Writer's Block: BFFs

[seawasp]

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Boy, middle school. I didn't watch much TV in middle school. Or in high school overall, for that matter. I've watched VASTLY more TV as an adult than I ever watched as a child...

(checks IMDB)

However, one of the few shows I *did* watch back then holds a perfect candidate: Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man. We'd clearly share some of the general technical interests in common, he was obviously pretty easy to get along with, had fascinating things to tell you (even if he couldn't talk about his OSI work), and would probably have kicked me out of various ruts in my life earlier.

I don't generally outgrow things; really young children's books may not hold my interest, no, but that doesn't mean I suddenly think they aren't good, they're just no longer complex enough.

Comments

[k-kinnison.livejournal.com]

Steve austin... half a man. Expert at running in circles really fast.

For me, it is THE Doctor. Specifically the Sylvester McCoy incarnation (tho i would have preferred Tom Baker) I certainly would have learned more from him then I would at school

I won't go into the cartoons I was watching

[seawasp]

When I was in middle school, Tom Baker had just started his run in the original series, and -- as I mentioned in my reply to Zanzjan -- I never actually encountered any of the series until I was well into my 20s.

But Sylvester McCoy? Doctor Genocide? I'm not so sure I'd choose that one, even if I was going to have the Doctor as a friend.

[jirill.livejournal.com]

If I had to choose it would be either The 4th Doctor or even more likely K-9. Who wouldn't want a smarter than you robotic dog with all the cool toys as a dedicated life time BFF?