Gen X TV: The Brady Bunch to Melrose Place

by Robert Owen and Rob Owen

Book Overview

No 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815605854
• ISBN13: 9780815605850
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Fun!

What fun! Rob Owen's book took me back to days when the TV (especially Scooby-Doo) was my babysitter. It's hard to believe that someone could get paid to write something so fun. Gen X TV is a must-read for anyone between the ages of 20 and 35!

"Illuminating food for thought."--Library Journal

"Owen, a TV critic for the ALBANY TIMES UNION, takes a look at American youth between 22 and 32 years old and the impact of TV on their collective attitude. He deftly analyzes programs watched during the growing years (THE BRADY BUNCH), landmark series (BEVERLY HILLS, 90210), SHOWS ABOUT GEN X ITSELF (FRIENDS), and, in an intriguing but sobering look at cyberspace, the impact of the Internet as a means of communicating about cutting-edge favorites. . . . Some illuminating food for thought here on contemporary culture. Recommended."--LIBRARY JOURNAL