Looking For A Book, TV Show, Or Movie Lost From Your Memory?–Try Blogging!
By Art Gib
Have you ever found yourself in the predicament where you have vague memories of a book, television show, song, or movie from your childhood, but you just can”t pinpoint what it was, exactly? Or perhaps you have located the title, but now you don”t know how to get your hands on a copy of it?
Trust me, if anyone knows how frustrating this can be, it’’s me. I was a real bookworm as a kid, so I gobbled up virtually anything I could get from the shelves of my school’’s library. I read so much that it was difficult to keep track of titles and authors.
But fortunately, I discovered that many blogging sites feature communities devoted to the purpose of helping people like me remember movies, TV programs, books, and much more from their past.
You will need to offer at least a few details in order to help bloggers help you, but you might be surprised by just how easily a whole community can spot a familiar book (or movie, or what have you). So, just say whatever you can remember, even if it is as simple as, “It was a fantasy novel about owls with a red cover.”
What is nice is that you can then use a search engine or your favorite auction site to check fellow bloggers” suggested possibilities. From there, you can gain access to pictures, synopses, the author’’s name, and more, which will certainly jog your memory.
Using the internet also has its advantages because even if the item is out of print or is no longer circulating in the mainstream market, you will be able to find what you are looking for through online auctions and specialty sites, plus you can find tons of links to related items.
However, you should always remember good common sense. Don”t get so excited over finding a long-lost item that you go through a site that seems unreliable.
For instance, I found a site that claimed to be selling all seven seasons of one of my favorite television shows. I knew for a fact that the company that held the rights to the show had only release four of the seasons.
As I continued to explore this particular site, I found out they were illegally burning DVDs of poor-quality content. To be honest, I was still tempted, but in the long run, I have been very satisfied that I didn”t fall for it; it would have probably led to a big mess of regrets. So be careful!
About The Author
DVDhunters.com (http://www.dvdhunters.com/deanvariety.htm) is your source for all the greatest TV shows on DVD, including the
Dean Martin Show . Art Gib is a freelance writer.
