Watching this in 2024, 90 seconds in and this might be the most brilliantly prescient piece of satire I've ever seen.
Airing in 1998, the conceit of the show is it is a documentary airing in 2028, and it is established in the intro that the only technical advancements in 30 years has been hover scooters and worldwide access to digital TV allowing people to access porn from anywhere anytime. The other notable change in 30 years is the language spoken in the US is now called "Noramericano" and we get to see actors portraying Hillary and Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky speaking what sounds like a mix of crazy slang, weird idioms, and ebonics which is then translated into English by voiceover.
It's fascinating watching pre-9/11/01 political satire, not so much for the humor but for the tastelessness of a lot of the humor. After 9/11/01, this kind of satire would not have been aired, and one has to imagine these kind of jokes at the president's expense would not be tolerated by illiberal leftists. Other prescient statements: "Perjury is not counted as lying when lying is the only sensible option available to get you out of trouble." "Oh the lies. We had so many laughs about that...because everyone can say whatever they want!"
Review by ChrisKingVIP BlockedParent2024-03-06T01:59:46Z
Watching this in 2024, 90 seconds in and this might be the most brilliantly prescient piece of satire I've ever seen.
Airing in 1998, the conceit of the show is it is a documentary airing in 2028, and it is established in the intro that the only technical advancements in 30 years has been hover scooters and worldwide access to digital TV allowing people to access porn from anywhere anytime. The other notable change in 30 years is the language spoken in the US is now called "Noramericano" and we get to see actors portraying Hillary and Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky speaking what sounds like a mix of crazy slang, weird idioms, and ebonics which is then translated into English by voiceover.
It's fascinating watching pre-9/11/01 political satire, not so much for the humor but for the tastelessness of a lot of the humor. After 9/11/01, this kind of satire would not have been aired, and one has to imagine these kind of jokes at the president's expense would not be tolerated by illiberal leftists.
Other prescient statements:
"Perjury is not counted as lying when lying is the only sensible option available to get you out of trouble."
"Oh the lies. We had so many laughs about that...because everyone can say whatever they want!"
Very funny stuff.