If you have never seen House of Cards, it's a show that involves Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey. He is a wheeling, dirty-dealing, get-what-he-wants, Washington DC insider. He is even willing to kill to become the President. Literally. (The 3rd season is being released of Friday.) (I CAN NOT WAIT!!!) UPDATE: THE THIRD SEASON IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
I've noticed that the kid's shows from Sesame Street to Star Wars: The Clone Wars and countless others have taken to parodying different classic movies and tv shows. In fact, the show 'Codename: Kids Next Door' does a parody almost every episode.
I really enjoy these shows because it does something my childhood never was able to do. It bridges the gap between me and my daughter. I LOVE watching these shows. I get to relive moments in time where I first watched something. Example, Star Wars. It is my sacred text. I have memorized every moment, even the crappy re-re-re releases. (B.T.Dubs, George Lucas does write back to you. Or rather his sarcastic and mean-spirited secretary telling you "Mr. Lucas does not have time for you." That was more of a paraphrase than a quote, but you get the picture.) (Jar-Jar Binks? REALLY?)... My daughter loves Sesame street. I love it because she learns from it. But, Bridge the two together and BAM!:
My father and I had baseball. That was about it. All the shows out in the 80's and early 90's really were just about themselves. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for example, did an episode where Mikey, (Yeah, I'm on that close of a relationship with him I call him Mikey, not Michelangelo) does a James Cagney impersonation. That's about the extent of parody back then. Now-a-days, shows like TMNT parodies are rampant on youtube and kid's shows. (The Best is the Epic Rap Battle: CAUTION: NAUGHTY WORDS AND SIMULATED VIOLENCE)
Remember, the 4 will be with you... always.
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