We've all heard about The Simpsons's supposedly uncanny ability to predict the future, What events as predicted in Trek shows, movies, books, etc, actually happened (sort of)?
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Assignment Earth takes place in 1968, where it's noted that within a week of the Enterprise's arrival there would be an important political assassination. Less than a week after the episode aired MLK was assassinated in the real world.
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I sure hope not. I have no great desire to live through (or die in) WW3, with 600 million dead, or the Post-Atomic Horror.
Obviously the unification of Ireland is happening this year, so hurry up with that.
A few years ago, when there was this Brexit turmoil and fierce disagreements between GB and the EU about the Northern Ireland border, I wondered whether something like this might actually happen.
While we're at it, we should start seeing Sanctuary Districts this year as well.
Gizmodo recently had an article about this.
2024 is a very important year in Trek history.
- Irish reunification
- The Bell Riots in San Francisco
- Neo-Trotskyists are the ruling party in France, with Europe in decline and rocked by political upheaval
- Manned-space mission to Europa will find a biological solution to climate change
- The runup to World War III is in process, with Enterprise establishing 2026 as the start date
- Buck Bokai is in the fifth year of a legendary baseball career, with Major League Baseball becoming a global "planetary" sport
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The 1999 New York Yankees being the best baseball team in history.
Although "Past Tense" takes place in 2024, the episode was aired in 1995.
The Yankees then go on to win the 1999 World Series.
Technically they should have been nationwide in 2020. And they kind of do exist on some level, whenever foreign leaders come to visit America and the dignitaries do their photo ops. Meanwhile, the homeless are out of sight and out of mind.
Although "Past Tense" takes place in 2024, the episode was aired in 1995.
The Yankees then go on to win the 1999 World Series.
Technically they should have been nationwide in 2020. And they kind of do exist on some level, whenever foreign leaders come to visit America and the dignitaries do their photo ops. Meanwhile, the homeless are out of sight and out of mind.
Certainly medical tech is advancing rather quickly to Trek-type devices, although we could imagine that theirs is way better than the cutting edge stuff we're seeing now, in what principles it's based on and overall design.
The sobering thing about the assassination line is its use was a reflection of Roddenberry and Wallace obviously being painfully aware of how many political assassinations occurred up to that point--especially in the U.S., but Roddenberry was not going to hold back referencing that in a very blunt manner (and not couched Mission: Impossible-esque spy language). So many people i've known (who were of age in that period) often said there was an expectation of assassination in the air, and they feared which politically active figure would be next.
It speaks more to the pessimistic realism of the time than an eerie coincidence or hidden message.
It always amuses me in a ironic sort of way that fans call for the Star Trek future without recognizing the struggle and horrors that that led to this future.
So, what should we give up?
Reminds me of Zod's speech in "Man of Steel." The foundation must be built on something.
"Tomorrow is Yesterday" aired in 1967. In the episode, after the Enterprise is thrown back in time, they pick up a news broadcast that says "The first manned Moon shot is scheduled for Wednesday, six am Eastern Standard Time."
Assuming "first manned Moon shot" refers to actually landing on the Moon, Apollo 11 was launched on Wednesday, July 16, 1969. (The time was a little off, though, as the launch took place at what would have been 8:32 am EST. Additionally, since the launch was during the summer, it would probably be more commonly reported as 9:32 EDT. Using Standard time might imply that the writers thought the launch would have fallen in the October to April timeframe. They could have avoided that entirely by just saying "Eastern time".)
Assuming "first manned Moon shot" refers to actually landing on the Moon, Apollo 11 was launched on Wednesday, July 16, 1969. (The time was a little off, though, as the launch took place at what would have been 8:32 am EST. Additionally, since the launch was during the summer, it would probably be more commonly reported as 9:32 EDT. Using Standard time might imply that the writers thought the launch would have fallen in the October to April timeframe. They could have avoided that entirely by just saying "Eastern time".)
To some extent, Trek makes itself come true; that is, inspired by Trek's tech and values, people act to bring about such concepts and technology.
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