# 1984, 2001 but what's next? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 13, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936 "2004-07-13T18:22:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/1 "2004-07-13T18:22:03Z")
OK, 1984 came and went, then I looked ahead to 2001. Been there. My question is, are there any other such years to look forward to, or have we exhausted the fictional stock? ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/2 "2004-07-13T18:24:54Z")
[How quickly we forget 2010.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/) Also, am I the only one who waited for [August 29th, 1997](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/) with minor trepidation? ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/3 "2004-07-13T18:26:34Z")
Mystery Science Theater 3000? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/4 "2004-07-13T18:38:19Z")
In the year [2525](http://www.scifi.com/cleopatra/), hot chicks fight to keep hope alive… ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/5 "2004-07-13T18:39:10Z")
[This thread probably belongs somewhere other than GQ, but that’s the moderators’ job] Revolt in 2100 (Heinlein story) In the year 2525, if man is still alive… ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/6 "2004-07-13T18:39:18Z")
A lot more dates (past and future) are in this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264642](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264642) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/7 "2004-07-13T19:14:00Z")
How soon they forget. What about **Space 1999**? Or **Death Race 2000**. When 2001 was coming up I complained on this Board that “There was no Space 1999 calendar. When 2000 came around I didn’t see a Death Race 2000 calendar. Now there’s no 2001: A Space Odyssey Calendar. They better get their act together, because I was my **2010: The Year We Make Contact** calendar.” I don’t think they’re gonna do it in timne, though. Although there are dates coming up in SF works, I can’t think of anything closer than 2010 in titles. And nothing close by after 2010. ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/8 "2004-07-13T19:23:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Although there are dates coming up in SF works, I can’t think of anything closer than 2010 in titles. And nothing close by after 2010. Well, there’s 2017, which isn’t too terribly much farther off. (Think Billy Joel) D ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/9 "2004-07-13T19:23:58Z")
Isn’t something bad supposed to happen on 05/05/05? And the Mayan calendar, and possibly all existance is supposed to end on 12/21/12. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/10 "2004-07-13T19:32:53Z")
Don’t forget _Sealab 2020 (and 2021)_ ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/11 "2004-07-13T19:34:46Z")
There was the Rush album _2112_, based loosely on Ayn Rand’s novelette Anthem. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/12 "2004-07-13T22:28:36Z")
And let’s not forget _2061: Odyssey 3_ and _3001: The Final Odyssey._. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/13 "2004-07-13T22:46:04Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > In the year [2525](http://www.scifi.com/cleopatra/), hot chicks fight to keep hope alive… Hehe, that’s my ex-girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/14 "2004-07-13T22:57:48Z")
2038 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1984-2001-but-whats-next/254936/15 "2004-07-13T23:05:23Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > 2038 That’s the next “Y2K” bug, right? 32-bit date overflow or something… yeah, I’m really looking forward to that one. :rolleyes: