Ron Cobb - Problems with predicting the future

Ron Cobb talks to Ric Holland about how Science Fiction looks dated by the time we get there. If we really could get in a time machine we would probably be dumb founded.
This interview followed a previous discussion presented live online with Ric Holland moderating between Syd Mead and Ron Cobb which lead to the topic of future predictions and disruption.
His cartoons from the sixties and seventies are collected in several out of print books: RCD-25 (1967) and Mah Fellow Americans (1968) were published by Sawyer Press. Raw Sewage and My Fellow Americans (1971) were published by Price Stern and Sloan.
After he moved to Sydney in 1972, with the independent publishers Wild and Woolley he published a "best of" the earlier cartoon books titled The Cobb Book in 1974. This was followed in 1976 by Cobb Again.
A large format collection in full colour was published in 1981 titled Colorvision. This book included much of his design work for the films Star Wars, Alien and Conan the Barbarian. Conan was the first feature for which he received the credit Production Designer.
In the last two decades Ron Cobb has contributed production design to the films: The Last Starfighter, the aforementioned Conan the Barbarian, and Leviathan.
He also contributed conceptual designs to other feature films, including Dark Star, Alien, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Real Genius, Back to the Future, Aliens, The Abyss, Total Recall, True Lies, The 6th Day, Cats and Dogs, Firefly and Southland Tales.
Ron directed the Australian comedy Garbo and contributed the initial story for Night Skies, an earlier, darker version of ET. He also co-wrote with Robin Love, one of the new Twilight Zone episodes.

[@romeobaboi3905]

R.I.P. You are a legend, Ron Cobb.

[@deadredeyes]

So many people just have absolutely no idea how many projects you were involved in, hell, you practically were responsible for the design for A LOT of beloved films of my childhood. It pains me to know that you died from Lewy body dementia, and how painful it must have been for your wife and son. My condolences to all of Ron's family and friends. The man is a hero of mine. A true legend of art and design. RIP.

[@markwalsh2340]

A cleaver, thoughtful, incredibly talented man. You are one of the invisible hands that pointed to alternative realities and shaped the way we see the world as it is and could be. Rest in Peace good man.

[@thebobbit5895]

Ron Cobb... it really is a privilege to have met you.. you are awesome!!

[@appidydafoo]

Thanks for the upload. Thanks for invisibly shaping my childhood through your behind the scenes art, Ron.

[@mattdrago4660]

What a privilege. I could listen to Ron forever. Thanks so much for the upload

[@yinglam2607]

Thanks for sharing this great interview.

[@eddobbs2075]

Ron gave us a glimpse of the future

[@simonriddick]

Rip.

[@madmunk100]

poor Ron is in a nursing home now.....

[@gnuPirate]

Really? ): Worst time for it ever, too