Gen X TV: The Brady Bunch to Melrose PlaceNo generation eludes definition as much as Generation X. Rob Owens opens with a history of network and cable television since the birth of Generation X, but goes on to explore the symbiotic relationship between television and this largely misunderstood age group. From the first megahit The Brady Bunch to today's Friends, Owen unflinchingly describes the boob tube as the ubiquitous babysitter for millions of young people. Television, Owen maintains, consumes innocence as viewers encounter countless episodes of society's woes, from political strife and environmental decimation to everyday violence and crime. |
Contents
Defining Gen X TV | 7 |
Growing Up with the Ultimate Babysitter | 17 |
Youthquake | 72 |
Watching Us Watching Ourselves 171 | 111 |
CyberspaceThe Final Frontier | 157 |
Big Brother Wants | 185 |
Channel Surfing into the Sunset | 203 |
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