It might have been the first sci-fi/futuristic book I ever read. I still remember the glossary that was at the end of each book to explain all the technology and lingo from the year 2049. The series, written by Marilyn Sadler, was surprisingly engaging and complex for elementary-level reading. I remember bits and pieces of each, though I’m not sure if I ever actually read the first book. I don’t know anyone who read the books, though they seemed to sell well enough.
Few people are aware that Zenon is a film adaptation of the book of the same name. I didn’t care too much when I had heard of it, and it didn’t look like my cup of tea. Dad can’t stand possessive Pat so Sarah comes over to shut the system down and stays to make dinner and flirt up a storm on dad.Growing up without cable, I missed almost every opportunity to watch Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999). She also blocks the dad’s phone calls to Sarah because he hasn’t gotten enough work done that day. Pat sure does knuckle down and electrocutes Ben for wearing his pants too low. He is not wrong.īen and little sister make it onto the couch before dad walks in but they aren’t safe yet because dad spots the cardigan on the house plant! Nothing more salacious than a cardigan on the loose! This prompts dad to scold Pat, yelling, “I need you to knuckle down and get back to business!” Mike thinks the floor will absorb your cold dead body and serve your sister your meat in a serving of Hamburger Helper. Luckily Pat is a magician and as long as the kids get all the trash on the floor, she can dissolve it into the ground never to be seen again, causing a weird shift in space and time? I vote yes. But uh-oh! Dad is on his way home and all the guests MUST LEAVE NOW! The pre-teens may be gone, but their mess is not. Ever think about how unsettling it is to put out a casting call for "hot pre-teen with sultry eyes?" Horrible. None of them were right.Īnyway, while watching Smart House we had another Thomas O'Malley Meltown™ because Hannah suggested the protagonist Ben could be Thomas O'Malley the Alley Cat.ĭespite aggressive Pat, the party is a hit with many pre-teen dance moves and and a young Megan Fox lookalike taking off her cardigan and throwing it onto a house plant. Eventually we just started naming literally any man that popped into our minds. Possibilities we threw out include: John Goodman, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Anthony Bourdain, Jeff Bridges, Idris Elba, Barack Obama, John Stamos, Bill Murray, Heath Ledger, and so so many more. We couldn't pin it down exactly and it began to drive us literally insane. 12 hours prior to Smart House, we had watched Aristocats and spent all night trying to figure out which human celebrity would play Thomas O'Malley (the alley cat). (side note: can you guess what kind of dog this suburban Disney family owns? You’re right! A Golden Retriever!) Or Good Charlotte.īen is ecstatic because he can now try out for the basketball team since he no longer has to do mom tasks! He can accomplish anything because he doesn’t have to feed the dog or feed his sister crappy pasta for dinner. Lindsay: They look like they could've been in Smashmouth. But he also doesn't want a new mom or for his dad to find a girlfriend and fights against his family expanding in any way. Young Ben is doing double duty as a middle schooler and a parent, since is actual mom is dead and his dad needs help caring for him and his sister. The first time we see the smart house, it's scolding a paper boy for delivering the paper incorrectly, so right off the bat this thing's got an evil spirit. Unlike the Bradbury story, the family in Smart House learns to control their technology and don't die because it's Disney.īut let's start at the beginning. Then it turns out there's actually no one living in a house, just the shadows of a family after a nuclear explosion! Sorry to spoil the ending but that story's been out for a while. ("There Will Come Soft Rains") In the story, there's a house that does daily chores, turns on lights, checks the weather, etc. Mike is convinced Smart House is based on a Ray Bradbury story.
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