As I sat in one of my Gerontology classes today, listening to how Medicare is going to go broke if we don't do anything about it, and how Social Security needs a major overhaul before the baby-boomers become eligible for S.S. in 2011, I began to think about the Golden Girls...What a classic! Ahhhhh...those were simpler times.... What has become of shows like Golden Girls and Designing Women. These were classics that I was forced to watch when I came home from elementary school, and were thus engraved into my mind as televised necessity. What will be the next Golden Girls?
With the baby boomers entering their "golden" years, the demand for gerontologically focused television is going to rise. First off, we are going to have to have some Golden Guys, not just Golden Girls. Yes, I know that women live longer than men, but shouldn't that be a reason why we should entertain men while they are alive. Secondly, we need more diversity. Along with the demand for elderly sit-coms, will be a demand for racial and ethinically diverse elderly sit-coms. And lastly, sit-coms are not the only medium. Dramas and action thrillers should also be considered. Here are some ideas for shows I thought of as I listened to different doomsday scenarios during my Health Care and Aging class.
1. Golden Guys
2. Golden Girls: The Boomer Years
3. LOST (with all the time travel crap, I am sure they could fit more elderly situations into the show)
4: House M.D.: Geriatric Unit
5: The (Social Security) Office
These are crappy ideas, but I am sure the networks could come up with some more quality shows for seniors. I may add more later.
