Like an age poll that was here awhile ago, I'm trying to see the different ages of those who play SWM. There are different markers (and names) for the various generations, but I chose the ones given in a recent marketing book I am reading.

I'm just curious with which generations SWM has been most popular.

I am a Millennial. I think Star Wars has always been a part of my generations culture as it came out in the first year of the generation. I know I had a family tradition of watching Star Wars every thanksgiving since I was 6, and went and saw all of the Special Editions as well as the PT films multiple times when they came out. And with further marketing campaigns and multi-media representations (like the Clone Wars tv series and SW video games), the impact of Star Wars and SWM on Millennials will only increase.

Nope, not my dates. Ones I obtained from printed text. I just thought they were most appropriate as they mark a new generation starting the same year A New Hope came out. As I said in the intial post, the markers for beginning and ending of the different generations vary, as do some names (Millennials are also called Generation Y). But if you closely identify with that particular demographic, by all means, stick with it.

I think most people would think 1986 to be a late birth year for a Gen Xer. Since we are citing wikipedia as a good source, here's a link to a page with a list of generations ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generations#Western_world ). Regarding Gen X: "Generation X is the generation generally defined as those born after the baby boom ended,[8] extending from the early-to-mid 1960s to late 1970s." Wikipedia makes a distinction between a Generation Y and a generation I haven't heard of yet (but doesn't make it any less likely to exist), Generation Z. The different dates that start and end a generation are pretty arbitrary and ambiguous. If you feel like associating yourself with one generation or another, it's not that big of a deal.

And I think those born between '77 and 2000 can share some perspective on SW as by the time they can recall seeing it for the first time, it's not new and amazing to the rest of the world. It is an established part of American Culture already. Unlike Gen Xers and Boomers who could have seen it in theatres and would have a totally different perspective on it. But there are sub-generational groups in each generation that have distinct characteristics of there own, so it's normal not to identify with some one a decade younger than youself though you share the same generational name tag.

so far I'm the only Boomer, (except an uggie or two)
seeing Star Wars (now called a new hope ) on the big screen at age 14 was pure magic.

Ya man! Same here, '95. :)

Your generational brackets a way off. The 18 year Baby Boom length may be about right but 11 years for Gen X is far too short and the 23 years for Millennial is WAY too long. Non-teen Parents should NOT belong to the same generation as their children which can happen fairly easily with those gaps. You should take seven years off the Millenial and add them to GEN X.

I just missed the cut-off, so am Gen-X.

It looks like I just barely made the cut for GenX. Unfortunately, being born in 1976 I missed out on seeing A New Hope in theaters. Even so, I still managed to collect all of the old action figures as a kid. I have every figure ever printed except Yak Face (which was only sold outside the US). And for decades now, they've just been collecting dust in my closet

I guess getting into SWM was just a given...

i can get a copy of Yak face used, down here in nashville. i dont know if he comes with the weapons or not though.

I'm generation X and born in '76.