not yet a classic

As a quick note before jumping into my topic, the reason I haven't updated like I usually do this week is that I am still working through my laptop issue. When I get that straightened out I'll go back to the old schedule. Trust me, I am highly motivated to get that stupid thing working.

When I was growing up our family watched a lot of classic television. We spent quite a bit of time watching Nick at Nite, as well as what was offered on other channels. As I grew a bit older, what qualified as classic television changed. At first, I Love Lucy and Get Smart were the general range of what was considered classic. Slowly, more and more recent shows were added to the schedule until Newhart was inserted into the lineup when I was in high school. I questioned at that time how such a recent show could be in a lineup of classic shows. I didn't really complain because I liked the show, but it did not make sense.

A few days ago I found out about a couple of shows on TV Land, which is a rough equivalent of Nick at Nite. These shows take the cake, in my opinion, as far as calling a show that is not old enough a classic. Third Rock from the Sun and Scrubs are now on TV Land. Third Rock first came out when I was a freshman in high school, and Scrubs first came out after Golden and I were married. It has not even been officially retired. How can either of these shows be considered classic television yet? They have both aired in this decade.

Classic television should either be stuff I that came out before I was born or stuff that I only vaguely remember because I was too young. It shouldn't be something that I could have watched when it originally aired after I graduated from college. I shouldn't be able to clearly remember when classic television first aired. That would make me old.