Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Video & Multimedia
Related: About this forum"Wanderers" or "I've had my fill of dystopia"
http://vimeo.com/108650530
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 1077 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (9)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
"Wanderers" or "I've had my fill of dystopia" (Original Post)
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
OP
unrepentant progress
(611 posts)1. Wasn't that fantastic?
Fans of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy will recognize a lot of the scenes and technology.
olddots
(10,237 posts)2. wow thankyou for that
We seem to be giving up instead moving foward .
truedelphi
(32,324 posts)3. When i started reading sci fi in the early 1970's, it
Seemed like space exploration would expand our views of life.
Now going to another planet or even another solar system might seem like the only way we can survive, our having soiled this planet beyond redemption.
And then some RW wing nuts don't even want us to have a space program.
BootinUp
(47,141 posts)4. Big Rec!
I love that they used Sagan's narration.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)5. Awesome short.
I was just about to post this.
It's time to look to the stars again.