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Subject: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 1:43 am

What do you think?

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 1:44 am

Worse. '80s, '90s, and early '00s are better.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 1:45 am


Worse. '80s, '90s, and early '00s are better.


I mean compared to the last few years. Though yeah the answer is probably still worse, lol.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 1:46 am


I mean compared to the last few years. Though yeah the answer is probably still worse, lol.


I think in late 2004 it really seemed to be heading for the better, but by fall of '05 it was clear it wasn't.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 1:47 am


I think in late 2004 it really seemed to be heading for the better, but by fall of '05 it was clear it wasn't.


Yeah sometimes I think it's getting better but then it starts looking crappy again. I way prefer 1999-2003 compared to now.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/19/06 at 2:18 am

Its on a downward slope for sure, and I can't see it reversing at this point in time.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 2:18 am


Its on a downward slope for sure, and I can't see it reversing at this point in time.


Do you think the 2010s will be good?

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 2:21 am


Do you think the 2010s will be good?


Probably not.  I bet they're worse.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 2:21 am


Probably not.  I bet they're worse.


Probably. I bet teen pop will come back then.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/19/06 at 2:22 am


Do you think the 2010s will be good?


I see it as being no better or worse than the 2000s at this point in time. Even with the advent of file-sharing, music will continue to be as commercialised, just in different ways. Fashion won't change a greal deal, but I have a feeling movies and film will be one area which improves. Expect more 'artier' releases from hollywood, like Garden State or even Brokeback Mountain.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 2:25 am

Pop culture seems to be something that keeps getting worse over time, so if the 2010s are indeed an improvement, then it would be a reverse of the downward trend.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 2:26 am


I see it as being no better or worse than the 2000s at this point in time. Even with the advent of file-sharing, music will continue to be as commercialised, just in different ways. Fashion won't change a greal deal, but I have a feeling movies and film will be one area which improves. Expect more 'artier' releases from hollywood, like Garden State or even Brokeback Mountain.


Was Brokeback Mountain good? The metro in me wanted to see it  :D

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 2:26 am


Pop culture seems to be something that keeps getting worse over time, so if the 2010s are indeed an improvement, then it would be a reverse of the downward trend.


I think the '10s will probably be less cheesy than the '00s.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/19/06 at 2:27 am


Was Brokeback Mountain good? The metro in me wanted to see it  :D


You see I never saw it...might check it out on DVD, but it never really interested me a great deal.

I've missed a great deal of 'big releases' over the years, though I might check out the Da Vinci Code movie.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 2:27 am


I think the '10s will probably be less cheesy than the '00s.


I hope 50 cent/g unit/crunk are gone by then because they're starting to get really old already.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 2:29 am


I hope 50 cent/g unit/crunk are gone by then because they're starting to get really old already.


I doubt Gen Z will want anything to do with them.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/19/06 at 2:29 am


I hope 50 cent/g unit/crunk are gone by then because they're starting to get really old already.


Don't worry, 50 cent is already fading fast. No one saw his movie, and it is just part of his downfall. Expect to see rap become more and more cheesy and outdated. 80s music which was formerely cheesy will become 'cool' again.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 2:29 am


Was Brokeback Mountain good? The metro in me wanted to see it  :D


I saw it, it's alright. Not as great as some people think but it's pretty good.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 2:30 am


I doubt Gen Z will want anything to do with them.


Good, I'm sick of hearing ggggg unit or gettin' crunk in of every song. Also I'm sick of "Grillz", teeth and song.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/19/06 at 2:32 am


Good, I'm sick of hearing ggggg unit or gettin' crunk in of every song.


Thank goodness I don't know what 'gggg unit' or 'crunk' mean. I've never heard anyone use it, but then again I'm getting old... :-[

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 2:32 am


Thank goodness I don't know what 'gggg unit' or 'crunk' mean. I've never heard anyone use it, but then again I'm getting old... :-[


You know even I feel old with this emo and crunk stuff  ;D

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 2:34 am


Thank goodness I don't know what 'gggg unit' or 'crunk' mean. I've never heard anyone use it, but then again I'm getting old... :-[


Crunk means crazy and drunk, it's also a name for dirty south hip-hop like lil' jon, it's the form of hip-hop that dominates today. G Unit is 50 cent's stupid phony posse assembled by his record company, like he's some kind of real gangster.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/19/06 at 2:38 am


Crunk means crazy and drunk, it's also a name for dirty south hip-hop like lil' jon, it's the form of hip-hop that dominates today. G Unit is 50 cent's stupid phony posse assembled by his record company, like he's some kind of real gangster.


It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/19/06 at 2:39 am


It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D


;D

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/19/06 at 2:39 am


It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D


;D

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: GoodRedShirt on 05/19/06 at 2:49 am


It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D


;D

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Bobby on 05/19/06 at 6:58 am

I say worse, not neccessarily for the sheer overall bad quality of the music that enters the charts but the lack of originality (so many 80s remix's have entered in the last few years). It's like pop culture has finally run out of ideas. Nobody seems to want to take a chance on music anymore and produce something different and refreshingly new - they opt for the banality of commercial success instead.

However, there is good stuff out there if you can find it.  8)

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 05/19/06 at 7:26 am


I say worse, not neccessarily for the sheer overall bad quality of the music that enters the charts but the lack of originality (so many 80s remix's have entered in the last few years). It's like pop culture has finally run out of ideas. Nobody seems to want to take a chance on music anymore and produce something different and refreshingly new - they opt for the banality of commercial success instead.



Definitely worse.

Trouble with the above is that those who are too young to have experienced anything else, think what is around now is the duck's guts  :-\\  That's sad.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Bobby on 05/19/06 at 7:29 am


Definitely worse.

Trouble with the above is that those who are too young to have experienced anything else, think what is around now is the duck's guts  :-\\  That's sad.


I totally agree.

What frustrates me even more is kids think it's all brand new and never been done before.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Paul on 05/19/06 at 7:31 am

Pah!

It all went pear-shaped when the 78rpm breathed its last...





(Okay, slight exaggeration!)

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: batfan2005 on 05/19/06 at 11:17 am

I thought the pop culture was good from late 2002 to late 2005. 2006 is lame, but I think it will get better next year. 

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: sonikuu on 05/19/06 at 7:49 pm

I'd say pop culture is bad for most of the early 00's, got a lot better in 2004 and 2005 (only years where I actually loved the 00's) and is now going downhill in 2006.  It'll pick up in a year or two, I'm sure.  As for all the people here who say it's getting worse...you do realize that people were saying that about the decades you like right?  I know a lot of Baby Boomers who are of the opinion that anything after 1980 sucks.  The trend of hating current pop culture is something that has been around for decades.  For example, some people on this board are saying that the early 00's are better than the mid 00's even though people were complaining just as much in 2002!  Likewise, people hated on the 90's when they going on and people are now starting to look favorably on them.  Hating whatever is currently going on is nothing new.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/19/06 at 8:17 pm

The elders in generations past spent so much time calling popular culture too sexually charged and violent that now, when popular culture really is too sexually charged and violent, you get inane answers like, "Oh well, they censored Elvis, too."

My problem is not with sex and violence per se. It goes to context.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: lizjagger on 05/19/06 at 11:11 pm

worse. I don't even pay attention to current fads or trends. But I'm obsessed with the pop culture of previous decades. excluding the 90s

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: Echo Nomad on 05/20/06 at 1:31 am

For me 1999 to 2002 was the worst in pop culture, I rarely cared to listen to the radio. However since probable 2003 it's started to get better and every year since then there have been several songs that I really liked.

Subject: Re: Is pop culture getting better or worse?

Written By: GoodRedShirt on 05/20/06 at 9:10 pm


worse. I don't even pay attention to current fads or trends. But I'm obsessed with the pop culture of previous decades. excluding the 90s
Worse. I don't even pay attention to current fads or trends, and I'm 20!

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