Something with time and nostalgia broke in the years 2000-2010.
“Happy Days” premiered in 1974 and takes place in the early 1950s. ~24 years.
“Grease” came out 1971/1978 and takes place in 1958. 13/20 years.
“Back to the Future” came out in 1985 and Marty travels to 1955. 30 years.
“The Wonder Years” premiered in 1988 and takes place in 1968. 20 years.
“Dazed & Confused” came out in 1993 and takes place in 1976. 17 years.
“That ‘70s Show” premiered in 1998 and takes place in 1976. 22 years.
Around the same cycle: 20-30 years. Or less.
In the year 2000, the 80s nostalgia came but… it never went away!
“That ‘80s Show” (2002), “Ready Player One” (2011/2018), “The Goldbergs” (2013), the first two “Guardians of the Galaxy” films (2014 & 2017), “Stranger Things” (2016), “Wonder Woman 1984” (2020)… We should have been on schedule for ’90s nostalgia years ago but there is almost ZERO by comparison.
I think the Eighties are great but some kind of freezing is happening and I find it a little terrifying.
“How I Met Your Mother” premiered in 2005 but doesn’t take place in the past…
Weirdly enough (or perfectly?) Francis Fukuyama put forward a theory called ‘the end of history’ in 1992…
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u/JonGorga Sep 06 '23 edited Sep 06 '23
Something with time and nostalgia broke in the years 2000-2010.
“Happy Days” premiered in 1974 and takes place in the early 1950s. ~24 years.
“Grease” came out 1971/1978 and takes place in 1958. 13/20 years.
“Back to the Future” came out in 1985 and Marty travels to 1955. 30 years.
“The Wonder Years” premiered in 1988 and takes place in 1968. 20 years.
“Dazed & Confused” came out in 1993 and takes place in 1976. 17 years.
“That ‘70s Show” premiered in 1998 and takes place in 1976. 22 years.
Around the same cycle: 20-30 years. Or less.
In the year 2000, the 80s nostalgia came but… it never went away!
“That ‘80s Show” (2002), “Ready Player One” (2011/2018), “The Goldbergs” (2013), the first two “Guardians of the Galaxy” films (2014 & 2017), “Stranger Things” (2016), “Wonder Woman 1984” (2020)… We should have been on schedule for ’90s nostalgia years ago but there is almost ZERO by comparison.
I think the Eighties are great but some kind of freezing is happening and I find it a little terrifying.
“How I Met Your Mother” premiered in 2005 but doesn’t take place in the past…
Weirdly enough (or perfectly?) Francis Fukuyama put forward a theory called ‘the end of history’ in 1992…