 1920s Berlin or other historical sims, talk to them, hear their stories, ask them what they think about our view of their past, etc. I'm only 40, or 39, lost count. But I've always found people who had some real interesting history more interesting then modern people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Deltango Vale wrote: It would seem you and I are the youngest people on the forum, though I breached the big 30 a couple years ago Did you have a crush on Don Johnson of Miami Vice? Don Johnson? Arte Johnson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Deltango Vale wrote: It would seem you and I are the youngest people on the forum, though I breached the big 30 a couple years ago Did you have a crush on Don Johnson of Miami Vice? /me howls. Youngest? That 29 and holding comment was strictly to do with my avatar's apparent age :-). Don Johnson was the guy who did the pushed-up jacket sleeves, right? Thank you for making my day, though. Your post was only topped by the time a young woman in a convenience store asked to see my ID because I was buying beer (I was in jeans and tee-shirt and wearing sunglasses, but still). I actually laughed out loud and the older woman behind the counter looked at me. When I took off my sunglasses she laughed too. The kid looked at my ID and said, "Jeez, you're almost as old as my mom." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Jo Yardley wrote: I'd love to invite 70 year and older people to 1920s Berlin or other historical sims, talk to them, hear their stories, ask them what they think about our view of their past, etc. Society in general should value the aged more. They've already been there, done that, the music and fashion were just different. We could learn a lot. It's a cliche but most cliches are made from truth. I wish I had asked my grandparents more when they were around but everyone says that once someone dies. The key is to be smart enough to either intuit or learn the pitfalls before stepping in them. The shortcut to that is ask someone who's traveled it. Most elders are ignored and stuffed away and hidden and it's too bad. Once bad health gets hold of someone it is that much harder to get them to talk about their life. And no I didn't see or read Tuesdays with Morrie in case someone thinks that's where I got all this. Wouldn't mind seeing more elderly avatars in SL either, and I think if more isolated elders in RL knew about it they'd get a lot from SL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltango Vale Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 My only comment after all these years is that he needs a skinny belt - say rose brown with a silver buckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parhelion Palou Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Jo Yardley wrote:I'd love to invite 70 year and older people to 1920s Berlin or other historical sims, talk to them, hear their stories, ask them what they think about our view of their past, etc. Here's one -- 12th post down on this thread: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Make-Friends/Looking-for-friends-of-all-ages/m-p/1179999#M7948 He says he's 73. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 Deltango Vale wrote: My only comment after all these years is that he needs a skinny belt - say rose brown with a silver buckle. Yeah, always liked this look for the guys...oh, the good old days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Ann Otoole wrote: Too Many Commercials I was watching a channel the other day and they had 15 minutes straight of stupid commercials. So basically I don't watch those free channels I pay for anymore. But then the premium channels become unavailable until i change to a commercial infested channel and watch 5 minutes of them. The internet is going to kill off "television" because it is a dinosaur, the news is all political party aligned state controlled media, and it is all pathetic. Most of it is owned by disney anyway so no wonder. Yes, agree...even before I stopped watching, I would used a tivo or DVR and FF through those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Claireschen Hesten wrote: Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Do you ever have British versions of American created shows? i guess we do we're getting some new tv singing contest called The Voice which i think is originally American we got our own version of jérsey shore (apparently a banned word on this here forum) called Gordie Shore about people from Newcastle i've noticed many American shows about housewives of florida and what not we get some god awful show called The Only Way is Essex When I tried to post this thread last night, it wouldn't let me use "watch ##"...I had to spell it out (television)...strange :smileysurprised: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Suella Ember wrote: Claireschen Hesten wrote: Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Do you ever have British versions of American created shows? ... we got our own version of jérsey shore (apparently a banned word on this here forum) called Gordie Shore about people from Newcastle ... We do? Thank goodness I've managed to avoid spotting that during my channel hopping! We do get a lot of American imports I guess, but mostly 'as is'. I think we have more sense than to try and remake America shows for the UK market (remaking shows is usually a big fail!) We do get some good Sci-Fi from America too, although my faves always get canned after one season! I was really rather annoyed when 'The Event' was cancelled (did anyone actually watch that or was I it's one viewer?!) Agree with you about remakes, Suella. I just read that the new "Charlie's Angels" got yanked after only 2 episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Melita Magic wrote: Hey, kids! Get outta my yard! ....somebody had to say it. LOL...I'm not that old yet :smileytongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Dillon Levenque wrote: The kid looked at my ID and said, "Jeez, you're almost as old as my mom." :matte-motes-agape: Edited out my little story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Dillon Levenque wrote: The kid looked at my ID and said, "Jeez, you're almost as old as my mom." :matte-motes-agape: Edited out my little story. I'll remember that I have something to ask you about when we meet, and we will meet somewhere down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Dillon Levenque wrote: Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Dillon Levenque wrote: The kid looked at my ID and said, "Jeez, you're almost as old as my mom." :matte-motes-agape: Edited out my little story. I'll remember that I have something to ask you about when we meet, and we will meet somewhere down the line. Lol...it's really no big deal, except to me...makes me mad everytime I think about it :smileymad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Deltango Vale wrote: My only comment after all these years is that he needs a skinny belt - say rose brown with a silver buckle. nuuu - a belt in hot weather? not done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Melita Magic wrote: Hey, kids! Get outta my yard! ....somebody had to say it. LOL...I'm not that old yet :smileytongue: Not old enough to be a kid in my yard? Okay /shakes fist Stop pulling the cat's tail! ...rotten kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestiall Nightfire Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Madelaine McMasters wrote: It helps to start out old, Kylie. Dad was 50 and Mom 43 when I was born (I'm an only) and I was home schooled. So there's a generation gap between me and anyone my age. I've never owned a TV and I never will. My ex hubby had one for a while and I watched old shows in the student lounge in college, so I'm not completely out of touch. The forum spam means nothing to me, nor do most of the trivia questions in SL clubs. But, when I step outside, the fall colors look the same as they did to natives here 5000 years ago. Maybe at some point we become timeless? Ah yes, my separated by a transdimensional space-warp sibling. My parents were actually fairly young when they had children, but each was the youngest of their siblings and were "oops" babies born to older parents. So, my parents, had older ways, than the parents of my contemporaries. We *had* a TV when I was growing up. It's just that it was a prehistoric black & white TV, with old-timey rabbit-ears for reception. Which means, you really couldn't see anything on it. Oh, then at some point the networks quit broadcasting in black & white...and my parents bought a color TV. That color TV was a reject item from the local Sears store's "scratch & dent" section. (it had a dent in the side) But, again, without cable or whatever it is that gives good reception, we still could not see much. I recall my boyfriend at that time trying to get reception to watch a football game at our house. Of course, none of us knew anything about sports, but we wanted him to feel at home. So, my family tried and tried to get some kind of reception on that TV. Even had someone climb onto the roof of the house, and move this bigger roof antennae around, while a second person was posted in a back bedroom with the window open, to relay the shouted instructions, "A little to the left...no, no..the other way. Ok, stop!...no, no..back, back!, and so on. At some point my boyfriend, looked at me and said, "Well, *now* I know why your family does not watch much television!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Dillon Levenque wrote: Kylie Jaxxon wrote: Dillon Levenque wrote: The kid looked at my ID and said, "Jeez, you're almost as old as my mom." :matte-motes-agape: Edited out my little story. I'll remember that I have something to ask you about when we meet, and we will meet somewhere down the line. You're both invited to dinner at my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestiall Nightfire Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Nacy Nightfire wrote: Everyone in SL thinks they are the oldest. Oh, heck no...I don't think that! Because, I know people in SL who have let their RL age be known, and they are older than me. (Unless they are lying..and why would they lie to make themselves older? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Celestiall Nightfire wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: It helps to start out old, Kylie. Dad was 50 and Mom 43 when I was born (I'm an only) and I was home schooled. So there's a generation gap between me and anyone my age. I've never owned a TV and I never will. My ex hubby had one for a while and I watched old shows in the student lounge in college, so I'm not completely out of touch. The forum spam means nothing to me, nor do most of the trivia questions in SL clubs. But, when I step outside, the fall colors look the same as they did to natives here 5000 years ago. Maybe at some point we become timeless? Ah yes, my separated by a transdimensional space-warp sibling. My parents were actually fairly young when they had children, but each was the youngest of their siblings and were "oops" babies born to older parents. So, my parents, had older ways, than the parents of my contemporaries. We *had* a TV when I was growing up. It's just that it was a prehistoric black & white TV, with old-timey rabbit-ears for reception. Which means, you really couldn't see anything on it. Oh, then at some point the networks quit broadcasting in black & white...and my parents bought a color TV. That color TV was a reject item from the local Sears store's "scratch & dent" section. (it had a dent in the side) But, again, without cable or whatever it is that gives good reception, we still could not see much. I recall my boyfriend at that time trying to get reception to watch a football game at our house. Of course, none of us knew anything about sports, but we wanted him to feel at home. So, my family tried and tried to get some kind of reception on that TV. Even had someone climb onto the roof of the house, and move this bigger roof antennae around, while a second person was posted in a back bedroom with the window open, to relay the shouted instructions, "A little to the left...no, no..the other way. Ok, stop!...no, no..back, back!, and so on. At some point my boyfriend, looked at me and said, "Well, *now* know why your family does not watch much television!" Mom is the youngest of 14, Dad was raised by his grandfather. When Dad crawled on the roof, it was to adjust the antenna for the crystal radio we'd built together, using a piece of galena he'd placed in our garden so I could find it. I married the boyfriend who wondered about my family. I divorced him too, forcing him to return the money my Father paid him to take me ten years earlier. You can take the girl out of odd, but you can't take the odd out of the girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestiall Nightfire Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Madelaine McMasters wrote: Mom is the youngest of 14, Dad was raised by his grandfather. When Dad crawled on the roof, it was to adjust the antenna for the crystal radio we'd built together, using a piece of galena he'd placed in our garden so I could find it. I married the boyfriend who wondered about my family. I divorced him too, forcing him to return the money my Father paid him to take me ten years earlier. You can take the girl out of odd, but you can't take the odd out of the girl? After that line about my parents having older ways, I first wrote this: "Or my family is just odd. Could be that"...but I deleted it! *laughing* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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