My husband Robert is pretty much ready to call it a night every night at 9 p.m. So, the fact he kept me up three nights in a row binge-watching Cobra Kai, is an indication of just how much Gen-Xers — particularly Gen-X men — love this show. Originally released as a web series on […]
1971: Psychiatrist Claims Sesame Street Bad For Generation X
In 1971, Dr. Natalie Shainess, a prominent New York professor of psychiatry, testified before a U.S. Senate Subcommittee about the damage Sesame Street might cause young children. It would be 20 years before the name Generation X would take hold, but she was talking about us just the same. Here is what she had to […]
Sneak Peek Pics, Video: Survivor: Gen X vs. Millennials
It’s Generation X vs. Millennials in the 33rd season of Survivor, a reality television series known for exotic locations and tough competitions. Slated to be one of the best Survivor seasons yet, the show features 20 participants divided along generational lines. I can’t wait to see this! During the trailer, Gen-Xer “Chris” talks about how […]
Great Indoors Features Gen X Managing Millennials
A funny new comedy series, The Great Indoors, has been picked up by CBS and will air this fall. It’s about a 44-year-old, squarely Generation X reporter who must adapt to the times when becomes the supervisor to a group of Millennials. The team works in the digital department of an outdoor magazine. TV Insider […]
Remembering Dark Shadows and Vampires from my Childhood
[Flashback Friday] Long before Generation X fell in love with Fright Night, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Count Von Count and my personal favorite, Count Chocula, Baby Boomer and Silent Generation women fell in love with Barnabas Collins, the love-sick vampire on Dark Shadows, a gothic TV soap opera that aired from 1966 to 1971. I […]
Saturday Cartoons: Fractured Fairy Tales
Fractured Fairy Tales | Switchpak Poison Death Apples! Fractured Fairy Tales were Saturday morning cartoons – called segments or shorts – that appeared during The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The show appeared on network television from 1958 to 1973, and most older Gen Xers will recall both with affection. Long before Politically Correct Bedtime Stories […]
Vintage Domestic Psychological Horror (Mother’s Day Special)
I’m always interested in how generations and various other audience demographics are framed and cast in commercials. I find it especially interesting how commercials have depicted women in ad campaigns throughout the years. Domestic Psychological Horror was its own mini-genre during the 60s and early 70s. Think Psycho and Rosemary’s Baby, etc. Here are some […]