Like a lot of ’90s kids, I had strict rules growing up about what I was allowed to watch on TV—but with a twist. Unlike my friends, whose viewing restrictions were based on things like sex or violence, my mom had a single, esoteric standard: I was not allowed to watch anything “stupid.”
At first I found this bewildering, mostly because the definition of “stupid” seemed impossible to pin down. The thrills, chills, and winking conspiracy theories of The X-Files were totally acceptable; the soapy teen drama of shows like Beverly Hills, 90210, a hard no.
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