Happy Back to the Future Day

Muirium · 21 Oct 2015, 17:55

Great Scott!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo ... 015-an-a-z

seebart · 21 Oct 2015, 17:58

Quite a big deal I guess, not sure why. I remember seeing that movie when it came out. Did not like the third one as much though.

andrewjoy · 21 Oct 2015, 18:08

Where were going we don't need roads!

Muirium · 21 Oct 2015, 18:12

No one makes films like that any more. I wonder why?

Part II was my favourite. I felt confident it showed time travel the way it really works: change events, spawn a new timeline. And yes, I am sorely disappointed we don't have hoverboards, self tying laces, or vintage compact Macs that are still worth that much…

Part I was rock solid too. Part III, well, all trilogies need a weak one.

seebart · 21 Oct 2015, 18:12

andrewjoy wrote: Where were going we don't need roads!

Too bad we do still need those. Big time.

andrewjoy · 21 Oct 2015, 18:25

seebart wrote:
andrewjoy wrote: Where were going we don't need roads!
Too bad we do still need those. Big time.

There was so much optimism about the future back then. From the first powered flight to the moon in 66 years! Thats impressive. But what have we done since then ?

As a race capable of launching a manned vehicle out of near earth orbit = Gone
A reusable spacecraft = Gone
Supersonic Commuter Jet = Gone

All we try to do now is make our phones just that little bit better.

7bit · 21 Oct 2015, 18:35

seebart wrote: Too bad we do still need those. Big time.

Where would I drive my 1990s car (which had been developed in the 1980s) if there where no roads!

However, I remember they re-fueled the DeLorean with garbage, this would be a cool thing. Just stop and empty a garbage can into the fuel tank.

webwit · 21 Oct 2015, 19:08

It's a movie, it's entertainment. One or two articles about it would have been fun. Not sure why it have to be a thousand.

Muirium · 21 Oct 2015, 19:19

Because lazy web authors. Gotta keep that content churning…

7bit · 21 Oct 2015, 19:46

webwit wrote: It's a movie, it's entertainment. One or two articles about it would have been fun. Not sure why it have to be a thousand.

Wait!

You mean it wasn't real?

seebart · 21 Oct 2015, 19:52

7bit wrote:
webwit wrote: It's a movie, it's entertainment. One or two articles about it would have been fun. Not sure why it have to be a thousand.
Wait!

You mean it wasn't real?

I can be real of you if you want it to be.

Muirium · 21 Oct 2015, 20:05

This is the one day you can find out. Go to Hill Valley and look out for a DeLorean!

mr_a500 · 21 Oct 2015, 20:56

Muirium · 21 Oct 2015, 23:16

I was wondering when the internet would come up. I prefer this 80s meets the future scenario:

This, incidentally, taught me a lot about Reddit.

mr_a500 · 21 Oct 2015, 23:39

That was badly done. The Apple II Unidisk in the background wasn't released until 1984 and the green anti-reflective coating on her glasses didn't come out until the 90's.

Muirium · 22 Oct 2015, 00:18

Attaboy!

I think the colour web browsing on the IBM PC 5150 is the bigger anachronism. But Lonely Sandwich got the keyboard right, and that's what counts around here, damnit. The episode before that was the series opener, where they discover how you get to The Internet.

Not to be confused with this version.