Things that make you feel old.

[RobAnybody]

- When you reference a movie like Die Hard or Back to the Future & the people you're talking to don't know what you're talking about (not just haven't seen them)
- In sports when players you remember following while in college now have kids playing in college
- The first time you don't know who the Musical Guest on Saturday Night Live is
- Bonus Old Points: The first time you don't know who the Host of Saturday Night Live is

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I never did know who the host of Saturday Night Live was. You're assuming that's something everyone watches or has heard of, and it's not an accurate assumption.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I'm pretty sure that the host of SNL changes regularly if not weekly.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I still have no idea who any of them were.

 

[Kaitzilla]

eBay is now 27 years old.

 

[Akka]

- When you reference a movie like Die Hard or Back to the Future & the people you're talking to don't know what you're talking about (not just haven't seen them)
- In sports when players you remember following while in college now have kids playing in college
- The first time you don't know who the Musical Guest on Saturday Night Live is
- Bonus Old Points: The first time you don't know who the Host of Saturday Night Live is

Imagine just how old I am, I don't even know what Saturday Night Live is

Another thing that makes me feel old, it's how now I need to stretch and take it carefully when exercizing. Can't just pump the irons right after changing like in the 20s.

 

[Marla_Singer]

Imagine just how old I am, I don't even know what Saturday Night Live is

Another thing that makes me feel old, it's how now I need to stretch and take it carefully when exercizing. Can't just pump the irons right after changing like in the 20s.

Saturday Night Live exists in the US since the 1970's, so unless you were already old 50 years ago, I don't believe your ignorance of the show is related to age. It's only that US TV shows aren't that known in France in general, even the most established ones.

From what I understand the Saturday Night Live in the US reminds me a bit what are Ardisson/Ruquier/Salamé's TV shows in France (with strong differences in the content though as Saturday Night Live is more focused on entertainment and comedy).

 

[Akka]

Saturday Night Live exists in the US since the 1970's, so unless you were already old 50 years ago, I don't believe your ignorance of the show is related to age.

That was the joke !

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I'm not that familiar with Saturday Night Live, other than a couple of infamous sketches. One was William Shatner, biting the hands that helped put food on his table after Star Trek's cancellation (ie. being very disrespectful to Star Trek fans; this is what made me decide to ban him from my bookshelves for quite a long stretch of years).

The other was the "We need more cowbell!" sketch. I saw it on YT before it was taken down (the only reason it caught my eye was because someone at TrekBBS had the cowbell-player as his avatar - very noticeable since we were allowed animated avatars on that forum at the time; I asked him about it and he explained the sketch). That was something that I found funny. It reminded me a bit of some of the times in the theatre when someone either had an odd idea that worked, or they accidentally did something in rehearsal that the director liked and were told to keep it in.

 

[Birdjaguar]

"Live from New York! It's Saturday Night!" I watched it frequently in the 70s and early 80s, then the kids were born and, well, life changed.

 

[EvaDK]

Increasingly, this:

 

[Valka D'Ur]

"Live from New York! It's Saturday Night!" I watched it frequently in the 70s and early 80s, then the kids were born and, well, life changed.

Around that time, Saturday TV meant The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. As the '80s continued, it meant a full-length (4-7 episode) Doctor Who story.

It still means PBS for me, and possibly BBC Earth, depending on whose documentary series they decide to show. Thanks to PBS' "Saturday Night Cinema" I've been able to see some movies I never saw in the theatres.

 

[RobAnybody]

I never did know who the host of Saturday Night Live was. You're assuming that's something everyone watches or has heard of, and it's not an accurate assumption.

(bolding mine) While I take your point, to be fair you referenced in Post #9 on Page #1 Doctor Who & various Who actors. We probably all have things that make us feel old that not everyone recognizes or can relate to.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

(bolding mine) While I take your point, to be fair you referenced in Post #9 on Page #1 Doctor Who & various Who actors. We probably all have things that make us feel old that not everyone recognizes or can relate to.

I'm well aware that many nuWho fans consider Doctors 1-8 as basically from the Dark Ages, since it was before nearly everyone had easy access to the internet and streaming. That's why I included the dates. Some people on this forum weren't even alive when the 1996 movie starring Paul McGann was shown, and therefore can't relate to those of us who loved him as the Doctor - even though he's only been in two stories (more if you count the audio adventures). He played the Doctor not only in the movie, but in the webisode "Night of the Doctor" - 17 years after the movie, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration - and absolutely nailed it.

At any rate, I prefer British and Canadian comedy over American comedy for the most part, unless it's one of the better sitcoms. That said, my dad and I used to watch The Tonight Show, when Carson and Leno were the hosts.

I wonder how many younger people now could relate to Leno's Monday night "Headlines" bit. There were times when we considered sending a few things in from the local paper... like the classified ad for someone with "wench experience" (they meant "winch"), or the restaurant that was looking for a "Sioux chef" (they meant "sous-chef").

 

[RobAnybody]

My point was simply that I don't know Doctor Who any more than you know Saturday Night Live (meaning it's a thing I'm vaguely aware exists & that's it). I just found it odd to point I was "assuming that's something everyone watches or has heard of" when you were also doing that. Just wanted to clarify my above comment - didn't mean any offense by it. I'll drop it now.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My point was simply that I don't know Doctor Who any more than you know Saturday Night Live (meaning it's a thing I'm vaguely aware exists & that's it). I just found it odd to point I was "assuming that's something everyone watches or has heard of" when you were also doing that. Just wanted to clarify my above comment - didn't mean any offense by it. I'll drop it now.

I'm not offended. If you want to see offended Doctor Who fans, take a look at the Doctor Who subforum at TrekBBS. I stay out of it most of the time, unless the topic is Classic Doctor Who. People tend to get annoyed when I tell them I hate Clara, and I get annoyed with a guy who never misses an opportunity to complain that one of the Tom Baker stories was shot on location in Paris (this was back in the late 1970s).

 

[EgonSpengler]

Both of the women in this pic are grandmothers now.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Both of the women in this pic are grandmothers now.

Is Charlotte Rae still alive?

Lisa Welchel was a contestant on Survivor, some years ago. This was a regular season, and I think there were only one or two of her fellow players who figured out who she was, and didn't tell anyone.

 

[EgonSpengler]

Is Charlotte Rae still alive?

No, she passed away a few years ago.

 

[AdamCrock]

Despise my age (37=2x18+1 , 38 in December - geez Louise , I can still recall my 18th birthday party :O) I still feel rather young although whenever I see one of these babies (I still got a few) :

it reminds me of the passage of time. I wonder if some so called Gen-Z guys can figure out what is it for