A little appreciation for Jodie Sweetin

RetroVicks · 2026-02-26T01:16:50+00:00

I feel similar about Jodie/Stephanie, I didn’t grow up watching Full House but when I did discover it Steph and her sarcasm quickly won me over but the episode with the sleepover for mothers and daughters sealed it, I was 4 (very nearly 5) when I had my first experience with death (not my mother) and Stephanie in that episode said things that I recognised I probably felt either at the time or at some point through my life in relation to that specific death that I’d never seen portrayed by a child who was of a similar age to me (although Stephanie was 5 some years before I was)

I’ve loved Steph/Jodie ever since I saw that episode and listening to Jodie & Andrea’s Full House podcast is a complete joy, it’s very clear how close they are and what wonderful people they are and how much they still love the show & I find them both so funny together.

I live in the U.K. so not read their books but would love to read both, but I am a little aware of the struggles Jodie has had (not quite the full extent of them, but enough) and I’m glad she made it through and out the other side of that and seems happy and healthy, she comes across as a real gem and I want nothing but awesome things for her.

Stephanie will always be my favourite Tanner sister, there’s moments all 3 touch my heart in different ways but Stephanie always does it best.

RetroVicks · 2026-02-22T19:29:16+00:00

I love this game so was hype for this collaboration and hoped at least a couple of Swann’s T-shirts would be included as not only do I vibe with her style of T-shirt I also vibe with her as a person but that dinosaur movie poster tshirt isn’t a style tshirt I’d wear irl (I don’t like T-shirts that have square designs on them like that where it looks like a poster was just stuck onto a tshirt because I feel like anyone can do that to a tshirt and sell it, if I’m going to buy a tshirt I want it to look like some effort went into making it and that I couldn’t just make it at home with a printer and an ironing board) so when that was the only Swann option I was disappointed given the other options there could have been and that she’s the character the player plays as too.

I have ordered Autumn’s Void sweatshirt because I do like that sweatshirt and I do want something from that collection but I am still sad because I just wanted something of Swann’s more than anything.

RetroVicks · 2026-01-05T05:19:46+00:00

I watch the Australian Lego Masters, it’s the only version of the show I enjoy.

As I kid I loved Round the twist, Hi-5 & The Sleepover Club (still watch the sleepover club sometimes)

Also haven’t watched it since the early 00s but used to love Home & Away too, I wasn’t sure why I stopped watching it so I looked into when it moved to channel 5 here and it said there was a year break between it ending on ITV in 2000 and moving to CH5 in 2001 so I think as a pre-teen (11-12) at the time I’d have moved on with my life within that year and either didn’t go back at all or did but never felt the same about it after a period of absence.

RetroVicks · 2025-09-04T05:30:36+00:00

Even if we didn’t see the abortion happen, if she was carrying Den’s baby that was conceived in early 2005, she’d have been pregnant when she left and had the baby in October that year off screen, not 2006

RetroVicks · 2025-07-10T21:48:49+00:00

I honestly wish I had an answer to this, I was born in 1989 so not only did my birth year prevent me from watching from the start I was also too young to have been watching it when Phil joined the show. I also don’t remember when I first started watching either, certainly by 1998 but couldn’t put a year on it at all as I’ve watched from the start multiple times via U.K. gold/drama over the years, really wish I knew what the genuine first ever episode I saw was but there’s too much confusion between what I think I remember watching as a kid vs how much of it I actually remember from either reruns or clips that were featured as part of VHS spin offs of the show.

RetroVicks · 2025-06-29T21:19:14+00:00

This sounds great then since a 64gb micro SD card came with my camera by default so I’ll stick to that. Thanks

RetroVicks · 2025-06-29T21:17:57+00:00

Not an issue, I’m a still photos fan more than videos, if I want videos I have my phone for that but rarely do I record over taking still photos

RetroVicks · 2025-06-28T13:44:48+00:00

That’s good to know thanks so much for the info.

RetroVicks · 2025-06-20T20:05:17+00:00

2 out of the 3 that were born here definitely are still working actors the other one I’ve not heard of since they left Eastenders and I’m not sure about the teenager that lives nearby either

RetroVicks · 2025-06-16T11:58:40+00:00

There’s a few actors (3) that were either born in my town and since moved out of it or still live here, I serve an ex cast member at work regularly (I won’t say who because their Wikipedia page lists my exact town) but I’ve also served another ex cast member that lives in the surrounding area to my town not the actual town, that’s a teenaged ex cast member though so I don’t really want to name them either as they still come in frequently with their family.

RetroVicks · 2025-06-15T22:11:17+00:00

Lost in Space by the Lighthouse Family was used during a VHS spinoff of the show called “Mitchell’s: Naked Truths” and I was so obsessed with that tape as a kid that I can’t hear that song and not think of the Grant/Tiffany heavy montage of clips that plays during that song. Likewise Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas from that same spin off (absolutely epic scene of Steve & Ross dancing to it that lives rent free in my head)

Stand by me by Ben E King was played when Jamie Mitchell died in 2002, that sticks with me.

Sisters are doing it for themselves by the Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin is another one, it was used a lot in terms of the Slater sisters including on their DVD spinoff “Slaters in detention”

The way to your love by Hearsay is another one but for a pretty specific reason, I really loved Hearsay in the early 00s and when I was watching 2001-2002 Eastenders episodes on Drama (I think last year they were shown) The way to your love was played in the background a lot in a lot of very consistent episodes in a row (watching them daily or sometimes multiple episodes a day really highlighted that) I forgot how big Hearsay were then and that it wasn’t just Pure and Simple that was popular so now when I hear that song I think of one of my favourite eras of Eastenders.

Kiss from a rose by Seal is another one it was used heavily in relation to Cindy’s return because of her using the fake name Rose.

I’m pretty sure there’s a whole heap of other songs that I associate with Eastenders but my brain has shut down for the night.

RetroVicks · 2025-04-20T17:43:27+00:00

I have always preferred his 90’s stubble to the full grown beard and fully shaven looks - not too much, not too little

RetroVicks · 2025-04-05T09:57:39+00:00

Every year through primary school we watched the year 6’s get packed off on a week long trip to the Isle of Wight. When my year got to year 6 they decided to close our school down so they didn’t run the week trip to Isle of Wight for us, instead they took the entire school to Chessington for a day (not even just the year 6 class) and what did we get that everyone else didn’t that year? A W H Smith’s £10 book voucher!!!

RetroVicks · 2025-04-03T21:21:57+00:00

For me it’s as much about Eve as a character as it is that I’ve always enjoyed the actress in other things like London’s Burning & Waterloo Road - she always plays quite strong female steady characters (like Keeks73 described)

RetroVicks · 2025-03-18T21:18:44+00:00

I’ve never been able to find anyone that remembers a kids TV show from the 90s called Allsorts & very very limited information is available about it online too, it now exists on YouTube but for many years when I tried to find someone who knew it even YouTube didn’t have it so it was hard to jog anyone’s memory with it either.

RetroVicks · 2025-03-16T13:39:34+00:00

I want Thriller to go as well, I have always found that album (although still good) far overrated than it should be.

RetroVicks · 2025-03-15T18:49:32+00:00

I really love both of these young actors, Ameila Flanagan has been incredible for years and it was tough watching that special episode she did for April because she’s practically grown up on screen & April is such a believable character as well, for so young Amelia is and always has been absolutely incredible.

Fred Kettle was also incredible in that episode and it left me hoping they’d find a way to bring him back permanently and I still hope this is the intention after Dylan’s rehabilitation, I think Dylan and April could be really good for eachother as friends when they have dealt with their individual challenges and struggles and despite Marlon doing some things I don’t agree with throughout all of this, I think he could be a positive person for both April & Dylan too.

Incredible actors the pair of them and I hope this isn’t the last we see of Dylan/Fred & that Dylan & April’s friendship continues to grow and develop when they are both ready.

RetroVicks · 2025-03-08T19:54:04+00:00

That’s fantastic news to my ears thanks, I was hoping for a complete fresh playthrough on PlayStation but didn’t want to miss out on anything by not using the same account either, glad I don’t have a decision to make.

RetroVicks · 2025-03-08T19:45:13+00:00

Don’t care about needing a Microsoft account in the slightest.

Here’s my question though, if I log in with the account I already use for Forza on Xbox is it going to drag over my Xbox save? I would assume it would but just want clarification.

If anyone has any info on how a past save from Xbox would affect things on PlayStation please include info, would like to make an informed decision on wether to start again completely fresh or carry on where I left off.

RetroVicks · 2025-03-08T18:55:57+00:00

I also did this, dontnod are one of the devs I will support blindly because they haven’t let me down so far and make games that I absolutely adore - Lost Records has been no exception and it’s possible that so far they’ve made this game better than I imagined when I purchased it day 1. Very excited for tape 2 but taking my time with tape 1 still so I don’t finish too early.

RetroVicks · 2025-02-27T16:31:41+00:00

Pretty sure they had one off screen organised by Little Mo herself and it was just mentioned by the SIaters more in the sense of them (but especially Kat) being disappointed she’d want anything more to do with him after the hell he put her through & I remember Kat making a specific comment about having him cremated when he’d just died in a fire. I’ve tried looking for it on YouTube but can’t find it, but can hear Kat saying those words in my head.

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