I keep thinking back to my junior high school years, when our teachers were trying to inspire us by letting us know that at some point, “you (collective) will be running the country.” That day is here. I’m at the tail end of Gen-X (Star Wars in the movie theater is my first real memory… scary).
I figure there is a ton a Gen-X people running the entertainment world as evidenced by decisions to make Transformers, G I Joe, Voltron, some movies that generally look like John Hughes flicks, revamping of Batman into the Dark Knight, rebooting Spider-Man as more of the McFarline-esque version. Also, growing up with D&D, the popularity of Lord of the Rings was a big deal.
Even TV shows like Heroes and things that made Joss Wheden a name (Buffy and FireFly) are cornerstones for Gen-X geeks.
We have a Presidential Candidate and a Vice Presidential Candidate (for opposing parties) who are in the ballpark of being Gen-Xers (especially when compared with their counterparts).
That day that my teachers said would come is nearly upon us… Am I really getting that old? 