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October 7, 2020 2:27 PM

Did Friends predict The Matrix? [slyt]
posted by feelinglistless (12 comments total)

Brilliant, perfect - wow, it is amazing the connections she came up with.
posted by rozcakj at 3:42 PM on October 7, 2020 [1 favorite]

Nice. It's like spurious correlations but for film. Really entertaining.
posted by j_curiouser at 4:48 PM on October 7, 2020 [3 favorites]

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
posted by Frayed Knot at 8:20 PM on October 7, 2020 [1 favorite]

Adds depth to the episodes titles.
posted by otherchaz at 9:10 PM on October 7, 2020 [2 favorites]

This was some mighty fine Glorious Batshit. Thanks, feelinglistless!
posted by effugas at 1:27 AM on October 8, 2020

What's really gonna cook your noodle later is that the script for The Matrix was first sold in 1994... And that VERY SAME YEAR, in September, the Friends pilot aired! Need I say more?
posted by kleinsteradikaleminderheit at 1:56 AM on October 8, 2020 [4 favorites]

Is Tom Hanks Jesus?
posted by RobotHero at 6:37 AM on October 8, 2020

Ha! That was delightful.
posted by cortex at 9:43 AM on October 8, 2020

If you enjoyed this as much as I did, try out her podcast: A Thin Layer Of Film, which should be linked here!
posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 10:57 AM on October 8, 2020

My god, it's brilliant
posted by repute at 5:22 PM on October 8, 2020

I'm glad you all liked it. When did user numbers reach the six figures?
posted by feelinglistless at 1:46 AM on October 11, 2020

feelinglistless: "When did user numbers reach the six figures?"

Just a scant decade ago.
posted by team lowkey at 9:47 AM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]