[extropy-chat] Century City: The law show of the future

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Does anyone know how I can download the episodes?
Hal, your criticism means that although the concept was good, the execution
was poor (e.g. wooden acting). I often think that producing a good soap
would be the most effective thing that extropians could do to propagate our
ideas.
G.

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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org]On Behalf Of Hal Finney
Sent: miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2004 23:56
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Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Century City: The law show of the future


I watched the initial episode of Century City last night and thought
it was an interesting look at the future with a number of issues of
importance to extropians...

Overall, I was pleased with the show's exploration of ideas.  The mere
fact of a non-dystopian future is a pretty radical concept today.
But they went beyond that and explored concepts that are the kinds of
things that we discuss all the time.  That's very brave for a mainstream
show.  They also seemed pretty sharp technically and I didn't see any
major errors.

On the down side, I didn't think much of it as a drama.  The acting
was wooden and the characters stereotypes.  The reliance on surprises
and twists which come out of nowhere does not suggest strong dramatic
skills on the part of the writers.  So I am afraid that the show may
not last long.

The next broadcast will be Saturday night, about whether a baseball
player with an artificial eye should be allowed to compete.

Hal
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