Sorry to burst the bubbles of cubs fans, back to the future fans and fans of sheer randomness, but ive got some bad news for you. Michael j fox says back to the future predicted chicago cubs. The cubs play the mets in game 4 of the sevengame series at wrigley field wednesday, which happens to be the date to which marty mcfly played by. On wednesday night, the cubs won their first world series title since 1908, only one year off from the 2015 victory gale and back to the future director robert zemeckis predicted in their 1989. The future of mankind is in jeopardy, and its only hope for survival is in the distant past. Picard has discarded the traditional weekly episodic format in favor.
The 93rd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion cleveland indians and the national league nl champion florida marlins. Back to the future cowriter bob gale on the prediction in 1989s back to the future ii of a chicago cubs world series win in 2015. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the cubs world series win news coronavirus politics 2020 elections entertainment life. Slugger 2000 adjustable bat was mentioned in part ii as well. Fox salutes chicago cubs on world series win with back to the future ii reference. Museum giving away back to the future car if cubs win.
Museum to give away delorean time machine if cubs win 2015. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs. Back to the future is celebrating its 30th anniversary, though it was very difficult to make. Back to the future perhaps some back to the future magic can help the cubs. Gale said the prediction grew out of the plotline in which primary.
The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. Back to the future writer bob gale on cubs world series. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world. Anthony rizzo arrives safely at first base ahead of new york mets lucas duda 21 during the ninth inning of the second game of. Cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to the future 2 famously, the cubs win the 2015 world series in back to the future 2. Soon afterward, an urban legend arose that back to the future part ii had. Back to the future cubs win 2016 world series youtube. This alternate mets back to the future scene should.
The film predicted flat screens and drones, but what most excited marty was a world series win for the chicago. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. Josh gad staged a virtual back to the future reunion on his new reunited apart youtube series this week, and the turnout was pretty amazing. Cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to. On wednesday night, the cubs won their first world series title since 1908, only one year off from the 2015 victory gale and back to the future. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the. In the back to the future series, one of the many wild predictions included the chicago cubs winning the world series on october 21, 2015.
In back to the future part ii, the character terry, played by charles fleischer, tells mcfly that he wishes he could go back in time and bet on the cubs to win the world series at 100to1 odds. If the chicago cubs win the 2015 world series this fall, as predicted in back to the future part ii, you could be the proud new owner of a delorean time machine, the famous hover car. Scifi and fantasy tv series future based scifan world. October 21, 2015 marks an exciting day in cinematic history the future is finally here. National tournament standouts toman, boyd named to baseball america 2022 mlb draft top 50. Back to the future cocreator bob gale explains why he had the chicago cubs winning the 2015 world series in back to the future part ii. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but. Thomas biff wilson sings about back to the future fans.
Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world. While some of the predictions made in back to the future part ii eventually came true, like skype and fingerprint scanners, one of them did not. The world series was the championship for major league baseball during the 20th. The 1997 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1997 season. Back to the future 2 didnt predict the chicago cubs world series or donald trump. The world series futures odds for each season are made available quickly at the majority of sportsbooks at the conclusion of the previous campaign. The 1989 back to the future part ii movie made the bold prediction that the cubs would clinch a world series on oct. Josh gads nostalgic web series reunited apart rounded up a back to the future reunion featuring the cast, filmmakers, and more special guests. In back to the future part ii, marty mcfly and doc brown travel to the year 2015, a world filled with flying cars, hoverboards and kitschy 1980s nostalgia.
More important, at least for film fans not from chicago, a cubs world series championship would make one imagined element of back to the future iis 2015 a reality. Soon afterward, an urban legend arose that back to the future part ii had predicted that a team from miami would win the world series in 1997. Back to the future part ii 30th anniversary, bob gale. One of the funnier or at least seemingly farfetched futurerelated jokes of back to the future hinged on the fact that perennially beatendown chicago cubs were in. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. In the sequel to the back to the future trilogy, marty mcfly and doc brown travel thirty years into the. The chicago cubs became world series champions for the first time in 108 years on wednesday night.
Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. Man predicted chicago cubs would win 2016 world series in. After a game 7 nailbiter, chicago cubs win 2016 world series. Back in new york the yankees won game 6 by beating greg maddux and hoisted their first world series trophy since 1978. Chicago cubs hold the keys to the back to the future. In 1989, when back to the future part ii came out, the chicago cubs had not won a world series in 81 years and miami did not have a major league baseball franchise. Theyd win trophies with the same basic core of players in 1998, 1999, 2000. From back to the future part ii by craig shaw gardner. It won the hugo award for best dramatic presentation, the saturn award for best science fiction film, and the academy award for best sound effects editing.
Back to the future missed the cubs win by just a year. Part iis director robert zemeckis were just one year off their prediction, but whats even more harrowing for gale is. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. The 1989 film back to the future part ii predicted that the cubs will win the series this year, prompting the volo auto museum to start the contest march 21. Well, back to the future part ii lied and we did too. Back to the future is one of the most iconic scifi flicks ever made credit. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup.
The marlins, who were underdogs, defeated the indians, four games to three, to win their first world series championship. Some sports betting operators even release the future season odds while the current mlb playoffs have not yet concluded. The 1987 film back to the future ii correctly predicted that the florida marlins would win the 1997 world series and that the cubs would play florida in the 2015 world series. Back to the future 2 didnt predict the chicago cubs world. In the 1989 timetraveling action adventure back to the future. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale discusses. Inaugural international week standout rodriguez earns baseball america honors.
Fox, travels 30 years into the future when the fictitious usa today headline is cubs sweep series in 5 against. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 american sciencefiction film directed by robert zemeckis. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the. It didnt happen in 2015, but once again back to the future gets it mostly right. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world series prediction. So to celebrate, the volo auto museum in illinois is putting up their 1981 replica back to the futurestyle delorean for some lucky person to win. Chicago cubs world series win has ruined a back to the.
Destination focused tournaments bringing teams together from across the us, with guaranteed college exposure and a championship playoff. Caprica jan 2010 jan 2011 set nearly 60 years before the events depicted in battlestar galactica, caprica tells the story of how the cylons came to be, set against the backdrop of the greystones and the adamas, two families that are changed in an. Picking up here we left off last season, sam, dean and castiel are left to defend the world after all the souls in hell have been released and are back on earth and free to kill again. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. The current crop of star trek shows like star trek. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015. The cubs lost their chance at the world series on back to. In the 1989 film, the cubs win the world series in their alternate version of the year 2015.
The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when back to the future part ii hit movie theaters with another. In real life, on october 21, 2015, the new york mets swept the cubs out of a chance to go to the world series, and on november 1, kansas city defeated mets to win the world series for the second time. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Leave it to the chicago cubs to get knocked out of world series contention on back to the future. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. That would be a callback to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015. In the real 2015 world series, the kansas city royals defeated the mets to win their first world series championship since 1985, the same year. In the 1989 film back to the future part ii, marty mcfly, played by michael j. Fox reminds fans back to the future predicted chicago cubs would win world series in 2015. In the film, marty mcfly timetravels to the future to stop his son taking part in a robbery. A critical examination of the cultural, cinematic, and historical contexts of the back to the future trilogy, this book provides a multifocal representation of the trilogy from several interdisciplinary fields, including philosophy, literature, music, pop culture, and media and gender studies. Back to the future reunion unfolds for josh gads reunited.
Cubs lose to ny mets in game 4, end world series hopes. The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when back to the future part ii hit movie theaters with another installment of doc browns and marty mcflys time. The animated series is a frenchamerican animated sciencefiction comedy adventure television series for television based on the liveaction back to the future movie trilogy. Unfortunately the 2015 cubs were swept out of the playoffs by the new york mets, dashing any hope of a back to the future part ii prediction of a world series for chicagos most beleaguered team. Strange new worlds represents a golden opportunity for the franchise to press the reset button and bring back the glory days when kirk and picard matched wits against the galaxys most iconic villains every week. Back and to the future is the season premiere of season 15. Michael and christopher returned as marty and doc, lending their voices to their iconic.
The show lasted two seasons, each featuring episodes, and ran on cbs from september 14, 1991 to december 26, 1992. Back to the future also known as back to the future. Fox travels to the year 2015 from the 1980s, where he is informed that the chicago cubs actually won the 2015 world series. Alongside the cubs winning the world series, and selflacing shoes being a real and purchasable thing now, the back to the future sequel got some other things right about life. In 1989, back to the future part ii predicted the chicago cubs would win the world series in 2015. Back to the future is an american science fiction adventure comedy film series written and directed by robert zemeckis, produced by bob gale and neil canton for steven spielbergs amblin entertainment, and distributed by universal pictures. Back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in the wild. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and. Showcase tournaments college coach instruction provided during game play. College coaches rotate around the field to help instruct players during the games. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series.
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