Livin' on the edge, Fighting crime, Spinning webs, He can leap above our heads, AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!

[moment_of_sen]

This is my 850th LJ entry! How amazing is that, eh? Of course, a lot of my entries are blah, but never mind

Comments

[slothphil]

For a positive futue (though not exactly "not too distant"), I want to live in the Culture!

[moment_of_sen]

It's not quite a film or TV, but from what Wiki tells me... it sounds a bit boring, really. No challenge, no incentive to advance because everything is already there... so what's the point? It's like the film Wall-E, have you seen that? Everyone just turns into fat lazy slugs because there's no reason to do anything. I don't believe mankind would actually turn out like that, but, it's an extreme illustrated to good effect.

[estel_willow]

I LOVE WALL-E! *hearts all over it*

[estel_willow]

What about The Thunderbirds? Or The Jetsons? They were both positive futures. But mostly, happy futures don't really have much scope for dramatic storytelling, lol.

[moment_of_sen]

Ahhhh, good point. They are both shows for kids though, which could explain the lack of a controlling, all-seeing government. But I do get your point about drama being for interesting while you're fighting for freedom against giant robots that control everything.

[_nonchalance_]

dystopias own though :D

then there are the ones which could be either utopia or dystopia, depending on how you look at it (i.e. Brave New World).

[moment_of_sen]

In a cinematic sense, sure! They make for much more entertaining viewing.

Ahh, well, there's just no pleasing everyone.