Time for another discussion. This time it’s about connections between old and new.

Watching the first 3 seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation, there are many references to the good old original. Mr. Simpson talking about his band, the password “broomhead”, mentions of Tessa Campanelli, and so on.

However, after spending some time in the online Degrassi community, you will see many people asking – why didn’t the writers incorporate MORE, however subtle, references to the original? It wouldn’t have hurt anyone. It wouldn’t have messed up the story, or confused the young audience. Like, for example, somehow alluding to the fact that Mr. Perino was once Jeff on DJH!

And today, I thought of another. This morning, as I was watching TNG Season 2 episode “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, I realized something as Emma and Manny crashed the 80s dance.

WHY didn’t the DJ play one of the songs that DJH/DH used to have playing at all their dances?! Specifically Gowan! I mean come on! I became really angry. That would have been so simple! So here, have some Gowan.

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