And I don't think I really can disagree with you when you say that either. I guess I just never watched FH or became obsessed with it because of the plots or the scripts. It was the presence that was felt. Although the first was rather disjointed from technical quality and such, it did have the presence going for it.
I guess I like the show the most for its time and place above anything else, which is probably why I'm more likely to appreciate the beginning ahead of the last couple.
The time of sesons 7-8 is actually one of the reasons I like them more than season 1. Not the only reason, but one of the reasons. Seasons 7-8 were during the grunge and alternative era of the 90's, which I liked, as opposed to the late 80's, which I don't find nearly as cool.
Yeah, I've always been really fond of nostalgic times, which for me would have to be the late 80's. I wasn't around for it really because I was born at the tail end, but the feeling seems to reach me for whatever reason.
It's pretty tacky at times, but I like it. My cousin who is a couple years older than me is in love with 80's music in the same logic.