I've always enjoyed reading about what people imagined the future to be like, whether it would be the outlandish retro futurism of Tomorrowland, the creepy and cyberpunk corporate Futureworld, or the now but later of Futurama. It's always interesting to see what writers will come up with but it is the inspiration for those that will further technology. Though I would say that Futurama is what I envision the future to be since the one thing that Futurama got correct was that no matter how advanced we get as a people, we will still be handicapped by our emotions as humans, but that's also what makes the triumphs and melancholy of life worth living. Also, I can't wait for soylent green to be a thing 🤤
Fascinating wrestling moment in time in Highlander. The Freebirds were only very briefly in the WWF, and I don't think even made it to TV. WWF had an exclusive deal with Madison Square Garden, so that had to be their show.
Of course, Michael Hayes since then has been working there forever as a producer/booker/commentator/manager, starting as "Dok Hendrix" in the '90s.
I just looked up who the Freebirds faced off against in the film and it led to a couple of interesting bits of trivia.
The match was against Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, and the Tonga Kid .
While the film states the event took place at Madison Square Garden, the scene was filmed at The Meadowlands and was an AWA event on April 19, 1985 that ended in a double disqualification (https://thehistoryofwwe.com/meadowlands-arena-results-1980s/).
Since the assets are owned by the WWE, I wonder if the actual match is available on Peacock. They've got a HUGE back catalog there. I was thinking of going back to see if I could watch the match Jody and I attended at Lawlor Event Center in Reno when we were undergrads.
When I was a kid, I remember parental panic over Starsky and Hutch, and Miami Vice (obvious connection there, per your article). Someone counted the number of gunshots in an episode of S&H, and it was something that sounded high. Not being allowed to watch either, I had it in my head that both shows were effectively R-rated bloodbaths.
I was periodically allowed to watch The A-team, except when my mother would work herself up into a lather on a given week and decide I couldn't.
I've always enjoyed reading about what people imagined the future to be like, whether it would be the outlandish retro futurism of Tomorrowland, the creepy and cyberpunk corporate Futureworld, or the now but later of Futurama. It's always interesting to see what writers will come up with but it is the inspiration for those that will further technology. Though I would say that Futurama is what I envision the future to be since the one thing that Futurama got correct was that no matter how advanced we get as a people, we will still be handicapped by our emotions as humans, but that's also what makes the triumphs and melancholy of life worth living. Also, I can't wait for soylent green to be a thing 🤤
Fascinating wrestling moment in time in Highlander. The Freebirds were only very briefly in the WWF, and I don't think even made it to TV. WWF had an exclusive deal with Madison Square Garden, so that had to be their show.
Of course, Michael Hayes since then has been working there forever as a producer/booker/commentator/manager, starting as "Dok Hendrix" in the '90s.
I just looked up who the Freebirds faced off against in the film and it led to a couple of interesting bits of trivia.
The match was against Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, and the Tonga Kid .
While the film states the event took place at Madison Square Garden, the scene was filmed at The Meadowlands and was an AWA event on April 19, 1985 that ended in a double disqualification (https://thehistoryofwwe.com/meadowlands-arena-results-1980s/).
Since the assets are owned by the WWE, I wonder if the actual match is available on Peacock. They've got a HUGE back catalog there. I was thinking of going back to see if I could watch the match Jody and I attended at Lawlor Event Center in Reno when we were undergrads.
In both cases, may depend on whether the event was filmed for TV.
When I was a kid, I remember parental panic over Starsky and Hutch, and Miami Vice (obvious connection there, per your article). Someone counted the number of gunshots in an episode of S&H, and it was something that sounded high. Not being allowed to watch either, I had it in my head that both shows were effectively R-rated bloodbaths.
I was periodically allowed to watch The A-team, except when my mother would work herself up into a lather on a given week and decide I couldn't.