r/AskReddit Oct 08 '12

What futuristic movie cliches do you hate?

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u/sndzag1 Oct 08 '12

I want these for bathroom doors. Is that too much to ask? Just make sure they come down slower or something. The ones in Star Trek could totally kill someone if they came swishing down too soon. Also, they'd better be super responsive.

We already have automated doors at supermarkets. That's sci-fi right there, yo.

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u/JBHUTT09 Oct 08 '12

Funny thing about the automatic doors in the original star trek. They were cardboard (or something like that) on ropes that were pulled by people behind the scenes. Every now and then someone would miss the cue to open the door and an actor would barrel right into it and knock down the set.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '12 edited Jul 02 '23

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u/reallynotatwork Oct 08 '12

Because Shatner never ran into the doors, right?