Want to feel old? The Fresh Prince himself, actor Will Smith, turns 50 today. Smith was just 20 years old when he began filming his first TV sitcom, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Interestingly, that show is where he met his now-wife Jada Pinkett Smith. In 1990, Pinkett Smith auditioned to play his girlfriend. She didn’t get the part, but 22 years later, the two are still married.
This spring, you’ll finally be able to stream the six-season sitcom on WarnerMedia’s new HBO Max service – where you’ll find a number of other nostalgia-inducing, streamable sitcoms.
In sort of related news, Comcast is increasing internet speeds for most of its Chattanooga customers.
Indeed, it’s like a 21st century space race out there. Amazon, SpaceX and others are even now competing to get into orbit and provide internet to the earth’s most remote places. Can they do it?