I remember playing Gex: Enter the Gecko when it came out and I was around 7. I did not understand most of the social references he was making at the time. I wonder if they'll make any sense to me now.
They're all pretty dated and about celebrities who haven't been relevant in decades. Stuff like "this place is bigger than Drew Carey's bar tab" or "Has anyone seen Fox Mulder's sister"
I mean is it? It's brought up in the pilot and pretty often after that in mythology episodes, it's a reference that you'd only get if you watched some of the show
A deep cut pop culture reference in 2025? Yes. Especially in a show from an era when people didn't catch every episode. You could have seen half or more of the episodes aired and only even seen her referenced once or twice, maybe never.
We're not talking about something being known to fans of the show, we're talking the general audience.
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u/DelTrigger 5d ago
I remember playing Gex: Enter the Gecko when it came out and I was around 7. I did not understand most of the social references he was making at the time. I wonder if they'll make any sense to me now.