Sunday, January 27, 2008

Cool Flooring References in T.V. & Movies

gleFlooring. It is everywhere and nowhere it seems. Ask yourself, "how many cool flooring visuals or cool flooring references have been made in movies or on television shows?" Home improvement pieces don't count--flooring is often the subject there.

Certainly, there have been famous references to surfacing, perhaps none more so than the "Yellow Brick Road" in the Wizard of Oz. Of course, that is a road and not a floor, so it does NOT count.

Over time, this entry hopes to capture any and all interesting flooring visuals or references in cinema, television, and music videos. Feel free to post your suggestions--any that make the cut will be edited into this entry with full credit given to the submitter. While not required, any links to the image(s) that you can provide always will be appreciated. All decisions of the elite FQ&M editing staff are final!

1. Dance Floor, Saturday Night Fever.
2. C.I.A. Lobby Seal, featured in movies such as The Bourne Ultimatum and Patriot Games, along with various episodes of the X Files.
3. Rotating Stairwells, Harry Potter films (various). Also flooring kudos to the chess scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which featured a life-sized chess board. (Check out that chess link, some pretty neat games).
4. Transporter, Star Trek. Okay, this is a bit of a stretch, especially since the flooring does not appear absolutely necessary for the function of this fictional device. However, most folks presented a picture of a transporter room would recognize it in large part due to the flooring design. This fact along with the fact that producers of television and film generally have ignored flooring merit the inclusion, at least on a temporary basis.
5. Yellow Platforms, Nancy Sinatra's, These Boots are Made for Walking. Younger readers may not realize this theme song was not originally created for Full Metal Jacket. Watch and learn. Now that you have finished, let's admit that as neat as Nancy and her dancers were in their time, they cannot compete with today's technology.

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