Ellen

I have one faded, vague memory of watching “Ellen” in 1994.

I noticed the show on Disney+ and instantly wanted to watch it again. As an adult, and knowing Ellen’s story, it is seriously PAINFUL to watch her in the sitcom so completely out of her element, specially during the first season.

Still, I am completely drawn to it because it portraits a reality I used to know.

Here’s a list of things I love and that this show has:

♡ People reading printed newspaper.

♡ People not holding their phones.

♡ Couches with flower patterns.

♡ Land Phones

♡ Houses not decorated in minimalistic style or shades of gray.

So, I concentrate on that list and on the fact that, by season 4, Ellen – the character- will come out of the closet and Ellen – the person – turned out just fine in real life. And I am able to enjoy this 1994 sitcom again.

Where to watch? Disney+

Take care!

John Candy

On March 4, 1994 we lost John Candy. It was way too soon and I am still not completely over it. Still, I have been able to watch his movies, repeatedly, because he is one of my main sources of comfort.

John Candy and Karen Austin in “Summer Rental” – 1985 movie

When I was young, my mom would rent “The Great Outdoors” VHS repeatedly. So much so that after a 20-something years gap, I still remembered the lines.

John Candy in “The Great Outdoors” – 1988 movie.

I could never explain this feeling and I thought I was kind of special, but it turns out, it’s a pretty general mood:

“[Watching Nostalgic Stuff] gives you energy to cope with what is going on now and move forward.” according to the experts from this article.

Well, I guess that explains a lot.

While searching for my long lost mental health in the middle of this endless pandemic, here are the John Candy movies I watched this week:

Yes, I actually do feel a little better. So, it works!

Fun fac: Macaulay Culkin, was able to interview Candy’s daughter on his podcast here. And that’s how I know Candy was the best.

Where to watch? AmazonPrime.

Talk to you tomorrow,

Brian Krakow’s 1994 room

Nothing says 1994 better than Brian Krakow’s room in “My so-called life”. I enjoy playing attention to the -endless- elements and recognizing things from my teenage years.

So, I put together an image of Brian’s room using a few screen captures:

Brian Krakow’s room in “My so-called life” – 1994

My favorite element of this room has to be the curtains 😍!

Clearly, that wasn’t enough for me, so, I went through the episodes again and tried to draw the whole floor plan of the house…

Floor plans for the set of “My so-called life” – Chase’s House – 1994

I think I drew this nearly 4 years ago and I am still missing bits and pieces.

So, what happens is: The pilot was shot in an actual house but the rest of the show was shot in a set (please, correct me if I’m wrong), which is why I can’t get the second floor to actually match the first… but I love it and even Wilson Cruz (Ricky) commented on it on twitter! It made my day!

My so-called life is my favorite show -hands down- I am completely obsessed with it (to embarrassing levels) and I will be posting about it repeatedly! You know… just a heads up!

See you tomorrow,

Shel