Weird Coincidence: “The First” and Yusaku Maezawa

September 18th, 2018

A few days ago, I was trying to get through a new and excruciatingly boring TV show called, The First:

The First is an American-British drama web television series created by Beau Willimon and starring Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone. The show portrays members of a team of astronauts as they become the first humans to visit Mars. The series, a co-production between American streaming service Hulu and British television network Channel 4, debuted on September 14, 2018 in the United States.

In episode one, the CEO of a fictional private space exploration company walks into her living room. A picture of what looks like a skull painted by a graffiti artist is prominently displayed above the fireplace.

Here’s a partial screenshot:

I thought, “WTF is that grotesque thing? The set designer had a bit of fun there!”

Flash forward to yesterday and SpaceX announcing that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will travel around the moon in the company’s Big Falcon Rocket (BFR).

I had never heard of Yusaku Maezawa, so I did a few searches. Within a few seconds, I saw this:

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2 Responses to “Weird Coincidence: “The First” and Yusaku Maezawa”

  1. Dennis says:

    And if he pays for the trip with the painting…

  2. dale says:

    Capital A, lowercase a, no, cross that out. Some Xs over Skyhead… there, done.

    This is bad work. I’ve seen better art on railroad cars. And a cool hundred million. Where the fuck are my acrylics?

    In a world saturated by advertising, propaganda, and lies the social construction of reality increasing feels like continuos programming or some veiled Hegelian set up.

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