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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...
Stubborn place of business kitty
  07/18/18
the one in primer makes sense, though at the cost of being i...
Tan irradiated keepsake machete
  07/18/18
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thriller vermilion indian lodge
  07/18/18
Haven’t seen it
Stubborn place of business kitty
  07/18/18
you have to watch it like 3x at least to wrap your head arou...
thriller vermilion indian lodge
  07/18/18
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/ppcccaps/1000px-Time...
Tan irradiated keepsake machete
  07/18/18
(Biff Tannen)
Hairraiser lay
  07/18/18
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Duck-like Address Preventive Strike
  07/18/18
Time travel is as stupid a narrative device as the dream seq...
Bateful Boiling Water
  07/18/18
There’s nothing wrong with the dream sequence. Unless you me...
Stubborn place of business kitty
  07/18/18
If dream sequences were accurate, then nothing would make se...
Bateful Boiling Water
  07/18/18
my dreams frequently make sense
thriller vermilion indian lodge
  07/18/18
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Harsh mediation
  07/18/18
Good for you, Joseph of the many colored coat. Most of my...
Bateful Boiling Water
  07/18/18
Those first two may be "unrealistic," but they mak...
thriller vermilion indian lodge
  07/18/18
No they don't. How could I forget that I was enrolled in a c...
Bateful Boiling Water
  07/18/18
That’s totally plausible
rebellious hall alpha
  07/19/18
Holy shit, I have these same exact nightmares
stimulating metal weed whacker
  07/19/18
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Histrionic Bisexual Stage
  07/19/18
Now I know what you’re saying. Yes, the “dreams” that are ju...
Stubborn place of business kitty
  07/18/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DA6ZP96OdI
Pontificating affirmative action stock car
  07/18/18
it never makes sense if you assume that someone is going to ...
Lilac Galvanic Codepig Background Story
  07/18/18
bill & ted is actually pretty rigorous with its time tra...
razzle-dazzle balding national security agency nowag
  07/18/18
Remind me again why Wyld Stalyans wasn't going to form in th...
Bateful Boiling Water
  07/18/18
I love time travel stuff. Just saw Predestination. Reminded ...
vivacious massive sanctuary roast beef
  07/19/18
Terence McKenna said that the mushroom told him its only pos...
Odious Abode Blood Rage
  07/19/18
ITT: buttheads
Racy buff market
  07/19/18
Oh, you time travel?
Orchid elite tank
  07/19/18
Stein's;gate did it pretty well. Terminator (the first one) ...
Disgusting low-t rehab foreskin
  07/19/18


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Date: July 18th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: Stubborn place of business kitty

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: Tan irradiated keepsake machete

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: thriller vermilion indian lodge



(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: Stubborn place of business kitty

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: thriller vermilion indian lodge

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: Tan irradiated keepsake machete

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: Hairraiser lay

(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: Duck-like Address Preventive Strike



(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: Bateful Boiling Water

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: Stubborn place of business kitty

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: Bateful Boiling Water

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: thriller vermilion indian lodge

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: Harsh mediation



(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: Bateful Boiling Water

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: thriller vermilion indian lodge

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: Bateful Boiling Water

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: rebellious hall alpha

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: stimulating metal weed whacker

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: Histrionic Bisexual Stage



(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: Stubborn place of business kitty

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: Pontificating affirmative action stock car

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: Lilac Galvanic Codepig Background Story

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: razzle-dazzle balding national security agency nowag

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: Bateful Boiling Water

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: vivacious massive sanctuary roast beef

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: Odious Abode Blood Rage

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: Racy buff market

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: Orchid elite tank

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: Disgusting low-t rehab foreskin

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)