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Generation x, the 20 somethings, boomerangers, whatever the 46 million young souls are called are turning out to be a hard sell. >> in the 90s, what we realized is advertisers would pay premiums for college educated young adults 18 to 49. we started reinventing nbc and trying to speak to that audience. >> where is someone? im starving. >> this is him right here. >> is there a table ready? >> the chinese restaurant was one of the very, very early episodes of "seinfeld." and truly nothing happened...

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♪ its fun to lose and to >> it was like the musical kennedy assassination of our time. everybody who was alive then can tell you the moment they heard that song. because nothing like that existed to that point. it was really transcendent. ♪ when the lights out ♪ its less dangerous ♪ here we are now entertain us >> here we are now, entertain us. it sounded like a threat. it sounded like a different generation coming in and saying, what do you have for us? what are you going to do for us? ...

Way, a way to live ♪ >> the so-called slackers, generation x, they were not being paid attention to. and this pressure was building up, especially in the music industry, for something that actually spoke to them. >> this is the first american generation that will make less than their parents will. its a tough time to grow up in. and i think the band and kurt cobain in particular reflect that angst. ♪ yeah, yeah >> kurt cobain was a great songwriter with an ability to scream almost in tune. i...

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>> it was like the musical kennedy assassination of our time. everybody who was alive then can tell you the moment they heard that song. because nothing like that existed to that point. it was really transcendent. ♪ when the lights out its less dangerous ♪ ♪ here we are now entertain us >> here we are now, entertain us. it sounded like a threat. it sounded like a different generation coming in saying what do you have for us? what are you going to do for us? ♪ got to find a way, a better ...

Player. game. can you hear me. yes now give me your initialization text there time the third generation x. four hundred injuries i can look at your house do the cooking find the kids are going to use your points. in science fiction films scientists reason life into machine. you want to meet play many neuroscientists such as and robotics experts today are on a quest to create an artificial brain modeled on a human brain they believe its within the realm of possibility that the information inside ...

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