Well, certainly the movie (BTTF III) was smack dab in the middle of Victoria’s reign, but the Wild West period is considered the entire 19th century up through around 1910 or so. Victoria was not so fortunate as to reign for quite that long…
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Time travel activated when you reach 88 feet per minute.
Steam-powered, naturally.
Did no one watch Part III? There already was a Victorian DeLorian and it was a freaking train.
You make an excellent point.
I think people are just wary of mixing Victorian and Wild-West aesthetics, even though they’re roughly the same period.
Roughly? 1885 is smack dab in the middle of Victoria’s reign.
I just watched the movie on NetFlix less than a week ago so it’s fresh in my mind.
Well, certainly the movie (BTTF III) was smack dab in the middle of Victoria’s reign, but the Wild West period is considered the entire 19th century up through around 1910 or so. Victoria was not so fortunate as to reign for quite that long…
Time travel activated when you reach 88 feet per minute.
and apply 1.21 watts?
Reminds me of this strip from Wondermark (make sure to scroll down to see all of it)
“The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that’s the way I likes it.”
p.s. Victorian DeLorean is one of the best band names ever.
three words.
INTERIOR
CROCODILE
ALLIGATOR
For other iterations see also:
http://wondermark.com/463/
(and scroll down)
#Agies: No, no one watched Part III. No one.
Bah the wild west occuring during the victorian age only makes it more interesting.
What on earth has happened to his right foot?
I can’t say it as one sentence. It’s:
Victorian. DeLorean.