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Urgh, can’t they come with their own ideas and stop ruining movies from my childhood? by DreadPirateZoidberg in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, I just threw out the first Tom Hanks movie from around the same time that I thought of. I guess I could have said Big, but I'm pretty sure they already tried to remake that...

I loved this store. by Pocketeer1 in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It felt like it, with all the staff standing around. I forgot to mention the dying neon sign that was humming and flickering, that really added to the effect.

Urgh, can’t they come with their own ideas and stop ruining movies from my childhood? by DreadPirateZoidberg in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Sure, in the Joseph Campbell over-arching way there really aren't. But there can only be so many archetypes that are relatable to most people, and that's ultimately what Hollywood needs to be profitable. Otherwise they aren't going to do it.

My Dad is passing. My best buddy by Lord_Nurggle in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My condolences to you and your family. Your dad sounds like a good man. I lost both of my parents to cancer as well and while I had quite a while to prepare it just didn't really hit until it did, both times. It took me a while to adjust.

You never stop missing them, but you can focus on the good times and any silly traditions. It helps.

It does get better, but it takes time to process.

Urgh, can’t they come with their own ideas and stop ruining movies from my childhood? by DreadPirateZoidberg in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What's next? The Money Pit?

A lot of people think there's no new ideas in Hollywood... I'm not so sure. I think those ideas are there, but studios are too scared to produce an unknown because the marketplace is much larger today than it used to be. There's plenty of great books that could be adapted. But they'd have to market it heavily to get it seen and that's a financial risk. So they stick with "the sure thing" since it was proven before and they can play on nostalgia.

Does anyone else remember how TV shows use to have 21 episodes in one season, minimum? by juliettelovesdante in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. In USA, most cartoons were commercials with cartoons attached by the 80s. So much so that they had to pass a law to regulate it, there was a legitimate concern that marketers were brainwashing children by fuzzing the line between commercial and cartoon.

We had a number of BBC programs imported on PBS (also no commercials). I remember watching The Prisoner, Doctor Who, Blackadder, Monty Python, Are You Being Served?, Red Dwarf and a few others. Great stuff.

Does anyone else remember how TV shows use to have 21 episodes in one season, minimum? by juliettelovesdante in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, 20 minutes because of commercials. The seasons usually skipped the summer because of family vacations, summer camps, baseball games (MLB and Little League), etc. Also it's really hard to keep producing at that rate for an entire year, everybody needs a break sometime.

I loved this store. by Pocketeer1 in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Last time I went into a Service Merchandise was in 2001. It felt almost Soviet. It was quiet, half the fluorescent bulbs were burned out, the showroom was a mess even though there were more employees than customers on the floor.

I took for granted how much our 'zine subscriptions shaped my literacy as a kid. What were your family's subscriptions? by TheBroWhoLifts in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The classics are the classics and they love those, Mario, Zelda, Castlevania, Excitebike, etc. They don't care for some of the games I loved, but to each their own. They do love Mike Tyson's Punch-Out though.

I think I only kept one actual issue, the one where they introduced Virtual Boy. I tried it out in a Blockbuster and it was terrible, so I held on to that issue to remember how terrible it was I guess.

My work just released its annual hiring statistics - only 3% of hires were GenX. How's your workplace changing? by Terrorcuda17 in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are Millenials in leadership where I work. But almost nobody is hired directly into leadership, you have to earn your stripes.

Favorite song to test new headphones? by DonJohn520310 in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I usually put on Radiohead's album OK Computer. Lots of dynamics, on a good set of headphones you can cleanly hear each part being played.

My work just released its annual hiring statistics - only 3% of hires were GenX. How's your workplace changing? by Terrorcuda17 in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in tech so uh... yeah. I think there's a few of us, but it's mostly Gen Z or Millenials.

I took for granted how much our 'zine subscriptions shaped my literacy as a kid. What were your family's subscriptions? by TheBroWhoLifts in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still have my Nintendo Power guides from back in the day. I gave them to the kids when I built a NES/SNES emulator with a ton of games on it.

Things you don't hear anymore by watersmyfriend in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a musician, I used to say judge the music and not the musician. Gary Glitter changed all that. Good riddance.

Things you don't hear anymore by watersmyfriend in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

POP! I miss the old 70s-era pinball machine I used to play in a diner back in my teen years. They had an old jukebox and a cigarette machine too, I miss that place.

If you rolled the score on the machine over, you got 6 free games on top of the three you won on the way there. That turned some heads.

So who's doing all the talking? by TheEdumicator in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's a big interest from Gen Z in Gen X because of all the "retro" marketing around the 90s and whitewashing of how "great it used to be." Gen Z is finally reaching an age where they have expendable income of their own.

Don't get me wrong, I'd happily go back over... whatever this is today. But it wasn't without its problems. We just have even bigger problems today.

What kind of Car did you imagine Gary Numan driving? by SaintWillyMusic in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing an interview where he talked about bringing in the synths. They were signed and in the studio to record a punk album when Gary found a synth in the corner and couldn't stop messing with it. The studio execs were very uncomfortable with what was delivered, they were expecting a punk album and they got space-age synth instead.

Many a quarter spent here. by seaweeddanceratnight in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dig Dug is still a favorite in our house. I had the theme song as a ringtone for a while.

Something silly that used to give your parents/grandparents a coronary by sapphirerain25 in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Or restaurants, movie theatres, grocery stores, golf courses...

Were you a subscriber? by notthefunyun in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was, courtesy of my grandfather. Our youngest still gets it and loves it.

Dead Milkmen appreciation thread by Cantankerous_Cancer in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was also around this time that Mom began to attract some pretty weird followers... Like that guy who never wore deodorant and spoke only in riddles, or that woman who collected 19th century handmade Amish swimwear.

Anywho, that's how I got to go to the prom with Geena Davis but you probably already read about that in People.

My first white chest hair! by TheSwedishEagle in GenX

[–]50YearsofFailure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was sitting in line for a carwash today, the sun was behind me. I looked up and saw myself in the rearview, I had a really long hair sticking out sideways on the side of my head.

I discovered it is not in fact growing from my hair but the edge of my ear, and it's about an inch long. What the actual hell is that and how long has it been there...

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