Now that virtually all media is available at the touch of a couple of buttons, what things have you revisited which you wish you hadn't?
It doesn't have to be things that have aged badly, just things that have lost their appeal for whatever reason.
For example:
Bottom. I watched some of these after the sad death of Rik Mayall. While it was absolutely the best thing to watch on telly when I was 15 I felt it had lost something. Don't get me wrong, it's still funny, it just didn't have that 'essential' feeling. Probably because I couldn't go to school and laugh about it with my mates. The Young Ones is still incredible though.
Spaced. Again, a good show, but what was once fresh and edgy has lost some of its zing. The David Walliams thing was absolutely mental and surreal when it came out but now just feels like David Walliams being David Walliams. Mark Heap isn't quite as convincing as a paranoid edgy introvert now I've seen him as the postman in 'Lark Rise to Candleford.
Parklife (the album). Mainly because I know I can never explain how great 1994 was and I know life will never be that simple, or as sociable, again (and this was the soundtrack).
Preacher. I loved Preacher - I was almost obsessed by it. There are still some great moments and it's a masterclass in how to convey emotion via facial expression (I don't think Steve Dillon was recognised enough for that). It's very much a product of its time though, and things I thought were deep or clever at the time now seem tired and obvious.
Having read this back, I'm aware that it sounds like someone in their late thirties lamenting the fact that it's not the 90s anymore (which is exactly what it is).
It doesn't have to be things that have aged badly, just things that have lost their appeal for whatever reason.
For example:
Bottom. I watched some of these after the sad death of Rik Mayall. While it was absolutely the best thing to watch on telly when I was 15 I felt it had lost something. Don't get me wrong, it's still funny, it just didn't have that 'essential' feeling. Probably because I couldn't go to school and laugh about it with my mates. The Young Ones is still incredible though.
Spaced. Again, a good show, but what was once fresh and edgy has lost some of its zing. The David Walliams thing was absolutely mental and surreal when it came out but now just feels like David Walliams being David Walliams. Mark Heap isn't quite as convincing as a paranoid edgy introvert now I've seen him as the postman in 'Lark Rise to Candleford.
Parklife (the album). Mainly because I know I can never explain how great 1994 was and I know life will never be that simple, or as sociable, again (and this was the soundtrack).
Preacher. I loved Preacher - I was almost obsessed by it. There are still some great moments and it's a masterclass in how to convey emotion via facial expression (I don't think Steve Dillon was recognised enough for that). It's very much a product of its time though, and things I thought were deep or clever at the time now seem tired and obvious.
Having read this back, I'm aware that it sounds like someone in their late thirties lamenting the fact that it's not the 90s anymore (which is exactly what it is).