Everybody loves a classic.
From "The Cosby Show," to "I Love Lucy," Television has bought generations of America together.
Whether it's been during the civil rights movement, 9/11, or the economic collapse of the past few years, television will always be remembered as the horse's mouth.
Even though the web is giving it a strong run for it's money, my generation will never forget the power of the T.
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As a kid, growing up the television made the newspaper come to life.
It was like every story I read, in the front room, while my grandfather and I traded sections finally put names with the faces.
It was one thing to read about the Royal Weddding, but to see it was a beautiful thing.
I had never seen anything like it before in my life, my mother made me watch it and I'm glad she did.
For the first time in my life, I finally understood why the child writer's I loved so dear, used the analogy of a "royal wedding.
" It was one thing to read about slavery and celebrate Black History Month, but to watch the movie "Roots," helped me to put it all in perspective.
It was a requirement in my home, if you didn't want to watch it you could go find something else to do.
I loved it, because I had spent many hours scanning through my Grandfather's copy of Roots that was in our library.
After I saw the movie, I got a visual and the mesage was clear that Roots was a story that explained the history of Slavery.
The television helped to give me an image for not only people or history, but places as well.
Watching this new generation brings a smile to my face.
They not only have a access to unlimited information resources but to visuals as well.
I'm glad that my generation was around to see it, and I can't wait to see what the new kids do.