973: MTV Generation - Revision history

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 {{w|The Breakfast Club}} is an iconic movie from 1985 in which 5 teenagers spend a Saturday detention together at school. Principal Vernon was the overseer of the detention, and a symbol of authority and oppression of youth - the actor playing principal Vernon was around 45 years old at the time of filming. The irony is that many adults who grew up watching the movie still identify with the teenagers, but now have little in common with them.
-There are a couple of themes in this strip that [[Randall]] has covered before. One is mocking adults for the assumptions they make about young people, youth culture and new technology. Adults have a tendency to whitewash the past, and insist that modern young people are being corrupted by new trends.  And when that generation of youth grows up, they tend to make the same assumptions about the next generation. [[1601: Isolation]], [[1227: The Pace of Modern Life]], [[1414: Writing Skills]], [[1348: Before the Internet]]
+There are a couple of themes in this strip that [[Randall]] has covered before. One is mocking adults for the assumptions they make about young people, youth culture and new technology. Adults tend to whitewash the past and insist that modern young people are being corrupted by new trends.  And when that generation of youth grows up, they tend to make the same assumptions about the next generation. [[1601: Isolation]], [[1227: The Pace of Modern Life]], [[1414: Writing Skills]], [[1348: Before the Internet]]. Another theme is making people feel old by pointing out how long ago their common memories are, as in [[647: Scary]], [[891: Movie Ages]], [[1393: Timeghost]], [[1477: Star Wars]], and [[2165: Millennials]].
 ==Transcript==
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 [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]
 [[Category:Comics to make one feel old]]
-[[Category:Kids]]
+[[Category:Comics featuring children]]

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 :Megan: That generation's now in their 40s.
-:[Zoom back out to White Hat and Megan, with White Hat scratching his head.]
+:[Zoom back out to White Hat and Megan, with White Hat scratching his head and looking away.]
 :White Hat: That can't be right.
 :Megan: Face it: Your problem with the MTV generation is their ''kids''.

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← Older revision		Revision as of 21:15, 30 July 2022
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−	The ~~FitnessGram™ Pacer Test~~ is a ~~multistage aerobic capacity test~~ that ~~progressively gets more difficult as~~ it ~~continues~~. The ~~20 meter pacer test will begin~~ in ~~30 seconds~~. ~~Line up~~ at the ~~start~~. The ~~running speed starts slowly~~, but ~~gets faster each minute after you hear~~ this ~~signal~~. [~~beep~~] ~~A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound~~. [~~ding~~] ~~Remember to run in a straight line~~, and ~~run as long as possible~~. ~~The second time you fail~~ to ~~complete a lap before~~ the ~~sound, your test is over~~. ~~The test will begin~~ on the ~~word start~~. ~~On your mark~~, ~~get ready, start~~.	+	{{comic
		+	\| number = 973
		+	\| date = November 4, 2011
		+	\| title = MTV Generation
		+	\| image = mtv_generation.png
		+	\| titletext = If you identified with the kids from The Breakfast Club when it came out, you're now much closer to the age of Principal Vernon.
		+	}}
		+
		+	==Explanation==
		+	{{w\|MTV}} stands for "Music Television", which is the name of a US-based cable channel, founded in 1981, specifically focusing on popular music and the music industry in general. The programming largely (though not exclusively) consisted of {{w\|music video}}s. The focus of the channel has since shifted to {{w\|reality shows}}. In the channel's heyday in the 1980's and early 1990's, it was popular with teenagers and young adults. As is often the case with youth culture, it was roundly condemned by some adults as being destructive and pointless. One of the specific criticisms was that the format of short videos, with quick-edit, highly kinetic visual styles and no underlying narrative was destroying the attention span of the youth.
		+
		+	Despite MTV no longer being especially popular (and no longer focusing on music videos), people still use the term '''MTV Generation''' to refer to the young cohort, and insist that they have poor attention spans, resulting from their media exposure. [[Megan]] explains that the term really originated about 25 years ago, to describe {{w\|Generation X}}, the generation born from 1965 to 1980. The actual MTV generation has long since grown up, and most young people today either don't watch MTV, or have no idea that it was originally a music channel. Teenagers today are the children of "the MTV generation" (and even their grandchildren, in some cases).
		+
		+	{{w\|The Breakfast Club}} is an iconic movie from 1985 in which 5 teenagers spend a Saturday detention together at school. Principal Vernon was the overseer of the detention, and a symbol of authority and oppression of youth - the actor playing principal Vernon was around 45 years old at the time of filming. The irony is that many adults who grew up watching the movie still identify with the teenagers, but now have little in common with them.
		+
		+	There are a couple of themes in this strip that [[Randall]] has covered before. One is mocking adults for the assumptions they make about young people, youth culture and new technology. Adults have a tendency to whitewash the past, and insist that modern young people are being corrupted by new trends. And when that generation of youth grows up, they tend to make the same assumptions about the next generation. [[1601: Isolation]], [[1227: The Pace of Modern Life]], [[1414: Writing Skills]], [[1348: Before the Internet]]
		+
		+	Another theme is making people feel old by pointing out how long ago their common memories are, as in [[647: Scary]], [[891: Movie Ages]], [[1393: Timeghost]], [[1477: Star Wars]], and [[2165: Millennials]].
		+
		+	==Transcript==
		+	<!-- Note the official transcript includes more ranting. !-->
		+	:[Teenager playing with phone walks in background. White Hat and Megan are in the foreground.]
		+	:White Hat: See, that's the problem with the MTV generation— No attention span.
		+	:Teenager's phone: ''Bleep bloop''
		+
		+	:[White Hat and Megan in frameless panel without teenager from previous panel.]
		+	:Megan: You know, that phrase referred to the 12-19 demographic that formed the core MTV audience in the mid-1980s.
		+
		+	:[Zoom in on Megan with White Hat off-panel to the left.]
		+	:White Hat (off-panel): Uh huh? So?
		+	:Megan: That generation's now in their 40s.
		+
		+	:[Zoom back out to White Hat and Megan, with White Hat scratching his head.]
		+	:White Hat: That can't be right.
		+	:Megan: Face it: Your problem with the MTV generation is their ''kids''.
		+
		+	{{comic discussion}}
		+	[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
		+	[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]
		+	[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]
		+	[[Category:Comics to make one feel old]]

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−	~~{{comic~~	+	The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. [beep] A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound. [ding] Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.
−	~~\| number = 973~~
−	~~\| date = November 4, 2011~~
−	~~\| title = MTV Generation~~
−	~~\| image = mtv_generation.png~~
−	~~\| titletext = If you identified with the kids from~~ The ~~Breakfast Club when it came out, you're now much closer to the age of Principal Vernon.~~
−	}}
−
−	~~==Explanation==~~
−	~~{{w\|MTV}} stands for "Music Television", which~~ is ~~the name of~~ a US-based cable channel, founded in 1981, specifically focusing on popular music and the music industry in general. The programming largely (though not exclusively) consisted of {{w\|music video}}s. The focus of the channel has since shifted to {{w\|reality shows}}. In the channel's heyday in the 1980's and early 1990's, it was popular with teenagers and young adults. As is often the case with youth culture, it was roundly condemned by some adults as being destructive and pointless. One of the specific criticisms was that the format of short videos, with quick-edit, highly kinetic visual styles and no underlying narrative was destroying the attention span of the youth.
−
−	Despite MTV no longer being especially popular (and no longer focusing on music videos), people still use the term '''MTV Generation''' to refer to the young cohort, and insist that they have poor attention spans, resulting from their media exposure. [[Megan]] explains that the term really originated about 25 years ago, to describe {{w\|Generation X}}, the generation born from 1965 to 1980. The actual MTV generation has long since grown up, and most young people today either don't watch MTV, or have no idea that it ~~was originally a music channel. Teenagers today are the children of "the MTV generation" (and even their grandchildren, in some cases)~~.
−
−	~~{{w\|~~The ~~Breakfast Club}} is an iconic movie from 1985~~ in ~~which 5 teenagers spend a Saturday detention together at school~~. ~~Principal Vernon was the overseer of the detention, and a symbol of authority and oppression of youth - the actor playing principal Vernon was around 45 years old~~ at the ~~time of filming~~. The ~~irony is that many adults who grew up watching the movie still identify with the teenagers~~, but ~~now have little in common with them~~.
−
−	~~There are a couple of themes in~~ this ~~strip that [~~[~~Randall~~]~~] has covered before. One is mocking adults for the assumptions they make about young people, youth culture and new technology. Adults have~~ a ~~tendency to whitewash the past~~, and ~~insist that modern young people are being corrupted by new trends~~. ~~And when that generation of youth grows up, they tend~~ to ~~make the same assumptions about~~ the ~~next generation. [[1601: Isolation]], [[1227: The Pace of Modern Life]], [[1414: Writing Skills]]~~, ~~[[1348: Before the Internet]]~~
−
−	~~Another theme~~ is ~~making people feel old by pointing out how long ago their common memories are, as in [[647: Scary]], [[891: Movie Ages]], [[1393: Timeghost]], [[1477: Star Wars]], and [[2165: Millennials]]~~.
−
−	~~==Transcript==~~
−	~~<!-- Note the official transcript includes more ranting. !-->~~
−	~~:[Teenager playing with phone walks in background. White Hat and Megan are in the foreground.]~~
−	~~:White Hat: See, that's the problem with~~ the ~~MTV generation— No attention span.~~
−	~~:Teenager's phone: ''Bleep bloop''~~
−
−	~~:[White Hat and Megan in frameless panel without teenager from previous panel~~.]
−	~~:Megan: You know~~, ~~that phrase referred to the 12-19 demographic that formed the core MTV audience in the mid-1980s.~~
−
−	~~:[Zoom in on Megan with White Hat off-panel to the left.]~~
−	~~:White Hat (off-panel): Uh huh? So?~~
−	~~:Megan: That generation's now in their 40s.~~
−
−	~~:[Zoom back out to White Hat and Megan~~, ~~with White Hat scratching his head.]~~
−	~~:White Hat: That can't be right.~~
−	~~:Megan: Face it: Your problem with the MTV generation is their ''kids''~~.
−
−	~~{{comic discussion}}~~
−	~~[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Comics to make one feel old]]~~