In Praise of the Sci-fi Corridor 171
brumgrunt writes "Technically a corridor in a science-fiction movie should just be a means of getting from one big expensive set to the next, and yet Den Of Geek writes lovingly of the detailed conduits in films such as Alien, Outland, Solaris and even this year's Moon by Duncan Jones."
SyFy? (Score:5, Funny)
Don't you mean a syfy corridor?
Sci-Fi (Score:5, Funny)
Cause in the future we don't have cable management or flimsy plastic plates to cover up sensitive equipment and sharp corners.
Tune in next week... (Score:5, Funny)
...for the space toilet special. An interview with George Lucas will explore the challenges of sci fi pooping, creating believable multi-species lavatories that account for physical as well as cultural differences, whether Jedi excrement has any force abilities, and the problems traditionally associated with merchandising this under-developed aspect of cinema.
Re:Sci-Fi (Score:3, Funny)
And we have an entire infrastructure of pipes dedicated to moving steam around every ship or building complex, for some reason.
Re:Star Wars Gets "More Later"? Really? (Score:5, Funny)
[...] Even with the "replicators", there would need to be source matter to create the food from. Let us not forget waste handling. [...]
You just solved both problems with the same solution.
Re:Star Wars Gets "More Later"? Really? (Score:2, Funny)
In ST:TOS, the Enterprise would often be "three weeks out" from the starbase of the week. It had a crew of about 1,000. So, the ship had to have enough food, water, and air for 1,000 people for three weeks. Even with the "replicators", there would need to be source matter to create the food from. Let us not forget waste handling. Ejecting it from the ship means loss of material, water, and air. Storing requires voids. Recycling it requires space for the recycling equipment.
This problem is solved.
Re:How to do a much shorter article next time (Score:3, Funny)
Seinfeld 2049?
Re:How to do a much shorter article next time (Score:3, Funny)
At this point in human development we've got a name for fiction based around a non-dystopian future... it's called fantasy.
Re: (Score:0, Funny)
Re:How to do a much shorter article next time (Score:3, Funny)
Until some dickhead wearing mirror shades and a black trenchcoat came around and wrecked everything. That part would really suck.
Re:How to do a much shorter article next time (Score:3, Funny)
futureguy: I am using my future toilet
futureguy: I am driving my futurecar
futureguy: I am sleeping in my futurebed
Oh great. They're still using Twitter in the future? Shoot me now.