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Attilatheblond

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13. Thought Fahrenheit 451 was the forerunner of ol Max

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 12:23 PM

Jan 27

And Rollerball predated Running Man. Gads, I am OLD LOL

But looking furthe back, there were some pretty prescient dystopian novels and some that dived into all too predictable political shit storms we are seeing come to fruition.

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We now live in a reality tv show. Irish_Dem Jan 27 #1

Reporting live in Chicago, let's go to Dr. Oz.... CrispyQ Jan 27 #2

I saw an article where Dr. Phil WAS actually there at one to film it BumRushDaShow Jan 27 #10

Yes. CrispyQ Jan 27 #12

And Dr. Phil. Irish_Dem Jan 27 #16

Yep. A lot about what is going on is more and more like old SciFi books/movies. Attilatheblond Jan 27 #3

Max Headroom where it was illegal to turn off your TV. CrispyQ Jan 27 #4

Thought Fahrenheit 451 was the forerunner of ol Max Attilatheblond Jan 27 #13

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Also just like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Irish_Dem Jan 27 #17

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