from http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/theories/cartoon.h tm
Gandalf Mr. Peabody Aragorn Daffy Duck (though Popeye was strongly considered) Arwen either Olive Oyl, Jessica Rabbit, or Minnie Mouse Boromir Brutus (a.k.a. "Bluto" in the old Dave Fleischer cartoons) Gimli Yosemite Sam Legolas Speed Racer Bilbo Mr. Magoo Frodo Bart Simpson (though Mickey Mouse was also a likely candidate) Sam Hadji from "Jonny Quest" Merry and Pippin Heckle and Jeckle Tom Bombadil either Ren, or Stimpy Goldberry Nell Fenwick from "Dudley Do-Right" Butterbur Homer Simpson Elrond Doctor Quest Glorfindel Race Bannon Celeborn and Galadriel Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale Saruman Evil-lyn (a slight departure from traditional casting, but I think it works) The Balrog The Tazmanian Devil Shagrat and Gorbag Beavis and Butthead Chief Ringwraith (a.k.a. the Witch-king of Angmar) Snidely Whiplash The Other Ringwraiths The Smurfs Eowyn and Eomer Babs and Buster Bunny (though Nell Fenwick was also suggested for Eowyn) Theoden Bugs Bunny Dead Men of Dunharrow Casper the Friendly Ghost and friends Grima Wormtongue Porky Pig Denethor either Inspector Fenwick, or Commander McBragg Faramir Dudley Do-Right Shadowfax Dudley Do-Right's Horse Shelob The Tick (casting against type though it be) Gollum Wile E. Coyote
The government actually funded a multi-million dollar new facilty that just opened this year at the University of Iowa named NADS - the national advanced driving simulator.
There was an article in Popular Mechanics a while back that held up the Jetsons as an example of sci-fi predicting future technology trends.
I had to laugh -- I remember an episode where George flies across town in his personal jet car to mail a letter. How much more wrong could you get predictions of email?
Of course, the same article also praised Star trek, which also often missed the technology prediction boat.
The article is here
As for literature, I'd go with Asimov as having the best predictions!
Um, profiting from someone else's trademark in parody has been declared protected free speech by the courts. Just look at the career of Weird Al to see a prime example.
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from http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/theories/cartoon.h tm
Gandalf Mr. Peabody
Aragorn Daffy Duck (though Popeye was strongly considered)
Arwen either Olive Oyl, Jessica Rabbit, or Minnie Mouse
Boromir Brutus (a.k.a. "Bluto" in the old Dave Fleischer cartoons)
Gimli Yosemite Sam
Legolas Speed Racer
Bilbo Mr. Magoo
Frodo Bart Simpson (though Mickey Mouse was also a likely candidate)
Sam Hadji from "Jonny Quest"
Merry and Pippin Heckle and Jeckle
Tom Bombadil either Ren, or Stimpy
Goldberry Nell Fenwick from "Dudley Do-Right"
Butterbur Homer Simpson
Elrond Doctor Quest
Glorfindel Race Bannon
Celeborn and Galadriel Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale
Saruman Evil-lyn (a slight departure from traditional casting, but I think it works)
The Balrog The Tazmanian Devil
Shagrat and Gorbag Beavis and Butthead
Chief Ringwraith (a.k.a.
the Witch-king of Angmar) Snidely Whiplash
The Other Ringwraiths The Smurfs
Eowyn and Eomer Babs and Buster Bunny (though Nell Fenwick was also suggested for Eowyn)
Theoden Bugs Bunny
Dead Men of Dunharrow Casper the Friendly Ghost and friends
Grima Wormtongue Porky Pig
Denethor either Inspector Fenwick, or Commander McBragg
Faramir Dudley Do-Right
Shadowfax Dudley Do-Right's Horse
Shelob The Tick (casting against type though it be)
Gollum Wile E. Coyote
But what if I can't remember my name?
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The government actually funded a multi-million dollar new facilty that just opened this year at the University of Iowa named NADS - the national advanced driving simulator.
There was an article in Popular Mechanics a while back that held up the Jetsons as an example of sci-fi predicting future technology trends.
I had to laugh -- I remember an episode where George flies across town in his personal jet car to mail a letter. How much more wrong could you get predictions of email?
Of course, the same article also praised Star trek, which also often missed the technology prediction boat. The article is here As for literature, I'd go with Asimov as having the best predictions!
Um, profiting from someone else's trademark in parody has been declared protected free speech by the courts. Just look at the career of Weird Al to see a prime example.