Eureka!

The clip from Eureka, features a bizarre opening that one can tell is from the future. It is commonly associated that holographs are a thing of the future, and thus this show is the show of the future. Opening the show with a funeral showing a holograph of the dead people is definitely an advanced characteristic of the future. Another notable object of this futuristic show was the “Omni Universal Remote” that the man was using to control “everything.” Oh yes, there are such things as those now, but can they really control everything like the show says it does—things like a car and more advanced technology? How amazing would that be, to be able to sit in one spot and control everything? People would definitely end up getting fatter and not to mention lazier. The biggest part of all was this home of the future, the Smart House, as they called it. Now this is something I would love to accompany me in the future. Imagine a house can read your mind, and tend to every single thing you might want. You want to wake up to some type of alarm at a certain volume? No problem, the house will just read your mind, and wake you up just the way you want.

            There is no doubt that this show deals with the technological aspect of the future. Maybe one of the many problems that we are trying to deal with in technology is trying to make things user friendly, and as convenient as possible. There is nothing more convenient than a universal remote, or a house that does everything for you. This does however reveal one of our human flaws (if you will) which is that humans always want the easier ways out. How can we make things easier for everybody using technology? How can we make things that people don’t have to think about to use? It is absolutely one of our human flaws today because we rely so heavily on technology. Thusly, many people often imagine a future of obesity, and convenience because both go hand in hand.

            Personally, I would be one of those fat obese people, because I would love to have a personal house, as well as a universal remote… how awesome would that be?