Retro Vision

dncsky1530 writes "The Sydney Morning Herald reports: It babysat generations, distracted countless teenagers from homework and, as Homer Simpson sagely observed about television, became our 'teacher, mother, secret lover'. Sure, the shows may have been ludicrous - think Webster, The A-Team, Charles In Charge - but they became part of our lives nonetheless. So what do you do when they end? Immortalise them online. At least, you do if you're a diehard fan - and there are plenty of them out there. Look up a show, any show, and the odds are there'll be at least one fan site, possibly with a tinny version of the soundtrack playing in the background and certainly with photos galore, plot lines, trivia as well as 'where are they now?' information on the actors."

Comments

I don't watch TV

[HappyCitizen]

Who is this Homer Simpson you speak of?

Re:It's not just for memories and trivia

[Night Goat]

Horseshit. The popularity of the DVDs did, as so many other wise sages who have replied before me have mentioned. Do you really think TV execs care about people who don't directly contribute to their revenue? They think (and they're right) that Internet users are stealing their shows. They don't give a fuck about what Internet users think about shows, they care about what paying customers think.