Slog - Comments on What Will the Future Look Like? http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like From the driven culture collectors at Metafilter come dueling visions of the future. First, a video montage of futuristic media from Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men, set in 2027. Second, a blog roundup of advertising featured in Mike Judge's Idiocracy, set "500 years in the future." I'll be stocking up on Quietus.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:01:23 -0800 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:09:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by f. Forthcoming? You can rent Idiocracy right now! It's not very funny but will make you want to read Dostoevsky.

]]> f. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650831 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650831 Media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:07:39 -0800 Comment by mattymatt I just watched Idiocracy last night -- I can see the comparison to Dostoevsky, but I'm ready to get that taste out of my mouth now. How do I cleanse my palette? Everywhere I look, I see Idiocracy's vision of the future. Of course, that might be because I was just using MySpace.

]]> mattymatt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650843 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650843 Media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:27:28 -0800 Comment by David Schmader Eep! Yes, I just checked Netflix and there it is. I'll fix it.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650860 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650860 Media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:48:05 -0800 Comment by Stefan The design blogs have been buzzing about both of these links for a few days. Check out the critical review at Speak Up. Interesting backstory on Idiocracy as well.

http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/003066.html

]]> Stefan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650866 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c650866 Media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:58:33 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways children of men is soooooo good...

the idea for idiocracy was goodish...

the execution of said idea; not so good...

but maya rudolph was funny...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c651059 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c651059 Media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:44:09 -0800 Comment by Jude Fawley Hi,

I like Dostoevsky, and I can't tell from earlier comments whether there is a relation between Idiocracy and Dostoevsky, or whether Idiocracy is so bad that it makes you want to read something good like Dostoevsky. Could you clarify? It will help me decide whether watching Idiocracy is worth doing.

Jude

]]> Jude Fawley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c651071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c651071 Media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:59:04 -0800 Comment by Paulus Get good and drunk, play videogames with friends for about eight hours, then watch Idiocracy. You'll find yourself yelling, "It's funny cuz it's true!"

At least that's what I did last weekend.

]]> Paulus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c651812 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/what_will_the_future_look_like#c651812 Media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:09:29 -0800