Talk:The Futurological Congress

message: Just started reading this book, but it seems plausible that Ecstasy takes its name from the drug that the protagonist ingests from the bathroom tap:
"In just the last issue of Science Today there had been an article on some new psychotropic agents of the group of so-called benignimizers (the N,N-dipmehtylpeptocryptomides), which induced states of undirected joy and beatitude.  Yes, yes!  I could practically see that article now.  Hedonidol, Euphoril, Inebrium, Felicitine, Empathan, Ecstasine, Halcyonal and a whole spate of derivatives!"
Apparently, MDMA was called "window" at the time of writing, and was later called "empathy" before getting its current name.  I might try to add this to the main text once I've read the rest of the novel and can safely look at the spoilers.  If this idea can be vetted, maybe I'll even put it on the drug page.--Polyparadigm 06:21, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure what the notability of this is: It seems that you're saying there should be a note in the main article stating that the fictional drug consumed in the book sounds a bit like Ecstasy, but actually it isn't. Is that you're intention? If so, I'd disagree. I don't think clarification needs to be provided where there isn't uncertainty in the first place. It'd be like adding a note to an article on William Shakespeare stating that "Although his name suggests otherwise, Shakespeare neither shook or resembled a spear." Blibbka 15:40, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: old talk

message: This 2000 TV movie borrows very heavily from TFC, despite a rather different storyline. The revelation of Trottelreiner's true appearance is taken essentially verbatim (in the film applied to the protagonist's father), and the constant inexplicable coughing by the denizens of the film's world exactly parallels the inexplicable panting that Tichy notices in TFC. Repeated references to René Magritte suggest that the screenwriter, like many English-speakers, discovered Lem via Hofstadter.--99.226.67.91 (talk) 14:28, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Virtual Nightmare 

message: Give me a quote where it is mentioned that rebels also used any psychoactive drugs. That's just not true.
--46.158.90.45 (talk) 19:42, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Staszek Lem (talk) 15:32, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ijon Tichy, is hit by various psychoactive drugs, which are being used as weapons by both the government AND REBELS 

message: The movie that the article cites as being related to TFC does not, in my opinion, seem related to TFC in any way beyond a similarity of the title. A brief overview of the upcoming films wraps up with this line: “The film explores the ramifications of how [a] new digital actress affects the future of the woman and society as a whole.” I don't think I've ever outright deleted anything on Wikipedia (aside from obvious vandalism) so I'm wondering if somebody else would agree that the cited movie is NOT based on TFC. Timothy Campbell (talk) 09:41, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right that description doesn't sound like TFC at all. But the film is billed as being an adaptation of the book by decent sources, so who are we to argue? Films "based on" books with only superficial similarities are common. Remember Stalker and Roadside Picnic? Staecker (talk) 23:41, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Upcoming Movie? 

message: Should not be "Polish"? I think, this novelwas written in Polish. Reciprocist (talk) 08:33, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "a mishmash of words with clear enough English roots"