# Cultural Phenomenon That You Skipped **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-phenomenon-that-you-skipped/446325 "2008-04-21T23:41:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-phenomenon-that-you-skipped/446325/61 "2008-04-23T02:12:14Z")
[QUOTE=thirdwarning] Maybe this is the place for this. Can somebody explain to me the appeal of _Ferris Buehler_? I saw half of it last night because it came on TV and I thought maybe I should finally see what it was about. Only half because it was so incredibly dumb. Is there something there that I’m not getting, or are my kids right and I’m just not that cool? [/QUOTE] Sorry to say, but your kids are right. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-phenomenon-that-you-skipped/446325/62 "2008-04-23T05:42:19Z")
I haven’t seen most of the popular American TV shows over the past decade, including: **Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sopranos (saw 2 episodes) 24 Lost Babylon 5 American Idol Big Brother Deal or No Deal Gray’s Anatomy Desperate Housewives Scrubs 2 1/2 Men Will & Grace Freaks & Geeks CSI Monk (I’d like to see this one, though. Unfortunately, my video store only has it in dubbed VHS) Supernatural The Office Lois & Clark Heroes** 99% of my knowledge of these shows is through SDMB, so my impression of what’s mainstream vs what’s cult may be skewed. Also: My only console game system is a PlayStation 1, which hasn’t been plugged in for three years. No PS2, PS3, Xbox, Wii or DS I haven’t played GTA since it was a cartoon-y top-down PC game Not into MMORPGs, so no WoW, Everquest, or Galaxies. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-phenomenon-that-you-skipped/446325/63 "2008-04-23T08:05:50Z")
[QUOTE=Frostillicus] Sorry to say, but your kids are right. [/QUOTE] That’s pretty much what I thought. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-phenomenon-that-you-skipped/446325/64 "2008-04-23T17:13:06Z")
Wow, you guys all have a lot in common with my Grandma. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-phenomenon-that-you-skipped/446325/65 "2008-04-23T18:39:39Z")
[QUOTE=Sublight] Also: My only console game system is a PlayStation 1, which hasn’t been plugged in for three years. No PS2, PS3, Xbox, Wii or DS [/quote] Mine’s an SNES. I also have a few of those one-piece, plug-the-controller-directly-into-the-TV ones that have old Activision and Atari games on them. 'Sall I need. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-phenomenon-that-you-skipped/446325.md?page=3)