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Reality bites is on TCM

Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:28 pm
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33855 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:28 pm
They had Do the Right Thing, now Reality Bites, Later Slacker, River's Edge Reckless and Oxford Blues.

They're calling it "Boomer's Suck" Night.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:37 pm to
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They had Do the Right Thing, now Reality Bites, Later Slacker, River's Edge Reckless and Oxford Blues.
welcome to the new TCM

goodbye Groucho

hello Pauly Shore
Posted by Handsome Pete
Member since Apr 2019
2618 posts
Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:57 pm to
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Do the Right Thing
Reality Bites
Slacker
River's Edge
Each one definitively a classic. Good job TCM.


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Reckless
Oxford Blues

Eh
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
16751 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 6:39 am to
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They had Do the Right Thing, now Reality Bites, Later Slacker, River's Edge Reckless and Oxford Blues.

They're calling it "Boomer's Suck" Night.


I don’t understand why they call it that.
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
12922 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:43 am to
No Singles, no care.
Reality Bites is fluff.
This post was edited on 6/12/26 at 7:44 am
Posted by SidetrackSilvera
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:48 am to
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38495 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 9:09 am to
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I don’t understand why they call it that.
I'm guessing that if it was said it was a tongue in cheek comment by the presenting host. I haven't seen any promotion for a "Boomers Suck" night on TCM.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38495 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 9:14 am to
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No Singles, no care.
Reality Bites is fluff.
Some people claim Easy Rider as the first Boomer movie. Even though The Graduate came out a year prior, spoke to a broader swath of the generation, and made a bigger impact on popular culture.

Stiller had his quirk meter set to 11 for Reality Bites, so it was flashier and gets more of the credit.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
16751 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:06 am to
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I'm guessing that if it was said it was a tongue in cheek comment by the presenting host. I haven't seen any promotion for a "Boomers Suck" night on TCM.

OP used the possessive form - Boomer’s

I was wondering if the host was Mr Esiason. But I’m probably overthinking it.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38495 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:34 am to
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I was wondering if the host was Mr Esiason. But I’m probably overthinking it.
Take your pick.

Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32509 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:50 am to
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Reality bites


I consider Reality Bytes as the coming of age BoomerX slop.

Not knocking it's place in time, but it's reminiscent of a definite certain type of yuppie filmmaking.
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
Member since Nov 2022
4285 posts
Posted on 6/12/26 at 3:40 pm to
Love this movie and soundtrack

Has nothing to do with the Boomer generation tho.

Maybe the youngest boomer were in their 30’s in 1994

I love 90’s style. So hipster!!

This post was edited on 6/12/26 at 4:01 pm
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