That'd be like a 90s teen knowing about Dragnet if you're just going in terms of years. But at the same time, there isn't as large a gap in culture/aesthetics between the 90s and modern day as there was between the 50s and the 90s.
It's very weird to me that people consider things dated. Like, if you turn on 10 Things I hate About you and then go to the mall in 2024 teenagers dress the same lol. I saw some girl at Aldi the other day that made me do a triple take because she was dressed so Y2K that she looked like she had accidentally entered a rift in space/time on her way to a warehouse rave in 1999.
Yeah, but fashion hasn't evolved much because she didn't look out of place (I was just surprised to see it) among everyone else; plenty of people still rock baggier fits. Whereas you'd stick out like a sore thumb if you dressed like that in the 50s. You could warp your average person back to 1996 and nobody would notice. And if you warped someone from 1996 to the future they'd probably be surprised and disappointed how everything is the fucking same in contrast to the future of the 2000s that we were promised through media. Nobody in the present would peg them as a time traveler. That's for sure.
Everything that exists now has either not changed much, or is just sleeker, more powerful, or higher fidelity; From fashion, to cars, to televisions, to video games, to computers, to movies and tv shows. Most of the same brands still exist. Nothing has changed that drastically that should cause any person to consider shit from the 90s to be 'dated' other than some cultural attitudes.
If that is true then i must regretfully stop staning the human species.
I recall x-files being very popular with normal people. David and Gillian were considered two of the most beautiful people alive, the show mixed up stale police procedurals with light horror and supernatural elements. I think it had a good time slot.
This is how I'm learning Scully from the X-Files was called Dana. All I know about X-Files is the spooky theme tune and Scully never believes anything Mulder says
I have literally never seen an episode of the x-files. I'm late in my college years at this point. It is simply before my time tbh. Granted I know vaguely what it is but I wouldn't be able to recognize character names thats for sure
It would likely seem dated in many respects. After Twin Peaks it was one of the very first shows to have season long narrative arcs and a meta-plot that stretched from season to season. Since there was no real way to re-watch episodes you missed most shows prior to the 90s were self contained monster of the week things with very limited if any ongoing plot. Twin Peaks and X-files were some of the first shows to break with that and start telling a story that built up over the course of the series. If you missed an episode you could ask your coworkers what happened the next day, or you could read a summary in an actual magazine made from real dead trees, but that was pretty much it. So having a show where you really did have to watch every episode was a really radical development in tv story telling.
I'm nearly 30 and I didn't watch the X-files until I was nearly done with college. A lot of episodes just aren't that interesting for a kid/teen. But it sorta makes it more special when your brain is ready for it and you just go down the deep end.
I'm nearly 37 and I didn't watch them until two months ago. Our dad wouldn't let us watch it on TV because he was against "conspiracy theories" (even fictional ones). I was very aware that the show existed, however, because I'd see the previews right after the Simpsons aired.
Coming up on an all new X-Files! It's fuckin' ALIENS!
This is how I'm learning Scully from the X-Files was called Dana. All I know about X-Files is the spooky theme tune and Scully never believes anything Mulder says
x files was wild for its time. I watched it as it aired, when I was in high school. both sets of long divorced parents also watched it, despite loathing each other's cultural tastes in everything else. I remember even on family road trips, we would have to be off the road and checked into a motel before a new episode was coming on. otherwise, somebody would have to "tape it for us" lol.
I watched a few episodes of "the return" but it didn't grab me. guess I forgot my emotional investment after 20 years.
if you want to know what was "shocking" about it, check out the episode "Home". it aired a few seasons in and is a stand alone / monster of the week episode. people thought they knew what they were in for, but after it aired they got so many upset and angry calls it never aired again and is only available on DVDs and streaming. I forgot a lot of stuff from that show, but I am never forgetting that one lmao.
I'm well aware i'm out of touch with the zeitgeist, it keeps going forward and i fall further behind. But, the least i can do is show my nieces and nephews media from my time. X-Files is one of them that they actually do enjoy to watch. Maybe they'll it show to their friends? Maybe not? I've done my part.
x files was wild for its time. I watched it as it aired, when I was in high school. both sets of long divorced parents also watched it, despite loathing each other's cultural tastes in everything else. I remember even on family road trips, we would have to be off the road and checked into a motel before a new episode was coming on. otherwise, somebody would have to "tape it for us" lol.
I watched a few episodes of "the return" but it didn't grab me. guess I forgot my emotional investment after 20 years.
if you want to know what was "shocking" about it, check out the episode "Home". it aired a few seasons in and is a stand alone / monster of the week episode. people thought they knew what they were in for, but after it aired they got so many upset and angry calls it never aired again and is only available on DVDs and streaming. I forgot a lot of stuff from that show, but I am never forgetting that one lmao.
I'm nearly 30 and I didn't watch the X-files until I was nearly done with college. A lot of episodes just aren't that interesting for a kid/teen. But it sorta makes it more special when your brain is ready for it and you just go down the deep end.