What Sci-fi aspect from TV or movies would you like to see happen in real life?

[Jayson1]

Okay, now you lost me.

I should note this is a spoiler for the end of the movie so if you don't want to know it I suggest people cover your computer screen with your hand for the next paragraph or so. At the end of the movie the aliens actually win and the human race has been turned into pod people. They are just going through the emotions of society though but no longer have to deal with any of that world wide conflict that effects the human race.


Jason

 

[Owain Taggart]

You know I sometimes have this fantasy of being able to have a kind of "Groundhog Day" life.

One of my favourite "Groundhog Day" type of scenarios occurered on Being Erica. The show's premise is that she's always being sent to different points in her life where she can make different decisions and observe how those decisions would impact her life. In this particular episode, she keeps repeating a day until she realizes what she must learn out of it.

 

[Samurai8472]

Hydrated pizza

 

[Butters]

Always wanted the blue sphere circuit thing from Explorers.

 

[Discofan]

Flying cars, not the kind that almost exists that are mostly glorified helicopters, the Back to the future kind that flies for some unseen unexplained and therefore mysterious reason.

 

[Jayson1]

Flying cars, not the kind that almost exists that are mostly glorified helicopters, the Back to the future kind that flies for some unseen unexplained and therefore mysterious reason.

You want it until that unlucky day you have a fender bender or the engine blows a gasket or you forget to put enough gas in it and you find out while high above in the sky.

Jason

 

[Admiral2]

Okay, how about maglev cars, like in Minority Report and I, Robot?

 

[Owain Taggart]

Flying cars, not the kind that almost exists that are mostly glorified helicopters, the Back to the future kind that flies for some unseen unexplained and therefore mysterious reason.

Yes, 2015 would like its flying cars! Also to add, hoverboards, and not those doppelgangers sharing the same name while not being the same thing at all.

There was a skit on Jimmy Kimmel back in 2015 where Marty and Doc arrive to our version of 2015, expressing disappointment at there not being flying cars, but Doc becoming totally impressed at the fact that we have supercomputers in the palm of our hands

 

[Discofan]

Yes, 2015 would like its flying cars! Also to add, hoverboards, and not those doppelgangers sharing the same name while not being the same thing at all.

There was a skit on Jimmy Kimmel back in 2015 where Marty and Doc arrive to our version of 2015, expressing disappointment at there not being flying cars, but Doc becoming totally impressed at the fact that we have supercomputers in the palm of our hands

Plus we have holograms!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I bet DJs would love that gear that Ruby Rhod carried around with him in The Fifth Element. Imagine having an entire recording and broadcast studio stuffed into an object the size of a cane. A DJ could go and do a broadcast from literally anywhere they wanted.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Also selfishly, synthehol would be awesome,

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Also selfishly, synthehol would be awesome,

I don't think I agree with that...

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I don't think I agree with that...

I don't believe the characters when they say alcohol tastes better. I think it tastes the same and if they drink alcohol it makes them feel badass and rebellious.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Holodecks or VR indistinguishable from the real thing would probably produce so many addicts that the only way to prevent total social collapse would be by having most of society already run by super-advanced A.I. like in Iain M. Banks' Culture novels.

Geez, no wonder they dumped that scene. Is there some reason why they did that ridiculous overdub? Couldn't they just have had Arnold use his real voice?

I mean, it was bad enough that Candy spoke with that comical accent. But then they had some OTHER guy (played by Jack Noseworthy) say "We can fix it" - in Arnold's voice! So it's two stupid overdubs, not just one.

The whole point of the scene is that it's supposed to be a joke. It's supposed to address the question of why an infiltration robot that can impersonate any voice would have such a distinct Austrian accent. It's not an especially funny or effective joke, thus why they cut it.

Preferably one that worked the way it was supposed too?While I would be interested in trying it, I can't see myself wanting to use it all that much.

The Doctor's TARDIS works fine. He just flunked the driving test! Also, "Journey's End" suggested that the whole thing is supposed to be piloted by 6 people and the Doctor only has himself.

You want it until that unlucky day you have a fender bender or the engine blows a gasket or you forget to put enough gas in it and you find out while high above in the sky.

Plus, most people are already bad enough driving in 2 dimensions. Do we really want to give them 3?

 

[Jayson1]

Okay, how about maglev cars, like in Minority Report and I, Robot?

Not so good if you got to live out in the country and use dirt or gravel roads. Or even a small town. I hate also to be behind the first car to break down. I would think it would create a futuristic looking car crash like the police car chase scene crash in "The BLues Brothers." Also I think this stuff works on magnetics and I don't if that stuff works when it's cold or when the roads are covered in ice and snow. Also I assume the magnetic part is underneath the car so you can't ever get that to dirty.

Jason

 

[Admiral2]

Not so good if you got to live out in the country and use dirt or gravel roads. Or even a small town. I hate also to be behind the first car to break down. I would think it would create a futuristic looking car crash like the police car chase scene crash in "The BLues Brothers." Also I think this stuff works on magnetics and I don't if that stuff works when it's cold or when the roads are covered in ice and snow. Also I assume the magnetic part is underneath the car so you can't ever get that to dirty.

Jason

Wow...you're just all full of sunshine and rainbows, ain'tcha?

Okay, howzabout speeders from Star Wars (land, snow, bikes)? They stay in the air with repulsorlifts so even in a fender bender or gas outage they won't drop immediately out of the sky. And the lifts don't need paved roads to work.

And while we're here...personal spaceships! No waiting for Starfleet to give us a lift somewhere. We hop in, switch over and blast out of Mos Eisley...or, y'know, wherever.

 

[Jayson1]

Wow...you're just all full of sunshine and rainbows, ain'tcha?

Okay, howzabout speeders from Star Wars (land, snow, bikes)? They stay in the air with repulsorlifts so even in a fender bender or gas outage they won't drop immediately out of the sky. And the lifts don't need paved roads to work.

And while we're here...personal spaceships! No waiting for Starfleet to give us a lift somewhere. We hop in, switch over and blast out of Mos Eisley...or, y'know, wherever.

Speeders? You mean those things that even a Ewok can get on and go for a joyride on since they don't seem to need a key or anything to get started. How many dead drunk teenagers before they get banned! As for personal starships. Sounds great until you realize people would almost get lost in space the moment they go into space. I can get lost driving around town. I can only imagine me trying to figure away back to earth when I am in space. PLus if you break down you can't just call a tow truck.

Jason

 

[Ovation]

Holodecks or VR indistinguishable from the real thing would probably produce so many addicts that the only way to prevent total social collapse would be by having most of society already run by super-advanced A.I. like in Iain M. Banks' Culture novels.

Exactly.

 

[Jayson1]

If the holodeck is ever invented and is as convincing as its most advanced form depicted in Trek, it’ll be the most addictive thing ever seen, orders of magnitude more than anything today. The best case scenario will be a world full of Barclays with the rare exception who can avoid addiction.

A device that gives people their fondest desires in limitless fashion, wherein the experience is indistinguishable from reality? How many people do you think can resist the urge to have that become their default existence?

This is why the holodeck would save humanity. You could say people already live in their own world. This would just make it official. People can interact all they want with others but if people want to opt out it's okay and you never have to be worried about being a victim of a crime,ever again because the holodeck would also give everyone great power over the kind of life they want to live. Let the robots run the system and bring the food.

Jason

 

[JirinPanthosa]

You just described The Matrix.