21 Jump StreetMy Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Season 1, Episode 5
Valeria – TwoCents Reviewer
valeria@twocentscorp.com
So being away for the majority of the summer, not only made me nostalgic for home, but nostalgic for my massive collection of television DVDs. Last I left off, was right smack dab in the beginning of the first season of 21 Jump Street. Being a show of the late 80s, many current day super stars cut their teeth as guest appearances on the show. Johnny Depp is obviously the reason why this show is such a cult classic, but the first (soon-to-be) celebrity appearance comes from a recent arrestee – Josh Brolin. Brolin, is slated to play Dubya in the upcoming Biopic of the current president’s administration, and he was arrested following an altercation in a bar. After taking a peek at his role in this episode of 21, entitled, My Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades, said arrest doesn’t come as such a big surprise.
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Season 1, Episode 5
Valeria – TwoCents Reviewer
valeria@twocentscorp.com
So being away for the majority of the summer, not only made me nostalgic for home, but nostalgic for my massive collection of television DVDs. Last I left off, was right smack dab in the beginning of the first season of 21 Jump Street. Being a show of the late 80s, many current day super stars cut their teeth as guest appearances on the show. Johnny Depp is obviously the reason why this show is such a cult classic, but the first (soon-to-be) celebrity appearance comes from a recent arrestee – Josh Brolin. Brolin, is slated to play Dubya in the upcoming Biopic of the current president’s administration, and he was arrested following an altercation in a bar. After taking a peek at his role in this episode of 21, entitled, My Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades, said arrest doesn’t come as such a big surprise.
My Future’s So Bright is one of my favorite 21 Jump Street episodes. Maybe it’s because I’ve always fantasized about going to prep school (yes, I’m strange like that), or because Cruel Intentions is one of my favorite movies, or maybe because my latest obsession just happens to be Gossip Girl. But one thing’s for sure, the shenanigans of these West-Side Prepsters in Anytown, USA, make Kathryn Mertuil and Chuck Bass look tame as hale.
The Chadway Prep Schoolers usually get away with anything they want. But maybe not this time around. A young girl from the East Side (apparently, where the regular kids live), Kim Morgan, was found dead in the gutter after attending a party with all the hottie Chadway boys. Doug and Tom go undercover at the school, where it might seem that the straight-laced Tom would easily fit in with all the overachievers. But as it turns out, the three suspects warm up to Doug the fastest, he is after all, a bad-ass. Unfortunately, once again, Henry Ioki is delegated to a stringer position (he needs more things to do). Judy, on the other hand is assigned to talk to the victims family.
As the case develops, it turns out that Kim Morgan was possibly raped, drugged, and incredibly drunk when she died. These Chadway students certainly like to party hard, and even though they deny it, Tom and Doug want it. They both insist that the guys that they’re dealing with are total scum, yet at the same time, they’re constantly competing against each other in order to impress the rich and powerful. Looks like money does really buy friends. As they get in deeper with the Chadway students, more begins to be revealed about the rich lifestyle. Apparently, living in a world with so much prosperity and scotch can get a little boring; so to spice up their lives, they like to run drug deals – just for the sheer thrill of doing illegal things.
On a side note, thank god that the prep wear has evolved past the Miami Vice look. Shoulder padded blazer with khakis and tucked in bright pink polo shirts are not helping anybody.
Doug and Tom decide to go along with the prep schoolers on one of their trafficking adventures. If they can’t charge them with their alleged rape, the drug but would be much sweeter bust. But, the bust goes through the roof, as Doug becomes involved when he’s forced to become a drug mule so that he won’t blow his cover.
But things turn in favor of the undercover duo, as the low-life that the prep schools push drugs for, is arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Josh Brolin and his crew discover that their cover is about to be blow, and go about trying to figure out the best way to avoid crushing their ivy league dreams, which involves admitting to the school administration that they did something very bad. That very bad thing? Getting Kim Morgan drunk – accidentally.
Money buys power and influence, enough to make the case about to go belly up on both the rape/murder front and the drug front. But just for insurance, Doug and Tom show up at the mansion hangout and menace them with empty threats about being linked to drug smuggling, in the hopes that at least someone goes down for the crime. Their plan is successful. Josh Brolin shows up at the police station, ready to turn in his two friends, in exchange for immunity. But Justice is not blind, Kim Morgan’s doting older brother, it set to commit some karmic revenge. The screen goes blank on a close shot of Brolin’s face, and a gun shot.
Humorously enough (at least now it’s humorous), this episode ends with a PSA. In case you didn’t know, Drugs are bad y’all. Especially cocaine. But in case you don’t remember the dangers, here’s the number to call 1-800-Cocaine. You got that prep schoolers? Apparently, cocaine is the drug of choice among the elite.