I sometimes think old television gave children from the 80s and 90s an unreasonable amount of confidence 😭 MacGyver made us believe intelligence could solve almost anything using: a paperclip, duct tape, and emotional determination. Knight Rider convinced us that the future would obviously include emotionally supportive talking cars. Airwolf somehow made helicopters feel deeply dramatic and spiritually important. And Quantum Leap? Quantum Leap convinced me that time travel was not only possible, but emotionally manageable. Which is how childhood me ended up creating an entire imaginary storyline about becoming a time traveler accidentally stranded in the Wild West. Naturally, I adapted extremely well. I became a cowgirl. I learned…