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B BaronV Grand Member (1 year) Denver, Colorado Joined: Oct 10, 2003 Posts: 205	B BaronV Posted posted on Fri, Sep 3, 2004 1:50 AM Unfortunatly, Disney was wrong and Ridley Scott was right! i don't agree. i've walked through some very "Blade Runner-ish" cities - Tokyo, Riyadh, Osaka, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong - and haven't seen anything "cyberpunk." I usually see happy people wandering around, drinking Cokes, and eating hamburgers (even the women in Riyadh who are stuck wearing their "garb"). Ridley Scott has 15 years to prove himself right - i bet there won't even be those cool umbrellas with lights by then (unfortunately). Katsuhiro Otomo has already been corrected - where's Neo-Tokyo? William Gibson is even upbeat nowadays - where'd the beast-USSR go? You would think all the anti-depressants Americans are taking would lighten them up a little...

Unfortunatly, Disney was wrong and Ridley Scott was right!

i don't agree. i've walked through some very "Blade Runner-ish" cities - Tokyo, Riyadh, Osaka, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong - and haven't seen anything "cyberpunk." I usually see happy people wandering around, drinking Cokes, and eating hamburgers (even the women in Riyadh who are stuck wearing their "garb").

Ridley Scott has 15 years to prove himself right - i bet there won't even be those cool umbrellas with lights by then (unfortunately).

Katsuhiro Otomo has already been corrected - where's Neo-Tokyo?

William Gibson is even upbeat nowadays - where'd the beast-USSR go?

You would think all the anti-depressants Americans are taking would lighten them up a little...

Post #112187 by BaronV on Fri, Sep 3, 2004 1:50 AM