How Small is John Adams High on Boy Meets World?

It's March. Nearly every TV show's airing reruns until April. While I could watch an old episode of television and write about it under the Classic TV Show feature, I'd rather write Random Thoughts though. Of course, no one reads Random Thoughts so this preamble's rather unnecessary.

-I'm currently watching Boy Meets World for the fourth time in less than a year. Right now, it's the second season. The second season is the best year of the show. The Topanga nonsense doesn't begin for another season. Shawn's life isn't complete shit. Eric's a serious character. Amy's a sane woman. Feeney actually has a role in the show that makes sense. As I rode the 21 bus on my way home, I naturally began thinking about Chubby's and John Adams High School. Both are signature sets during seasons two through five. Chubby's is the hip place to eat where only students of John Adams High hang out. No matter how young they are, they will always be in Chubby's after hours. What's interesting is who hangs out at Chubby's. The age group changes each season as the core characters grow. How small is John Adams High? Ignore the fact that it appears the school has one hallway, two classrooms and only a men's room. The seventh grade class seemingly consists of only 12-15 boys and girls. How localized is the student body? I went to a high school in the suburbs with other people who came from different suburbs. Considering BMW takes place in Philly, the class size should be similar in size to the other high schools; however, the 7th grade strike consists of only 15-20 students. The school election shares those numbers. Cory frets about getting invited to a popular party; however, only dorks are invited. The actual party happens at Chubby's with Shawn. Between the two parties, there are only 15-20 students. With those numbers, the school can easily get away with just two faculty members and two classes. The show suggests that every student lives within a 2 mile radius of Chubby's because every one from class hangs out at the place whenever Cory and Shawn go there. Topanga's merely the best student out of a mere 19 other students. Any teacher can mentor the gang without ignoring other students because of the size of the class is so small. Well, I have nothing left to write about Boy Meets World for now.

-Michael Chiklis will star on a CBS comedy in the fall if the show's picked up. That news makes the cancellation of No Ordinary Family a lock. Interestingly, other folks who write about NOF have somehow talked themselves into wanting a second season of the show. In fact, it seems every AV Club writers wants whatever show they're writing about to continue. They somehow talk themselves into the show like the Pittsburgh Pirates talk themselves into 162 game seasons every year. Think long and hard before declaring that you want a second season of No Ordinary Family. Sure, the occasional average episode pops up but the show is awful. I have zero interest in spending another 13 episodes or 20-22 episodes with the Powell family and the terrible villains.

-Real World: Las Vegas began on Wednesday. I'm not sure I'll watch the entire season. The first episode was really uninteresting. The show established a will-they-or-won't-they with the two most unlikable people in the house. I don't care whether or not Adam and Nany hook up. I don't know why anyone else would. The only person I'd watch the show for is Heather. She's adorably cute. But the season's poised for irritating drama

-I thought about writing something about a great screenwriter tonight--sort of continuing my Great Screenwriter series I began and abandoned during the summer. I can simply write about screenwriting in the random thoughts post. I think everyone who loved Toy Story 3 should download Creative Screenwriting's Oscar Panel podcast with the nominated screenwriters. Michael Arndt somehow added more meaning to the story after he talked about the end of the story. He's one of those screenwriters that will teach one something new about screenwriting anytime he discusses his movies.

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