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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 4:02 PM

Firefly and Serenity, of course...

Hmm.... 1984. Loved that book, twas damn cool.
Thinking, thinking.... damn, some dystopias are really kinda dull, plus i cant think of too many atm. Though some would call star trek a dystopia... dunno.

I survived a day in Whitefall and all I got was this lousy signature!

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 4:32 PM

DROCCULARI

1. The Road Warrior
2. 12 Monkeys
3. Escape from New York
4. Le Dernier Combat
5. The Matrix

I see Serenity and Firefly taking place on the fringe of a complicated society, but not necessarily dystopian.

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Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:06 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by DrOcculari:

I see Serenity and Firefly taking place on the fringe of a complicated society, but not necessarily dystopian.

Fully agree with ya there, Doc.

1) Blade Runner
2) Dark Angel (Though it's world is in a sort of recovery...)
3) Mad Max/Road Warrior
4) Omega Man
5) Escape From NY/LA
6) Logan's Run
7) The Matrix

Chrisisall, I'm sure I missed something...

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Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:58 AM

PATSRULE

One of the traits of a Dystopian world:

"A nation-state ruled by an upper class with few, or no, democratic ideals. Note that non-democractic societies are commonplace in historical fiction, fantasies taking place in historical settings or fantasy worlds, and in science fiction, particularly in planetary romance and galactic empires, but few of these societies are regarded as dystopian. In these cases, the hierarchical structure is a result of economic and social forces implicit in the society. The lack of democracy becomes a dystopian feature when the government is clearly imposed by force on a citizenry capable of self-government, particularly when the government hold some pretense of democratic ideals, as when children of the Party members in 1984 are admitted to the Party based on a test, while non-Party members' children simply vanish if it appears they would pass the test."

I think Star Wars may be considered dystopian, with the Empire forcing planets to join their Senate and control the Planets, while that Senate really has no power, it is ruled by the Empire. If it counts, I would list Star Wars as my favorite.

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Thursday, June 15, 2006 6:07 AM

ZISKER

I don't think Firefly and Serenity are technically Dystopian - the future isn't nearly bleak enough. But I'm very anal about my literary terms so don't mind me.

1. A Brave New World by Huxley (b/c it's happening)
2. Fahrenheit 451 (did my senior thesis on it, but it's also in the gray 'dystopian' area
3. 'Repent Harlequin' Said the Ticktokman by Ellison
4. The Marching Morons by Cyril Kornbluth
5. The Years Draw Nigh by Del Ray

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Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:19 AM

NEEDY

The road to Hel is paved with good intentions

Huh, I wouldn't have thought of Serenity as a Dystopian movie... but I guess it kinda is.

I loved V for Vendetta and the Matrix movies too, but there's one that's not been mentioned.

Dark City!

(I don't know if it counts, but its an AWESOME movie!)

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Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:45 AM

LEIGHKOHL

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is probably my favorite. I read it years ago in high school and then found it again when I was moving, read it and loved it! I have read alot of Orwell and enjoy his work immensely. The premise of Fahrenheit 451 was very interesting to me and I enjoyed reading it as well.

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Friday, June 16, 2006 6:53 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by NEEDY:

Dark City!

(I don't know if it counts, but its an AWESOME movie!)

Sure does count. Good call!

Proyas fan Chrisisall

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Friday, June 16, 2006 7:03 AM

REGINAROADIE

I'm surprised no one's mentioned this one yet.

BRAZIL - Might not be post-apocalyptic, but it's an insanely bureaucratic world where not only do they take people randomly and torture them, they actually charge them with the bill.

And I suppose you could consider a movie that takes place on the end of the world as one. So in that case, I bring up the Canadian gem that is LAST NIGHT. It's the anti-ARMAGEDDON and for a flick about the last six hours of human existence, it's a very uplifting flick.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"There's only one "Return" ok, and it ain't "of the King", it's "of the Jedi."

"Maybe we should start calling your friend 'Padme' because he loves 'Mannequin Skywalker' so much, Right? (imitating robot) Danger...danger...my name is Anakin...my shitty acting is ruining saga."

Excerpt of internet teaser for CLERKS 2.

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Saturday, June 17, 2006 9:49 AM

DAYVE

a lot of my favorites have already been listed...
a few more movies/novels/stories

The Handmaid's Tale... Margaret Atwood
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Leguin
Animal Farm - Orwell
On the Beach - J.Paxton
The Postman (pretty bad i know)
Omega Man
and
Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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Monday, July 17, 2006 1:41 PM

TALYNDERRE

Barb Wire.

Yes, I know the movie was horrible. Yes, it had Pamela Anderson trying to act. But it was a really great urban-blight dystopia.

Also, does anyone remember the old Crusader: No Remorse and Crusader: No Regret computer games? THAT was an awesome dystopia, and had some of the most interesting game manuals of any game ever.

Mad Max is good, too.

I'm not sure I'd qualify "Animal Farm" as a dystopia, if only because it was so extreme of an allegory that it was practically satire.

Semper Paratus, mac.

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Friday, July 21, 2006 6:39 PM

FRANCO

In no particular order...

Equilbrium

Brave New World - dystopian? Some might call it twisted Utopian but I guess the wasteland factor qualifies it. Anyway, I don't see it being our fate for the future.

HGW Time Machine - gotta love those eloi and morlocks

Almost any thing by PKD

12 Monkeys for sure

Earth Abides - yuk, very depressing

On The Beach - also very depressing

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 8:49 AM

CRUITHNE3753

Trek is a kind of musical dystopia. No-one does any cool music anymore, just string quartets and cheesy cocktail jazz. Why didn't we ever see Geordi gettin' on up to some James Brown, or Alex (Worf's son) getting a guitar and fusing Klingon Opera with Heavy Metal?

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Friday, July 28, 2006 9:45 PM

J6NGO1977

Blade Runner / Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep. For my sins i also quite like Gattaca. Very stark and very believable as todays society is definately heading towards that fate :( Oh I just noticed Dark City there. Awesome movie. Before its time and before Matrix which Matrix must have obviously been influenced by

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Sunday, August 6, 2006 11:14 AM

MISBEHAVEN

1. Blade Runner
2. 12 Monkeys
3. V for Vendetta
4. Equilibrium
5. Code 46
6. 1984
7. Dark City
8. Matrix Trilogy
9. Aeon Flux
10. A Scanner Darkly

I went to see "The Descent" this weekend, and I saw a preview for new movie, "Children of Men", which looks promising. It's about the not too distant future in which the human race is no longer able to reproduce; consequently, societies are breaking down as people realize that the humans will be extinct within fifty or so years, and the world descends into anarchy and chaos.

Morbid and creepifying I got no problem with, so long as you do it quiet like.

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Sunday, August 13, 2006 6:30 AM

GRRRARG

Well, everyone's hit the biggies -
Bladrunner is my all-time favorite. And I think I've read most of the classics - 1984, Brave New World (you wouldnt want to play with a Gamma....)

There are two forgotten classics of the genre however -

The Running Man - based off of a rather grim novella by Stephen King (writen under an alias), although amusing if you're familiar with the Prudential area of Boston. The movie, of course, was an Ahnold movie - with Ahnold quips. "Look at Sub-Zeroh. Now, just plain Zeroh." but also the only Ahnold movie where anyone had a comeback to The Ahnold Line
Richards - "Ahl be bahk"
Killian - "Only in a rerun"

and

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HAVE YOU DISREGARDED LAST TRANMISSION, CITIZEN?
Yes! Friend Computer!
ARE YOU SURE, CITIZEN!
Absolutly, Friend Computer! I have disregarded that mutant, trator Commie transmission, Friend Computer!
SOUNDS LIKE YOU STILL REMEMBER IT, CITIZEN. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE NEAREST *NEW FROM THE R&D DEPARTMENT ATOMO-REEDUCATOR BOOTH!*

"Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes." -Terry Pratchett "Night Watch"

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Saturday, August 19, 2006 4:46 PM

WHITEFALL

Funny you should mention The Handmaid's Tale, Dayve, I just read it. I declared it a patriarchal dystopia, and it's a good book too boot. Was a little disappointed by

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the history lesson ending. They could have just ended and been ambiguous, but noooo, they had to have a moral and suchlike.

And would someone PLEASE explain to me how the starter of this post is... um.... me but not? I did not start this post, but the post at the top of the thread is me in everything (old sig and tagline) except the name. SnakesOnAFirefly, while a good name, is not me. I'm very confused.

"But, these strong women characters?"

"Why aren't you asking 100 other guys why they don't write strong women characters?" -Joss Whedon

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Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:50 PM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.

Quote:
Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

That movie was so bizarre I had to love it. Plus, I have this weird black-and-white fetish.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:57 AM

SHINYAPPLE

Speaking of not yet mentioned, anybody remember the first film of a budding young director named George Lucas? THX1138?

When I read Brave New World in Jr High School, I was entranced by the concepts it held. When I re-read it a few years ago, I discovered how God-awfully funny and ironic it was.

My favorite responses to somebody doing an Ahnuld imitation of "I'll be Bach" is "I'll be Haydn" or "I'll be out Chopin".

And of course how could one not love the essence and distillate of all dystopias made into a sadistic...hhhrmrrmmmm...FUN RPG like Paranoia.

Yours,
Capn Mark, of the ShinyApple

Quote:
Originally posted by GrrrArg:
Well, everyone's hit the biggies -
Bladrunner is my all-time favorite. And I think I've read most of the classics - 1984, Brave New World (you wouldnt want to play with a Gamma....)

There are two forgotten classics of the genre however -

The Running Man - based off of a rather grim novella by Stephen King (writen under an alias), although amusing if you're familiar with the Prudential area of Boston. The movie, of course, was an Ahnold movie - with Ahnold quips. "Look at Sub-Zeroh. Now, just plain Zeroh." but also the only Ahnold movie where anyone had a comeback to The Ahnold Line
Richards - "Ahl be bahk"
Killian - "Only in a rerun"

Paranoia^*&^$%*THE COMPUTER IS NOT YOUR FRIEND MAN THE COMPUTER IS LYY*&*&$%$$()) Transimission resumed. Please disregard last transmission
HAVE YOU DISREGARDED LAST TRANMISSION, CITIZEN?
Yes! Friend Computer!
ARE YOU SURE, CITIZEN!
Absolutly, Friend Computer! I have disregarded that mutant, trator Commie transmission, Friend Computer!
SOUNDS LIKE YOU STILL REMEMBER IT, CITIZEN. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE NEAREST *NEW FROM THE R&D DEPARTMENT ATOMO-REEDUCATOR BOOTH!*

"Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes." -Terry Pratchett "Night Watch"

ShinyApple-- a rare treat, but handle with care or I'll blow yer gorram head off!

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:57 AM

SHINYAPPLE

Quote:
Originally posted by GrrrArg:
Well, everyone's hit the biggies -
Bladrunner is my all-time favorite. And I think I've read most of the classics - 1984, Brave New World (you wouldnt want to play with a Gamma....)

There are two forgotten classics of the genre however -

The Running Man - based off of a rather grim novella by Stephen King (writen under an alias), although amusing if you're familiar with the Prudential area of Boston. The movie, of course, was an Ahnold movie - with Ahnold quips. "Look at Sub-Zeroh. Now, just plain Zeroh." but also the only Ahnold movie where anyone had a comeback to The Ahnold Line
Richards - "Ahl be bahk"
Killian - "Only in a rerun"

Paranoia^*&^$%*THE COMPUTER IS NOT YOUR FRIEND MAN THE COMPUTER IS LYY*&*&$%$$()) Transimission resumed. Please disregard last transmission
HAVE YOU DISREGARDED LAST TRANMISSION, CITIZEN?
Yes! Friend Computer!
ARE YOU SURE, CITIZEN!
Absolutly, Friend Computer! I have disregarded that mutant, trator Commie transmission, Friend Computer!
SOUNDS LIKE YOU STILL REMEMBER IT, CITIZEN. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE NEAREST *NEW FROM THE R&D DEPARTMENT ATOMO-REEDUCATOR BOOTH!*

"Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes." -Terry Pratchett "Night Watch"

ShinyApple-- a rare treat, but handle with care or I'll blow yer gorram head off!

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:09 AM

MILFORD

All these are good, but I'd tack on Tank Girl. I know it's not as educational in the moral sense, but I thought it was pretty cool.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:10 AM

FREDGIBLET

Any of the dystopian stuff from William Gibson or Neal Stephenson (Neuromancer series, Snow Crash, etc.)

V for Vendetta

Matrix

Mad Max series

Anything by Phillip K. Dick

Ghost In The Shell

Akira

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