Things I Grew Up Loving Even Though No One Else Did.. Part 1

As time goes by I begin to remember great shows I loved in childhood/early - late 90's. I have also come to realize that there are many many shows and movies that other people just don't understand/know existed/or ever heard of. On numerous occasions I have hummed a theme song and have been looked at with blank stares.Here are a few of the things that I watched in childhood that might explain why I see the world the way I see it.

"Wheels on fire..rolling down the..." What do you mean you have no idea what Ab Fab means?!!? 

 Absolutely Fabulous

Saffy...Patsy... and of course Eddie! Just beautiful and fabulous :). Drinking and smoking partying and wild sex... ohhh I couldn't wait to be an adult! Not really working but making money. Slick talking and boozing all day will get everything done. I just loved this show as an adult now I still do. This was one of the shows that was ahead of its time (or it could have been me watching ahead of my time).  It had me saying Darling in an English accent until I was looked at funny.

It centered around the life of Eddie and her life long friend Patsy. They are both in the fashion industry (though what Patsy works for a living is still unclear to me). Eddie loves/hates her life always wanting to be thin and the it person; but just not ever getting exactly on point. Her daughter Saffy and mother make her life hell for her at times (in her eyes) but are always there for her. I will never forget the episode where Patsy sells Saffy in Morocco. Or when Granny finds the fingerless gloves.The times Patsy burns Saffy; or the times Eddie falls asleep or passes out while the fun goes on around her. The fights between Eddie and her small ex husband and his large new wife ; or her other gay ex husband and his fab new husband/partner. This show is a classic and should be watched by all. Here are a few clips Darling :

Saffy put up with so much from her mom and Patsy.

Beastly by Alex Finn

Beastly by Alex Finn is an intriguing book. The storyline of course is based of the classic beauty and the beast only with a twist. This book was also made into a movie made by CBS Corporation.

Kyle is a rich spoiled mean guy who winds up making the wrong girl angry. He upsets a witch named Kendra and she in turn makes him into a beast whom is ashamed of going out and completely turns his world around. His own father sends him away out of shame (which shows you what kind of life he was raised to lead), to live alone with a maid and tutor. Alone and away from everyone he begins to change even changing his name to Adrian and with his change comes a gift that allows him to look out in the world and once he looks out he sees a former classmate, Lindy, of his whom he always ignored. He falls for her and wants to protect her so she is brought to him in the same beauty and the beast , fathers fault, way. In turn we know the ending but it was a very romantic young love type of thing. I love the way he flowed the story together and made modern life adjust to old love story.

I also took the time to watch Beastly staring Vanessa Hudgens as Lindy and Alex Pettyfer as Kyle/Adrian. The film adaption was one of those that missed alot of the story. It still had the same story line but at the same time I felt that some of the things in the book that were more raw and real were lost in the way that the production wanted it to look hip. It was still the same story line but the beast was completely different then the book described. trying to make  him look more artistic and lovely then a beast. Her fathers reasons were for her protection when in reality it was due to his being on the street and her life in danger. It was enjoyable but I preferred the book to the movie more.