Story time
But with a Dasey twist
So— I grew up watching Life with Derek. Dasey was the first ship I ever shipped and I am CONVINCED it was like a girls gateway drug into the taboo. Still, as I got older, the show wasn’t running anymore and, even with the occasional fan video or fiction I would nostalgically/curiously indulge in (like a relapse), the whole thing felt like a fever dream.
Now, let’s fast forward a bit…
My husband and I are house sitting for my parents because they are on vacation. There is a Roku in the family room and, as I was scrolling through the random live TV options Roku had because why not I have time, I discover the surreal and unexpected Life with Derek CHANNEL. The whole channel is called Life with Derek and all it does is show episodes and clips from the show. So, of course, we know what I’m doing this summer.
My husband has heard me rant and rave about this show sporadically for years, but I don’t think he really understood, really believed the extent of the Dasey in this show. Even I doubted myself. Even with the fan vids/fics, I doubted that we all somehow weren’t projecting somehow like a form of mass hysteria.
BUT NO GUYS! THE DASEY IS REAL! We’ve been watching for a couple days now and… My husband is SCREAMING about this show now. It’s both hilarious and validating because SEE I TOLD YOU!
Anyway, we’ve gotten to the point that we are mostly watching reruns and would you believe me if I told you that my husband started looking for ways to stream Vacation with Derek unprompted, without me even mentioning it? Because he did. Of course VWD is next to being completely unavailable (except for something unlisted on YT because bless this fandom) but guess what we are doing this weekend!
Lol I never would have expected LWD to somehow bring me and my husband closer and become something that we would deep dive (and dissect and analyze) but here we are!
(Side note: we are watching Arrested Development right now, too, and don’t even get me started on whatever vibes are between Michael and Lindsay omfg)
