The Big O intro

[fonzsolo]

Anyhoo, I do believe the point here is that we're discussing the headlines' relationship to when the series aired, not when the story takes place. And that said, yes, that's very interesting. I'd always wondered what was up with those myself. It's very... Cowboy Bebop of them. XD

he seemed to get that i was just talking about the fact that it was 40 years from when the event happend and 40 years since the event, and yes i do realize this isnt the several others i had promised.

Anyways to clarify what i meant earlier, so this part is just my thoughts, i was mearly pointing out that they were both a difference of 40 years, and that maybe, maybe since the headlines were about people who influenced some of the music of the show, that they decided to use 40 years as the number of years since the event as it had been 40 years since what they saw as a large musical event, if that makes sense, i was just thinking it maybe a source for the number 40, although it probably isn't, i just like to think out loud

[Bllue]

I've only read the first post, but i think that was pretty great...

[Hal356]

And I quote:

"There is, however, one more source that you can turn to for answers. The Official Companion Book is a very concise guide to the entire series. It includes concept art, staff interviews, episode summaries, biographies, and more, all written by the producers and staff of the show. The only problem: it's all in Japanese, and I'm having one hell of a time translating bits and pieces of it. One notable fact that I've pulled from it so far is that the Event occurred on Friday, April 13th, 2018 (bottom of page 33)." (Patrick Smith) 

Which would make the time in The Big O in the year 2058, which would also then make all of the events that were in the newspaper to a nice number of 100 years ago (assuming that we are still talking about 1958). But since we say that the Big O is a simulation and can't possibly have a date, this is just what time it would be then if they added 40 years to the date of the Event.

2099 seems improbable for the date that I found, and it is from a TRUSTED source.
Never mind, Burt made sense of it all with the 40.5+40.5 thing.

[Professor Vogler]

One notable fact that I've pulled from it so far is that the Event occurred on April 13th, 2018 (bottom of page 33).  Which would make the time in The Big O in the year 2058, which would also then make all of the events that were in the newspaper to a nice number of 100 years ago.

To quote an old Big O flunky from PCF...

Hmm... 2099 would make sense, anyway, if...
the television series takes place at the end of two 40-year "loops."
2018 + 40.5 + 40.5 = 2099

And if we want to try and explain the "alternate peaceful Paradigm" in Roger the Wanderer... we can say that those are visions of pre-2018; 2019-> 2058 is when the War of 40 Yrs Ago happens; and that the current Paradigm City is after a 2nd Event resulting in a 40 year span from 2059 to 2099.

It's plausible, but like every flippin' thing in Big O it's a stretch.

[Hal356]

And if we want to try and explain the "alternate peaceful Paradigm" in Roger the Wanderer... we can say that those are visions of pre-2018; 2019-> 2058 is when the War of 40 Yrs Ago happens; and that the current Paradigm City is after a 2nd Event resulting in a 40 year span from 2059 to 2099.

What about the headlines in the paper that Roger has in that episode of Roger the Wanderer? That is just more evidence of the re-creation of Paradigm City.

[Hobo]

But since we say that the Big O is a simulation

I disagree.

[Hal356]

I disagree.

Well, I do to. I was just giving an idea based on Burt's Theory 1, back about a couple of posts ago.