I was watching Blade Runner for the jillionth time today, and was surprised to note that the film is set in 2019, so we're almost there (although the novel was set 27 years earlier). Like in all great sci-fi, a lot of the weird futur-ey stuff from the film is now commonplace. Like the big ad screens, although they are less likely to show demure Geishas eating small treats and are more likely to let you know that you can see a BOAT SHOW or a GOAT SHOW or BUY A GOAT WITH NO MONEY DOWN or somesuch-I can't pay attention or I will drive the Volvo into a wall. So, giant ad screens: check.
Mechanical Animals:
Check!
Strippers:
Check! Incidentally, do you think I'd be working in a place like this if I could afford a real snake?
Traffic:
I live in Portland, so...Check!
Genetic modification, cloning, and sexy androids:
Check!
Nutsy Space Travelers:
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
Bitch, you better stay the hell away from my man or I swear to Jesus I will strap on some Huggies and drive all night to stab you with knives! I'll show you why he loves me!
Mechanical Animals:
Check!
Strippers:
Check! Incidentally, do you think I'd be working in a place like this if I could afford a real snake?
Traffic:
Pollution so pervasive it creates a canopy, and it rains all the time:
I live in Portland, so...Check!Genetic modification, cloning, and sexy androids:
Check!
Nutsy Space Travelers:
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
Bitch, you better stay the hell away from my man or I swear to Jesus I will strap on some Huggies and drive all night to stab you with knives! I'll show you why he loves me!
Check!
Spinners, or any sort of hover-car:
MINUS! And we've only got 12 years left! Get up on it, science! We need to hover!
There's also a soft-focus unicorn gap.
ReplyDeleteYou want to see a place like Blade Runner, you should definitely visit Hong Kong. I'm writing from HK right now. You should see the view from my hotel room -- it's crazy. I expect to see a hover-car descending at any moment now.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen it. Looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree with the Hong Kong assessment, and once I was in a pool at sunup in Shangai and the sky was the same color as inside the Tyrell building. Nerdburger!
ReplyDeleteObviously some hasn't been paying attention to the great Flying Hover Car debate.
ReplyDeleteHoly Chit!
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