If I ever write a love song, it can’t be any more obnoxious/corny than Winter Lady, or maybe Danger Girl, if I’m pushing it.
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The X generation is the baby boomers. They were born out of the remnants of war. They grew to adolescence, and set their sights on lofty, noble, goals. They created many grand things, had the worlds’ eye upon them, organized orgies and parties and protests and churches and schools. Then, poof. They joined society on society’s terms, and nobody quite knows how it happened.
The Y generation was born of the boomers. This is my generation. The transition generation. We grew up without mobile phones or the internet or digital transmission. We’re the ones who remember where we were, sleepy and just-woken, when 9/11 happened. We’ve not so high an ambition as the boomers, and what protests have happened (WTO, Occupy, Patriot Act, Wikileaks) have been suppressed and defamed. Ours is a generation with a bottom line, with an absolute focus on materialism and hedonism and minimal respect for authority. Our future is still uncertain, but there’s hope yet that America won’t diminish further.
The Z generation is still being born. These are the kids who will be raised in the internet. These are the kids who will be raised in uncertainty, in super-patriotism, fear, and hope. They’ll be sheltered both by extreme, unwarranted, bouts of optimism, and extreme, unwarranted, bouts of pessimism. Post-modernism will be their dry and unchallenged mentor, with easy-success being their wet-nurse.
But, I’ll get to the point. It’s here that I suggest the super-awesome name for the post-XYZ generations. Let’s say, for the kids born after 2030, or after the next big, traumatic thing, that their generation will be called the mortal generation.
Because, that is the last generation that will be steeped in the horrors of war, cancer, illness and mortality. Those beyond them, perhaps, will be blessed with life everlasting, and peace on Earth. They will be past the horrors of globalization with split-governments, the advent of war, the boundaries of this planet.
That, or they’ll be the last generation.
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Fo’ reals, bra’. Episode 7. It’s happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyqlTi7lkhY
So, what do I think? Why, I appreciate you asking fro my opinion, so I’ll tell you: ‘Looks good, but but might be horrible. Definitely interested.’
The Star Wars universe is not dead. There’s still plenty and plenty of good stories out there. And, to be honest? They already exist, just not in movie format. And turning these stories to movies isn’t a bad thing.
I haven’t read them myself, but there’s lots of good extended-universe Star Wars things. Ever heard of Ben Skywalker? Well, he’s one of the best Star Wars characters of all time (according to Wikipedia). Know who Mara Jade is? You will. Kyle Katarn? Four video games are not enough. They’ve got good material, at least.
But, the staff to make the movie may not be as worthy. None of the original actors are still fit for the roles. Lucas has nothing to do with the movie. The writers may crumble under the weight of the franchise. Disney may (will probably) act like the multi-national, mildly evil, super-controlling corporation that it is. And, it might not even be released.
But I’m hopeful. 2015.
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This is a modified political timeline, from 2012 (2009) to 2042. I made this with Neotokyo (the game I mentioned a few posts back) in mind, so it’s a little steampunk, and has a few technologies that will definetely not be mass produced within 30 years.
Also, I said this was modified. This was all overlayed over a previous timeline. Mine is better. Agree. Bits marked with * are mine, and bits not marked with it are either there temporarily, or from the previous writer.
ENJOY YOUR CRAPPY FUTURE
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Yup. In 6 days, the fan-made Source mod will come out. This is an historic moment. For the second time in video game history, the New Mexican desert actually (kinda) looks like the New Mexican desert. Announcement is here.
The Modern Storyteller 