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Official Logo of MTV and synonymous with the generation that grew up watching it.

The MTV Generation is a term describing a generation gap or sub-generation that includes the end of the Generation X (a generation following the post-World War II baby boom, especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s) yet importantly includes the elders of Generation Y (a generation considered to follow Generation X from 1980 onwards). It is one of the only bridges between the Consciousness Revolution era (into which the MTV Generation would be the last to be born) and the starting point of the Culture Wars era in which the major part of Generation Y would be born. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links MTV_Logo. ... Image File history File links MTV_Logo. ... A generation gap is a popular term used to describe wide differences in cultural norms between members of a younger generation and their elders. ... ‹ The template below (Generations) is being considered for deletion. ... A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate within temporal and usually geographical bounds. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... ‹ The template below (Generations) is being considered for deletion. ... The Consciousness Revolution was a period of spiritual awakening in American history, according to Strauss and Howe in their books Generations and Fourth Turning. ... The term culture war has been used to describe ideologically-driven and often strident confrontations typical of American public culture and politics since at least the 1980s. ...

However, the offspring of those who were born from parents of the baby boomers Generation in the mid-to-late 1970s and early 1980s who do not necessarily fit in to Generation X's overview are considered to be a generation within itself - namely Generation XY often referred to under several known names by the media and society as the Cold Generation Y (Early Y Partition), The No Generation or MTV Generation [1], (also the definitive term: Thatcher's Children and Cold War Babies) which could be considered to have been between 1974 and 1985. It can also be observed that the MTV Generation is a term used in order to define those who partake in both Generation X and Y - being that today's media targets the youth of tomorrow. The worldwide acknowledgment of an MTV Generation has been proven through the success of MTV and its by-products on a global scale as well as its influence upon youth culture and society throughout the 1990s. The term defines a generation of teenagers and young adults or Twixters influenced by fashion trends, music, and slang terms shown in music videos on the newly created cable channel MTV. MTV Generation has often been associated as a neologism for Generation X. A baby boom is defined as a period of increased birth rates relative to surrounding generations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Young Men Organization Teenager and Teen also redirect here. ... According to Erik Eriksons stages of human development, first enumerated in Childhood and Society (1950) a young adult is a person between the ages of 19 and 40, whereas an adolescent is a person between the ages of 12 and 21. ... The word Twixter describes a new generation of Americans who are trapped between (betwixt) adolescence and adulthood. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... ‹ The template below (Generations) is being considered for deletion. ...

XY Cusp

The XY Cusp includes those people born in the mid-to-late 1970s and early 1980s. The word XY is used because their generational identity is mixed, uncertain, or deviant from X or Y or both, but do not constitute a separate generational group in themselves. Some place the years between: 1976-1983 [2] [3][4] [5] and 1976-88 [6]. However, both sources agree on the mid-to-late 70s and early 80s. People born within this group are in parallel situations with people born in between previous generations: Generation Jones between Boomer and X - late 50s, early 60s, (teens of the 70s); between Silents and Boomers - late 30s, early 40s (teens of the 50s); and the Beat generation between G.I. and Silents - late 10s, early 20s (teens of the 30s). They are referred to as Cusper Groups, Transitional Times, or Buffer Zones. 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Global factors defining the MTV Generation

Most notable factors relevant to the MTV Generation are the rise of computer and media technologies in the 1980s and 1990s, along with the major global political shifts that occurred at the end of and after the Cold War.

Cultural

• The last generation to appreciate its significance in a changing culture, specifically the shift from the hardwired, analogue technologies to the wireless, Digital Revolution; the last generation to grow up with such semi-obsolete items of the pre-digital era as VHS tapes, audio cassettes and vinyl records.
• The first generation to grow up with personal computers in the home.
• The introduction of the Nintendo and Atari gaming systems.
• Early computer Educational software released by MECC such as the Oregon Trail and Number Munchers computer games.
• Early computer games like Prince of Persia, Test Drive and California Games.
• Creation of Carmen Sandiego character and games, TV shows.
• The worldwide popularity of The Simpsons
• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, with its vague associations with Bushido, white rap, and surf slang. Interest in some of the Asian martial arts (including, of course, Ninjutsu) temporarily spiked among teenagers in some areas due to the franchise's influence.
• The launch of Nickelodeon (TV channel) in 1979, one of the first channels geared to entertaining children.
• The launch of MTV in its early period before its mid-1990s makeover for predominantly pop music, rhythm and blues, hip hop culture and reality television. The popular tagline: "I want my MTV"--uttered by Veejays and performers on the network's advertisements and later included in the Dire Straits' Money for Nothing track--reflected the era's fascination with the new medium.
• Music influences stem mainly from MTV standards such as Madonna and Michael Jackson - mostly from The Like a Prayer & Dangerous years in the 1980s - but also include the rise of the Grunge music scene of the early 1990s, and the rising popularity of Hip hop music through the 1980s and 1990s.
• The second generation to mostly be influenced through Television (especially Music Television) as the primary medium for information and entertainment (the first being the baby boom generation crossing over to the early Generation X - when TV came into becoming an item in every household during the 1950s) especially from children growing up in the 1980s to their teens in the 1990s.
• Films such as The Goonies, The Neverending Story and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial which featured children in opposition to adults and oppressive or impersonal systems of law.
• Transformers, Thunder Cats, M.A.S.K., Masters of the Universe and other toyline (franchises) centered around the primary theme of alien/high tech/supernatural combat occurring at large in a disguised form, but also containing strong modernist/morally absolutist themes which have been more recently removed in revised versions of these fictional scenarios.

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Political

• The fall of the Berlin Wall November 9, 1989 and German reunification on October 3, 1990. - One of the two major moments to define the MTV Generation
• The end of the Cold War and break up of the Soviet Union
• The First Gulf War
• Space Shuttle Challenger
• Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster
• The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
• The Waco Siege
• The 1992 Los Angeles riots
• The premierships of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and the presidency of Ronald Reagan succeeded later by George H. W. Bush
• June 18, 1981, the official date for the beginning of the AIDS epidemic and the 1985 World Health Organization AIDS surveillance case definition
• The Satanic ritual abuse panic throughout the 1980s and up to the mid 1990s, bringing Satanism back into the mass media's eye
• The Iran-Contra Affair, a mid-1980s political scandal in the United States involving President Ronald Reagan's administration who sold arms to Iran, an avowed enemy. At the time, Americans were being held hostage in Lebanon by Hezbollah, a militant Shi'a organization loyal to Ayatollah Khomeini
• The release of Nelson Mandela and end of Apartheid in South Africa.
• The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope

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• The Invasion of Panama that deposed Manuel Noriega in December 1989.
• In 1989, Czechoslovakia became a democratic country again through the Velvet revolution. In 1992, the federal parliament decided to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, as of January 1, 1993.
• Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster prison, near Cape Town, South Africa February 11, 1990.
• July 20, 1990, London Stock Exchange, the IRA exploded a large bomb at the London Stock Exchange causing massive damage.
• The Gulf War in 1991. - The war that truly defined the MTV Generation, just as the Vietnam War defined Generation X and the Iraq War define Generation Y.
• The fall of the Soviet Union, and beginning of "New World Order" July 1991 marking the end of the Cold War since 1941 between the United States and Soviet Union. - The second of the two most important moments in defining Generation XY.
• November 22, 1990, at just after 9.30 am, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher announced to her cabinet that she would not be a candidate in the second ballot of the vote to determine the leader of the British Conservative Party, thereby bringing her term of office as Prime Minister to an end.
• The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ceases to exist. Slovenia and Croatia gain independence January 15, 1992
• Signing of the Maastricht treaty, which founded the European Union February 7, 1992.
• In eastern Turkey, an earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale kills over 500 March 13, 1992.
• The siege of Ruby Ridge, Idaho by U.S. Marshalls against Randy Weaver during August 1992.
• Bill Clinton defeats George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot in the U.S. presidential election, 1992, November 3.
• 1993 confrontation between U.S. federal agents and the Branch Davidians - Siege of Waco.
• Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, is found dead April 8, 1994, in Seattle, Washington. He had apparently committed suicide three days earlier. - A death that marked the MTV Generation as opposed to Jim Morrison for Generation X and Elvis Presley for the baby boomers.
• May 1, 1994, Formula One driver Ayrton Senna is killed during the San Marino Grand Prix.
• Brazil wins the 1994 Football World Cup which is held in the USA.
• The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin by Yigal Amir on November 4, 1995, after attending a rally promoting the Oslo process at Tel Aviv's Kings of Israel Square (which was renamed to Yitzhak Rabin Square after his death).
• The Dunblane massacre occurring at a primary school in the small town of Dunblane in central Scotland on Wednesday, 13 March 1996.
• September 7, 1996 Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting. This was later followed by the murder of Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. who was shot and killed in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997 - resulting in the end of the Hip hop rivalries between East Coast's Bad Boy Records and the West Coast's Death Row Records.
• The end of British sovereignty over Hong Kong July 1, 1997.
• On July 10, 1997, the Joe Camel campaign was retired and replaced with a more adult campaign, thus ending the use of the famed Camel Cigarettes mascot advertising that cigarettes were "cool to smoke".

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• The international one hit wonder song, Macarena by Los Del Rio became a worldwide summer hit in 1996 until the end of 1997.
• The Yugoslav wars, a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Yugoslavia that took place between (1991-2001) - including the Bosnian War.
• Thirty-nine bodies found in Heaven's Gate cult suicide March 26, 1997 - coinciding with the comet Hale-Bopp.
• Diana, Princess of Wales is taken to a hospital after a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, August 31, 1997. She is pronounced dead at 4:00 the next morning followed on September 3 by the death of Mother Teresa.
• The Jonesboro school massacre occurring on Tuesday, March 24, 1998.
• The Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998, followed by Bill Clinton's impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives.
• The Matrix, a science-fiction / action film with wide cultural influence that was released on March 31st, 1999.
• The Columbine High School massacre occurring on Tuesday, April 20, 1999. This may tie in with the above point, as some have speculated that the Columbine Massacre was inspired by the Lobby Scene, a famous scene which occurs late in The Matrix.
• The premonition of the Y2K problem occurring in 2000 12:00 AM, January 1, New Year's Eve, and resulting fears about the coming 'Millennium'.

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Overview of the cultural impact of the media upon the MTV Generation

The teens of the MTV Generation who grew up in the 1990s have also been referred to as the Doom Generation, picked up from Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation (1995) and due to the popularity of the 1993 computer game Doom. The meaning also represents the overall feeling of the generation, having been children through most of the revolutionary changes that occurred to Generation X, not to mention living their childhood through the 1980s they had no sense of direction or sentiment of belonging, thus encapsulating an entire generation within a "doomed" atmosphere - giving the re-birth into the Goth, Gangsta Rap and Grunge music and lifestyle. Gregg Araki (Japanese: グレッグ・アラキ) (b. ... The Doom Generation is a film by director Gregg Araki. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Episode I: Knee-Deep in the Dead takes place in the military base on Phobos. ... Clan of Xymox - Goth band circa 2004 The image above is believed to be a replaceable non-free image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ...

Those born before 1985 witnessed the major movie stars such as Johnny Depp get their starts on television. In Depp's case it was 21 Jump Street. Others such as Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, and The Wayans Brothers got their start on In Living Color, a series that tried to rival Saturday Night Live in the early '90s. Generation MTV fans of Saturday Night Live will also remember the careers of Adam Sandler, Janeane Garofalo, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Norm Macdonald, and a whole host of others. Johnny Depp (born John Christopher Depp II[2] on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an Academy Award-nominated and SAG Awards-winning American actor and for his performances in the films Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994... 21 Jump Street was an hour long police drama television series, developed by Fox Television Network. ... James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. ... Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967) is an American actor, R&B singer, pianist, and comedian. ... The Wayans Brothers are a group of American comedians who are brothers. ... In Living Color was an American sketch comedy television series which ran on the FOX Network from April 15, 1990 to August 23, 1994. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, actor, and musician. ... Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964 in Newton, New Jersey), is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer and former co-host on Air America Radios The Majority Report. ... This article is about the American actor/comedian. ... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a castmember on Saturday Night Live. ... Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. ... Phil Hartman (born as Philip Edward Hartmann) (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian/American actor, voice artist, comedian, graphic artist and writer. ... Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor and comedian. ...

Those born prior to 1985 can also remember the early stages of the World Wide Web - including the first original chat applications such as ICQ and Yahoo! (one of the pioneering "dotcoms" in the 1990s) along with AltaVista being the first major search engines. Those born in the late 1970s probably did not own a computer until their preteen or teen years in the early to mid Nineties. Other aspects of the Internet which were first encountered were the first homepage web host services Angelfire, Geocities, and Tripod, as well as web groups and online communities - such as those in the Excite internet portal. WWWs historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. ... ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners AOL subsidiary. ... Yahoo! Incorporated (NASDAQ: YHOO) is an American public corporation and global internet services company. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Angelfire, an Internet venture offering free space for Web sites, was long known for providing advertising-free hosting, was later bought by search engine company Lycos. ... Yahoo! GeoCities is a free webhosting service founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet. ... Tripod. ... Excite Excite is an Internet portal with an included search engine. ...

A notable quote of the Simpsons in regards to the generation that defined itself through TV and music:

• Bart Simpson: Nothing you say can upset us. We're the MTV generation.
• Lisa Simpson: We feel neither highs or lows.
• Homer Simpson: Really? What's it like?
• Lisa Simpson: Meh. [shrugs] [10]

Bart and his sister Lisa as news anchors. ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ...

Movies associated with the generation

Director Harmony Korine not only grew up in the generation but also emulates it within his movies which reflect the youth and lifestyle of the XY Generation. Other directors that were prominent icons during the generation would be Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Danny Boyle, David Fincher, and Spike Jonze to name but a few who marked their influence upon those growing up in the XY Cusp. Harmony Korine Harmony Korine (born January 4, 1973) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and author. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. ... Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American writer and film director who is known for making profitable, crowd-pleasing independent and studio films with fairly low budgets and fast schedules by Hollywood standards. ... Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director and the founder of View Askew Productions. ... Richard Rick Linklater (born July 30, 1961, in Houston, Texas) is an Academy Award nominated American film director and writer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Danny Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and film producer, best known for his work on films such as Trainspotting and 28 Days Later. ... David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American music video and film director known for his dark and stylish portraits of the human experience. ... Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel on October 22, 1969), is a American director of offbeat music videos and commercials, and an Academy Award-nominated director and producer in film and television, most notably the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation. ...

Other movies to have somewhat of an impact upon the generation with lasting effect would be the successes of the Indiana Jones films, the franchises of both the Ghostbusters and the Gremlins and the Back to the Future trilogy, as well as movies such as Tim Burton's Beetlejuice and Batman, James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, Interview with the Vampire and Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen-comedy film written by Cameron Crowe (adapted from a book he wrote) and directed by Amy Heckerling. ... Porkys is a comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. ... E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Strange Brew is also the title of a song by the band Cream (released on their 1967 album Disraeli Gears), and of a compilation album - Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream Strange Brew is a 1983 film starring the popular SCTV characters Bob & Doug McKenzie, played by Dave Thomas... The Karate Kid is a 1984 John G. Avildsen film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. ... The Terminator (also known as Terminator in some early trailers and posters) is a 1984 science fiction/action film featuring former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger in what would become his best-known role, and also starred Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... It has been suggested that Revenge of the Nerds (2007 film) be merged into this article or section. ... The Breakfast Club is a 1985 teen film widely considered a definitive work in the genre. ... This article is about the film. ... The Goonies was a hit movie in 1985 directed by Richard Donner, with the screenplay written by Chris Columbus from a story by Steven Spielberg. ... Real Genius is a 1985 comedy film starring Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. ... Weird Science (1985) is a movie written and directed by John Hughes. ... This article is about the first film in the Back to the Future trilogy. ... The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins. ... Ferris Buellers Day Off is a 1986 comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. ... About Last Night is a 95-minute English-language film released in 1986. ... Stand by Me is a 1986 drama film directed by Rob Reiner. ... Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. ... Rivers Edge is a 1986 crime/drama movie starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper. ... 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The Little Mermaid is a 1989 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and first released on November 15, 1989 by Walt Disney Pictures. ... Dead Poets Society is an Academy Award winning 1989 film, directed by Peter Weir. ... The Wizard is a 1989 movie about a boy (Fred Savage) and his emotionally disturbed brother (Luke Edwards) who run away from their Utah home to go to California. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... The burbs is a film (black comedy, 1989) starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman and Bruce Dern. ... Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989) is a comedy/science fiction film based on the idea of time travel. ... Weekend at Bernies is a comedic American motion picture released in 1989. ... Look Whos Talking is a 1989 comedy film which stars John Travolta (James Ubriacco) and Kirstie Alley (Mollie). ... Heathers is a 1989 black comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty, and Christian Slater. ... Pump Up the Volume can refer to: Pump Up the Volume, a 1990 film. ... Wild at Heart is a 1990 film directed by David Lynch. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Die Hard 2: Die Harder, the second Die Hard movie, was released on Wednesday, July 4, 1990 and starred Bruce Willis as cop John McClane. ... Bill & Teds Bogus Journey is a 1991 American comedy science fiction film, the sequel to Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure. ... Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof which starred Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn, and Bill Irwin. ... Dont Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead is a 1991 comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. ... Boyz-n-the-Hood is a song by the late rapper Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. Ice Cube originally intended the song to be for himself, but after he joined N.W.A., he wrote it for Eazy. ... Slacker (1991) is an influential American independent film directed by Richard Linklater. ... Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly abbreviated T2) is a 1991 movie directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick. ... Originally released in 1992, Beauty and the Beast is a 49-minute animated film based on the classic story, Beauty and the Beast by the Brothers Grimm. ... Singles (1992) is a film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. ... Juice is a 1992 drama film that has gained a certain classic status. ... Wayne (left) and Garth (right) displaying a list of the Top Ten Babes of All Time. Waynes World was one of the most popular recurring sketches to come from the NBC television series, Saturday Night Live. ... Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) is the sequel to the film Home Alone. ... For the Moves song of the same name, see California Man (song). ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 comedy film about a Valley Girl cheerleader (Kristy Swanson) chosen by fate to fight and kill vampires. ... The Sandlot is a 1993 film about young baseball players. ... Waynes World 2 is a 1993 comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a cable access television show from Aurora, Illinois. ... For other meanings of point of no return, see Point of no return (disambiguation). ... Menace II Society is the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. ... Dazed and Confused is a 1993 American film written and directed by Richard Linklater. ... Poetic Justice is a 1993 drama/romance film starring Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson and directed by John Singleton. ... Hot Shots! Part Deux is a 1993 comedy spoof film, and a sequel to the 1991 comedy Hot Shots! Directed again by Jim Abrahams, the film again stars Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Ryan Stiles, Rowan Atkinson, and Jerry Haleva. ... Gregg Araki (Japanese: グレッグ・アラキ) (b. ... Totally Fucked Up (censored title Totally F***ed Up in many references and publicity material) is a 1993 film written and directed by Gregg Araki. ... The Doom Generation is a film by director Gregg Araki. ... Nowhere is a 1997 film by director and screenwriter Gregg Araki. ... The Lion King is a 1994 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ... Clerks. ... Reality Bites is a 1994 film written by Helen Childress and featuring the directorial debut of Ben Stiller. ... Above the Rim is a 1994 basketball-drama film, written by Jeff Pollack and Benny Medina, and directed by Jeff Pollack. ... Léon (aka The Cleaner, The Professional, or Léon the Professional) is a 1994 film written and directed by French director Luc Besson. ... Ace Ventura, Pet Detective is a 1994 wacky comedy movie, directed by Tom Shadyac. ... The Crow is a 1994 American film adaptation of the comic book of the same name by James OBarr (who himself makes a cameo in the film). ... Dangerous Minds is a 1995 drama film based on a biography written by, and about the life of, LouAnne Johnson that tells the true story of a retired Marine who leaves her career to become an English teacher at a well-off high school attended by bused-in students from... Hackers is a 1995 film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy (Crash Override/Zero Cool, played by Jonny Lee Miller), Kate Libby (Acid Burn, played by Angelina Jolie) and their friends. ... Clueless is a 1995 comedy film, loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen, written and directed by Amy Heckerling and produced by Scott Rudin. ... 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Human Traffic is a 1999 film directed and written by Justin Kerrigan. ... Fight Club is a novel by Chuck Palahniuk. ... High Fidelity is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears, starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Todd Louiso, Tim Robbins, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Joelle Carter, and Lili Taylor. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the fictional character, see Donald Darko. ... Ken Park is a controversial 2002 drama film. ... Party Monster (2003) is a drama/dark comedy that details the rise and fall of infamous New York party promoter Michael Alig. ... Garden State is a 2004 film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring Sir Ian Holm. ... Dr. Henry Indiana Jones, Jr. ... Ghostbusters is a 1984 sci-fi comedy film about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists. ... Gremlins is an American horror-comedy film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984. ... Back to the Future trilogy DVD Back to the Future is a science fiction film trilogy written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis and directed by Zemeckis. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... For the animated series based on the film, see Beetlejuice (TV series). ... Batman is an American Academy Award-winning superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. ... James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a three-time Academy Award winning director, producer and screenwriter. ... Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly abbreviated T2) is a 1991 movie directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. ... Interview with the Vampire is a vampire novel by Anne Rice written in 1973 and published in 1976. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 horror romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ...

Actors who gained considerable prominence throughout the 80s and 90s would later become the A-list celebrities in a post-millennial Generation Y, along with others associated or part of the Brat Pack: The Brat Pack is a group of young actors and actresses who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented films in the 1980s and as well as socializing together off the set. ...

as well as: This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is a Tony Award winning American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor and writer. ... Johnny Depp (born John Christopher Depp II[2] on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an Academy Award-nominated and SAG Awards-winning American actor and for his performances in the films Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994... Matthew Raymond Matt Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... James Duval (born September 10, 1972) is an American actor, probably most famous for his roles in Donnie Darko as Frank and as Singh in Go. ... Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962 in New York, New York) is a Spanish American actor, director and writer. ... Richard Tiffany Gere[1] (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. ... Demi Moore (born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. ... Judd Nelson as John Bender in The Breakfast Club Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor and writer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... William Bradley Brad Pitt(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced in IPA: ) is a Canadian actor, born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. ... Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. ... Winona Ryder (born October 29, 1971) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ... Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. ...

• Antonio Banderas
• Salma Hayek
• Catherine Zeta Jones
• Ewan McGregor

who gained wider recognition from international and independent cinema. José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor and singer who has starred in several high-profile Hollywood films including Ballistic: Ecks vs. ... Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican actress, Daytime Emmy-winning director, and a film and television producer. ... Catherine Zeta-Jones as seen in the 2004 film The Terminal Catherine Zeta_Jones (born September 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ...

Other actors would later gain more substantial credibility after the Millennium by leaving film to star in TV shows instead, like Shannen Doherty, who starred in Beverly Hills 90210 and later Charmed, Michael J. Fox in Spin City, Charlie Sheen replacing Michael J. Fox in Spin City, Judd Nelson from the "Breakfast Club" in "Suddenly Susan" and Kiefer Sutherland in 24. Shannen Maria Doherty (born April 12, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American film actress, best known for her work as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the... For other persons named Michael Fox, see Michael Fox (disambiguation). ... Spin City was an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. ... Charles Irwin Sheen (born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Judd Nelson as John Bender in The Breakfast Club Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor and writer. ... The Breakfast Club (1985) is a quintessential 1980s film written and directed by John Hughes in which a group of teenagers representing different cliques in high school spend a Saturday morning in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes. ... Suddenly Susan 1997 promotional Emmy advertisement. ... Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born December 21, 1966 in London, England) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian television and film actor, well known for his role of Jack Bauer on the series 24. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ...

Prominent child actors who would enjoy a successful career up until their teenage years were:

• Corey Feldman
• Corey Haim
• Soleil Moon Frye
• Macaulay Culkin
• Emmanuel Lewis from Tv show Webster
• Edward Furlong
• Anna Chlumsky

Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American film and television actor. ... Corey Ian Haim (born December 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor, best known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. ... Soleil Moon Frye (born August 6, 1976 in Glendora, California) is an actress and director. ... Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. ... Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. ... Webster was a sitcom produced by Paramount Television which premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989. ... Edward Furlong (born Edward Walter Torres on August 2, 1977 in Glendale, California) is an American actor best known for playing young John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and playing Danny Vinyard in American History X. The son of Eleanor Torres, Furlong was born in Glendale, California, near Burbank. ... Anna Chlumsky (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress. ...

TV shows that are often associated to the generation

The following list are a sample of televised animated series and sitcoms from the early 80s to late 90s that were popular components in the development of those growing up within the XY Cusp, which would influence a later younger generation and the future current fashion in media and society.

Notable cartoons as well as programs that most of the MTV Gen youth grew up with watching:

• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983-1985)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983-1991)
• Transformers (1984-1987)
• He-Man (1983-1985)
• The DJ Kat Show (1985-1995)
• G.I. Joe (1985-1986 & 1990-1992)
• Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1991)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)
• Garfield and Friends (1988-1995)
• Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1996)

Also check Animated television series of the 1980s for more examples. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show was an animated television series featuring characters and storylines from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. ... Alvin and the Chipmunks was the second American animated television series to feature the singing characters The Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions, and Lorimar-Telepictures (which became Lorimar Television in 1988). ... The Transformers (G1) 1984-1987, U.S. This page is a partner page to Transformers Universes, listing the various television series that the Transformer toyline has spawned since its creation in 1984. ... He-Man as seen in a DC comic from December, 1982, one of his earliest appearances and preceding the debut of his animated series. ... The DJ Kat show was a childrens television programme presented by the puppet DJ Kat and his friend Linda de Mol, which ran from 1985 to 1995. ... Pee-wees Playhouse is a childrens television program starring Pee-Wee Herman. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the United Kingdom) is an American animated television series produced by Fred Wolf Films, which premiered on December 14, 1987. ... Garfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the popular comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. ... A former logo of the Carmen Sandiego series used in the 1990s. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...

Other shows which would be prominent favourites amongst adolescents and the young adult bracket:

• The Simpsons (1989-present)
• The Ren and Stimpy Show (1991-1996)
• Beavis and Butt-head (1993-1997)
• Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1998)
• Daria (1993-2001)
• Gargoyles (TV series) (1994-1997)

TV shows which would have somewhat of an impact on the teen culture and life of the adolescents of the MTV Gen: Simpsons redirects here. ... The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Daria is an American animated television series that aired from 1997 to 2002 and was created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn for MTV. A spin-off of MTVs Beavis and Butt-head, Daria also became something of a cultural icon. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Family Ties (1982-1989)
• The Cosby Show (1984-1992)
• Growing Pains (1985-1992)
• ALF (1986-1990)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• The Wonder Years (1988-1993)
• Saved by the Bell (1989-1993)
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990-1993)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996)
• Boy Meets World (1993-2000)

TV shows which had a greater impact upon the MTV Gen young adults: Family Ties was a popular American television sitcom which aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Growing Pains was an American television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Wonder Years is an Emmy Award winning American television dramedy created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. ... Saved by the Bell is an American teen sitcom which originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... Parker Lewis Cant Lose - original FOX advertisement Parker Lewis Cant Lose is an early 1990s comedy television series that was strongly influenced by the film Ferris Buellers Day Off. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Boy Meets World was an American television sitcom that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, who grows up from a pre-pubescent boy to a married man. ...

• 21 Jump Street (1987-1991)
• Married... with Children (1987-1997)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
• Baywatch (1989-2001)
• Seinfeld (1989-1998)
• Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-2000)
• The Real World (1992-present)
• The X-Files (1993-2002)
• Friends (1994-2004)
• MTV's Singled Out (1995-1998)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)

Other TV shows that were a cult success with MTV Gen audiences: 21 Jump Street was an hour long police drama television series, developed by Fox Television Network. ... Married… with Children was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago. ... Tales from the Crypt is an American horror anthology TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. It was based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and was produced by The Geffen Film Company in association with Warner Bros. ... Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... For other uses, see The Real World (disambiguation). ... The X-Files is a Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Singled Out was a game show that ran on MTV from 1995-1998. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ...

• Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
• My So Called Life (1994)
• Weird Science (1994-1997)
• Buzzkill (1995)
• Æon Flux (1995)

Twin Peaks is an American Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody and Golden Globe-winning serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, which first aired in the United States on April 8, 1990 and ended on June 10, 1991. ... My So-Called Life was a television program that aired on ABC from August 25, 1994 to January 26, 1995. ... Weird Science was a mid-1990s American TV comedy series, a spin-off of the 1985 movie of the same name. ... Buzzkill was a hidden camera reality show created in 1995 for the MTV network. ... Æon Flux is an avant garde American science fiction animated television series that aired on MTV. It premiered in 1991 on MTVs Liquid Television experimental animation show as a six-part serial of short films, followed in 1992 by five individual short episodes. ...

Music associated with the generation

The majority of music from the MTV Generation was contributed from artists who were from Generation X, just as previous esteemed musicians of Generation X were born in the baby boomers generation. Generation XY not only shares certain views as those in Generation X, but also the same musical taste which would later cross-over into the MTV Generation due to the effects of Generation X upon the Gen X'er musicians and artists.

The music that defined the MTV Generation was mostly pop music which had emerged from New Wave and R'n'B styles, giving birth to the Boy Band phenomenon (which would later become the Girl Power or Girl Band sensation in the later generation). Another important area was the birth of Alternative Rock branching off from heavy metal musicians Guns N' Roses and alternative performers such as Nine Inch Nails & The Smashing Pumpkins with the added influence of grunge music, which at the time featured prominent artists such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam who would mark a new form of rock music for the future generation. The underground hip hop scene would also eventually develop into the gangsta rap genre which included different styles between the East Coast (The Notorious B.I.G. & Puff Daddy) and West Coast (2Pac, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg) labels. Dance Music including House, Techno and Trance also included itself as an important factor to the development of music during this time, and it would also enter a new domain by opening up the Rave sub-culture which is considered to have truly lasted until the fall of the 1990s. New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Guns N Roses (abbreviated as GNR) is a nine-piece American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... “NIN” redirects here. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an American record producer and CEO and founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop in the mid to late 1990s. ... West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ... Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up rave in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Barbara Schneider and David Stevenson, in their research of 90s teens in comparison to 50s teens, noted that "in the 1950s, tastes in music were similar; nearly half the adolescents selected rock and roll as their favorite type of music, and Pat Boone was the favorite singer, easily surpassing all others, including Elvis Presley... (In the 1990s) the types of music (teens) listen to...became so long that we quickly realized that variation was the norm. Students talked about many different types of music, including alternative, country, hard rock, hip-hop, light rock, jazz, reggae, rap, and rhythm and blues, and the list of favorite vocalists and bands numbered well over fifty, with a few overlapping choices."

This rise in the types of music listened to by Generation XY was greatly influenced by the rise in technological advances to music distribution, particularly the rise of Napster and other file sharing systems, along with computer technologies that made it easier to record music and distribute it through cds or the internet. The major contributors that would lead the way from the MTV Generation into Generation Y would be: Second version (revised 2001) of Napster logo: Cat wearing headphones. ... File sharing is the activity of making files available to other users for download over the Internet, but also over smaller networks. ... CDS may refer to: Commercial Data Systems, Ltd. ...

• Backstreet Boys
• Britney Spears
• Spice Girls
• Limp Bizkit
• Jennifer Lopez
• KoRn
• Slipknot
• Eminem
• Nelly
• Ricky Martin
• Christina Aguilera
• N'Sync
• Fat Boy Slim
• Paul Oakenfold
• Silverchair
• Take That

Backstreet Boys at the 2002 , Grammy Awards The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated male vocal pop group that enjoyed enormous success in the mid-late 1990s and 2000s. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award-winning English all-female pop group, which formed in London in 1994. ... Limp Bizkit (alternately written as limpbizkit) is an American nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... “J. Lo” redirects here. ... Korn (sometimes typeset as KoЯn or KoRn to fit their official logo) is a Grammy Award winning, influential nu metal[1] band from Bakersfield, California, and are often credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) are a band made up of nine members from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... Cornell Haynes Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Christina María Aguilera (a Spanish surname, pronounced (IPA) , anglicized to [1]), born December 18, 1980, is an American pop singer and songwriter. ... *NSYNC is a five-part pop music vocal group, specifically a boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida, USA. The group members are James Lance Bass, Joshua Scott Chasez (JC), Joseph Anthony Fatone Junior (Joey), Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (Chris), and Justin Randall Timberlake. ... Fatboy Slim (born on July 16, 1963, Quentin Cook) also known as Norman Cook is a British musician in the dance music genre. ... This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Take That are an English pop boy band formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990. ...

Technology/Media experienced by the generation

This generation used or witnessed the following technology from their teenage years (born during the 70s) and preteen years (born early 80s):

• Launch of CNN allowing access to world news (1980), and MTV entering a new era with the Music Video culture (1981).
• The development from the 8-bit era with the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System and Atari 7800, into a new 16-bit era: SNES, Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx and Neo-Geo.
• The Internet from its process into a prolific and developed form (1990s).
• PCs and the Power Macintosh with modern operating systems and GUIs (1990s onwards).
• Sophisticated computer graphics in many video games, animated movies and television shows (mid to late 1990s).
• Cellular phones (1980s and beyond).
• MP3s, file-sharing and Napster before it was shut-down (late 1990s).
• ICQ and other Instant messaging applications that would later follow (early 1990s and onwards).
• VHS tapes, laser discs, Audio cassettes which would later be replaced by CDs (mid 80s), the Minidisc (mid 1990s), and the CD-R (1994).

The MTV Generation unlike the core Generation Y and core Generation X were caught in the middle of a surge in media and technological advances which would later prevail towards the end of the millennium for Generation Y. Partakers of this generation will recall libraries still using index cards for looking up books, how writing letters and corresponding with pen pals and mail-by-order books/comics were fashionable, as well as communication via telephone landlines, prior to the mobile phone phenomenon of the mid 90s. Also most people partaking within the MTV Generation will remember having personal computers as a child without an internet connection, along with the rise of hip hop musical styles within pop music and fall of rock and roll and metal, justified by the cancellation of Headbangers Ball in 1995. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... In the history of video games, the 8-bit era was the third generation of video game consoles, but the first after the video game crash of 1983 and considered by some to be the first modern era of console gaming. ... “NES” redirects here. ... The Sega Master System (SMS for short) is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. ... The Atari 7800 is a video game console released by Atari in June 1986 (a test market release occurred two years earlier). ... In the history of video games, the 16-bit era was the fourth generation of video game consoles. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES, also known as SNES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... The Sega Mega Drive was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world. ... For information on the Japanese version of this console, see PC Engine The TurboGrafx-16 was a video game console released by NEC in 1989, for the North American market. ... Neo-Geo is the name of a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. The system offered comparatively colorful 2D graphics and high-quality sound. ... The Altair 8800 was among the first microcomputers to be affordable by an individual, although it initially lacked peripherals and memory. ... Power Macintosh, or Power Mac, is the name of a line of Apple Macintosh personal computers based on various models of PowerPC microprocessors. ... // An operating system (OS) is a set of computer programs that manage the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... A graphical user interface (GUI) is a type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer and computer-controlled devices which employ graphical icons, visual indicators or special graphical elements called widgets, along with text labels or text navigation to represent the information and actions available to... Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science and is concerned with digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Cellular redirects here. ... MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular audio encoding format. ... See Shared resource for the conventional meaning of file sharing File sharing is the practice of making files available for other users to download over the Internet and smaller networks. ... Second version (revised 2001) of Napster logo: Cat wearing headphones. ... ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners AOL subsidiary. ... A screenshot of PowWow, one of the first instant messengers with a graphical user interface // Instant messaging or IM is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) and launched... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... CDS may refer to: Commercial Data Systems, Ltd. ... See also IBMs VM operating system family, where minidisk refers to a logical unit of storage. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pen pals (or penpals or pen friends) are people who regularly write each other, in particular in the case of snail mail. ... Headbangers Ball is a television show about heavy metal music airing on MTV2, MTV in Australia and MTV Adria (the MTV subsidiary covering the former Yugoslavia). ...

Crime in the 1990s

This generation was the subject of much concern during the 1990s, despite some of its positive features. The 1999 Columbine High School shooting, youth participation in street gangs, hate groups, and problems such as teen pregnancy fueled a wave of reactionary media coverage and restrictive action by schools, police and parents. These restrictions were resisted by the XY Generation, but were more eaily accepted by the following Generation Y. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado (the CDP of Columbine) near Denver and Littleton. ...

An ambitious generation of drifting dreamers

Barbara Schneider and David Stevenson, in their book, The Ambitious Generation: America's Teenagers, Motivated but Directionless acknowledged that popular media had portrayed 90s teens as "slackers, drug users, and perpetrators of violent crimes." However, after conducting extensive research on the subject, and analyzing data from national longitudinal studies from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s using the Alfred P. Sloan Study of Youth and Social Development, they discovered that media's portrayal was far from the truth. They found instead, "The overwhelming majority of (1990s) teenagers, however, graduate from highschool, do not use hard drugs, are not criminals, and do not father or have babies while still in their teens. Many of them are willing to work hard to get good grades and assume this will make them eligible for scholarships at the college they plan to attend. Most young people are worried about their futures and believe attaining a college degree is critical for finding a first real job. The bachelor's degree is seen as the necessary first step in moving up the economic and social ladder. Many consider graduate and professional degrees essential." Slacking in the park The term slacker was commonly used in the United States in World War I and World War II to describe men who were avoiding the military draft. ...

"Although very ambitious, many adolescents find it very difficult to fulfill their dreams. They are unaware of steps they can take that may help them achieve their ambitions. Often their ambitions are dreamlike and not realistically connected to specific educational and career paths. Regardless of how hard they try, they may find themselves "running in place and unsure where to go."" The authors described 1990s teens as "Drifting Dreamers." More importantly, they found that "large numbers of them expect to become physicians, lawyers, and business managers (white collar workers); few want to work as machinists, secretaries, or plumbers. Such high ambitions are held by teenagers from all families—rich, poor, Asian, black, Hispanic, and white. More adolescents than ever expect to graduate from college, earn graduate degrees, and work in the whitecollar world of professionals. They are America's most ambitious teenage generation ever." Hence, they coined the name "Ambitious generation."

Another important finding was the comparison of social structure between 1950s teens and 1990s teens. Teenage social groups of the 90s were in contrast to 1950s "very fluid in their membership (not permanent or definable) and, as a result, (were) often un-stable." This fluidity, in turn, "weakened their ability to sustain strong norms that can influence and direct the behavior of (teens)." In addition, he stressed that even though parents and the school helped students get good grades and stay in college, they were unsure on how to give advice in realistically planning ones career, leaving many teens to guess on what to do or to be lost in their dreams of achieving success. All of these compounded and contributed more to the XYer "Drifting Dreamer" problem. [11]

Impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks

Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the twin towers, Newsweek performed a survey on young adults ages 18-29 (born 1972-1983) [12]. The survey was done in an effort to compare the views of the 2001 attacks with those of the Attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and with the Protests against the Vietnam War of 1966. Their findings led them to name young adults of the time "Generation 9/11" due to their civic involvement and political awareness, leading many to believe that this group of people were less like the Vietnam protesters and more like the pro-war patriotic GI Generation [13] [14]. This reasoning, however, found many critics. Thomas Reissmann stated that "the tone of the times" was such that "any criticism of the government was outright unpatriotic." Fear from hate groups or punishment directly from the government was so real that those people opposed to war silenced themselves, and any survey done during this time would have been biased towards pro-war feelings. As a result, the anti-war sentiment was still very much alive, but they went about expressing it differently than the Vietnam protesters of 1966. Instead of applying themselves towards the war, anti-war advocates chose careers or activities which "improve(d) the lives of others." [15] This does not negate the fact that other people were supportive of the war, but only proves that anti-war sentiment was also existent at the time, though not as vocal. Outside America, however, the opposition was much more visible and stronger. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Combatants United States Empire of Japan Commanders Husband Kimmel Walter Short others Chuichi Nagumo Tamon Yamaguchi Chuichi Hara Mikawa Gunichi Sentaro Omori others Strength 8 battleships, 8 cruisers, 29 destroyers, 9 submarines, ~50 other ships, ~390 aircraft 6 aircraft carriers, 9 destroyers, 2 battleships, 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Opposition_to_U.S._involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War. ...

Thomas Reissmann also criticized the Newsweek's use of term "Generation 9/11" because it was suspected that the term was used to support an "us" (a Pro-war Generation) versus "them" (a common enemy) mentality. Any young adult who did not believe in or forever commit to the traits of Generation 9/11 would be made to feel guilty and counterproductive towards or undermining society. [16][17]

A study was done throughout several colleges in the Midwestern United States by Patricia Somers and her research colleagues on people born from 1978 to 1987 also shortly after the attacks. The survey was conducted in order to research views of "Generation 9/11" towards the "us" versus "them" mentality, also known as Terror management theory. Terror management theory (TMT) is a developing area of study within the academic study of psychology. ...

The results were somewhat mixed, but showed that the mentality had not fully taken hold. Those surveyed chose to mute their expression of patriotism because they viewed the act with skepticism (as they thought it would lead to blind hate and racial discrimination). They placed importance on global awareness, community discussions of diversity, and peace marches. "Students were also more likely to be critical of government action. Perhaps some of the criticism hid fear of how young men and women might be drafted to serve in a messy and prolonged conflict in the Middle East. Yet and still, the students questioned military and political reactions following 9/11." [18]

However, despite all the research, Somers still believes that the term Generation 9/11 [19] is still a prediction at best and that only time will tell whether 9/11 has had any lasting effect on this group of people. It may not be for decades to determine whether or not they are a "civic" or "lost" group. However, Somers does predict stronger political divisions in the future based on differing opinions about the meaning of "patriotism." [20] Others believe that the effects of 9/11 would only be temporary as many were already young adults then, and that they would eventually return to their regular ways of life they were accustomed to. [21] [22] [23] [24]

Notable members of this generation

• Famous people born 1974-1985: 1974, 1975, 1976,1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

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See also

• Generation gap
• Twixters
• Generation X
• Boomerang Generation
• Generation Y
• iGeneration
• Adultism

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External links

• MTV fried my brain - article that discusses how the "MTV generation seemingly began with the network's initial incarnation and still appears to exist to this very day."
• Gen (X+Y) + WTC =? - coming of age in a time of cataclysm.
• MTV Generation
• MTV/Generation X - article relating to Generation X
• Gen X meets MTV Gen - another article on a different perspective between Gen X and the MTV Gen.
• Are you a child of the MTV Generation? - essay relating Generation Y to the MTV Gen.
• Births per year in the US - Census of births per year in the "All Races" column. 1975-85 is on the first page.
• XY Cusp - [25] [26]
• Boomer/Xer cusp - [27]
• Silent/Boomer Cusp - [28] [29] [30]
• MTV And Music: Too Much Power? - by Will Edgcumbe, from Truth Magazine