So, my son pointed out the other day that Jane Jetson is 32 in the cartoon series (which Wikipedia says the character states in the first episode). Her husband George is six years her senior.
Their daughter Judy? Age 16.
Do the math.
Intentional on the part of the writers? Inadvertent? Should it change how we regard the series?
I’m not suggesting that discussion of this issue should take precedence over, say, job creation, a cure for cancer or Mideast Peace. Still…
Arlene Wszalek is a strategist, advisor, speaker, and cultural observer. Until recently, she served as Executive Vice President of Strategy & Innovation at Allied Global Marketing, a global agency known for performance-based, idea-driven campaigns that shape culture and drive results. Arlene has lived and worked in both the U.S. and the U.K., and her experience spans media, entertainment, technology, travel, and the arts. She holds a BA from Smith College and is a member of the Television Academy (ATAS), the Recording Academy (NARAS) and the Producers Guild of America..
Ever few months we’re lucky to spend a weekend at Lavender Hill Farm, the home of our friends Sims and Steve in the picturesque Upper Ojai Valley. Here are some pictures we took on April 16 and 17. We picked vegetables from Steve’s extensive gardens and prepared them for lunch and dinner. Artichokes are in…
Tom and I just returned from a splendiferous weekend in Las Vegas, which we undertook in a slightly early celebration of our 21st wedding anniversary. (The actual date is October 1.) Since we head to Sin City more often than many of our friends, we’re usually asked for recommendations, so I figured I’d just write…
A few friends on Twitter found some recent suggestions of mine about managing their Tweet streams helpful, so I thought Id present them in blog form. You didnt catch my tips on Twitter? Not surprising. One paradox of Twitter is that the more people you follow, the less likely you are to see any given…
Presented to Work In Progress Las Vegas, June 18, 2019. Author Tom Wszalek Tom is an accomplished media, entertainment and technology executive with over two decades of diverse corporate and entrepreneurial operational and consulting experience. He was most recently Chief Operating Officer of Outlook Amusements, a marketing and technology company focused on advice-based products and…
Trey Pennington, whom I follow on Twitter, recently recommended the Social Media Examiner blog post Facebook Community Pages: What Your Business Needs to Know. (It’s quite a useful post if you do business on Facebook, and worth reading.) In doing so, Pennington quoted from it the nine most calm, clever, useful words imaginable: “If you…
Found on Twitter via @meganberry, @adamstober and @joefernandez. View the original at flowingdata.com. Author Arlene Wszalek Arlene Wszalek is a strategist, advisor, speaker, and cultural observer. Until recently, she served as Executive Vice President of Strategy & Innovation at Allied Global Marketing, a global agency known for performance-based, idea-driven campaigns that shape culture and drive…