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| 36558 | When do you consider to be the retro cutoff year | <p>An opposing view from a member here that commented on an article.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace rules. It wasn't the best Star Wars film or even the best film of the Prequels, but it is certainly my favorite of the Star Wars Saga and I'm tired of seeing nerds still trashing it along with the other two Prequels on sites like this.<br><br>I mean the Prequels came out in 1999-2005. That almost 20 years ago now. To kids like me who grew up in in the 2000's, The Prequels was our Star Wars and meant as much to us as the Originals did to 70's/80's kids. Most of those who grew up with the Prequels are also adults now and it's time we had a bigger voice and be allowed to express nostalgia for something we grew up with."</span><br></p><p> The theme of his complaint is that his childhood memories are just as valid as kids who grew up in the 70s/80s. And no one can say they are not just as valuable, it is just that in my opinion they are not retro yet. The Phantom Menace barely squeaks into the 90s at 1999 in a retro decade the 90s even though it is not 20 years old yet. But anything from the 2000s not yet.</p> <p>There is no argument over the terms old, ancient, vintage, etc. We can all agree what new, current, avant guard, and modern mean. But there is some argument over retro. Retro comes from Retrospect or to see again. Literally something old that is seen again is retro. There may be some confusion because of modern use of the word retro as something new done in an old style or retro style. Retro style is currently in vogue because it is counter culture or against main stream and therefore unique or cool. The irony is that those trying to be counter culture defined the culture and became iconic of their generations much more than the homogenous general public, examples are greasers, hippies, new wavers, punks, skaters, grunge, emo, retro, hipster, geeks, whatever. <br></p><p>You can't blame 90s/2000s kids for wanting their memories to also be cool or retro. There are many modern things that I think are cool but they are not retro, not yet. All it requires is for the passage of time. It may be harder for current generations because a lot of what they are experiencing is regurgitated from other previous generations. Toys and role playing games from the 70s and 80s are reimagined. Films from decades gone are redone for new generations whether they needed it or not. There may be an identity crisis over what defines these generations of repeating themes if nothing is original. Well I got news for the younger generation and the next generation the same exact thing was said of the 70s and 80s by earlier generations, that there was nothing original under the sun. In time we found our own identity and what was iconic to us and so will you. Future retro subjects might include Harry Potter, Super Hero films, and Minecraft, but not yet. You will also be known as the technology generation.</p><p><br></p><p>10 years is still modern if slightly out of fashion, 15 years is debatable by case of merit and iconic status, there is no debate after 20 years. The time alone has earned it if it is more than a score of years old it is retro.</p> | NLogan | Jul 18, 2017 |  |
| 36557 | Reese's | Yes, I enjoy it myself. | Mr Magic | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36556 | That's Just Stupid | <font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A cop shoots a woman who's just about to be married.</span></font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/australian-woman-living-fatally-shot-minneapolis-police-article-1.3331723"><br></a></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/australian-woman-living-fatally-shot-minneapolis-police-article-1.3331723">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/australian-woman-living-fatally-shot-minneapolis-police-article-1.3331723</a></span></font></div> | Mr Magic | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36555 | Reese's | <blockquote rel="Mr Magic"><b>Mr Magic wrote :</b><br><i> Reese's trail mix.<div><br></div><div><img src="https://8e9d5b8b8dcb9208ef3f-01db2a53ae0368d03387780ee86ead55.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0034000210780_CF_hyvee_default_large.jpeg"></div> </i><b>-end quote<br><br></b>That is really good I take it to school to eat. <b><br></b></blockquote><br> | pikachulover | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36554 | Last TV show you watched | Miraculous Ladybug<br> | pikachulover | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36553 | Last TV show you watched | 24 | Mr Magic | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36552 | When do you consider to be the retro cutoff year | <p>Another indicator of retro is relevance. Is it still relevant today? Or has it been replaced? Look at mobile phones. Brick phones are retro, extending antennae are retro, flip phones are close but not yet plenty of people still have that dinosaur in their pocket, smart phones won't become retro for some time as they are still relevant. Even though the technology is advancing quickly enough to render past year's models obsolete they will not be retro until we are using completely new technology like hologram bracelets or something. Think film or music vinyl, 8 track, cassette, CD, streaming are a progression or reels, 8mm, 13mm, VHS, beta, laserdisc, DVD, blue ray, hd , 4d or whatever. Vinyl records are making a comeback as new retro and the classic vinyl ,8 tracks, or cassettes are definitely retro. Cds on the other hand even though they achieved widespread popularity in the 90s (a retro decade) are not because they are still relevant. </p> | NLogan | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36551 | When do you consider to be the retro cutoff year | <p>The same debate is had over classic cars and films. When is a car a classic? They are nearly always age defined as well as iconic of a decade. For film age is also a factor as well as originality and if it is iconic. Because films portray set times within their stories a movie about the 50s or 60s made in the 80s like Stand by Me or 90s The Sandlot are not iconic of the 50s or 60s decades but are well remembered period pieces that are classic based on merit as 80s or 90s films. Some modern films are so good or iconic they are destined to become classics. All that is needed is the passage of time. For our purposes retro and classic are interchangeable. If you could not call something a classic defined by time then it is not retro. If it is a new classic it could be modern retro chic done in a classic style or destined to become classic but not yet. An example would be fidgit spinners. A useless yet prolific toy that has become insanely popular overnight that will become representative of this generation like the rubik's cube or slinky. It is not retro until you can say, "back in the day we had..."</p> | NLogan | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36550 | When do you consider to be the retro cutoff year | Love the quality of the discussion here. <div><br></div><div>For me "retro" can mean something out of fashion is now back in fashion again. And that implies absence. Short of a true time machine the internet makes absence moot. </div><div><br></div><div>Everything I experienced for the first 40 years of my life only existed in my memories. The web gave me my past back in a sharable form. When stripped of the absence qualifier, retro can simply mean "cool".<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div> | eddstarr | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| 36549 | Underrated TV series | <blockquote rel="Mr Magic"><b>Mr Magic wrote :</b><br><i> The "You Don't Know Jack" TV game show.<div><br></div><div>Loved the computer game and this show. I'm just very sorry it didn't make it.</div> </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote><br><div>MM, you sure know what made television memorable.</div><div><br></div><div>As the century flipped there were a series of TV shows that were a little head of their time. In some cases the audience wasn't ready, or showed up too late to save the show.</div><div><br></div><div>The split in the audience profile was already trending towards the "bad-boy" host/presenter, And the "Pee Wee's Playhouse" crowd was light-year's ahead of the general audience.</div><div><br></div><div>If ya don't "get" Paul Reubens then, "You Don't Know Jack" is a turn off show. It wasn't fair to Paul to kill the show so soon. </div> <div style="position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:75.0%"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pgVRgFKOKq4?ecver=2" width="480" height="360" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div> | eddstarr | Jul 18, 2017 | |
