The hits just keep on coming as VH1 produces yet another series that celebrates our love for analyzing life ten years at a time. Our favorite talking heads revist the most recent decade with I Love the 90s: Part Deux. Continuing VH1's trend of celebrating pop culture as if it were actually meaningful, this show tackles the tough issues like questioning the androgenous nature of troll dolls and wondering how anyone could think OJ was innocent.
I am also excited by the fact that I can finally watch all 10 episodes knowing that I was alive during every year they explore. As much as we all loved the '80s -- both the show and the decade -- most of us can't really claim to have vivid toddler memories of rocking out to Prince or Eddie Money while wearing our shell-toe Adidas and Kangol jumpsuit. Now, while watching I Love the 90s you can honestly chuckle and say "I totally did that," or "I definitely wore that once" without having your roommate proclaim, "Dude, you were only two when that came out."
But I Love the 90s is more than just an outlet for you to explore what was so recently hip and now suddenly not (see flannel, oversized t-shirts and ripped jeans). It is a wake up call for everyone who is still stuck loving the '80s. It is a call to arms for '90s lovers everywhere who would rather blast Third Eye Blind at a frat party than Bon Jovi. Why must people throw '80s themed parties in the year 2005? Why are the cultural contributions of the '90s so underappreciated today? Just imagine living in a world where love for the '90s is as common as herpes...um, I mean cold sores.
Imagine Pottruck filled to capacity with men and women wearing brightly colored checkered Umbros. Imagine a pickup basketball game at Hutch pause as everyone bends down to reflate their Reebok Pumps. Envision whispers echoing between the stacks of Van Pelt about a '90s cover band that plays nothing but Hootie and the Blowfish.
This beautiful possibility could easily become a reality, so let's all do our best to make it work and try to celebrate the decade we actually grew up in. Let's try to really love the '90s.
And each other.
