Glaring goof 2/8/17 episode

Still can't believe they are doing that. Lazy on IMDB's part. It will cut down on the time I spend on this site greatly. This is just a stupid decision.

And for those wondering. On Feb 14, 1986 (If we go by the Quicksilver release date), the temp was a high of 30 and a low of 12. So yeah it was cold as hell.

The website about the Goldbergs vs reality:

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/the-goldbergs/

(be sure to look at the link with an article by Chad Kremp)

has a couple paragraphs about timelines and accuracy and anachronisms, quoting Adam:

"At the beginning of nearly every episode of The Goldbergs, the TV show's narrator (Patton Oswalt) reminds us that the current episode takes place in "1980-something." As Vulture.com points out in their interview with the real Adam Goldberg, this ambiguity with regard to time finds the characters discussing Poltergeist, released in 1982, at the same time the brother, Barry (Troy Gentile), is super-excited about the Reebok Pump, which was invented in the late-eighties. The main reason for the mildly confusing (though often easy to overlook) issue with the show's time frame is that if the show was set in a specific year, like 1985 for example, the creators would have to wait up to five years (five seasons) to include references to certain '80s staples like Say Anything (1989), the Reebok Pump and the Nintendo Power Glove.

"I should be so lucky to be five years in on a show," says the real Adam Goldberg. "And for now I only have twelve episodes. He added that for most of us, when we recall our memories of the 1980s, we usually don't remember the exact year anyway. "When I think, When did I win Legend of Zelda? I don't remember what year it was. I only remember that it was somewhere in the mid to late eighties. ... So we decided to set it in '1980-something.'" This idea of having an undependable narrator was "so liberating creatively. We could do anything ... It's kind of a melting pot of the eighties. It's how you remember it."


Has the show slipped up with regard to historical accuracy?
Yes. Although the show overlooks certain 1980s time frame issues, it has included some post-eighties elements in its story lines. "I know I've slipped up a couple times," admits the real Goldberg. Near the end of the premiere episode, "The Circle of Driving," non-1980s cars can be seen in the background as Murray (Jeff Garlin) sings REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling." In another instance, they used the term "re-gift," which wasn't said until after the 1980s (Vulture.com)."

The glaring anachronisms that flood this show is why I quit watching after the first season. I actually came back to see if the writers had stopped being so sloppy and saw this topic and got my answer. It's a shame too. I wanted to like this show and give it another chance, but I guess it's not going to happen.

I guessed it would have been Beverly going to discos before getting married and having kids.

I hope the boards do come back. Not holding my breath though.

I am glad another poster did mention another board. I will probably check that one out.

Stranger Things is the only 80s based show that is much closer to the period itself than The Golbergs. I love The Goldbergs, but you have to admit that the clothing they wore was a little far fetched, especially for fall or summer wear. In Stranger Things, the kids/adults all worn fall clothing that was correct for the time period. With The Goldbergs, everything is more anachronistic than the last.