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My first battery-powered toy: the Televiboat

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I was 7 years old in 1980 and I distinctly remember getting a Televiboat for Christmas. This was the first time I had a toy which required batteries.

I remember frantically opening the box, seeing the Televiboat for the first time, asking my dad to help me insert the batteries and power on the toy. Its wheels started moving as well as the little guy with his camera. I was so excited.

I put the toy on the veranda of my grandfather Roop and I spent the rest of the time making sure that the Televiboat did not fall from it.

Interesting how some memories never fade.

Interesting also that the Televiboat is being sold online, unopened, at more than Rs 10,000 these days. Must be people of my age still feeling nostalgic of the little guy with his camera…

Watching the last episode of The Good Fight

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Last night, Christina and I watched the last episode of The Good Fight which aired from 2017 to 2022. The show is about a group of lawyers in a black law firm. The initial seasons were about money laundering issues and other typical lawyer stuff. But, as the show progressed, it became very political and, at the end, was firmly making a statement against the current state of the right wing parties, especially in the US, and their ideologies.

Some of the cast members stayed during the six seasons. They are Christine Baranski (Diane Lockhart), Audra McDonald (Liz Reddick), Sarah Steele (Marissa Gold), Nyambi Nyambi (Jay Dipersia), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain) and Gary Cole (Kurt McVeigh).

Interestingly, some of the most prominent cast members departed after a few seasons to be replaced by other characters (and completely changing the narrative).

The initial ones were Rose Leslie (Maia Rindell), Cush Jumbo (Lucca Quinn) and Delroy Lindo (Adrian Boseman) and this was the time where the story was about Maia Rindell’s dad stealing the money of countless people, including Diane Lockhart.

Then, Andre Braugher (Ri’Chard Lane) (RIP), Charmaine Bingwa (Carmen Moyo) and John Slattery (Lyle Bettencourt) arrived and the TV show became more, ahem, mystical and very much political. During our conversation, Christina and I thought that this second arc was very interesting and quite bold (in our current era).

We like The Good Fight. It’s about politics, sure, but also about the struggles faced by black people and women in society. But, at the end of the day, it is also an enjoyable show with fantastic actors. We rated it 8/10.