In the midst of the dot-com craze. Everyone would have been emailing the latest gifs to their listserves, and video rental stores would have been declared an essential service.
In 2000 we would have had the internet, but a much more restricted version. There was no streaming of movies or TV. Netflix was around, but it was a video rental system, and by “video” I mean VHS cassettes.
We wouldn’t have Zoom meetings, Microsoft Teams or even Skype to do any video chats or group meetings. Cell phones were more restrictive back then and landlines still had more expensive long-distance charges than they typically do now. “Isolation” would have felt a lot more isolated.
Sounds like they need to expand their video horizons. I know with all the options I have I haven’t come close to watching everything. True I’m watching things I probably wouldn’t have before, but I’m discovering stuff that was better than I thought it was.
I’ve really not watched any more TV during this plague. I have played more video games, read more books, and drank more wine than I would have pre-plague.
The World is a carousel of Color 1961 Walt Disney’s Wonderful World Of Color. The NBC Peacock spreading its tail feathers .This Program is brought to you in Living Color by NBC.
The best of TV, as I know now 20 years ago was NO digital TV!!! I could actually look at the screen for more than a few seconds at a time! Cannot watch digital TV it hurts my eyes.
Tyge over 4 years ago
Yeah! Where would you be then??? 8^ )
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 4 years ago
No internet???
(huddled in corner, sucking thumb)
yoda1234 over 4 years ago
20 years ago, they’d have been watching al black and white shows!
Nachikethass over 4 years ago
They would have been 20 years younger – and TV would not have been a priority when cooped up, I wager!
A# 466 over 4 years ago
That much Tee Vee 20 years ago? Not much chance of that, I reckon.
walstib Premium Member over 4 years ago
Watching the same shows we’re watching now.
Michael G. over 4 years ago
If they were watching old TV shows in 2000, well, “The Munsters, Twilight Zone, Lawrence Welk”, and others were in B&W, no?
annqueue over 4 years ago
In the midst of the dot-com craze. Everyone would have been emailing the latest gifs to their listserves, and video rental stores would have been declared an essential service.
micromos over 4 years ago
Their 20 years ago I would still be sleeping at work oops I mean working at work.
The Pro from Dover over 4 years ago
We’d have used all of our internet hours up the first day. Look with AOL we get a hundred free hours with this new disk!
Grace Premium Member over 4 years ago
Gene might just have a sibling :)
Going Nuts over 4 years ago
We relate past intimate shindigging to before-kids and after-kids. Big difference. Wonder how old Gene was 20 years ago?
Russell Sketchley Premium Member over 4 years ago
In 2000 we would have had the internet, but a much more restricted version. There was no streaming of movies or TV. Netflix was around, but it was a video rental system, and by “video” I mean VHS cassettes.
We wouldn’t have Zoom meetings, Microsoft Teams or even Skype to do any video chats or group meetings. Cell phones were more restrictive back then and landlines still had more expensive long-distance charges than they typically do now. “Isolation” would have felt a lot more isolated.
joeatwork212 over 4 years ago
Late 60’s/ Hong Kong Flu… We didn’t run around like a bunch of paranoid fools.
becida over 4 years ago
Back in 1968 (the last pandemic) we were just starting to watch the war on the news while we ate dinner.
guy42 over 4 years ago
If it had been 20 years earlier there would have been one more Gene in the pool.
demnuts1 over 4 years ago
what most of you are missing is that twenty years ago netflix did not exist
assrdood over 4 years ago
Eerily similar to present times.
kunddog over 4 years ago
20 years ago they would be watching the murder of James Byrd Jr. some things never change
Colorado Expat over 4 years ago
Books – no electricity required!
flying spaghetti monster over 4 years ago
10 weeks ago I gave up tv, except for 30 minutes of news. there were a lot better things to occupy my time. in the end didn’t really miss it.
cuzinron47 over 4 years ago
Sounds like they need to expand their video horizons. I know with all the options I have I haven’t come close to watching everything. True I’m watching things I probably wouldn’t have before, but I’m discovering stuff that was better than I thought it was.
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
No Westworld except the weird original movie.
bryan42 over 4 years ago
I’ve really not watched any more TV during this plague. I have played more video games, read more books, and drank more wine than I would have pre-plague.
jamessveta over 4 years ago
Turn it off and read a book.
commerce1943 over 4 years ago
HBO was widely available in the late 1970’s.Good excuse to avoid all that personal stuff.
KennethPrice2 over 4 years ago
The World is a carousel of Color 1961 Walt Disney’s Wonderful World Of Color. The NBC Peacock spreading its tail feathers .This Program is brought to you in Living Color by NBC.
mafastore over 4 years ago
The best of TV, as I know now 20 years ago was NO digital TV!!! I could actually look at the screen for more than a few seconds at a time! Cannot watch digital TV it hurts my eyes.
bobw2012 about 4 years ago
H1N1, SARS, MERS, nothing new under the sun.
James Lindley Premium Member 8 months ago
No online meetings, broadband internet, streaming movies, video chat software. In spite of what we had to go through, we were still blessed.