Here's What Happened When I Heard About The Sitcom 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

When I first heard that CBS greenlit a sitcom called, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” I was all:

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At first I thought this sitcom would be about the wacky adventures of Nirvana in the Pacific Northwest before they made it:

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And I was somewhat on board for a sec:

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But then I realized I was more:

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And it made me want to do this to my computer:

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And to whoever greenlit the show:

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When they didn’t ask Courtney for permission she was like:

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And then probably.

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Meanwhile Kurt was busy:

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But then it was explained to me that it’s not a show about Nirvana at all:

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It’s about slacker Gen-X parents and their 18 year old go-getter son. Which sounds a lot like an update of Family Ties:

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A show about Hippie parents and their Go-Go 80s, time traveling son, Marty McFly:

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But updated to the 90s. So obviously they are messing with the nostalgia of many childhoods besides mine:

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And then I felt old:

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…really old:

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Which made me do this:

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…and then this:

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I’m so old school scared!:

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Honestly though, I just needed to get a hold of myself:

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And realize that it will probably be cancelled:

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And there was much rejoicing:

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…until I remembered Courtney signed off on a Nirvana musical that’s coming to Broadway:

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THE END

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p.s. If this has to happen, give Kathleen Hanna all the royalties. She coined that phrase after all:

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