1984
Original: 1984 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A man with red hair stands looking annoyed.
Man: MY GOD THIS IS JUST LIKE IN 1984.
Panel 2: A woman with dark curly hair sits on a couch eating from a bowl of popcorn, wide-eyed.
Panel 3: The woman, wide-eyed, turns to ask.
Woman: HOW SO?
Panel 4: The man, now smiling, holds up a remote/device.
Man: WE'RE GONNA WATCH GHOSTBUSTERS!
Panel 5: The woman sits on the couch looking forward, wide-eyed.
Caption (below comic): If you only use "1984" to refer to the actual year, it's a much richer metaphor.
Votey: A hand-drawn box containing a list.
THINGS ORWELL FAILED TO PREDICT IN 1984:
TETRIS
NINTENDO
GOONIES
FOOTLOOSE
PURPLE RAIN
Man: MY GOD THIS IS JUST LIKE IN 1984.
Panel 2: A woman with dark curly hair sits on a couch eating from a bowl of popcorn, wide-eyed.
Panel 3: The woman, wide-eyed, turns to ask.
Woman: HOW SO?
Panel 4: The man, now smiling, holds up a remote/device.
Man: WE'RE GONNA WATCH GHOSTBUSTERS!
Panel 5: The woman sits on the couch looking forward, wide-eyed.
Caption (below comic): If you only use "1984" to refer to the actual year, it's a much richer metaphor.
Votey: A hand-drawn box containing a list.
THINGS ORWELL FAILED TO PREDICT IN 1984:
TETRIS
NINTENDO
GOONIES
FOOTLOOSE
PURPLE RAIN
Alt text
A four-panel comic. A red-haired man tells a dark-haired woman eating popcorn on a couch, "My God, this is just like in 1984." Expecting a grim Orwellian comparison, she asks, "How so?" Grinning, he holds up a remote and says, "We're gonna watch Ghostbusters!" referring to the actual year 1984 rather than the dystopian novel. A caption reads: "If you only use '1984' to refer to the actual year, it's a much richer metaphor." Votey aftercomic: a hand-drawn box titled "Things Orwell failed to predict in 1984:" listing Tetris, Nintendo, Goonies, Footloose, Purple Rain.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.