Television Was Better When I Was a Kid
There is no doubt that the quality of individual programmess on TV is better now than ever before. We have loved watching series like True Detective, The Wire, The Crown, Stranger Things and some of Brooklyn 99 (Although we’re not sure about the one that takes it to Florida). We still enjoy watching movies and documentaries. But there isn't the same shared experience of the television in my childhood.
I grew up in the 70s when there were only three channels in England and it was a big deal when Channel 4 opened in the 1980s. But anything that was any good became a topic of discussion the next day. And I was lucky enough to be living in the USA in 1990/91 when Seinfeld was just getting going. That was a fantastic program to talk about at the lunch table.
Now that we are spoiled for choice it seems that watching TV isn't as fun as it used to be.
Arctic Circle Cartoons - Electric Cars
I've drawn a lot of comics about electric cars over the years. When they first started to appear in Arctic Circle, I thought the technology was in its infancy. I didn't think that I would be driving one in the near future. But electric cars have come a long way in a short time. There is an electric car share scheme (yoogo) in the little town where I live and I’ll be taking an electric car to go and pick up something I bought on the Internet on Friday.
It seems the future is here already.
Arctic Circle Comic Strip: Can Plastic in the Ocean Ever be a Good Thing?
I drew this cartoon after reading how plastics have been found throughout the ocean, even in the depths of the Mariana Trench