We Were Promised Hoverboards
The 1980s, the Pop Culture Myths We Believed, and the Shocking Truth Behind What Really Shaped Movies, TV, and Society
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We Were Promised Hoverboards
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Dylan Peters
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We Were Promised Hoverboards peels back the pop-culture polish to reveal how real 1980s events—Cold War scares, corporate shakeups, censorship battles, tech revolutions, moral panics, and political theater—secretly rewired movies, television, music, and everyday life.
From the hidden reasons your favorite shows were canceled, to how global crises reshaped blockbuster plots, to why certain “harmless” trends were actually cultural shockwaves, this book shows how much of the decade’s entertainment was shaped by forces viewers never saw.
Even if you lived through it, you’ll be shocked by what actually happened—and how deeply it still affects what we watch, stream, and believe today.
This isn’t nostalgia.
It’s the behind-the-scenes story of how the ’80s really worked.
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