Presence

My chavrusah and I got a little side tracked (it began with a discussion of time travel) and were reminiscing some of the cooler movies/tv shows from the 80's, particularly ones we'd like to share with our kids.

The short list:

• Explorers - I can't tell you how many times I watched this on TV. Until they get to the alien spaceship, this movie is perfect; from then on, it's just good.


• The Last Starfighter - seriously, who doesn't, at some point in their childhood, think, "Maybe the video game I'm playing is actually a recruiting tool for an oppressed alien race's fighter pilot squadron?"


• War Games - Shall we play a game?


• Flight of the Navigator - I don't remember much of what happened in this flick, but I remember the ship was very, very cool.


• Land of the Lost - nothing beats a 70's show making a comeback in the 80's. When I was six, I was obsessed with two things: dinosaurs and Star Wars. Land of the Lost had elements of both. Plus killer special effects.


• Voyagers! - Han Solo clone travels through time with overly educated whizkid (who we all wanted to be). I was totally in love with this show, as it was both educational and fun. If I could find a DVD of this series, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I think I'm going to buy some of these on DVD (thank you, Amazon Credit Card) and watch them with my son. I hope the CGI hasn't made it impossible for him to enjoy the stories that stimulated my imagination as a young lad.

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