Fall 1997 - A Reflection

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Fall 1997 - A Reflection Apr 14, 2019 4:19:17 GMT 10

Post by John Titor on Apr 14, 2019 4:19:17 GMT 10

Inspired by @sharksfan99 series of the same name

- By now Playstation is more popular than n64 among the schoolyard
- Final Fantasy 7 commercials are played on every prime time TV show you can think of.
- This school season started off brand new, it had a very new feeling
- y2k vibe is already in effect at this point
- Backstreet Boys, Hanson & The Spice Girls are already house hold names at this point.
- The Frosted Tips trend starts becoming popular around this time
- Family Matters & Step by Step move from Abc's TGIF to CBS's rival Block Party.
- Graphics in commercials start looking more futuristic
- Nickelodeon starts to fall off a bit
- Disney channel became a FREE cable channel a few months prior to being premium, people start to get hooked
- Tomb Raider is now a house hold IP, she is in tons of product placement
- WWF is already in the Attitude era at this point ( Steve Austin gives Vince a Stunner in September)
- Grunge is completely dead
- Lee ann Rimes becomes a household name & her concerts are featured on Disney Channel
- MTV phases out grunge music from its morning music video rotation
- Usher gets very popular all of a sudden
- Tamagotchis become super popular
- R&B still very popular
- The Witch genre becomes popular on tv due to Buffy & Sabrina.
- Diddy Kong Racing becomes more popular than Mario Kart 64 for a little while
- Fox Kids is still dominant at this time

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Fall 1997 - A Reflection Jun 11, 2022 4:58:42 GMT 10

Post by John Titor on Jun 11, 2022 4:58:42 GMT 10

This is the real thread no others

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Fall 1997 - A Reflection Jun 12, 2022 10:57:46 GMT 10 via mobile

Post by astropoug on Jun 12, 2022 10:57:46 GMT 10

Q3 1997 was a huge transition for adult animation, as that was when the infamous “The Principal and the Pauper” episode of The Simpsons aired, marking the end of The Simpsons golden age. At the same time, South Park premiered, and became a big hit among young people.
Because of this, I consider this the turning point between the Gen X era of animation, and the millennial era of animation.

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Fall 1997 - A Reflection Jun 12, 2022 11:08:15 GMT 10

Post by John Titor on Jun 12, 2022 11:08:15 GMT 10

Jun 12, 2022 10:57:46 GMT 10 astropoug said:

Q3 1997 was a huge transition for adult animation, as that was when the infamous “The Principal and the Pauper” episode of The Simpsons aired, marking the end of The Simpsons golden age. At the same time, South Park premiered, and became a big hit among young people.
Because of this, I consider this the turning point between the Gen X era of animation, and the millennial era of animation.

I remember when that episode aired and I was on 3 way calling, we all were like WTF and this episode sucks.
Vividly you could feel the energy shift to The Simpsons not being water cooler talk anymore.

HOWEVER... King Of The Hill was just starting to become Watercooler talk and was Mega popular, as well as South Park.
I think more people were talking about King of The Hill than the Simpsons post Principal episode.

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Fall 1997 - A Reflection Jun 12, 2022 11:19:00 GMT 10

Post by astropoug on Jun 12, 2022 11:19:00 GMT 10

Jun 12, 2022 11:08:15 GMT 10 John Titor said:

Jun 12, 2022 10:57:46 GMT 10 astropoug said:

Q3 1997 was a huge transition for adult animation, as that was when the infamous “The Principal and the Pauper” episode of The Simpsons aired, marking the end of The Simpsons golden age. At the same time, South Park premiered, and became a big hit among young people.
Because of this, I consider this the turning point between the Gen X era of animation, and the millennial era of animation.

I remember when that episode aired and I was on 3 way calling, we all were like WTF and this episode sucks.
Vividly you could feel the energy shift to The Simpsons not being water cooler talk anymore.

HOWEVER... King Of The Hill was just starting to become Watercooler talk and was Mega popular, as well as South Park.
I think more people were talking about King of The Hill than the Simpsons post Principal episode.

King of the Hill came out in early 1997, as well as Daria, and it also saw the launch of Toonami.
So really, 1997 as a whole was very changeful for animation.

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Fall 1997 - A Reflection Jun 12, 2022 11:24:52 GMT 10

Post by John Titor on Jun 12, 2022 11:24:52 GMT 10

Jun 12, 2022 11:19:00 GMT 10 astropoug said:

Jun 12, 2022 11:08:15 GMT 10 John Titor said:

I remember when that episode aired and I was on 3 way calling, we all were like WTF and this episode sucks.
Vividly you could feel the energy shift to The Simpsons not being water cooler talk anymore.

HOWEVER... King Of The Hill was just starting to become Watercooler talk and was Mega popular, as well as South Park.
I think more people were talking about King of The Hill than the Simpsons post Principal episode.

King of the Hill came out in early 1997, as well as Daria, and it also saw the launch of Toonami.
So really, 1997 as a whole was very changeful for animation.

Very, I enjoyed 1997 tv and 1997 in general in pop culture, it is my favorite 90s year of all time.
10/10

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