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In the pilot of the animated comedy Futurama, the protagonist awakens from a millennium of cryogenic slumber to find himself in the year 3000. The first thing he hears is a portentous, booming voice: "Welcome...to the world of tomorrow!" The speaker is soon revealed to be a lab technician with a flair for the melodramatic. The scene riffs on a 70-year-old fair ride, a vision of the future that's been so influential it'll probably seem familiar even if you've never heard of it. The direct reference is to the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, whose tagline was a promise to show visitors "the world of tomorrow." The most memorable exhibit at the fair was the General Motors Pavilion, and the most memorable feature in the General Motors Pavilion was a ride called the Futurama. People stood in line for hours to ride it and experience the exciting possibilities of life in the distant future —the year 1960.
Futurama es una serie de dibujos animados estadounidense creada por Matt Groening (creador también de Los Simpson) y David X. Cohen (guionista también de Los Simpson). Ambientada en la ciudad de «Nueva Nueva York» en el año 3000, fue presentada en la
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You have to be a fan of the series to find this golden. [Via Hotlinks]