Gut punch….
I was reading the Wall Street Journal this morning and saw a quick review for an upcoming sci-fi series:
Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Clarke Peters, and Bill Pullman star in a sci-fi series about a group of scrappy seniors who band together to fight an evil force….
And there it was.
Geena Davis is now being described as a “senior.”
Not “veteran actor,” “seasoned star,” or “beloved Hollywood legend.”
Senior.
That one landed like a punch to the kidneys.
To be fair, she is a senior citizen. She’s also 10 years older than me, but still, she was one of the “it” girls when I was growing up. The Fly, Beetlejuice, and so on. Now she’s basically this generation’s version of that old lady who they can’t believe used to be hot. My Lauren Bacall. We have officially reached the point where my generation is starring in our own version of Cocoon. (but THOSE people were OLD!!!!) That can’t be right.
Anyway, I’m going to ice my knees and yell at clouds while Geena Davis and the gang save the galaxy with her AARP card.