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Jenno:
I can't believe nobody said Mad Max yet. What is the world coming to when that isn't the first thing people associate with post-apocalyptic and gritty?
GEEZ.
Azathoth:
Snow Crash, dude, Snow Crash.
It's by Neal Stephenson and it's fuckin rad. Among the things portended are the failure of multiculturalism giving way to faction and capitalism totally running amok. Plus there's a doomsday cult and a bunch of Sumerian shit.
Seriously.
Tergon:
--- Quote from: Jenno ---I can't believe nobody said Mad Max yet. What is the world coming to when that isn't the first thing people associate with post-apocalyptic and gritty?
GEEZ.
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Uh... actually it was mentioned. Though technically you're right: it was the FOURTH thing that Slick thought of when he started this thread, not the first.
--- Quote from: Slick ---Favorites that I'd include in this type would be Firefly (TV), Fallout (Video Games), Day of the Triffids (book, haven't seen the 1962 movie adaptation), The Road Warrior (Movie)
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Oh, yeah... and the obvious V for Vendetta. Has it been mentioned yet? I don't think so...
Bunnyman:
--- Quote from: Azathoth ---Snow Crash, dude, Snow Crash.
It's by Neal Stephenson and it's fuckin rad. Among the things portended are the failure of multiculturalism giving way to faction and capitalism totally running amok. Plus there's a doomsday cult and a bunch of Sumerian shit.
Seriously.
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Three cheers for post-cyberpunk lit!
This seems to be an obscenely broad definition of dark future; when Mad Max, 28 Days Later, Neuromancer, and 1984 are all the same genre, we might do well to narrow our focus a bit.
Though I did just crack open Virtual Light after a long absence and find it remarkably refreshing. Very much post-cyberpunk smartassery combined with vivid settings The Bridge is totally bumping as a location concept.
est:
--- Quote from: Daniel ---Starring acting powerhouses Christopher Lambert and Lou Diamond Phillips!
...it's not very good!
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PITIFUL WORM!
LDP = RESPECT
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