At number 6 on my count down of the top 10 things I love about Fame is the Stories:
Although I never personally wanted to be a performer and didn’t identify with that aspect, I realise that for a lot of people this is what hooked them into the show. In the hope that one day they too may become a singer, dancer, actor, musician, etc.. or simply just be famous.
However ,I loved watching the stories of the Kids trying to succeed in the chosen careers. Enjoying the highs and lows and sometimes just the sheer fun of watching them put on a show.
Many of the stories I think still hold up today. I was never too keen on watching the stories about their failed love lives but the stories about show business were great and hold up so well to repeat viewing.
There are many programmes that I enjoyed as a kid and the advent of DVD has meant I could relive many of these programmes but very few of them live up to the memories I have of them as a child but “Fame” always has managed to keep me interested.
Maybe it’s because for the most part “Fame” has always been there as part of my life. Even more so today than in the past as I now finally have every episode and working on this site means Fame is very rarely away from my thoughts!
Also the stories about the kids striving for Fame were unique in that no other show was doing them.
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Interesting video where various celebrities including Lee Curreri and Irene Cara are miming to the original "We Are The World"! Not sure why they are all doing it but it's fun spotting the stars, especially our Fame cast. You have to wait for Lee as he's near the end!
