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Sundae · 10-26-2011, 05:01 AM

Gen Y would think Threads was lame. But then they didn't get sat down to watch it by a teacher who explained this was what would really happen when the bomb dropped. When.

Also they didn't grow up on a diet of truly horrible Public Information Films like The Finishing Line or Apaches.

No wonder some of Gen X are at heart nihilists.
Sadly, the older Gen Xers are reproducing and therefore bringing up a generation of nihilists-without-a-cause.

Blame the parents.
Always.

BTW - check out the above films if you have a time. It would be a serious time commitment to watch all three - I'd recommend Finishing Line, but Threads is the most seminal. I don't think shock tactics worked, but they are a reasonable reminder of how children were treated when I was a child.

10-26-2011, 05:01 AM	#28
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Gen Y would think Threads was lame. But then they didn't get sat down to watch it by a teacher who explained this was what would really happen when the bomb dropped. When. Also they didn't grow up on a diet of truly horrible Public Information Films like The Finishing Line or Apaches. No wonder some of Gen X are at heart nihilists. Sadly, the older Gen Xers are reproducing and therefore bringing up a generation of nihilists-without-a-cause. Blame the parents. Always. BTW - check out the above films if you have a time. It would be a serious time commitment to watch all three - I'd recommend Finishing Line, but Threads is the most seminal. I don't think shock tactics worked, but they are a reasonable reminder of how children were treated when I was a child. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 10-26-2011 at 05:08 AM.