kclynne18

Back in the late 30's (early 40's) when this movie first came out, the message ("Don't look further than your own back yard") seemed to fit in with what was going on in the world at the time (The Great Depression, World War II, etc.)

But in today's world and society, is the message still useful? Is it just me or does it seem to not fit in anymore with all the possibilities that young adults have today? We live in a society where dreams aren't impossible, so, is it a bit condescending if someone (like me who is only 18) watched this movie and heard the message to not reach for their goals and to not try and do something great with their life?

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE The Wizard of Oz, and I think it has great characters and let's kids run wild with their imaginations, I just don't think that I agree with the message at the end of the story anymore.

Agree or disagree, it's just how I feel.

Well, growing up during 90210's run, I missed out on all the hype that this show received. Now, thanks to SoapNet, I can watch shows that were on while I was busy playing dress-up.

Let me be the first to say, that I never ever thought that I would EVER watch 90210, or get hooked on it. During a few weeks that I was grounded from my computer, I didn't have anything to do after I did my homework at 5 o'clock, so I turned on the TV. I normally would have put on Angel, but it was an episode I didn't care to watch, so I stopped on SoapNet and low and behold, 90210 was on. Immediately I went for the remote to change the channel but then I stopped and actually watched it. I was HOOKED. Mostly what hooked me was the romance between Dylan and Brenda.

Anyway, mostly what I remembered or heard people talk about 90210, was that it was all about drugs and sex and who was sleeping with who what week. (I don't know if that's true yet, but I have a feeling that it's getting to that point. I'm still in the "high school years".) As I watched more of the plot lines going on in the first, second and third seasons, things seemed really familiar. As I looked more at them, I really began to realized that 90210 curved the pathway for today's teen dramas like "Dawson's Creek", "One Tree Hill", "The O.C.", etc. Without 90210, these show's most likely wouldn't have been created.

So, the question becomes, do I think 90210 is a good show? So far, yes. But I think it was essential to have something like this (at least in the first few years) on the air for teenagers to watch so that it could make a pathway for other shows of this kind.