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For some reason that also reminds me of the TV shows in Robocop. e.g. Climbing for Dollars and It’s Not My Problem! When I first saw Robocop these looked so c
by Lio 6mo ago
For some reason that also reminds me of the TV shows in Robocop.
e.g. Climbing for Dollars and It’s Not My Problem!
When I first saw Robocop these looked so crass it was obvious satire.
Now...? Well, I'd buy that for a dollar.
- xtiansimon 6mo agoAnd I’m reminded of The Dark Knight Returns (1986) graphic novel. There are grotesque parodies of talking head news anchors and even a caricature of then-president Ronald Regan. Situation all fracked up.
- MSFT_Edging 6mo agoVerhoeven makes some extremely heavy handed satire. A decent litmus test is whether someone understands that the Starship Troopers movie is satire or not.
- BLKNSLVR 6mo agoClimbing for Dollars is from The Running Man[0], the Arnie version from 1987 - same year as Robocop. Then in 2001 was "Series 7"[1] (which I got flashbacks of from the 2013 White Bear[2] episode of Black Mirror). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_7:_The_Contenders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_7:_The_Contenders [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Bear_(Black_Mirror) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Bear_(Black_Mirror) Trivia for music nerds like me: Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa are in The Running Man.
- Lio 6mo agoVery good point. My brain is just one big 80s mashup at this point.
- supliminal 6mo agoBased.