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  • Who got to be a full person in screen futures?

    From Martin Davies-Roundhill@enduphere.xyz@gmail.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 15 14:35:42 2026
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    Older screen futures are often judged by whether a gadget or machine eventually arrived. I think another test matters too: who was imagined as a full person inside that future—with agency, relationships and an ordinary life—and who remained scenery?

    I’ve been comparing Metropolis, Things to Come, Arthur C. Clarke, Tomorrow’s World and Blade Runner in a short illustrated essay. It asks which predictions arrived and whose point of view those imagined futures left out.

    I’m Martin Davies-Roundhill; this is my small non-commercial End Up Here project. There is no product, fundraising, paid offer, donation request or ask for money. I’m sharing it because the question connects with screen history: https://youtu.be/wNyWTJi7JI0

    Which screen future would you add?
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  • From Attila@prochoice@here.now to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 15 20:29:39 2026
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    Martin Davies-Roundhill wrote:

    Older screen futures are often judged by whether a gadget or machine >eventually arrived. I think another test matters too: who was imagined as
    a full person inside that future—with agency, relationships and an
    ordinary life—and who remained scenery?

    I’ve been comparing Metropolis, Things to Come, Arthur C. Clarke, >Tomorrow’s World and Blade Runner in a short illustrated essay. It asks >which predictions arrived and whose point of view those imagined futures
    left out.

    I’m Martin Davies-Roundhill; this is my small non-commercial End Up
    Here project. There is no product, fundraising, paid offer, donation
    request or ask for money. I’m sharing it because the question connects
    with screen history: https://youtu.be/wNyWTJi7JI0

    Which screen future would you add?


    Try gorelick.
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