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Nice one and something I hadn't taken into account. Here's the score: Fall - 4 / Spring - 1.Crack that whip said:There might be something forehead-smackingly obvious I'm overlooking (and man, will I feel like a doofus if there is - I mean, even more so than usual), but to me the closest thing to evidence of an earlier point in 1936 would be the content of Indy's lecture. Even for a very introductory level "Archaeology 101"-type course, I'd have to imagine it's early in the course if a basic term like "neolithic" is something Indy feels compelled to write on the board for emphasis ... but that's pretty shaky as grounds for setting a date.
(Oh, and you needn't worry about feeling like a doofus. We're all privy to that merely by posting here!)
Hi, Falcon. Just to clear up some confusion, the spring weather I was referring to was for Marshall and not Peru.Falcon said:If it was November in Peru and at Marshall College, that may account for the spring weather in Peru, and snow at the college. Two different hemispheres, so the seasons are flipped. I've heard of accounts of snow on the ground in upstate New York as early as Halloween.
You are right about snow sometimes as early as Hallowe'en. It can happen occassionally but is not the norm.
If it does snow, then it is very light and disappears quickly. What we see here was once a large pile of snow.
In any case, the trees are no longer green at the point (like they are in the film). With Montreal being right next
to the NY state border, this I something I can attest to. Marshall is supposed to be in Bedford, Connecticut,
a little farther south. I'v been to nearby NYC & Boston and the climate is generally the same.
I can't believe I'm going to ask this but...Any New Haven Raveners out there who could tell us how early/late
you start seeing the white stuff? What is your opinion on this patch of mysterious, melting snow?
Sounds good to me! Thanks to yourself and Crack, my opinion has been swayed. The bridge, the magazine,DIrishB said:I think its safe to say Raiders occurs over a month or two in late 1936. If we assume the prologue in South America occurs towards late August or early September, the college scenes and Indy's being told about the Ark occurring in late September or early October, and the rest of the movie playing out into November and December. Personally, I like to think everything happens between September to November, 1936.
the Olympics and the spelling of "neolithic" collectively trump my snowbank theory.
D'oh! Didn't see it. October 1936-January 1937. Only issues #31-34 take place in 1937 so that's a busy couple o' months for Dr. Jones!Crack that whip said:The Further Adventures of...? DIrishB has them there too, all together in a group, two lines after Raiders.
(I have a funny, timeline gaffe to share about #4, by the way...)
It is a very, cool city. I have visited L.A. a few times but prefer S.Francisco much, MUCH more!Crack that whip said:...Bullitt, Big Trouble in Little China, etc. - not to mention the BART locations for THX 1138)? But I do want to enjoy it fully, beyond the movie connections...
Along w/the titles you mention, don't forget The Love Bug, Herbie Rides Again, Return From Witch Mountian,
Too Close For Comfort and the Planet of the Apes TV series!