a Great Future for the American People...
Check Out the Video Promotion [click to watch] in Wired Magazine for the original Futurama. I saw Futurama II in 1965 and found it inspiring.
"Detailed miniatures are always compelling. It doesn't matter whetherthey are doll houses or model trains or it's Legoland, something about them just sucks you in. The 1939 Futurama had two other factors that compounded the fascination: first, a promise of personal car ownership(and after the Great Depression that sounded pretty good), and second, a grand vision of the future. Up until the Futurama, manufacturers had exhibited at fairs to show how they made their products, and then the Futurama came along and said, Here is how the future will feel. The 1939 audience wasn't used to having a company selling optimism, and it made their hearts sing." -- Dan Howland, editor of the Journal of Ride Theory as quoted in WIRED
It is a shame that GM is now a state run company. I doubt we'll see a Futurama III.
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