[Music]
get ready to mark your calendars welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
important dates in fiction people will
get it all the forces of mother nature
will be so devastating they will bring
it into this world on winter solstice
12-21-12 for this list we’re taking a
look at significant dates from movies
and TV shows that will forever stand out
in pop culture mr. president if you wish
to deploy The Times now number 10 July
4th 1996 Independence Day and you will
once again be fighting for our freedom
in this roland emmerich flick aliens
invade Earth on July 2nd 1996 this
results in the destruction of numerous
buildings and landmarks including the
White House humanity fires back on July
3rd although resistance appears futile
then on the fourth of July David
Levinson discovers that the alien
mothership is no match for a computer
virus thus our heroes make one last
stand for humankind if we plant a virus
into that mothership it’s gonna then
filter down into all the corresponding
ships below it sure is convenient that
this final showdown takes place on
Independence Day which US President
Thomas J Whitmore ties into his rousing
speech his inspirational words not only
speak to Americans but the rest of the
world as well ultimately encouraging
every person to fight for their freedom
on the most patriotic of us holidays
[Music]
number 9 October 16 1997 lost in space
this is the beginning this is the day
you are watching the unfolding of one of
history’s great adventures when lost in
space first hit the airwaves in 1965
1997 probably seemed like a far-off year
of course the late 90s didn’t exactly
turn out as creator or one Ellen
predicted which only adds to the show’s
camp value dr. Smith is it possible if
certain parts of the body don’t
reanimate as quickly as others the heart
for instance regardless October 16th
will forever hold a special place in the
hearts of sci-fi fans on this day the
Robinson family left the overpopulated
earth aboard the Jupiter 2 their mission
to colonize in deep space goes awry
though when the traitorous dr. Smith’s
sabotages the ship the Robinson
subsequently become lost in space and
the rest is history
as of this moment the spacecraft has
passed the limits of our galaxy
it’s presumed to be hopelessly lost in
space interestingly 1997 is the same
year of feature-length reboot entered
production of course the less said about
that movie the better Roger Houston and
the monkey flips the switch number 8
January 1st 2000 Futurama space it seems
to go on and on forever but then you get
to the end and the gorilla starts
throwing barrels at you as we approached
the 21st century many expected y2k would
mark the beginning of humankind’s
downfall what the January 1st 2000 was
actually a pretty uneventful day unless
you were Philip J fry as the clock
strikes midnight this pizza delivery boy
winds up in a cryogenic chamber when
he’s finally unfrozen fry discovers that
it’s December 31st 29.99 it’s the future
parents and coworkers
my girlfriend I’ll never see any of them
again yeah at first this appears to be
an accident it’s eventually revealed
however that Leela’s pet nibbler
intentionally pushed fry into the
cryonic tube nibblers there wait what
fry serves a purpose in the future being
the only person who can defeat the brain
spawn well it’s not like fry left anyone
important behind in the year 2000 anyway
well except for his dog Seymour Thatta
boy Seymour right here waiting for me is
always number 7 September 22nd 2004 lost
the pilot episode of lost aired on
September 22nd 2004 likewise September
22nd is the same day oceanic flight 815
departed from Sydney Australia headed
for Los Angeles California the plane
ends up crashing on a deserted island
instead it was September 22nd
I think I crashed Joe play the survivors
quickly realize that the island holds
countless secrets commencing one of
televisions greatest mysteries what was
that
September 22nd might seem like a random
date but it’s actually the autumnal
equinox in addition to being the first
day of autumn this is also one of the
rare occasions when day and night are
practically the same length it just goes
to show that nothing in the puzzling
realm of lost is purely a coincidence
what is that
this jack is your life number six
April 5th 2063 Star Trek first contact
date data I need to know the exact date
April 4th 2016 3 April 4th the day
before first contact Star Trek is a rare
sci-fi franchise that actually offers a
bright hopeful vision of the future for
generations to come this promising
future can largely be attributed to dr.
Zefram Cochrane who invented the warp
drive can’t tell you what an honor it is
to work with you on this project I never
imagined that I’d be meeting the man who
invented warp Troy Cockran uses this
revolutionary technology to successfully
achieve Lightspeed which immediately
attracts attention from a Vulcan ship
humankind thus makes first contact with
extraterrestrial life on April 5th 2063
Captain’s Log April 15 2006 to 3 the
voyage of the Phoenix was a success this
peaceful encounter is almost prevented
when the Borg travel back in time from
the 24th century
fortunately the Enterprise crew is
around to keep the timeline intact but
if they change history why are we still
here
number 5 December 21st 2012 2012 the
victims and we’ve seen many are said to
have adhered to the Mayan quiche
calendar which predicts the end of time
to occur on the 21st of December of this
year due to the sun’s destructive forces
judging from the Mesoamerican Long Count
calendar it was once theorized that
doomsday would arrive on December 21st
2012 obviously the world did not come to
a cataclysmic end on this date however
Mayan ISM did inspire one of Roland
Emmerich’s biggest disaster movies to
date according to their calendar in the
year 2012 a cataclysmic event will
unfold caused by an alignment of the
planets in our solar system that only
happens every 640 thousand years another
kin this blockbuster presents us with a
worst case scenario as the 2012
phenomenon becomes a
reality California collapses into the
Pacific Ocean Yellowstone Caldera erupts
and numerous other catastrophes plague
the earth the destruction is nothing
short of biblical in what can only be
described as a modern-day version of
Noah’s Ark number 4 June 13th 1979
Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is often
considered the unluckiest day of the
month and if you’ve ever been a camp
counselor chances are this slasher flick
only added to your superstitious beliefs
Camp Crystal Lake forever changed when
young Jason Voorhees drowned in the
summer of 1957
Jason’s homicidal mother exacta drove n
j– On June 13 1958 resulting in the
camp shutting down when Camp Crystal
Lake reopened about two decades later
Jason’s mom returned to treat herself to
a killing spree
[Music]
although mrs. Voorhees met her demise
Jason soon resurfaced and followed in
his mother’s footsteps
since then Jason has practically become
the mascot for this infamous day in
other words Jason is to Friday the 13th
what Santa Claus is to Christmas the
girl who survived that night at Camp
blood number 3 January 12 1990 to 2001 a
Space Odyssey good afternoon
Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece is
largely about the tools that bring about
humankind’s evolution humanity reaches a
significant turning point On January
12th 1992 as Hal 9000 goes online yes
it’s puzzling possessing zero room for
error
this sentient computer is designed to
strive for efficiency that’s not
necessarily a good thing though on their
mission to Jupiter the discovery one
crew discovers just how far Hal is
willing to go to achieve perfection I
know that you and Frank were planning to
disconnect me and I’m afraid that’s
something I cannot allow to happen like
some of the other movies on this list
2001 wasn’t 100% accurate in its
depiction of the future yet the film’s
themes regarding technology ring true
even today after all who’s to say we
won’t create a Hal 9000 of our own in
the near future
hey hey number 2 August 29th 1997
Terminator 2 Judgment Day 3 billion
human lives ended on August 29th 1997
the survivors of the nuclear fire called
the war Judgment Day due to time travel
the precise date of Judgment Day has
changed several times throughout the
Terminator franchise however we’re
giving precedence to the original
Judgment Day August 29 1997 on this
ill-fated day the artificial
intelligence known as Skynet becomes
self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Skynet begins to
learn at a geometric rate it becomes
self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern Time
August 29th when the operators attempt
to shut the system down
Skynet responds by launching nuclear
missiles at Russia they retaliate by
firing back at the United States and its
allies ultimately resulting in the loss
of 3 billion lives this is only the
beginning as the machines rise to power
humankind’s only hope is resistance
leader John Connor
on multiple occasions though Skynet
attempts to remove John from the
equation altogether
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions the end of the
world will be on February 14th in the
year 2016 Valentine’s Day bummer
Rorschach’s journal October 12th 1985
tonight a comedian died in New York what
day is this February 2nd Groundhog Day
was yesterday
number 1 November 5th 1955 Back to the
Future science this trilogy has no
shortage of important dates on October
21st 2015
Marty McFly arrives 30 years in the
future while we still haven’t gotten
jaws 19 this date would go down in
history as Back to the Future day we’re
descending toward Hill Valley California
at 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday October 21st
2015 if we had to single out one
particular date though
it would have to be November 5th 1955 on
this day dr. M Adele Brown came up with
the idea for the flux capacitor which is
what makes time travel possible taking
me almost 30 years of my entire family
Porsche to realize the vision of that
day in that about 30 years later he
successfully builds a time machine out
of a DeLorean when Marty finds himself
behind the wheel he travels back to the
date Doc Brown initially conceived his
invention
thus ensues a race against time to get
Marty back to the future
do you agree with our list what do you
think is the most important date in
fiction messenger of God
you’re doing it you stay for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
get ready to mark your calendars welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
important dates in fiction people will
get it all the forces of mother nature
will be so devastating they will bring
it into this world on winter solstice
12-21-12 for this list we’re taking a
look at significant dates from movies
and TV shows that will forever stand out
in pop culture mr. president if you wish
to deploy The Times now number 10 July
4th 1996 Independence Day and you will
once again be fighting for our freedom
in this roland emmerich flick aliens
invade Earth on July 2nd 1996 this
results in the destruction of numerous
buildings and landmarks including the
White House humanity fires back on July
3rd although resistance appears futile
then on the fourth of July David
Levinson discovers that the alien
mothership is no match for a computer
virus thus our heroes make one last
stand for humankind if we plant a virus
into that mothership it’s gonna then
filter down into all the corresponding
ships below it sure is convenient that
this final showdown takes place on
Independence Day which US President
Thomas J Whitmore ties into his rousing
speech his inspirational words not only
speak to Americans but the rest of the
world as well ultimately encouraging
every person to fight for their freedom
on the most patriotic of us holidays
[Music]
number 9 October 16 1997 lost in space
this is the beginning this is the day
you are watching the unfolding of one of
history’s great adventures when lost in
space first hit the airwaves in 1965
1997 probably seemed like a far-off year
of course the late 90s didn’t exactly
turn out as creator or one Ellen
predicted which only adds to the show’s
camp value dr. Smith is it possible if
certain parts of the body don’t
reanimate as quickly as others the heart
for instance regardless October 16th
will forever hold a special place in the
hearts of sci-fi fans on this day the
Robinson family left the overpopulated
earth aboard the Jupiter 2 their mission
to colonize in deep space goes awry
though when the traitorous dr. Smith’s
sabotages the ship the Robinson
subsequently become lost in space and
the rest is history
as of this moment the spacecraft has
passed the limits of our galaxy
it’s presumed to be hopelessly lost in
space interestingly 1997 is the same
year of feature-length reboot entered
production of course the less said about
that movie the better Roger Houston and
the monkey flips the switch number 8
January 1st 2000 Futurama space it seems
to go on and on forever but then you get
to the end and the gorilla starts
throwing barrels at you as we approached
the 21st century many expected y2k would
mark the beginning of humankind’s
downfall what the January 1st 2000 was
actually a pretty uneventful day unless
you were Philip J fry as the clock
strikes midnight this pizza delivery boy
winds up in a cryogenic chamber when
he’s finally unfrozen fry discovers that
it’s December 31st 29.99 it’s the future
parents and coworkers
my girlfriend I’ll never see any of them
again yeah at first this appears to be
an accident it’s eventually revealed
however that Leela’s pet nibbler
intentionally pushed fry into the
cryonic tube nibblers there wait what
fry serves a purpose in the future being
the only person who can defeat the brain
spawn well it’s not like fry left anyone
important behind in the year 2000 anyway
well except for his dog Seymour Thatta
boy Seymour right here waiting for me is
always number 7 September 22nd 2004 lost
the pilot episode of lost aired on
September 22nd 2004 likewise September
22nd is the same day oceanic flight 815
departed from Sydney Australia headed
for Los Angeles California the plane
ends up crashing on a deserted island
instead it was September 22nd
I think I crashed Joe play the survivors
quickly realize that the island holds
countless secrets commencing one of
televisions greatest mysteries what was
that
September 22nd might seem like a random
date but it’s actually the autumnal
equinox in addition to being the first
day of autumn this is also one of the
rare occasions when day and night are
practically the same length it just goes
to show that nothing in the puzzling
realm of lost is purely a coincidence
what is that
this jack is your life number six
April 5th 2063 Star Trek first contact
date data I need to know the exact date
April 4th 2016 3 April 4th the day
before first contact Star Trek is a rare
sci-fi franchise that actually offers a
bright hopeful vision of the future for
generations to come this promising
future can largely be attributed to dr.
Zefram Cochrane who invented the warp
drive can’t tell you what an honor it is
to work with you on this project I never
imagined that I’d be meeting the man who
invented warp Troy Cockran uses this
revolutionary technology to successfully
achieve Lightspeed which immediately
attracts attention from a Vulcan ship
humankind thus makes first contact with
extraterrestrial life on April 5th 2063
Captain’s Log April 15 2006 to 3 the
voyage of the Phoenix was a success this
peaceful encounter is almost prevented
when the Borg travel back in time from
the 24th century
fortunately the Enterprise crew is
around to keep the timeline intact but
if they change history why are we still
here
number 5 December 21st 2012 2012 the
victims and we’ve seen many are said to
have adhered to the Mayan quiche
calendar which predicts the end of time
to occur on the 21st of December of this
year due to the sun’s destructive forces
judging from the Mesoamerican Long Count
calendar it was once theorized that
doomsday would arrive on December 21st
2012 obviously the world did not come to
a cataclysmic end on this date however
Mayan ISM did inspire one of Roland
Emmerich’s biggest disaster movies to
date according to their calendar in the
year 2012 a cataclysmic event will
unfold caused by an alignment of the
planets in our solar system that only
happens every 640 thousand years another
kin this blockbuster presents us with a
worst case scenario as the 2012
phenomenon becomes a
reality California collapses into the
Pacific Ocean Yellowstone Caldera erupts
and numerous other catastrophes plague
the earth the destruction is nothing
short of biblical in what can only be
described as a modern-day version of
Noah’s Ark number 4 June 13th 1979
Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is often
considered the unluckiest day of the
month and if you’ve ever been a camp
counselor chances are this slasher flick
only added to your superstitious beliefs
Camp Crystal Lake forever changed when
young Jason Voorhees drowned in the
summer of 1957
Jason’s homicidal mother exacta drove n
j– On June 13 1958 resulting in the
camp shutting down when Camp Crystal
Lake reopened about two decades later
Jason’s mom returned to treat herself to
a killing spree
[Music]
although mrs. Voorhees met her demise
Jason soon resurfaced and followed in
his mother’s footsteps
since then Jason has practically become
the mascot for this infamous day in
other words Jason is to Friday the 13th
what Santa Claus is to Christmas the
girl who survived that night at Camp
blood number 3 January 12 1990 to 2001 a
Space Odyssey good afternoon
Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece is
largely about the tools that bring about
humankind’s evolution humanity reaches a
significant turning point On January
12th 1992 as Hal 9000 goes online yes
it’s puzzling possessing zero room for
error
this sentient computer is designed to
strive for efficiency that’s not
necessarily a good thing though on their
mission to Jupiter the discovery one
crew discovers just how far Hal is
willing to go to achieve perfection I
know that you and Frank were planning to
disconnect me and I’m afraid that’s
something I cannot allow to happen like
some of the other movies on this list
2001 wasn’t 100% accurate in its
depiction of the future yet the film’s
themes regarding technology ring true
even today after all who’s to say we
won’t create a Hal 9000 of our own in
the near future
hey hey number 2 August 29th 1997
Terminator 2 Judgment Day 3 billion
human lives ended on August 29th 1997
the survivors of the nuclear fire called
the war Judgment Day due to time travel
the precise date of Judgment Day has
changed several times throughout the
Terminator franchise however we’re
giving precedence to the original
Judgment Day August 29 1997 on this
ill-fated day the artificial
intelligence known as Skynet becomes
self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Skynet begins to
learn at a geometric rate it becomes
self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern Time
August 29th when the operators attempt
to shut the system down
Skynet responds by launching nuclear
missiles at Russia they retaliate by
firing back at the United States and its
allies ultimately resulting in the loss
of 3 billion lives this is only the
beginning as the machines rise to power
humankind’s only hope is resistance
leader John Connor
on multiple occasions though Skynet
attempts to remove John from the
equation altogether
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions the end of the
world will be on February 14th in the
year 2016 Valentine’s Day bummer
Rorschach’s journal October 12th 1985
tonight a comedian died in New York what
day is this February 2nd Groundhog Day
was yesterday
number 1 November 5th 1955 Back to the
Future science this trilogy has no
shortage of important dates on October
21st 2015
Marty McFly arrives 30 years in the
future while we still haven’t gotten
jaws 19 this date would go down in
history as Back to the Future day we’re
descending toward Hill Valley California
at 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday October 21st
2015 if we had to single out one
particular date though
it would have to be November 5th 1955 on
this day dr. M Adele Brown came up with
the idea for the flux capacitor which is
what makes time travel possible taking
me almost 30 years of my entire family
Porsche to realize the vision of that
day in that about 30 years later he
successfully builds a time machine out
of a DeLorean when Marty finds himself
behind the wheel he travels back to the
date Doc Brown initially conceived his
invention
thus ensues a race against time to get
Marty back to the future
do you agree with our list what do you
think is the most important date in
fiction messenger of God
you’re doing it you stay for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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