We were discussing our Twitter feeds – oh, our family lives in 2013, all right – and hubby mentioned that he had been following Levar Burton. And then this happened.
Me: I didn’t know you followed Levar Burton. Why’d you follow him?
Hubby: Because he was on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
Me: He was?
Hubby: How can you follow Levar Burton and not know that?
Me: I’ve never seen “Star Trek.”
Hubby: No, not “Star Trek” – “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
Me: That one either.
Hubby: Well, then, why do you follow Levar Burton?
Me: “Reading Rainbow.”
Hubby: Of course.
Me: But don’t take my word for it.
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I love this. But HOW did you not know that LeVar Burton was Geordi LaForge on NextGen??
I’ve honestly never seen it! It’s just not my poison, although Steve and my inlaws all enjoyed it. But to me, Levar Burton will always be “the Reading Rainbow guy.” 🙂
I only know him from Reading Rainbow, too. Obviously I was born without the proper geek gene.
There are many variations on the geek gene! That’s the underlying message of my post. We might be different kinds, but we’re all geeks at heart about something. 😀
That’s so funny! I’m a fan of both Reading Rainbow and The Next Generation. Levar Burton was a big part of my childhood.
I used to go to the library and check out the books that were featured on “Reading Rainbow” – the memories! I wonder if they make DVDs. Peanut will need some Levar Burton in her childhood too!
On a separate but related note: did you ever watch the show “Wishbone”? It was a little bit after our time, but my little brother loved it and so I watched it all the time with him. A Jack Russell terrier reads classic literature and imagines himself into all the stories. Hilarious! I have two “Wishbone” DVDs and they are an absolute riot.
I loved the Wishbone episode on the Odyssey! We were a little old for it, but my sister was a huge fan (she’s four years younger). She was in the Wishbone club at school!
A Wishbone club?!? Man, I wish we’d had that at my school. I had to settle for Model Congress.
Ha! I love Next Generation, but haven’t heard of Reading Rainbow until now. But, of course, it wasn’t aired internationally ;-).
“Reading Rainbow” was my favorite show as a kid. There are whole episodes for free on YouTube – check it out when you have a minute (or 27 of them). It’s classic 1980s educational TV, and I love it.