Over the Fourth of July holiday, my family gathered to share a traditional summer food fest and to compete in our version of "Patriot Games". We pitted the men against the women in four rounds of heated competition which focused on television and movie trivia like "Who shot J. R.?". The answers were on the tip of our tongues and sometimes stayed there, allowing the men to best the women in a hard fought, down to the wire contest. Unbelievably, the men won and the women hung their heads in shame, but laughing all the way to the picnic table.
One of the positive by products of the grueling games were blasts from the past revisiting often forgotten old favorites television series and movies. Travel with me to "those thrilling days of yesteryear" and recall a number of my personal favorites.
