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So the last entry I wrote I talked about how much I loved Alvin and the Chipmunks. Tonight I want to talk about another part of my childhood. This time we're going back to the 90s when Nickelodeon catered to the Teen crowd in a unique way. That's right. I am talking about
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Snick aired in the 90s and was a 2 hour programming block. Now this block changed up every so often, but a few of the TV shows have remained close to my heart years later. These shows included: Space Cases, Roundhouse, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Clarissa Explains It All, and my personal favorite, Are You AFraid of the Dark. Every Saturday, my younger brother and I would settle down in the basement of our first real house, and watch. Mom never let Chris watch Are You Afraid of the Dark after catching one episode that gave him nightmares.
What triggered THIS particular bit of nostalgia? Well, just recently on Facebook Are You Afraid of the Dark? was trending because it has legally been put on Youtube in it's entirety!! Personally, I think I'll start saving for the DVDs, but it is nice to see that people are thinking outside the box about how they can give nostalgic fans what they really want. I just wish Teen Nick would run some of the OTHER great SNICK shows once in a while.
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I finished Into the Lion's Den (complete with additions) this morning. Sent it to Lexi because she was curious to see if I still had it in me to write the Robas. Here's my answer. I have NO clue if I still did them justice. Christien felt right, Espa felt right... Jonathan was a bit different. More...Espa-ish. But I always imagined Jonathan taking after Espa and Ej taking after Christien, as the youngest Roba is just as quiet as his middle brother.
Started Into the Fire, the sequel. Well, sort of. It was actually the Epilogue for Into the Lion's Den. Well, the original epilogue. I am probably going to scrap it and start it over again, but we'll see. I'll be working that out tomorrow while I'm at Barnes and Noble. I figured while the juices are flowing, I had better take advantage of it.
I have other fics planned for AFTER NaNoWriMo. A prequel exploring how Marcia and Julius Roba met, and a string stories that will focus solely on Victoria's time actually living with the Robas after High School, leading up to Espa's departure from the Carnival to pursue a degree in Parapsychology, and handing the reigns to Jonathan. There will also be a wedding short written for Victoria and Christien, since I'm pretty sure I won't rest easy till I see that done.
I'm trying to figure out if Victoria will eventually get to college herself. I am certain she will be a music major. But we'll have to see if something comes up where I'd be able to explore that a bit more. I don't want ot be stuck on Fanfic forever because I fought it for a long time to quit writing.But when the muses are hot... lol. I always said that I would write fanfic until it was no longer fun. Maybe when I quit before, it had become less fun for me. Now I'm having fun again, so maybe I'll just ride this out. I like this idea. Yeah.
Trivia: Sykesville is named after a small town here in Maryland where I live. The town is known for small carnivals in the Fall and Spring.
!! Snick aired in the 90s and was a 2 hour programming block. Now this block changed up every so often, but a few of the TV shows have remained close to my heart years later. These shows included: Space Cases, Roundhouse, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Clarissa Explains It All, and my personal favorite, Are You AFraid of the Dark. Every Saturday, my younger brother and I would settle down in the basement of our first real house, and watch. Mom never let Chris watch Are You Afraid of the Dark after catching one episode that gave him nightmares.
What triggered THIS particular bit of nostalgia? Well, just recently on Facebook Are You Afraid of the Dark? was trending because it has legally been put on Youtube in it's entirety!! Personally, I think I'll start saving for the DVDs, but it is nice to see that people are thinking outside the box about how they can give nostalgic fans what they really want. I just wish Teen Nick would run some of the OTHER great SNICK shows once in a while.
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I finished Into the Lion's Den (complete with additions) this morning. Sent it to Lexi because she was curious to see if I still had it in me to write the Robas. Here's my answer. I have NO clue if I still did them justice. Christien felt right, Espa felt right... Jonathan was a bit different. More...Espa-ish. But I always imagined Jonathan taking after Espa and Ej taking after Christien, as the youngest Roba is just as quiet as his middle brother.
Started Into the Fire, the sequel. Well, sort of. It was actually the Epilogue for Into the Lion's Den. Well, the original epilogue. I am probably going to scrap it and start it over again, but we'll see. I'll be working that out tomorrow while I'm at Barnes and Noble. I figured while the juices are flowing, I had better take advantage of it.
I have other fics planned for AFTER NaNoWriMo. A prequel exploring how Marcia and Julius Roba met, and a string stories that will focus solely on Victoria's time actually living with the Robas after High School, leading up to Espa's departure from the Carnival to pursue a degree in Parapsychology, and handing the reigns to Jonathan. There will also be a wedding short written for Victoria and Christien, since I'm pretty sure I won't rest easy till I see that done.
I'm trying to figure out if Victoria will eventually get to college herself. I am certain she will be a music major. But we'll have to see if something comes up where I'd be able to explore that a bit more. I don't want ot be stuck on Fanfic forever because I fought it for a long time to quit writing.But when the muses are hot... lol. I always said that I would write fanfic until it was no longer fun. Maybe when I quit before, it had become less fun for me. Now I'm having fun again, so maybe I'll just ride this out. I like this idea. Yeah.
Trivia: Sykesville is named after a small town here in Maryland where I live. The town is known for small carnivals in the Fall and Spring.
