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Blown away that Cameron wrote Terminator in 1984, how in the fuck

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bearded abusive roommate
  05/22/25
Few people were even thinking along those lines back then, a...
Hideous aggressive dysfunction hell
  05/22/25
He is obsessed with Engineering.
silver concupiscible party of the first part theatre
  05/22/25
I think I had an Atari 800 in 1984.
bearded abusive roommate
  05/22/25
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Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
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Stimulating giraffe coldplay fan
  05/23/25
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Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
Same, except reading OYT and cowgod poasts about it online
Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
He was watching shit like the Outer Limits and Halloween, so...
Violent mother love of her life
  05/22/25
Aren’t those OYT-esque?
silver concupiscible party of the first part theatre
  05/23/25
There were a couple Twilight Zone episodes that broached on ...
Violent multi-colored hall
  05/23/25
For Skynet he ripped off “I Have No Mouth, and I Must...
Hideous aggressive dysfunction hell
  05/23/25
by 1984 this was a trope. Butlerian Jihad was what 1967? ...
honey-headed point
  05/23/25
Lovecraft was the progenitor of most 20th century scifi/horr...
Violent mother love of her life
  05/23/25
wasn't his work mostly interspatial lurking indescribable ho...
honey-headed point
  05/23/25
The Shadow out of Time was a sort of proto-Terminator story.
Violent mother love of her life
  05/23/25
ljl at the character list Nug-Soth: "A magician of t...
honey-headed point
  05/23/25
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Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
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Stimulating giraffe coldplay fan
  05/23/25
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bearded abusive roommate
  05/23/25
I'm more impressed by Metropolis from 1927.
trip legal warrant
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Violent multi-colored hall
  05/23/25
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Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
this is the first time anyone has ever complimented camerons...
carnelian adventurous senate keepsake machete
  05/23/25
lol ok bro btw where is your prescient masterpiece of modern...
fuchsia nighttime bawdyhouse
  05/23/25
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amber startled sneaky criminal
  05/23/25
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Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
He was coked out of his mind when he came up with it.
odious ticket booth psychic
  05/23/25
So basically Rachmiel when he came up with Autoadmit?
Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
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Shimmering Effete Church
  05/23/25
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Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
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azure nursing home therapy
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Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25
Did you see it in the theatres for your 25th bday
bat shit crazy hot gas station
  05/23/25
My 25th birthday* WAS 1984 as it turns out *in 🐶 year...
Dun Cruise Ship
  05/23/25


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Date: May 22nd, 2025 7:08 PM
Author: bearded abusive roommate



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Date: May 22nd, 2025 7:12 PM
Author: Hideous aggressive dysfunction hell

Few people were even thinking along those lines back then, about neural networks and such

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48954886)



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Date: May 22nd, 2025 7:12 PM
Author: silver concupiscible party of the first part theatre

He is obsessed with Engineering.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48954887)



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Date: May 22nd, 2025 7:14 PM
Author: bearded abusive roommate

I think I had an Atari 800 in 1984.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48954888)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship

180

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Date: May 23rd, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Stimulating giraffe coldplay fan



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956553)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956875)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship

Same, except reading OYT and cowgod poasts about it online

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956874)



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Date: May 22nd, 2025 7:37 PM
Author: Violent mother love of her life

He was watching shit like the Outer Limits and Halloween, so it wasn’t just out of nowhere.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48954932)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: silver concupiscible party of the first part theatre

Aren’t those OYT-esque?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956341)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 1:24 PM
Author: Violent multi-colored hall

There were a couple Twilight Zone episodes that broached on Terminator type themes and tropes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956455)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 1:18 PM
Author: Hideous aggressive dysfunction hell

For Skynet he ripped off “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison (1967), who later received writing credit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956425)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 1:21 PM
Author: honey-headed point

by 1984 this was a trope. Butlerian Jihad was what 1967?

I would like to know who was the first writer to come up with "thinking machines obtain consciousness and attack humanity"- i wouldn't be surprised if it predates actual working computers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956437)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: Violent mother love of her life

Lovecraft was the progenitor of most 20th century scifi/horror.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956446)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: honey-headed point

wasn't his work mostly interspatial lurking indescribable horrors? Not really a tech guy. In any event he was a very bad prose stylist imo, I didn't make it all the way through his book.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956462)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 2:10 PM
Author: Violent mother love of her life

The Shadow out of Time was a sort of proto-Terminator story.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956559)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 2:15 PM
Author: honey-headed point

ljl at the character list

Nug-Soth: "A magician of the dark conquerors of 16,000 A.D."

S'gg'ha: A being from "the Star-headed vegetable carnivores of Antarctica."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956569)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:48 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956884)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Stimulating giraffe coldplay fan



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956554)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:35 PM
Author: bearded abusive roommate



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 1:21 PM
Author: trip legal warrant

I'm more impressed by Metropolis from 1927.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956438)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: Violent multi-colored hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956449)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956877)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 2:06 PM
Author: carnelian adventurous senate keepsake machete

this is the first time anyone has ever complimented camerons screenwriting ability. technically he is a master but his scripts are on par with junior high creative writing class.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956548)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: fuchsia nighttime bawdyhouse

lol ok bro btw where is your prescient masterpiece of modern Film?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956574)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 2:27 PM
Author: amber startled sneaky criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956597)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:38 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:37 PM
Author: odious ticket booth psychic

He was coked out of his mind when he came up with it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956869)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:38 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship

So basically Rachmiel when he came up with Autoadmit?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956871)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:48 PM
Author: Shimmering Effete Church

!!!

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Date: May 23rd, 2025 5:12 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship

;-)

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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:51 PM
Author: azure nursing home therapy



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 5:12 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship

🐶

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956935)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: bat shit crazy hot gas station

Did you see it in the theatres for your 25th bday

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956882)



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Date: May 23rd, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: Dun Cruise Ship

My 25th birthday* WAS 1984 as it turns out

*in 🐶 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5728963&forum_id=2#48956939)