Let’s Discuss: Preoccupied with 2005
Once upon a time, in the year of our Chuck 2004, a band named “Bowling for Soup” released a song called “1985”*.
(If you can really identify with “1985” and thus can’t make out the words to a rock song anymore, I’ve posted the lyrics at the bottom of my story. They’re too good to miss even one shoutout reference!)
Today, in our year of Chuck 2024, we are now as far from 2005 as “1985” was from the year it’s title was referencing. So people have been releasing parody songs about this fact.
Of course, if you’re on this site, we’re also a little obsessed with 2005 as that was the year our favorite little show Supernatural was released.
I remember seeing the commercials for Supernatural on the TV and even making jokes with some friends that The WB was making their own X-Files with 2 pretty boy jean models. Now I was a casual X-Files enjoyer. Back in the day, the antenna at our house could only pick up ABC, CBS and NBC (on good days) – and, of course, PBS. Fox could only be seen when the stars aligned so I saw The X-Files more on reruns when I got to stay at my grandparents house and watch their cable. The WB may as well have been a cable channel since it couldn’t reach us. I would literally have friends tape Buffy and Angel for me to try to watch it.
However, by 2005 we had gotten a larger tower and a better antenna installed so we started picking up more channels – depending on which room of the house you were in (yes, really). I could finally watch Fox more regularly and get used to the heartbreak of beloved shows getting canceled, and The WB became less theoretical and more of a reality, so I got to watch Smallville more often. I’ll admit, I didn’t care much for Jensen Ackles on there.
So I want to make it clear that I went into Supernatural fully prepared to hate it and mock it. I also went into the hospital at the same time which gives you a lot of perspective on life, let me tell you. I can remember the floor and room I was sitting in when I realized Supernatural was supposed to be coming on and flipped the TV over to The WB to check it out.
Of course, being sick messes with your perception of time. I had missed the premiere and was actually watching the second episode, “Wendigo.” It is funny how long I was convinced that was the pilot episode until someone straightened me out and got me to watch the actual pilot. Anyway, there I was, watching Supernatural on a little CRT TV and… it was good! It was really good! I was entertained – I was enjoying myself. I had started it fully prepared to make fun of Sam and Dean, yet by the end of the episode I was ready to go down into the mine with them and was cheering them on when they saved the day.
In fact, I enjoyed it so much, I said to myself I was going to have to catch the next episode. And the one after that. And the one after that. So when I got out of the hospital, I kept my promise to never ever miss an episode – not even of the spin off.
So consider this article a kind of love letter to the show. Feel free to post your own reminisces of 2005 in the comments and tell us about when you fell in love with Supernatural.
“1985” Lyrics (Source: LyricFind)
by Bowling for Soup
Debbie just hit the wall, she never had it all One Prozac a day, husband's a CPA Her dreams went out the door when she turned twenty-four Only been with one man, what happened to her plan?
She was gonna be an actress, she was gonna be a star She was gonna shake her ass on the hood of Whitesnake's car Her yellow SUV is now the enemy Looks at her average life and nothin' has been alright
(refrain) Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna Way before Nirvana There was U2 and Blondie And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school They tell her that she's uncool 'Cause she's still preoccupied With 19, 19 1985
She's seen all the classics, she knows every line Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, even St. Elmo's Fire She rocked out to Wham, not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought she'd get a hand on a member of Duran Duran
Where's the mini-skirt made of snakeskin? And who's the other guy that's singin' in Van Halen? When did reality become TV? What ever happened to sitcoms, game shows? (On the radio was) (refrain)
She hates time, make it stop When did Motley Crue become classic rock? (Classic rock) And when did Ozzy become an actor? Please make this stop, stop, stop (refrain repeated twice)
Nate Winchester is an aspiring author, blogger, and strangely the only male writer for The Winchester Family Business.
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