That mist roiling off isnt just to look cool, thats steam from the liquid nitrogen cooling the superconductors. What happened when popular mechanics tried to predict the future. Wrong movie predictions about the future back to the. Back to the future trilogy back to the future myths and. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Sep 20, 2017 in 1997, we asked the capital region to predict the future. Back to the future predicted 911 and 4 other crazy. Part ii did not predict that florida would win the 1997 world series. Some of the things in part ii were halfass predictions and some were just jokesand this one was a joke. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015. Once upon a time, back in 1997, there was a product called webtv. The world series was the championship for major league baseball during the 20th. Back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in the wild and ohsozany future of 2015 the film was wrong about the burgeoning doubletie.
There was no major league baseball franchise in miami at the time the movie was released, so thats actually another prediction it got right. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in 2015. Nov 03, 2016 alongside the cubs winning the world series, and selflacing shoes being a real and purchasable thing now, the back to the future sequel got some other things right about life after 2015. As far as we know, the series didnt predict how much it would cost us to fill up our cars in the future. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. Back to the future part ii accurately predicted their 1997 world series victory. While were dispelling myths, no, back to the future 2 didnt predict the florida marlins would win the 1997 world series, or the cubs would win in 2016. The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when back to the future part ii hit movie theaters with another installment of doc browns and marty mcflys timetraveling adventures and visions of the future. These 80s scifi movies got the future very, very wrong mtv. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs will win the world series. Did back to the future predict this years world series. One of the more radical visions of the future is a world in which biological humans have traded. Back to the future ii asserts that sending information by fax is the most efficient way to communicate in 2015, but we now know that fax machines were only useful for a very short time, almost.
Soon afterward, an urban legend arose that back to the future part ii had predicted that a team from miami would win the world series in 1997. So how exactly did the simpsons predict the ebola virus back. Aug 10, 2015 the advent of the fax machine felt like the future when back to the future part ii was made, but in the time since, the internet happened, and the only place youre likely to find one now. Did back to the future ii predict the decline of rock music while hard rock and metal, accompanied by epic guitar solos, were all the rage in the hair metal era of the 80s and subsequent. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs.
In 1997, the simpsons predicted the 2014 ebola outbreak. The 93rd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion cleveland indians and the national league nl champion florida marlins. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. How back to the future 2s alternate timeline basically. Oct 14, 2015 did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs would win the world series. Man predicted chicago cubs would win 2016 world series in. The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when back to the future part ii hit movie theaters with another.
Oct 20, 2015 the back to the future films predicted the september 11 attacks as well as the assassination of john f. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the. The truth is, things havent actually changed that much. So what did popular mechanics get wrong about the future and what did they get right. Seeing them in the past was ok, seeing them in the wild west was. But the films depiction of a disastrous future in which a womanizing. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world. Nov 16, 2016 the series was so accurate in its portrayal of the inner workings of the oil industry that its star, geoffrey keen, was warmly welcomed by oil men at industry functions.
Did back to the future ii predict the 2015 world series. The 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in the film is a critical plot point. Share this article share tweet text email link chris chase. Oct 08, 2015 unfortunately the 2015 cubs were swept out of the playoffs by the new york mets, dashing any hope of a back to the future part ii prediction of a world series for chicagos most beleaguered team. Apr 01, 2015 back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in the wild and ohsozany future of 2015. This backandforth world series continued that way in game 4. My favorite part of the back to the future trilogy is the first half hour of. Back when science fiction didnt technically exist and jules vernes fantastical protoscifi was relatively new, edward bellamy wrote this novel that not only qualifieshowever unintentionallyas science fiction, but made some bold prophecies about how life would.
One of the things bellamy seemed to predict with the most accuracy is amazon. Soon after game 7 was complete, rumors on the internet started to spread that the 1989 four years before the florida marlins made their debut film back to the future part ii accurately predicted their 1997 world series victory. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. Charles in 1996 and was killed in a car crash on august 31, 1997. Click through this gallery and take a look back at other films and series that looked forward to predict world events, new technology, and social and. These movies tried, and mostly failed, to predict what life might be like in the future. More important, at least for film fans not from chicago, a cubs world series championship would make one imagined element of back to the future iis 2015 a reality. It gives marty mcfly the idea to go back in time to become rich from betting on sports. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of the classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene.
According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series. In back to the future part ii, marty mcfly and doc brown travel to the year 2015, a world filled with flying cars, hoverboards and kitschy 1980s nostalgia. Did i am legend predict the results of the 2008 super bowl. In 1997, we asked the capital region to predict the future. But it wasnt the only film that got the future wrong. Other predictions bring back some forgotten deadends in the history of technology. Unfortunately the 2015 cubs were swept out of the playoffs by the new york mets, dashing any hope of a back to the future part ii prediction of a world series for chicagos most beleaguered team. In 1989, back to the future part ii predicted the chicago cubs would win the world series in 2015. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world series. Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of.
The cubs winning the world series and president trump. Oct 14, 2014 they claim the world famous tv series predicted the ebola crisis back in a 1997 episode in which marge tries to coax a sick bart out of bed, as proof. After all, back to the future 2 takes place in 2015. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet.
So how exactly did the simpsons predict the ebola virus. What about moviedoms other predictions of the future, specifically, the world were currently living in. When the florida marlins captured major league baseball championship by triumphing in the 1997 world series an outcome deemed. Movies these 80s scifi movies got the future very, very wrong.
Marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. How back to the future part ii foresaw the world of 2015. Did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs would win the world series. The 1987 film back to the future ii correctly predicted that the florida marlins would win the 1997 world series and that the cubs would play florida in the 2015 world series. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, marty mcfly michael j. Eric drexler which involves molecular nanotechnology changing the world, and introduces the grey goo scenario.
Did back to the future predict 911 terrorist attack. Back to the future cowriter bob gale on the prediction in 1989s back to the future ii of a chicago cubs world series win in 2015. Oct 22, 2015 when director robert zemeckis and i, along with our very talented crew, took on the challenge in back to the future part ii of depicting the world 30 years in the future, specifically oct. The series was so accurate in its portrayal of the inner workings of the oil industry that its star, geoffrey keen, was warmly welcomed by oil men at industry functions. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world. Alongside the cubs winning the world series, and selflacing shoes being a real and purchasable thing now, the back to the future sequel got some other things right about life.
Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. Oct 31, 2018 the longrunning animated series the simpsons predicted it back in 2000, in the episode bart to the future. In the back to the future series, one of the many wild predictions included the chicago cubs winning the world series on october 21, 2015. Thats remarkable in and of itself, but how about its uncanny ability to predict the future. Ferrisdg 51 of 51 bill schmidt, winner of the times union s predict the future contest 97. With the 25th anniversary of back to the future, there has been a lot of. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. To put it more ponderously, as tomorrow is todays future, so, too, is today yesterdays. Michael lees senior yearbook in 1993 correctly predicted the chicago cubs would win the 2016 world series. Not only does back to the future part iis 2015 have flying cars. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. Did back to the future ii predict the decline of rock music while hard rock and metal, accompanied by epic guitar solos, were all the rage in. At one point in the film, biff comments that florida won the world series in 1997, and the florida marlins actually did win the world series in 1997 in real life.
Back to the future is an american science fiction adventure comedy film series written and directed by robert zemeckis, produced by bob gale and neil canton for steven spielbergs amblin entertainment, and distributed by universal pictures. The longestrunning primetime scripted series period, in fact. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Not only did it predict our fervor for sequels and 3d movies would have lasted into 2015, universal pictures has just released a trailer for jaws 19. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015 predictions. The 1997 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1997 season. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world series prediction. They claim the world famous tv series predicted the ebola crisis back in a 1997 episode in which marge tries to coax a sick bart out of bed, as proof. When back to the future part ii was first released back in 1989, the year 2015 seemed, well, pretty downright futuristic. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup. The longrunning animated series the simpsons predicted it back in 2000, in the episode bart to the future.
Did back to the future predict world series winner. Did back to the future predict the september 11th terrorist attack against the twin towers in new york city. While they dont outright believe that the film actually predicted 911, they do, however, maintain that a great deal of synchronistic clues lie within the fabric of back to the future and its. Did suddenly susan predict donald trumps presidency. For instance, the chicago cubs are indeed world series champions, although they won a year later than the film predicted. Click through this gallery and take a look back at other films and series that looked forward to predict world events, new technology, and social and cultural change. Twitter in 1989, back to the future part ii predicted the chicago cubs would win the. Every future prediction from back to the future part ii and. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins.
At least, though, those instances actually had the prediction occur, unlike legends like seaquest 2020 predicting the florida marlins 2003 world series victory it did not happen or that back to the future part ii suggested that ken griffey jrs son would be playing professional baseball in the future they did. This story could be compared to the real life situation of the endless war against terrorism and the revelations that the nsa was spying on citizens. The web at the time was mostly static, textbased documents. And in the movie, there were plenty of ideas of what today would. If you go back to 1997 when the florida marlins won the world series, they were saying, this is the day from back to the future. However, although one part of the i am legend prediction came true in that the patriots did indeed meet the giants for a second time in the 200708 season through both teams reaching. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. There have been a staggering 30 seasons and over 650 episodes of the simpsons. October 21, 2015, is back to the future daythe date marty and doc traveled to in the 1989 sequel. In the film, marty mcfly timetravels to the future to stop his son taking part in a robbery. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago. Mar 27, 2020 click through this gallery and take a look back at other films and series that looked forward to predict world events, new technology, and social and cultural change.
No, back to the future 2 didnt accurately predict the world series. When bart gets a chance to see into his future, he learns that sister lisa would grow up to become the first straight female president. She suggests he reads a book before producing one entitled curious george and the ebola virus. The simpsons, with its impressive threedecade history, is one of the most successful and enduring sitcoms ever. In back to the future part ii, marty mcfly travels to october 21, 2015, to save his eventual children. Out of all the predictions made about the future when the movie was made, in 1989, the most outlandish one always seemed a news announcement that the. It is a tale so unlikely, so ridiculous, that back to the future predicted it as a joke. Screenwriter and producer bob gale talks to us about imagining today 30 years ago. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the.
Back to the future 1985 in this scifi fantasy, gadgets including drones to photograph the news, fingerprint recognition, and augmented reality are revealed. Here are 21 futuristic predictions back to the future got right and wrong. In the story, people are controlled by a totalitarian regime, in a nation engaged in an endless war. The back to the future films predicted the september 11 attacks as well as the assassination of john f. At least, though, those instances actually had the prediction occur, unlike legends like seaquest 2020 predicting the florida marlins 2003 world series victory it did not happen or that back to the future part ii suggested that ken griffey jrs son would be. Nov 10, 2019 there are six predictions from the 1990s, an era when the internet was just beginning to gain popular acceptance, as well as two more predictions dating back to the 1980s plus one from 2000 and one from 2005. And, perhaps most famously, in 2000, it showed a future under president donald trump. Did back to the future predict this years world series winner. Feb 15, 2017 time to grab your hoverboard and selflacing trainers as we take a look at the back to future predictions which really did come true. The 1997 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1997.
Back to the future ii made other hilariously offbase predictions. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in. Back to the future is one of the most iconic scifi flicks ever made credit. Remember in 2016 when most people thought it was a long shot that donald trump would ever be elected president. The films were finally released on dvd and vhs on december 17, 2002 53 in both widescreen and fullscreen.
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