Back to the Future

While the most common rhetorical question of paleo-futurism seems to be, "Where's my flying car?" I am personally frustrated with the absence of a much more fun, futuristic innovation. The hoverboard . In 1989, Back to the Future: Part II gave us a glimpse of 2015 and the next generation of personal, recreational transportation. I remember playing on a skateboard and imagining that in just a few years we'd all be whipping around like Michael J. Fox. Sony has patented a "Segway-sans-the...Read Full Story

Written by Bob Suggs Thursday, 08 September 2011 22:34 Tidbits - Tidbits   Nike have actually, non-hoaxingly, put into production Marty McFly’s self-lacing shoes from Back to the Future II! After teasing Tweets from producer Frank Marshall earlier in the week, Nike CEO Mike Parker officialy unveiled the Air Mag shoes along with the news that a limited run of 1500 will be auctioned over a 10-day period on a dedicated eBay site...Read Full Story

Paleo-Future reader Chris mentioned that as a 13-year-old he watched a "Making of" documentary for Back to the Future: Part II . In it the director, Robert Zemeckis, claimed that hoverboards were real. I tracked down the clip . (And to be honest, I can see how a 13-year-old might believe that the hoverboard was real. I mean, the man on the television told me so!) See also: Back to the Future: Part II (1989) 12 March 2007Read Full Story

This commercial is great.  Makes me long for a 4th installment of Back to the Future.  But not too much… it would probably be horrible.  I’d rather them do a Number 4 than do a remake/reimagining/retelling/poop-in-the-toilet that I just know some Universal Exec is thinking about.  And Zemeckis… no motion capture either!Read Full Story

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