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My life changed forever on October 4, 1990. Humor me for a moment while I set the stage.

Early in my freshman year of high school I got in trouble when I told my parents my friends and I had gone to see Goodfellas (rated R! the horror!) instead of The Gods Must Be Crazy 17. I got in even more trouble when I succumbed to my guilt and admitted I hadn’t gone to a movie at all, but had been aimlessly wandering the dangerous streets of downtown Westport, Connecticut (home of Martha Stewart , Paul Newman, and yes, at that time, Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers – remember that marriage?).

Anyway, that Wednesday night, my life changed forever when Beverly Hills 90210 premiered on TV. Their Beverly Hills High lives were so glamorous – if my family had only moved to Beverly Hills, I was convinced I would find myself in a hallway of Dylans, Brendans , Kellys and Donnas. The thought petrified me.

Two years later, Wednesday nights got even better when Melrose Place premiered. Now we could see what our lives would be like if we had grown up in Beverly Hills and gone on to become successful – I don’t know, TV stars? Okay, so the story line did get way convoluted as the years went on – I think that every TV soap star of the ‘80s engaged in at least one tryst on the show – but Wednesday nights remained the cornerstone of my guilty pleasure viewing.

This is to say that I think these were exactly the type of shows my parents (read: mother) didn’t want me to watch, but I found my way to them nonetheless.

In a “my life has come full circle” kind of moment, we now have Melrose Place on Joost. Just listening to the theme song sends me back.