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None of this is to imply that ''nobody'' in a past era was conscious of the time they were living in or historically self-aware; indeed, cultural critics and pundits have often made a living in the field of [[The Great Politics Mess-Up|attempting to be prescient]] (and sometimes they have succeeded!). This trope is for instances when an "average person" who can't possibly predict future nostalgia is depicted having an outlandish amount of [[Genre Savvy|Genre Savviness]].
For a good depiction of a time period, one should look at the TV shows, books, plays and movies that were made ''during'' that period. ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'', ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', and ''[[Punky Brewster]]'' for the 80s; ''[[Love Story]]'', ''[[Barney Miller]]'', and ''[[All in The Family]]'' in the 70s; and ''[[The Fugitive (TV series)|The Fugitive]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', and ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' in the 60s. However, beware of a show that tried to be [[Totally Radical]].
[[Nothing but Hits]] is a subset of this trope. See also: [[Politically-Correct History]]; [[Nostalgia Filter]]; [["Mister Sandman" Sequence]]. Compare: [[Anachronism Stew]]; [[Frozen in Time]]. For this trope in reverse, see [[Present Day Past]]. When a work actually made during the relevant time period appears to fit this trope, it's an [[Unintentional Period Piece]].
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