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I believe The Wonder Years was a 60's show. I enjoyed that one.
I used to watch The Waltons with my folks. They said it was pretty accurate to the times. Now and then we shed a few tears. Recently, our local PBS station showed Places in the Heart with Sally Fields. I've seen it before and loved it, but I couldn't watch it this time. My mom couldn't watch it when she was alive. It was just too reminiscent of their lives then.
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Originally Posted by
Bookman
I think most decades through the 1970s had a distinct culture/style. But from 1980 on to the present, to me it's just one long distinctionless era. Ho-hum describes it.
Originally Posted by
FireBrand
Correct. Understandably so, music is in that same observation.
I would disagree partially. While I don't think there is much special about the 90s, the 80s definitely had a distinction.
This is the era of Ronald Reagan. Also uniqueness in music with new wave, rap, and dominant figures such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Boy George, Prince, Lionel Richie, etc. At least in those days most people wrote original music regardless of one's opinion of it.
Furthermore, you had trend setting TV shows such as Miami Vice. It became cool not to shave everyday because of that (didn't work for me since I was in the military during the majority of the 80s). You also had the Cosby Show and several others that made a difference in the culture. Then movies such as Terminator, Rambo, and all those set a standard for action hero movies. Heck, there is a lot about the 80s that set a distinctiveness. Besides, those days we used VHS tapes to watch movies (and Betamax if you owned one - I did).
Furthermore, they did try to have an "80s" sitcom on TV a couple of years ago about a guy who was in college during the 80s. I tried to watch an episode once but it was not very funny and the comedy was too slapstickish. After 10 minutes of that I turned the channel (and eventually turned the TV off since, as I am finding these days, there is nothing but CRAP on).
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Originally Posted by
victoryword
I would disagree partially. While I don't think there is much special about the 90s, the 80s definitely had a distinction.
This is the era of Ronald Reagan. Also uniqueness in music with new wave, rap, and dominant figures such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Boy George, Prince, Lionel Richie, etc. At least in those days most people wrote original music regardless of one's opinion of it.
Furthermore, you had trend setting TV shows such as Miami Vice. It became cool not to shave everyday because of that (didn't work for me since I was in the military during the majority of the 80s). You also had the Cosby Show and several others that made a difference in the culture. Then movies such as Terminator, Rambo, and all those set a standard for action hero movies. Heck, there is a lot about the 80s that set a distinctiveness. Besides, those days we used VHS tapes to watch movies (and Betamax if you owned one - I did).
Furthermore, they did try to have an "80s" sitcom on TV a couple of years ago about a guy who was in college during the 80s. I tried to watch an episode once but it was not very funny and the comedy was too slapstickish. After 10 minutes of that I turned the channel (and eventually turned the TV off since, as I am finding these days, there is nothing but CRAP on).
The 80’s are the only decade I would love to live over again! It was very distinctive.
I will add that my original post did point out that there hasnt been a decade where we saw the major fad of the day looking back a mere 20yrs such as the mid-70’s looking back on the 50’s. Taking today for example, are we seeing that kind of visitation to the late 90’s? Time will tell. We were only 16-25 going crazy over The Fonz.
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Originally Posted by
FireBrand
The 80’s are the only decade I would love to live over again! It was very distinctive.
I will add that my original post did point out that there hasnt been a decade where we saw the major fad of the day looking back a mere 20yrs such as the mid-70’s looking back on the 50’s. Taking today for example, are we seeing that kind of visitation to the late 90’s? Time will tell. We were only 16-25 going crazy over The Fonz.
Sorry for misunderstanding you FB. Now I get your point. Some of us need at least ten explanations before we understand
LOL, used to have those fantasies of going back in time, living in my 1980s body, with full knowledge of the future. First thing I would do is head over to the stock market and buy stock in both Apple and Microsoft.
As far as the 70s, I watched Happy Days faithfully for years, along with Good Times (until they killed off James Evans), Welcome Back Kotter, What's Happening, and All in the Family. But, for some reason, I couldn't get into Laverne and Shirley. Maybe like you said in one of your posts that Lenny and Squiggy were just ANNOYING!
Now the Fonz, love him until he "jumped the shark".
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Originally Posted by
victoryword
Sorry for misunderstanding you FB. Now I get your point. Some of us need at least ten explanations before we understand
LOL, used to have those fantasies of going back in time, living in my 1980s body, with full knowledge of the future. First thing I would do is head over to the stock market and buy stock in both Apple and Microsoft.
As far as the 70s, I watched Happy Days faithfully for years, along with Good Times (until they killed off James Evans), Welcome Back Kotter, What's Happening, and All in the Family. But, for some reason, I couldn't get into Laverne and Shirley. Maybe like you said in one of your posts that Lenny and Squiggy were just ANNOYING!
Now the Fonz, love him until he "jumped the shark".
Jumping the shark! How iconic it has become.
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Originally Posted by
FireBrand
I never did like that series. Lennny and Squiggy might be the main reason.
Just a reflection, in that time of the mid-70's there was a fascination and celebration of the days of the 50's. Strange, but has our culture ever honored an era such as this? Does anyone celebrate the late 90's like we did the 50's?
The kids are all about the 80's right now.
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Originally Posted by
victoryword
As far as the 70s, I watched Happy Days faithfully for years, along with Good Times (until they killed off James Evans), What's Happening, and All in the Family.
Now the Fonz, love him until he "jumped the shark".
I loved watching all of those. It's funny....we always talk about how much we played outside, but doggone if we weren't all watching some serious tv back in the day.
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Originally Posted by
Lista
The kids are all about the 80's right now.
And have been for a while now. I just tell them about being alive in the 1960’s.
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Originally Posted by
FireBrand
And have been for a while now. I just tell them about being alive in the 1960’s.
welllllll, I was born in '71, so I don't have any interesting 60's stories.
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Originally Posted by
Lista
welllllll, I was born in '71, so I don't have any interesting 60's stories.
I get looks of awe from teens. The would say “wow, you were THERE!!”.
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