Mark Wow.

Dan Wow what?

Mark Wow the thought that just occurred to me.

Dan Gonna share?

Mark Remember Back to the Future?


Happy Dan Who doesn’t?

Mark Right. Remember Terminator?

Happy Dan That depends.

Mark On?

Dan I remember Terminator and T2. But the third and fourth movies I don’t remember.

Mark Didn’t you see them?

Dan Yup, that’s why I blacked them out of my mind, too. But go on.

Happy Mark Fine, I don’t need them anyway. See Back to the Future and Terminator…

Dan Are two awesome films?

Happy Mark They are! But it’s greater than that!

Happy Dan All right, what?!

Happy Mark They’re basically the same film!

Dan Explain.

Mark Well, in Back to the Future, Marty ends up back in time and has to get his mom and dad together…

Happy Dan And in Terminator John sends Reese so that Reese will become his dad!

Happy Mark Uh-huh!

Happy Dan Wow. Which came first?

Mark Terminator was ’84, Back to the Future was ’85, so pretty much simultaneously as far as movies are concerned.

Happy Dan That’s crazy!

Mark Isn’t it? I just realized it, too.

Happy Dan But in Terminator, John didn’t go back.

Happy Mark Oh, sure, there are differences. McFly’s dad and mom are already there in the same time and the story is from his point of view, sure. But if you told Back to the Future from Marty’s dad’s point of view I bet it would be creepier.

Dan Still, the idea that they are kinda the same plot in a lot of ways is hysterical.

Happy Mark I love it. It’s my new favorite thing

Dan I thought this spinach pie was your new favorite thing.

Happy Mark It was, but this is my new, new favorite thing. That is my new old favorite thing. Keep up.

Happy Dan So sorry.