[qp11]

I thought so too coming from the same generation. But there was a moment, few years back, where I stopped worrying about it.

My kids made me watch Sex Education on Netflix. My initial reaction was just irritation. There is so much content that uses sex, shock and awe to capture attention. And once achieved, there is no further message delivered. My initial reaction was here we go again with this crap. It also took me straight back to my days as a kid, waiting eagerly with the neighborhood gang for episodes of the Wonder Years. It was innocent. It was beautiful. It was dealing with day to day stuff kids dealt with. At least that's what I thought kids needed to see. And was I annoyed at what they were getting instead.

But as Sex Education progressed, and it pulled me in quick, I was just blown away, by how the writers were handling so many complicated subjects. Not with the usual cynicism (think fight club or the wire) but with humor, imagination and loads of innocence and beauty. It was just so heartwarming. I was looking forward to the new seasons as much as my kids were :) And I cant imagine it being produced in the 90s.

And it showed me, as complicated as the world is getting, there is so much more possible today. And beauty isn't dead. It just looks different.

[Iulioh]

Even if it had a more "family guy" type of humor (like it or hate it) big mouth is good in that sense too

It talks about puberty, sexuality (straight, gay and everything in between and outside) depression, anxiety, obsessions and a lot of other stuff.

All while being funny and entertaining.

[gardenhedge]

I don't get the comparison to TV shows though. TV shows are at an all time high with streaming platforms allowing creators to break free from cable tv norms.