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''The Shape Of Things To Come'' is a 1933 [[Speculative Fiction]] novel by [[HGH. G. Wells]], detailing mankind's struggles to survive and reach the future in the midst of global war and societal collapse. The novel was [[Film of the Book|adapted to film]] in 1936, and the title ([[In Name Only|and little else]]) was appropriated for another sci-fi film in 1979.<ref>The novel also provided the title for an episode of ''[[Lost]]'' and the closing sequence of ''[[Caprica]]'', amongst other [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] in popular culture.</ref>
 
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* [[History Marches On]]: Subverted when the book (more or less accurately) prognosticates the start of [[World War II]]. Then double-subverted when the book's WWII goes on for over a decade and completely obliterates all of human society.
** [[The Great Politics Mess-Up]]
* [[No Bikes in Thethe Apocalypse]]: Subverted in chapter 11 ''Europe in 1960'' wherein the ''Diary of Titus Cobbett'' is mentioned, written during Cobbett's bicycle ride through the [[After the End|completely devastated Europe]] of [[Zeerust|1958]].
* [[Literary Agent Hypothesis]]: The book claims to be adapted from the notes of one Dr. Philip Raven.
* [[The Plague]]
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== 1979 "Remake" ''H G Wells' The Shape Of Things To Come'' ==
With the earth rendered all but uninhabitable due to the "[[Terminator|Robot Wars]]" and resultant plague, humankind has colonized the moon with a [[No New Fashions in Thethe Future|tres-70 discotastic]] society. Enter Omus, who has overthrown an outlying drug-mining colony and who wants to be installed as [[Calvin and Hobbes|president and dictator-for-life]] of the human race; to this end, he crashes a robot-piloted ore ship into the moon colony, warning that drug shipments (apparently necessary for human survival, due to [[The Plague]]) will cease if he is not appeased.
 
There are only three people who seem to think that standing up to Omus is a good idea: John Cabal, an old colleague of the villain; his Skywalker-ish son Jason; and Jason's girl Kim, daughter of a senator. Adding to the mix is the robot pilot, whom Kim repaired and reprogrammed after the crash so as to become an ally -- and [[Magic From Technology|gaining the ability to teleport]] in the process. These four brave souls steal an experimental starship (which looks suspiciously like the [[Star Trek|USS Enterprise]] after being hit with a steamroller) and set out on a series of mini-adventures to stop the Evil Omus once and for all.
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