The Almanac ([info]pseudohistorian) wrote,
@ 2009-06-11 14:02:00
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I Grab My Books and I Give Myself a Look
Before I completely neglect to mention it, Zack Morris made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week to update us all on what he's been up to since his days at Bayside:


I was surprised at the attention to continuity in his interview, referencing everything from Zack's (impossible) SAT score to his Wedding in Las Vegas--even addressing the retcon of Good Morning, Miss Bliss (the precursor to Saved by the Bell where some of its characters debuted), which was set in Indiana--and I have to say that The Roots can rock out that theme music rather well. :) It's also a little disturbing how easy it is to make Mark-Paul Gosselaar look the part again...

I'm glad to see Zack's kept his brick of a mobile phone (no text messaging, alas), but sad to learn of his divorce from Kelly Kapowski...although of course, that all depends on whether this appearance could be considered canon. ;)




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[info]lampbane
2009-06-11 07:40 pm UTC (link)
Oh duh, I completely didn't think of that. Probably because I'm used to shows getting stuff like standardized testing wrong all the time. It's depressing, if only because unlike medical or law school, high school is something that almost everyone has done, and yet they don't strive for accuracy.

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[info]pseudohistorian
2009-06-12 08:16 am UTC (link)
After seeing many examples of what you're talking about on The West Wing, I've taken to calling this Sorkin Syndrome, where a series can be completely accurate about obscure things (Bartlet's tirade against God in unsubtitled Latin), yet completely wrong about other basic, easily verifiable facts (Ontario and Vermont do not share a border).

I'm not sure why Sorkin Syndrome exists, but it is indeed depressing...

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