I always had a special liking for sitcoms . I remember the first one -"Desperate Housewives" created such a spell on me that i screwed up my lab exams the next day because i was up all night watching this very exciting serial.Following that i watched a couple of my sitcoms like "The 70's show" and "How i met your mother".But in the last five days i saw a sitcom that will remain etched in my memory forever - "The Wonder Years..".
The very concept of this serial is that it will touch each and every viewer's heart and create a whirlpool of emotions inside him/her."The Wonder Years" is an Emmy-Award winning television drama that captures the life of the lead character "Kevin Arnold" - his childhood , his adolescence.But watching it,it feels like that its not just a story of "Kevin" , but in some way its the story of each and every one.Each and every event in the serial takes you down the memory lane and you just can't help but see yourself in the character of "Kevin"..It takes you to that sweet phase of your life called "Adolescence"..You are reminded of everything - be it the childhood friends,those carefree days,fun at school,hanging out with friends in the evening,running after girls,the "teacher" you had crush on,the fights with friends,the scoldings of your parents,how you felt that your parents were always harsh on you and never understood you,teen issues,secretive sex talks among friends and much more.. The serial was just showing the life of "Kevin" , but i felt that i re-lived my adolescence once again as i saw the lead protagonist of the serial living his teen years and how each experience then taught and shaped him into the person he is today.
The serial has some very interesting characters.Paul,Kevin's best friend,is the type of friend you would die to have .He was there with Paul through each and every phase ,be it good or bad.They fought with each other so many times ,but each time it made their bond stronger.Norma,Kevin's mom,is an ideal woman,wife and more importantly an ideal person.She cheers up the family during all the tough times they faced ,leaves no stone-unturned in the upbringing of her family.She is very understanding and understands each character in the family in-and-out.Jack,Kevin's father,is a person who is a bit embittered with his life because he ended up doing something which he never wanted to do.He is shown as a strict person , but deep down inside he is a wonderful person who loves his family more than his life and whenever any member of his family was in trouble,he was always there to bail them out.Wayne,Kevin's brother,is a kind of brother you would hate to have because of the way he torments him right through the serial.You would be forced to hate his character,but in the end it is shown that he is good at heart and how he acts beyond his years and takes control of the family when Jack dies.Winnie,Kevin's childhood sweetheart,is the perfect girl next door.She is beautiful,innocent and madly in love with Kevin , but for some reason their feelings for each other always remain dormant for the first couple of years, before they actually get together.She is also shown to be a bit "confused" as she keeps on dumping Kevin , even though for him she is the only girl in his life.
The most interesting character is ,of course,of Kevin.The best part of this entire serial is that unlike other serials they don't show the lead protagonist to be "ideal","perfect".Kevin is not perfect.He commits mistakes and that too lots of them.He is sometimes jealous of Paul ,for him making into Basketball team when he couldn't,he sometimes says mean things about Paul and Winnie,he fights with his dad and resents him,he is often disrespectful to teachers,he sometimes does crazy things that brings shame to the family . But unlike others ,he learns from his mistakes and grows and matures from each experience in life.He does lots of things he shouldn't have done , but then he does make amends at the right time.He is a man with no ego.He is not afraid of apologizing when he is wrong,he is not afraid to voice his opinion if he believes in what he says.
This sitcom has indeed brought back the sweet memories of the days gone by,"the wonder years" that will forever be in our hearts and the ones that will never come back!!Watch it out guys!!
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