in this online discussion we will talk about the different media that in hindsight appears to be "prophetic" in anticipating what's about to come.
how can (on occasion) writers and creatives anticipate the future with such accuracy?
Is predictive programming real or a myth?
is it the role of scifi media to "predict" the future? why or why not?
dissecting explanations from the most mundane/logical/rational to the most bizarre
(Mere coincidence? creatives being good at "seeing" where things are going? time travelers writing about the future? clairvoyance?
ESP/pre-cognition? predictive programming conspiracies? glitches in the simulation? and so on)
among the media to be discussed are the following:
The Simpsons (of course)
Americathon (70s Movie)
Black Mirror
Fahrenheit 451
Contagion
Demolition Man
John Brunner and his novels among them Stand on Zanzibar
Finally, we will talk about "unique" prediction media (and why its unique) such as:
Space Odyssey 2001
Star Trek (franchise)
The Congress (2013)
Eagle Eye (2008)
Enemy of the state (1998)
and as an extra we will also talk about a serious warning film that deserves some consideration "Colossus the Forbin project" and why the film Idiocracy is NOT prescient or predicting anything.
Hope you can join us,
