1. The pilot episode remains deeply charming. Also, it was a pilot about pilots. That is a tiny nugget of joy that was given to you by the universe for free. Swaddle it gently in your arms. Treasure it. The entire series run is available both on Netflix streaming and on YouTube, a second gift. What will you do with your one wild and precious life? 2. Season 1 ran only 6 episodes, one of…

In 1990, I was 6 years old and about to meet my new love. It wasn’t Andy Belden, the boy with the golden blonde hair of an East Coast-Zach Morris, who I had a crush on from 1st to 3rd grade. It was Brian Hackett, the character played by born-in-1961 actor, Steven Weber.

Throughout my childhood I became obsessed with TV. Lots of TV, to be exact. One of the shows that I focused…