About this episode

This episode discusses how HBO's The Pitt acknowledges Generation X through its themes and references.

HBO'S hit medical drama, The Pitt, has a soft spot for Generation X. And it's not just that it looks like the reincarnation of Gen X favorite, ER. Or that it stars ER's Gen X hero, Noah Wyle. There's also an exploration of generational differences in the workplace and medical issues unique to Gen Xers. And there are so many Gen X pop culture references, we actually had to make a list! We feel like the creators of The Pitt are purposefully acknowledging the existence of Gen X at a time when our generation gets routinely overlooked or mistakenly lumped in with Boomers. There's just no way this is an accident. It's as if they're extending a hand to those Gen Xers who showed up every Thursday night for ER and saying "We see you." Subscribe to our favorite magazine and get 83% off just by being a PCPS listener. Click here for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12. Shop our link at bookshop.org to support independent bookstores and the PCPS. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram , Facebook an TikTok Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check all the extra perks you get here . Help the PCPS keep on truckin' by…

People in this episode

Host: Pop Culture Preservation Society

Topics covered

• Generation X
• The Pitt
• workplace differences
• medical issues
• pop culture references

Keywords

• The Pitt
• Generation X
• Noah Wyle
• HBO
• medical drama
• pop culture

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Organizations: HBO

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