But I used to come to Syfy back when it was SciFi looking for quality (in storytelling if not in production value) science-fiction/genre content. Hell, I used to get into Smackdown back in the day. It’s like, look, I respect WWE as a thing, and know that tons of people love it. I doubt Spielberg is gonna be involved in something and then skimp.Ģ) The aforementioned wrestling on Syfy. However, it’s being produced by Amblin, which might have a bit more money to throw at this production. To quote Luke Thompson over at Topless Robot: “I mean, even my very favorite thing on the network, Defiance, is one of their biggest-budgeted things ever and still looks a little dodgy in spots.” Not to mention pointing to a penchant for the…how do I say this delicately? The dumb. In this world, humans are given mind-altering drugs, free sex and rampant consumerism are the order of the day, and people no longer reproduce but are genetically engineered in “hatcheries.” Those who won’t conform are forced onto “reservations” – until one of these “savages” challenges the system, threatening the entire social order.ġ) The aforementioned Sharknado, pointing to low-budget production value that wouldn’t exactly be able to capture the decadence of the world of the show. Here’s how Syfy’s press release sums up the show, which will be produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television:īrave New World is set in a world without poverty, war or disease. The network that brought us Sharknado and started prioritizing wrestling even though the network isn’t called WrestFy. And now, it’s going to be adapted into a TV show. I’m more of a George Orwell/ 1984 girl myself, but there’s no denying that Aldous Huxley’s dystopian view of the future in Brave New World has given generations tons to think about with regard to consumerism, hedonism, and an “on demand” culture way before On Demand was even a thing.
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