| Many people
who visit Blast from the Past might ask why I
created it. Why would someone put so much time and
effort into archiving kid's TV shows from a past
generation? The answer is quite simple. I first
had the idea to put together such a website many months
ago when I was looking back at old videos of shows that
I had taped off of TV during the early 1990's. I
sat watching these tapes and instantly felt as if I had
gone back in time. I traveled back to a time where
I was only nine years old and playtime was the name of
the game. My life revolved around watching kid's
shows on TV and collecting action figures. The
only thing I had to worry about was when new episodes of
the shows I watched would be airing. Without the
widespread use of the internet, I did not have
instantaneous access to TV listings and would make sure
to be home and be in front of the TV in order to not
miss a new episode.
Everybody
experienced the same type of lifestyle during their childhood.
However as time passes, children grow into adults and
these lifestyles change. During this
metamorphosis, children abandon the characters from
their favorite TV series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles or the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and these
once real, superhuman figures become fictitious figments
of the past. They turn into nothing but memories
of a time once lived and are often forgotten
forever. But as adults get older and older, there
comes a time when they think back fondly at their life
in the past and the once forgotten characters from their
childhood rise from the ashes and breathe again once
more.
This is the reason why I have created Blast
from the Past. I had the power to remember my childhood with the videos that I
possessed. But unfortunately, not everyone has the
same ability that I do. For them, their childhood
is a series of jumbled memories that have no way of
being put back together. This website attempts to
fix that
problem by allowing for the children of the 90's to put
together the pieces of their past and reveal a
clearer picture of their childhood. I know
for me personally, when I think of my childhood, I
picture all the good times that I had playing Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers outside with my twin brother,
younger brother, and two cousins who lived down the
street. There is no possible way for me to
recreate the adventures that we shared because we've
aged but every time I
watch the theme song to Power Rangers, I can remember
them vividly.
Furthermore, I felt that
there wasn't any definitive source for 90's cartoons on
the internet. There are many resources for shows
from the 80's and for cartoons from today and these
websites have inspired me to step up to the plate and
try my best to create the ultimate website dedicated to
providing information on kid's TV shows from the
90's. There are many, many shows from the decade
of the 90's that have virtually been forgotten and there
isn't any information about them that can be found on
the internet. I hope to change this fact and make
them become well known once again.
The creation of this
website has been an interesting and exciting
journey. I have learned so much information about
past shows on TV and about my own past as well.
I've met many amazing people along the way who've helped
me accomplish things I couldn't have without them.
When I embarked on this daunting adventure, many people
considered me to be absolutely crazy...and I can see
why. The creation of such a website is definitely
not an easy task. Much of the information
contained here was covered by the sands of time and
needed to be unearthed. Tracking down new media
was and still is a task on its own. Tapes that I
am searching for would be between ten and fifteen years
old and many haven't withstood the test of time by
deteriorating after excessive playback or degrading by
the natural elements.
Nevertheless, finding all
of these components to remember the past may be
difficult, but the journey to reach the finished product
is well worth all the effort. Every time I talk to
someone about old shows, the person's eyes always light
up and they smile because he or she is reminded of their
own childhood. Therefore, it is my wish to help
anyone who grew up watching kid's TV during the 90's to
be able to remember those "good old days" through the
text, pictures, videos, interviews, and any other forms
of media present on this website. Remember, the
past will always be a part of everyone's life and it
should never be forgotten.
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