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Bushmeister
Professor
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Originally posted by FishyJoe: Someone...hating Back to the Future? I am shocked and angered. I seriously don't think I've ever met anyone who didn't enjoy them. Second. I didn't really see too many similarities myself.
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David A
Space Pope
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Originally posted by FishyJoe: Someone...hating Back to the Future? I am shocked and angered. I seriously don't think I've ever met anyone who didn't enjoy them. They've got Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and a time machine built out of a DeLorean. Seriously, what's not to enjoy? Originally posted by Tweek: People shouldn't use acronyms, if they mean "Back to the Future", say "Back to the Future" not Bttf, especially in the thread title/first post Yeah, that would have been helpful. It would also be helpful if this thread was in General Discussion, instead of It's got a TV! Don't you agree, Mr. Moderator? Originally posted by CyberKnight: The cat clock in Roswell That Ends Well is almost certainly a reference to the clock which appears at the beginning of the first Back to the Future. Either that, or it's just a reference to the fact that those clocks were popular in the 40s and 50s.
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Col. Klink
Professor
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Originally posted by Gocad: now that someone has mentioned it, the zillion clocks which you see during the timewarp sequence in RTEW do remind me of the clock in doc's laboratory. The clocks thing was a reference to a Brazillian Show about Time travel. You may also have seen references to it in the Simpsons Haloween Special.
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by Pitt Clemens: Helps to note also that this entire episode is a compilation of like 5 different original and next generation Star Trek episodes. Plus an episode of DS9 when they travel back to the original Tribbles episode. One thing i found amusing was that Doctor Bashir was worried about maybe having to become his own ancestor by doing "the nasty in da pasty" Or as most scientists call it: "Past-Nastification"
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Bender Waffles
Crustacean
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In my opinion, I didn't see any similarities in BTTF and Rosewell that Ends Well. The only thing that I saw that was similar, was that the professor didn't want to change history.
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eggsandwich
Starship Captain
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Originally posted by sheep555: Even if you didn't like it, it did have some movie industry firsts, such as proving you could shoot two blockbuster sequels back to back without a loss of quality (if you considered them to be good). Yes, I know they were done well. But, I never said the movies were crap (because they arent), I just said they arent my favourite to watch. Also, Bender Waffles; there are some more simalarities (sic), but I wouldnt want to tread deeply into it. There are many references in Futurama episodes, Back to the Future is just one example. We cant make a thread each time a Futurama episode pays a homage or references a movie or tv show, can we now.
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MartyMcFly
Crustacean
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Not liking the BTTF movies? What kind of person are you? There are some similarities between BTTF and RTEW: -In BTTF1, Marty pushes George out of the way of a car. In RTEW, Fry pushes Enos out of the way of a jeep. -When the ship goes back in time, we see the calendar on the ship going backwards. Some of the dates are BTTF dates (although I don't think this was an intentional reference). -In BTTF, Marty has to make sure his parents get together so he is born. In RTEW, Fry tries to get his grandparents to have a baby so he will still exist. -The clock cat may have been a slight reference, although they were quite common. -In BTTF, Marty has one chance to get back to the future - when the lightning bolt strikes the clocktower at 10.04pm. In RTEW, the crew have one chance to get back to the 31st century. -In BTTF, Doc doesn't want to change history, but later says "What the hell.". In RTEW, the Professor doesn't want to change history, but later says "Screw history!". -This may be pushing it, but in RTEW Enos is killed in a nuclear blast. In the first draft of BTTF, Marty went back to 1982 (he went to 1952 in the first draft, not 1955) using a nuclear blast to power the time machine. I'd say that the writers had BTTF in mind for parts of the episode. They may be fans who wanted to refernce it, or maybe a reference was inevitable in a time travel episode.
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nerdlingus
Professor
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It seems to me that Futurama is almost always making fun of or referencing the 80's. I noticed a couple of BttF bits in the show but hardly as much as you guys, maybe I should watch some more? Ruddy good films though!
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by MartyMcFly: Not liking the BTTF movies? What kind of person are you?
There are some similarities between BTTF and RTEW: -In BTTF1, Marty pushes George out of the way of a car. In RTEW, Fry pushes Enos out of the way of a jeep. -When the ship goes back in time, we see the calendar on the ship going backwards. Some of the dates are BTTF dates (although I don't think this was an intentional reference). -In BTTF, Marty has to make sure his parents get together so he is born. In RTEW, Fry tries to get his grandparents to have a baby so he will still exist. -The clock cat may have been a slight reference, although they were quite common. -In BTTF, Marty has one chance to get back to the future - when the lightning bolt strikes the clocktower at 10.04pm. In RTEW, the crew have one chance to get back to the 31st century. -In BTTF, Doc doesn't want to change history, but later says "What the hell.". In RTEW, the Professor doesn't want to change history, but later says "Screw history!". -This may be pushing it, but in RTEW Enos is killed in a nuclear blast. In the first draft of BTTF, Marty went back to 1982 (he went to 1952 in the first draft, not 1955) using a nuclear blast to power the time machine.
I'd say that the writers had BTTF in mind for parts of the episode. They may be fans who wanted to refernce it, or maybe a reference was inevitable in a time travel episode.
....wow . You are a better man than me MartyMcFly.
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SoloFlyer
Delivery Boy
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Originally posted by Gocad: now that someone has mentioned it, the zillion clocks which you see during the timewarp sequence in RTEW do remind me of the clock in doc's laboratory. that actually reminded me more of that show with the dog and boy that go through time ( some cartoon ) they did a cameo in the simpsons holloween episode where home breaks the toaster and when fixing it it sends him back in time to the time of dinosaurs and he kills lots stuff ( i think im getting sidetracked :P ) anyway i do belive that is the origin for the clocks when they go though time
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by Teral: (note how virtually all Ferengi episodes are annoying and forgetable), while "Roswell That Ends Well" was enjoyable and funny.
Know why? 4 words. Nasty in the Pasty.
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