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ironman99

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8. Max Headroom

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 03:14 AM

May 2025

Who ever has the best tv ratings becomes president. A few rich, mostly poor people barely getting by.

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What dystopian TV series or movies, such as "The Handmaid's Tale", best describe our current predicament? [View all] artemisia1 May 2025 OP

I'm not sure of the plot NJCher May 2025 #1

"1984" immediately comes to mind. Jeebo May 2025 #2

"A face in the crowd" with Andy Griffith. YES! That movie was mind-blowing Maru Kitteh May 2025 #41

Blazing Saddles usonian May 2025 #3

Daredevil Born Again MattBaggins May 2025 #4

Shadow on the Land (1968) based on Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here Eugene May 2025 #5

am currently watching The Rockford Files Skittles May 2025 #6

And pretty liberal too, from what I understand. Aristus May 2025 #37

Stephen King sheshe2 May 2025 #7

Max Headroom ironman99 May 2025 #8

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Intractable May 2025 #9

Late night thought. "Needful Things" novel by Stephen King. usonian May 2025 #10

Idiocracy and WALL-E meadowlander May 2025 #11

I was talking to a school janitor and he was complaining about how the kids are so messy and don't dispose of kimbutgar May 2025 #35

V Shipwack May 2025 #12

Every time I hear repukes speak I think of the aliens in V acting like they are human kimbutgar May 2025 #34

Definitely Handmaid's Tale, but also the Star Wars series, Andor, Silver Gaia May 2025 #13

Andor is the top current/modern show that's capturing everything right Blue_Adept May 2025 #36

It's not angering this leftist! Silver Gaia May 2025 #38

On some level "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Meowmee May 2025 #14

The Plot Against America JustAnotherGen May 2025 #15

Yes! Iris May 2025 #20

That was a great series that deserved more recognition imo. Oneironaut May 2025 #26

I'd also recommend JustAnotherGen May 2025 #29

Brazil JCMach1 May 2025 #16

Not dystopian. In fact, based on true events in 1930s - The Cradle Will Rock Iris May 2025 #17

And it has Lloyd JustAnotherGen May 2025 #21

Twighlight Zone Buckeyeblue May 2025 #18

Invasion of the Body Snatchers nt allegorical oracle May 2025 #19

Dead of Night anamnua May 2025 #22

Literally The Handmaid's Tale obamanut2012 May 2025 #23

Children of Men Swede May 2025 #24

Star Trek - "The Squire of Gothos" maxrandb May 2025 #25

Take a look at "The Regime" Cowpunk May 2025 #27

Recommended! Drum May 2025 #30

Man in the High Castle crud May 2025 #28

That's another good show that is Silver Gaia May 2025 #39

Deep Throat. Asshole men are shoving things down our throats and all we can do is swallow. Midnight Writer May 2025 #31

Fahrenheit 451 cbabe May 2025 #32

Name of the game show Los Angeles 2017 directed by a young Stephen Spielberg in 1971 kimbutgar May 2025 #33

kick /nt artemisia1 May 2025 #40

Good bdamomma May 2025 #42

A tale of a Boy & his Dog bobalew May 2025 #43