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| title = Stories of the Past and Future | | title = Stories of the Past and Future | ||
| image = stories_of_the_past_and_future.png | | image = stories_of_the_past_and_future.png | ||
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− | == Explanation == | + | ==Explanation== |
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+ | ''A larger version of the image is available [http://xkcd.com/1491/large/ here].'' | ||
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* X-axis: Date of publication. | * X-axis: Date of publication. | ||
* Y-axis, "Years in the future": Number of years the story's events take place, after the story's publication. | * Y-axis, "Years in the future": Number of years the story's events take place, after the story's publication. | ||
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: For example, "Water Margin" was published in the 14th century (x ~= 1300) and relates events from the 12th century, about 200 years before its publication (y ~= 200 in the past). | : For example, "Water Margin" was published in the 14th century (x ~= 1300) and relates events from the 12th century, about 200 years before its publication (y ~= 200 in the past). | ||
: Another example: The film ''{{w|The Bridge on the River Kwai}}'' was released in 1957 and it was set around 14 years before (~1942-43). | : Another example: The film ''{{w|The Bridge on the River Kwai}}'' was released in 1957 and it was set around 14 years before (~1942-43). | ||
− | * Grey area in the "Years in the future" part: Stories set in the future (relative to their publication date), for which the date of the events in the story is already in the past (relative to | + | * Grey area in the "Years in the future" part: Stories set in the future (relative to their publication date), for which the date of the events in the story is already in the past (relative to now). The white and gray areas in this part of the graph are defined as "still possible" and "obsolete", respectively. The gray area (obsolete) will expand over time, assuming more works aren't added in the future: predictions from science fiction or futuristic work that are not confirmed by reality are doomed to be obsolete. |
* Grey area in the "Years in the past" part: Stories set in the past (relative to their publication date) but published closer to their setting than to today. The warning "Modern audiences may not recognize which part were supposed to sound old" is a recurrent theme in the author's work, being already formulated in [[771: Period Speech|Period Speech]] comic. The white area seems to be the region where modern readers will be able to distinguish the past setting of a work from the age of the work itself. This gray area will grow over time (again assuming new works set in the past are not added) with more and more works being indistinguishable as works set in the past. | * Grey area in the "Years in the past" part: Stories set in the past (relative to their publication date) but published closer to their setting than to today. The warning "Modern audiences may not recognize which part were supposed to sound old" is a recurrent theme in the author's work, being already formulated in [[771: Period Speech|Period Speech]] comic. The white area seems to be the region where modern readers will be able to distinguish the past setting of a work from the age of the work itself. This gray area will grow over time (again assuming new works set in the past are not added) with more and more works being indistinguishable as works set in the past. | ||
+ | Randall's intent with this comic might be to point out that modern readers' universe is collapsing, with non-obsolete future predictions and recognizable depictions of the past both shrinking. | ||
− | Taking the "years in the past" on the y-axis to be read as negatives like in most graphs one can write | + | Taking the "years in the past" on the y-axis to be read as negatives like in most graphs one can write: |
− | * Dates on the lower line satisfy | + | * Dates on the lower line satisfy: y = x-2015. Corresponding works were published in the year x = 2015+y and are set in the year x+y = 2015+2y. |
− | * Dates on the upper line satisfy | + | * Dates on the upper line satisfy: y = 2015-x. Corresponding works were published in the year x = 2015-y and are set in the year x+y = 2015. |
Thus it's clear that the definitions of the lines are consistent with each other as they follow similar but inverted functions. | Thus it's clear that the definitions of the lines are consistent with each other as they follow similar but inverted functions. | ||
− | The graph uses variable {{w|logarithmic scale}}s, adjusting the scale in various regions to the temporal density of works being plotted. If the scale | + | The graph uses variable {{w|logarithmic scale}}s, adjusting the scale in various regions to the temporal density of works being plotted. If the scale was linear, the graph would in fact represent a (bidimensional) {{w|Minkowski diagram}}, which depicts the moving cones of past and future in spacetime as one's present advances in time. |
− | === Works listed === | + | ===Works listed=== |
− | + | :''This section is currently under construction'' | |
− | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Publication''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Description''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year written''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year difference''' | |
− | {| class="wikitable | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year set in''' |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Notes''' | |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Epic of Gilgamesh|Epic of Gilgamesh}}''|| anicent Mesopotamian epic poem ||~2100 BCE||~500||~2600 BCE|| {{w|Enmebaragesi}}, a historically attested ''Iliad'' character, is thought to have lived around 2600 BCE |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Iliad|The Iliad}}''||epic written by Greek philosopher Homer || 700s BCE || ~500 || 1260–1240 BCE || |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Book of Genesis|Book of Genesis}}''||first book of the Bible, describing the creation of the world || 500s-400s BCE || ~4200 || 3761 BCE || The ''{{w|Anno Mundi}}'' epoch, the product of scriptural calculations by {{w|Maimonides}}, places the Genesis date of the creation of the world at October 7, 3761 BCE in the {{w|proleptic Julian calendar}} |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|History of the Peloponnesian War|History of the Peloponnesian War}}''||history written by Thucydides||~400 BCE||~10||431-411 BCE|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Gospels|Gospels}}''|| collection of literary works detailing the life of Jesus of Nazareth || ~65–110 CE || 25–75 || 7–2 BCE – 30–33 CE || Setting dates are those of Jesus' estimated lifetime. Writing dates are as follows: Mark 65–73 CE; Matthew 70–100 CE; Luke 80–100 CE; John 90–110 CE. Randall's difference calculation seems to be based on the date of Jesus' death. |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Ashokavadana|Ashokavadana}}''||narrative of the life of Ashoka the Great||100s CE||~400||304–232 BCE|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Pillow Book|The Pillow Book}}''||book written by Sei Shōnagon||1002||6||996|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Water Margin|Water Margin}}''||novel by Shi Nai'an||late 1300s||~150||early 1100s |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Richard III (play)|Richard III}}''||play by William Shakespeare||1597||112-119||1478-1485|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Henry IV (play)|Henry IV}}''||plays by William Shakespeare||1598*||185-196||1402-1413|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w|King | + | | ''{{w|King Lear|King Lear}}''||play by William Shakespeare||1608||2400|| 8th century B.C.|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|King John (play)|King John}}''||play by William Shakespeare||1623||~400||~1200-1216|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Henry VIII (play)|Henry VIII}}''||play by William Shakespeare||1623||90-102||1521-1533|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar}}''||play by William Shakespeare||1623||1667-1670||45-2 B.C.|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Memoirs of the Twentieth Century|Memoirs of the Twentieth Century}}''|| book written by Samuel Madden||1733||264||1997|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick}}''||novel by Herman Melville||1851||5+||before 1846 || Inspired by events occurring in 1820, the late 1830s, and the early 1840s |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Looking Backward|Looking Backward}}''|| novel written by Edward Bellamy||1888||112||2000|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w|A | + | | ''{{w|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court}}''||novel by Mark Twain||1889||1200||6th Century|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Golf in the Year 2000|Golf in the Year 2000}}''|| novel written by J. McCullough||1892||108||2000|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Time Machine|The Time Machine}}''|| novel written by H.G. Wells||1895||800,806||802,701|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Enoch Soames|Enoch Soames}}''|| short story by Max Beerbohm||1897||100||1997|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Lest Darkness Fall|Lest Darkness Fall}}''||alternate history SF novel by L. Sprague de Camp||1939||1404||535|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Casablanca (film)|Casablanca}}''||film directed by Michael Curtiz||1942||<1||1941|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984}}''||novel written by George Orwell||1949||35||1984|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd|A Week in the Wales of the Future}}''||novel written by Islwyn Ffowc Elis||1957||76||2033|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Jetsons|The Jetsons}}''||TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera||1962*||100||~2062|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek !TOS!}}''||TV series created by Gene Roddenberry||1966*||298||2264|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''||novel written by Arthur C. Clarke||1968||33||2001|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Space: 1999|Space: 1999}}''||TV series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson||1975*||24||1999|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|2010: Odyssey Two|2010: Odyssey Two}}''||novel written by Arthur C. Clarke||1982||28||2010|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w|The | + | | ''{{w|The Transformers (TV series)|Transformers (TV Series)}}''||TV series||1984*||~20||~2004|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}''||TV series created by Gene Roddenberry||1987*||377||2364|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|2061: Odyssey Three|2061: Odyssey Three}}''||novel written by Arthur C. Clarke||1987||74||2061|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Back to the Future Part II|Back to the Future Part II}}''||film directed by Robert Zemeckis||1989||26||2015|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Zero Wing|Zero Wing}}''||arcade/computer game||1989||112||2101||Previously referenced in [[887: Future Timeline]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | |''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Terminator 2: Judgment Day|Terminator 2 (1995 Portion)}}''||film directed by James Cameron||1991||4||1995|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w|The | + | | ''{{w|3001: The Final Odyssey|3001: The Final Odyssey}}''||novel written by Arthur C. Clarke||1997||1004||3001|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise}}''||TV series||2001*||150||2151|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | |''{{w|Asterix|Asterix}}''||French comic by Goscinny and Uderzo||1959*||-2013||50 B.C.|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments}}''||film by Cecil B. DeMille||1956||->3000||{{w|The Exodus#Date|1446 BCE}}†|| |
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− | | ''{{w|The | + | | ''{{w|The Flintstones|The Flintstones}}''||TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera||1960*||->2,5 million||{{w|Stone Age|Stone Age}}|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey (prologue)}}''||novel written by Arthur C. Clarke||1968|||-3 million||3 million years B.C. (4 in the movie)|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Star Wars#Original trilogy|Star Wars (IV - VI)}}''||original film trilogy ||1977-1983|| ||A long time ago|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Star Wars#Prequel trilogy|Star Wars (I - III)}}''||prequel film trilogy||1999-2005|| ||A long time ago|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Raptor Red|Raptor Red}}''||novel by Robert Bakker||1995||->65 million||Cretaceous Period|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Star Wars sequel trilogy|Star Wars (VII - IX)}}''||sequel film trilogy||2015-2021|| ||A long time ago|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Ice Age (film series)|Ice Age}}''||animated films by Blue Sky Studios||2002*||->12,000||{{w|Last glacial period| Paleolithic-Mesolithic}}|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | |''{{w|10,000 BC (film)|10,000 BC}}''||film by Roland Emmerich||2008||-11,992||10,000 BC|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|300 (film)|300}}''||film by Zack Snyder||2007||-2487||''{{w|Battle of Thermopylae|480 BC}}|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Year One (film)|Year One}}''||film by Harold Ramis||2009||-2008||1 AD|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Prince of Egypt|The Prince of Egypt}}''||animated film by DreamWorks||1998||->3400|{{w|The Exodus#Date|1446 BCE}}†|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Downton Abbey|Downtown Abbey}}''||TV series||2010*||->90||1912-1923|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbour}}''||film by Michael Bay||2001||-60||1941|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Saving Private Ryan|Saving Private Ryan}}''||film by Steven Spielberg||1998||-54||1944|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Chariots of Fire|Chariots of Fire}}''||film by Hugh Hudson||1981||-57||1924|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Blazing Saddles|Blazing Saddles}}''||film by Mel Brooks||1974||-100||1874|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Back to the Future Part III|Back to the Future Part III}}''||film by Robert Zemeckis||1990||-105||1885|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Roots (miniseries)|Roots}}''||TV series, adapted from eponymous novel||1977||->113||1750-1861|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Treasure Island|Treasure Island}}''|||||||||| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Last of the Mohicans|The Last of the Mohicans}}''||novel by James Cooper||1826||-69||1757|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|A Tale of Two Cities|A Tale of Two Cities}}''|| book by Charles Dickens ||1859||84||1775 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Gone With The Wind|Gone With The Wind}}''|| novel by Margaret Mitchel ||1936||75||1861 |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Gunsmoke|Gunsmoke}}''||American radio and television series||1952*||~75||1870s||1952 is when the radio series started. The TV series didn't start until 1955. |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Rip Van Winkle|Rip Van Winkel [sic]}}''||short story by Washington Irving||1819||32–52||1767–1787||It's not clear why Randall has picked 1787 as the year that Rip Van Winkle awakes. |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Les Misérables|Les Miserábles [sic]}}''||novel by Victor Hugo||1862||-47||1815-1832|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Oklahoma!|Oklahoma!}}''||Broadway musical||1943||-37||1906|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Lawrence of Arabia|Lawrence of Arabia}}''||film by David Lean||1962||->44||1916-8|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Music Man|The Music Man}}''||Broadway musical||1957||-45||1912|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Annie (musical)|Annie (play)}}''||Broadway musical||1977||-44||1933|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Annie (1982 film)|Annie (movie)}}''||film adaptation of the above by John Huston||1982||-49||1933|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Schindler's List|Schindler's List}}''||film by Steven Spielberg||1993||->48||1939-1945|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Mad Men|Mad Men}}''||TV series||2007*||->47||1960-1970|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Evita (1996 film)|Evita}}''||film by Alan Parker||1996||-44||1952|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Bonnie and Clyde(film)|Bonnie and Clyde}}''||film by Arthur Penn||1967||->33||1932-4|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown}}''||film by Roman Polanski||1974||-37||1937|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Gandhi (film)|Gandhi}}''||film by Richard Attenborough||1982||->34||1893-1948|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Sandlot|The Sandlot}}''||film by David Mickey Evans||1993||-31||1962|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Back to the Future|Back to the Future}}''||film by Robert Zemeckis||1985||-30||1955|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Patton (film)|Patton}}''||film by Franklin J. Schaffner||1970||->25||1943-5|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22 (Movie)}}''||film by Mike Nichols||1970||->26||1942-44|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Great Escape (film)|The Great Escape}}''||film by John Sturges||1963||-20||1943-4|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Catch-22|Catch-22 (Book)}}''||novel by Joseph Heller||1961||->17||1942-44|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|MASH (film)|M*A*S*H}}''||film by Robert Altman||1970||-19||1951|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Grease (film)|Grease}}''||film by Randall Kleiser||1978||-20||1958|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Happy Days|Happy Days}}''||TV series||1974-84||-19||1955-1965|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Platoon (film)|Platoon}}''||film by Oliver Stone||1986||-21||1967|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Wonder Years|The Wonder Years}}''||TV series||1988-93||-20||1968-73|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Dirty Dancing|Dirty Dancing}}''||film by Emile Ardolino||1987||-24||1963|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff}}''||film by Philip Kaufman||1983||->20||1947-63|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|JFK (film)|JFK}}''||film by Oliver Stone||1991||->22||1963-9|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}''||film by Ron Howard||1995||-25||1970|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|That '70s Show|That '70s Show}}''||TV series||1998-2006||->22|||1976-1979|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Wolf of Wall Street|The Wolf of Wall Street}}''||film by Martin Scorsese||2013||->18||1987-1995|| |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Freaks and Geeks|Freaks and Geeks}}''||TV series||1999-2000||-19||1980-1|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|I Love the '80s (U.S. TV series)|I Love the '80s}}''||TV miniseries by VH1||2002||-22||1980|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Bridge on the River Kwai|The Bridge on the River Kwai}}''||film by David Lean||1952||-9\10||1942-3|| |
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− | |''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|American Graffiti|American Graffiti}}''||film by George Lucas||1973||-11||1962|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now}}''||film by Francis Ford Coppola||1979||-10||1969|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|The Big Lebowski|The Big Lebowski}}''||film by the Coen Brothers||1998||-7||1991|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|United 93 (film)|United 93}}''|| film directed by Paul Greengrass||2006||-5||2001|| |
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− | | ''{{w|I Love the | + | | ''{{w|I Love the '90s (U.S. TV series)|I Love the '90s}}''|| TV miniseries on VH1||2004||-14||1990|| |
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− | | ''{{w| | + | | ''{{w|Hotel Rwanda|Hotel Rwanda}}''|| film directed by Terry George||2004||-10||1994|| |
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− | | ''{{ | + | | ''{{w|I Love the 2000s|I Love the 2000s}}''|| TV miniseries on VH1||2014||-14||2000|| |
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− | + | <nowiki/>* first episode aired<br /> | |
+ | † conjectured year set in | ||
− | == | + | ==Trivia== |
− | + | There is a hypercorrection in ''{{w|Rip Van Winkle}}'' as ''Rip van Winkel''. Washington Irving may have misspelled ''van {{w|nl:Winkel|Winkel}}''. | |
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− | + | It's ''{{w|Les Misérables}}'' not ''Les Miserábles''. Note that French doesn't have "á". | |
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− | + | {{w|Lest Darkness Fall}} takes place about 1400 years in the past, but is places around the -500 years line on the graph. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
{{incomplete transcript}} | {{incomplete transcript}} | ||
:'''Date of publication''' | :'''Date of publication''' | ||
− | :[A logarithmic scale running horizontally, from 3000 BCE to past 2015 CE | + | :[A logarithmic scale running horizontally, from 3000 BCE to past 2015 CE] |
:'''Years in the future''' | :'''Years in the future''' | ||
− | :[A logarithmic scale running vertically, from 1 billion down to 0 | + | :[A logarithmic scale running vertically, from 1 billion down to 0] |
:'''Stories set in the future''' (science fiction, prediction) | :'''Stories set in the future''' (science fiction, prediction) | ||
::Stories set in 2015 | ::Stories set in 2015 | ||
::[A line divides this region into two. The upper side is labelled "still possible"; the lower side is labelled "obsolete".] | ::[A line divides this region into two. The upper side is labelled "still possible"; the lower side is labelled "obsolete".] | ||
− | :[ | + | :[from left to right...] |
− | ::Memoirs of the Twentieth Century [ | + | ::Memoirs of the Twentieth Century [1733, 265 years in the future] |
::Looking Backward [1888, 112 years in the future] | ::Looking Backward [1888, 112 years in the future] | ||
::Golf in the Year 2000 [1892, 108 years in the future] | ::Golf in the Year 2000 [1892, 108 years in the future] | ||
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::Enterprise [2001-2005, 150 years in the future] | ::Enterprise [2001-2005, 150 years in the future] | ||
::This chart [2015, 0 years in the future] | ::This chart [2015, 0 years in the future] | ||
− | :'''Years in the | + | :'''Years in the Past''' |
:[A logarithmic scale running vertically, from 0 down past 1 billion to "Big Bang"] | :[A logarithmic scale running vertically, from 0 down past 1 billion to "Big Bang"] | ||
− | :'''Stories | + | :'''Stories Set in the Past''' (History, Period Fiction) |
::Stories written X years ago and set 2X years ago | ::Stories written X years ago and set 2X years ago | ||
::[A line divides this region into two. The upper side is labelled as follows.] | ::[A line divides this region into two. The upper side is labelled as follows.] | ||
− | ::'''Former | + | ::'''Former Period Pieces''' |
::Stories set in the past, but<br/>created long enough ago that<br/>they were published closer<br/>to their setting than to today. | ::Stories set in the past, but<br/>created long enough ago that<br/>they were published closer<br/>to their setting than to today. | ||
::Modern audiences may not<br/>recognize which parts were<br/>''supposed'' to sound old. | ::Modern audiences may not<br/>recognize which parts were<br/>''supposed'' to sound old. | ||
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::The Epic of Gilgamesh [''circa'' 2100 BCE, 600 years in the past] | ::The Epic of Gilgamesh [''circa'' 2100 BCE, 600 years in the past] | ||
− | ::The Iliad [''circa'' 800 BCE, 450 years in the past] | + | ::The Iliad [''circa''' 800 BCE, 450 years in the past] |
::History of the Peloponnesian War [''circa'' 390 BCE, 10 years in the past] | ::History of the Peloponnesian War [''circa'' 390 BCE, 10 years in the past] | ||
::Book of Genesis [''circa'' 500 BCE, 4000 years in the past] | ::Book of Genesis [''circa'' 500 BCE, 4000 years in the past] | ||
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::Rip Van Winkel [1819, 31-51 years in the past] | ::Rip Van Winkel [1819, 31-51 years in the past] | ||
::A Tale of Two Cities [1859, 60 years in the past] | ::A Tale of Two Cities [1859, 60 years in the past] | ||
− | ::Moby-Dick [1851, | + | ::Moby-Dick [1851, around 10 years ago] |
:::"Some years ago--never mind how long precisely..." | :::"Some years ago--never mind how long precisely..." | ||
::Les Miserábles [1862, 30 years in the past] | ::Les Miserábles [1862, 30 years in the past] | ||
− | + | ::A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | |
− | ::A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | + | ::Treasure Island |
− | ::Gone | + | ::Gone With the Wind |
− | ::Lest Darkness Fall | + | ::Lest Darkness Fall |
− | ::Casablanca | + | ::Casablanca |
− | ::Oklahoma! | + | ::Oklahoma! |
− | ::The Ten Commandments | + | ::The Ten Commandments |
− | ::The Bridge on the River Kwai | + | ::The Bridge on the River Kwai |
− | ::Gunsmoke | + | ::Gunsmoke |
− | + | ::Catch-22 (book) | |
− | ::Catch-22 (book) | + | ::The Flintstones |
− | ::The Great Escape | + | ::The Great Escape |
::Asterix | ::Asterix | ||
::Lawrence of Arabia | ::Lawrence of Arabia | ||
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::American Graffiti | ::American Graffiti | ||
::Patton | ::Patton | ||
− | ::Catch-22 (movie) | + | ::Catch-22 (movie) |
::Chinatown | ::Chinatown | ||
::Blazing Saddles | ::Blazing Saddles | ||
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::Downton Abbey | ::Downton Abbey | ||
::Star Wars (VII-IX) | ::Star Wars (VII-IX) | ||
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