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Time travel plots in media/tv/books never make sense

I think it’s impossible to introduce time travel into any na...
flushed turdskin
  07/18/18
the one in primer makes sense, though at the cost of being i...
wonderful violet love of her life stag film
  07/18/18
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lilac hissy fit cuckoldry
  07/18/18
Haven’t seen it
flushed turdskin
  07/18/18
you have to watch it like 3x at least to wrap your head arou...
lilac hissy fit cuckoldry
  07/18/18
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/ppcccaps/1000px-Time...
wonderful violet love of her life stag film
  07/18/18
(Biff Tannen)
lime ratface
  07/18/18
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bull headed death wish space
  07/18/18
Time travel is as stupid a narrative device as the dream seq...
Flickering toaster french chef
  07/18/18
There’s nothing wrong with the dream sequence. Unless you me...
flushed turdskin
  07/18/18
If dream sequences were accurate, then nothing would make se...
Flickering toaster french chef
  07/18/18
my dreams frequently make sense
lilac hissy fit cuckoldry
  07/18/18
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Sticky clear new version station
  07/18/18
Good for you, Joseph of the many colored coat. Most of my...
Flickering toaster french chef
  07/18/18
Those first two may be "unrealistic," but they mak...
lilac hissy fit cuckoldry
  07/18/18
No they don't. How could I forget that I was enrolled in a c...
Flickering toaster french chef
  07/18/18
That’s totally plausible
charismatic resort dysfunction
  07/19/18
Holy shit, I have these same exact nightmares
galvanic windowlicker
  07/19/18
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unhinged ticket booth juggernaut
  07/19/18
Now I know what you’re saying. Yes, the “dreams” that are ju...
flushed turdskin
  07/18/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DA6ZP96OdI
bisexual milky multi-billionaire sneaky criminal
  07/18/18
it never makes sense if you assume that someone is going to ...
citrine bat shit crazy hall
  07/18/18
bill & ted is actually pretty rigorous with its time tra...
heady bawdyhouse
  07/18/18
Remind me again why Wyld Stalyans wasn't going to form in th...
Flickering toaster french chef
  07/18/18
I love time travel stuff. Just saw Predestination. Reminded ...
Hairraiser gaping queen of the night
  07/19/18
Terence McKenna said that the mushroom told him its only pos...
Multi-colored Famous Landscape Painting
  07/19/18
ITT: buttheads
Infuriating area
  07/19/18
Oh, you time travel?
Titillating emerald cruise ship
  07/19/18
Stein's;gate did it pretty well. Terminator (the first one) ...
Cerebral chapel marketing idea
  07/19/18


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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: flushed turdskin

I think it’s impossible to introduce time travel into any narrative without some glaring fatal flaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455765)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:06 PM
Author: wonderful violet love of her life stag film

the one in primer makes sense, though at the cost of being incredibly confusing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455770)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:06 PM
Author: lilac hissy fit cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455772)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:06 PM
Author: flushed turdskin

Haven’t seen it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455778)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:08 PM
Author: lilac hissy fit cuckoldry

you have to watch it like 3x at least to wrap your head around it

also need to look up theories/explanations online after the first time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455790)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:28 PM
Author: wonderful violet love of her life stag film

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/ppcccaps/1000px-Time_Travel_Method-2svg.png

http://i.imgur.com/VACTBSE.jpg

spoilers, i guess, though it's difficult to "spoil" in any meaningful sense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455978)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:08 PM
Author: lime ratface

(Biff Tannen)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455785)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:37 PM
Author: bull headed death wish space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36456045)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:08 PM
Author: Flickering toaster french chef

Time travel is as stupid a narrative device as the dream sequence.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455791)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:10 PM
Author: flushed turdskin

There’s nothing wrong with the dream sequence. Unless you mean the “it was all just a dream” and protagonist wakes up in a cold sweat thing, that’s just cliche.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455804)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:13 PM
Author: Flickering toaster french chef

If dream sequences were accurate, then nothing would make sense. There have been depictions of surrealistic dreams, but usually it's just a way to depict an alternate timeline that is undreamlike in its consistency and realism.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455837)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:16 PM
Author: lilac hissy fit cuckoldry

my dreams frequently make sense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455855)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:22 PM
Author: Sticky clear new version station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455920)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:35 PM
Author: Flickering toaster french chef

Good for you, Joseph of the many colored coat.

Most of my dreams consist of unrealistic stuff like forgetting I had signed up for a class I never went to, so I fail it and can't graduate. Or walking into class and it's the final exam which I haven't prepared for. Or being chased by a monster with a countdown to survival except my legs won't move, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36456026)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:37 PM
Author: lilac hissy fit cuckoldry

Those first two may be "unrealistic," but they make sense. They're not really surreal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36456039)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:39 PM
Author: Flickering toaster french chef

No they don't. How could I forget that I was enrolled in a class in my final term? That's only plausible in dream logic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36456067)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 3:19 AM
Author: charismatic resort dysfunction

That’s totally plausible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457597)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 2:02 AM
Author: galvanic windowlicker

Holy shit, I have these same exact nightmares

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457437)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 1:12 AM
Author: unhinged ticket booth juggernaut



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457291)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:17 PM
Author: flushed turdskin

Now I know what you’re saying. Yes, the “dreams” that are just alternate timelines within the same cohesive reality of the waking world are stupid. But when they are depicted with dream logic or if the entire film is like one big dream (like most Lynch movies) that is cool.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455864)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:09 PM
Author: bisexual milky multi-billionaire sneaky criminal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DA6ZP96OdI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455795)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:09 PM
Author: citrine bat shit crazy hall

it never makes sense if you assume that someone is going to the past in order to change it to make things better for people who remain in the future

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36455796)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:36 PM
Author: heady bawdyhouse

bill & ted is actually pretty rigorous with its time travel concept, of all the movies to try it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36456032)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:38 PM
Author: Flickering toaster french chef

Remind me again why Wyld Stalyans wasn't going to form in the past, and how this is different from John Connor's conception?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36456055)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 1:42 AM
Author: Hairraiser gaping queen of the night

I love time travel stuff. Just saw Predestination. Reminded me of the End of Eternity story.

And other recommendations?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457374)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 1:58 AM
Author: Multi-colored Famous Landscape Painting

Terence McKenna said that the mushroom told him its only possible to go backward in time to the point of the time machine being invented

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457421)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 2:00 AM
Author: Infuriating area

ITT: buttheads

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457427)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 3:28 AM
Author: Titillating emerald cruise ship

Oh, you time travel?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457608)



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Date: July 19th, 2018 3:33 AM
Author: Cerebral chapel marketing idea

Stein's;gate did it pretty well. Terminator (the first one) was alright just because nobody overlapped with their prior selves.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029730&forum_id=2#36457620)