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We should have taken it more seriously. (lemmy.world)
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[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 65 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Scientists are saying we should hit Blade Runner territory by May.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 45 points 6 months ago (1 children)

...and WALL-E by June.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

The corporations in Wall-E were short sighted and misguided but ultimately well intentioned. We're way off track for Wall-E

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bell Riots are in September.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 19 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Eugenics wars and ww3 next 🫠 I dont like this timeline

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Technically the Blade Runner universe is the Aliens universe too, so, don't worry, it will get worse.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ooh, how are they linked?

[–] eletes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If I remember right they both have the same company Weyland yutani

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner

Screen capture of DVD bonus feature from Prometheus (2012), a dictated letter by Peter Weyland about Eldon Tyrell, chief executive officer of the Tyrell Corporation

So, Prometheus establishes Tyrell Corporation and Weyland-Yutani as competitors! Neat.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

And there's this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/leecbe/alien_1979_and_bladerunner_1982_have_identical/

There's also some commentary from Ridley Scott, one of the displayed replicant body designs in 2049 is clearly an Engineer, and I believe a billboard for Weyland in one of the Blade Runners, but I can't find that screenshot so maybe I'm misremembering that one.

Most of it is Easter Egg level stuff but there's enough that it's canon if you want it to be. Or not.

Really, the biggest takeaway I learned from this connection hunt back in the day was that the Blade Runner humanity had multiple colonies on other planets, which was just not something I remembered being a thing from the movies.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 6 months ago

The colony thing is in the text into for blade runner, from memory.

Replicants were made to work on the colonies.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Eugenics wars should have started in 2022 by the revised timeline, and were 1992-1996 in the original timeline

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

When do I get a Replicant?

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

you? never. sky will be orange though.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sky was orange during wildfires a few years ago

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

and in San Francisco, even!

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

If you're asking about prices; then you can't afford it.