*The Best in Music, Movies, TV & More *The Ultimate Pop Culture Quiz 1984—AN AWESOME YEAR IN POP CULTURE Dynasty’s TV Reign • Tina Turner’s Comeback • The Terminator Debuts ONLY IN PEOPLE On Tour With the Boss • On-Set With Splash, Footloose & More…
In 1984 bookstores saw a massive sales spike for a 35-year-old novel previously found more often in schoolbags than beach totes. George Orwell’s 1984 finished the year on the paperback bestsellers list between Changes by Danielle Steel and Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins, thanks to readers who could now compare the vision laid out in the dystopian classic to the actual modern-day landscape. The verdict? Reality was far from an Orwellian nightmare. In fact, it was often far from reality. Fantasy ruled. Dynasty (starring Jackie Collins’s sister Joan) topped the TV ratings, edging out the only slightly more realistic Dallas. Ghostbusters and a mermaid hit the big screen. Ronald Reagan got himself reelected, in part on the optimistic fable of his “Morning in America” ad. Anyone worried by Orwell’s prediction…
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