I don’t know about you all, but I consider myself to belong in the GenX population. Most of my younger coworkers have maybe heard about Futurama but have never seen it. So many of the references and jokes relate to older pop culture. I am hoping some of the new episodes will be relatable to GenZ and beyond. What are your thoughts?
My 10 year old daughter has been rewatching it for years. She found a role model in Leela and a name for her cat in Fry.
As for the references and jokes, yea many go over her head. But as time progresses, fewer and fewer. And she often asks about stuff she doesn’t understand.
Even without a complete understanding of the jokes and references, she absolutely adores the show. And is asking on a daily basis if the new episodes are out yet.
I think that a lot of stuff will likely go over people’s heads, but this show is so packed with hilarious moments that I think it is timeless.
Imagine the scene where Fry is in his 20th century apartment, and having to explain to your children that you absolutely lived like that.
They’d be reacting like the other characters do!
His apartment isn’t too archaic lol, my first apartment like 3 years ago was actually pretty similar. The only difference was that I didn’t have a CRT tv lol.
My son who is 15 just started watching it and loves it. Seems like it has appeal across generations.
Our kids are 16, 19, and 21, and they all love it. They don’t get all the references, but they ask and enjoy learning new things. Maybe it won’t be quite the same for them, but I have a lot of hope!
There will always be shows where the references go over the viewers heads. Hell, I’ve had to Google so much from The Golden Girls that I didn’t understand. My 10 year old and 7 year old both love Futurama. The characters are timeless.
Hard to say how that will work out with streaming nowadays. I grew up as an older millenial with things like MAS*H reruns and other shows that ended before I was born. With only a couple of channels on broadcast TV, I only had so many choices. I imagine availability on popular streaming services will have the potential of similar effects, but somewhat less.
Damn, I loved MASH. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen it.
