I think I'm finally getting a grip on what characterizes the 2000's in pop culture.

[Dale_Sams]

Saw a “Everything Wrong with Charlies Angels (2000)” clip today

So basically the 2000’s is the 90’s in HD.

[DrCube]

Fair. That said, 2000 is basically the end of the 90s. Kind of like it’s hard to delineate the exact differences between 1989 and 1990. But the differences between 1990 and 2000 are more stark. And the difference between 2000 and, say, 2009 are also noticeable. So we can’t say much about an entire decade, except note some general trends that might bleed into surrounding decades.

HD was a big one in the 2000s. I remember my first HDTV, I got it in 2008. It was awesome. We had this channel that was just an HD camera standing out in nature filming a sunrise over a lake, or a jungle scene, or the desert, and we’d just leave it on like some sort of moving art piece and stare at it from time to time.

[Buck_Godot]

@DrCube

Fair. That said, 2000 is basically the end of the 90s. Kind of like it’s hard to delineate the exact differences between 1989 and 1990. But the differences between 1990 and 2000 are more stark. And the difference between 2000 and, say, 2009 are also noticeable. So we can’t say much about an entire decade, except note some general trends that might bleed into surrounding decades.

If I had to pick a date to start the 2000’s I’d pick September 11 2001. 2000 is much closer to 1997 than it is to 2003.

[KneadToKnow]

@Buck_Godot

If I had to pick a date to start the 2000’s I’d pick September 11 2001. 2000 is much closer to 1997 than it is to 2003.

I would argue October 23, 2001, the day the iPod was introduced and the march toward carrying all the technology I ever wanted as a teenager* around in my pocket began.

• My own phone, a nice camera, a boom box, and a TV with a VCR.

[FlikTheBlue]

@DrCube

Fair. That said, 2000 is basically the end of the 90s. Kind of like it’s hard to delineate the exact differences between 1989 and 1990. But the differences between 1990 and 2000 are more stark. And the difference between 2000 and, say, 2009 are also noticeable. So we can’t say much about an entire decade, except note some general trends that might bleed into surrounding decades.

HD was a big one in the 2000s. I remember my first HDTV, I got it in 2008. It was awesome. We had this channel that was just an HD camera standing out in nature filming a sunrise over a lake, or a jungle scene, or the desert, and we’d just leave it on like some sort of moving art piece and stare at it from time to time.

In terms of what device we watch on and the method of delivery, I agree with that. Smartphones, streaming, etc. are all revolutionary. In terms of what we’re watching and listening to, however, I think pop culture and style has changed little since the late 90s. Movies, TV, and pop music have changed very little since then. As one example (sitcoms), The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, and Modern Family seem to me like they have a lot more in common with Friends, Frasier, and Seinfeld than the latter do with 80s sitcoms like Golden Girls, The Facts of Life, or The Cosby Show.