Futurama's first episode, Space Pilot 3000, aired in 1999. It started with the main character, Philip J. Fry, experiencing a bad day on New Year's Eve of the year 2000. He delivered a pizza without getting paid, his girlfriend broke up with him to be with another man and a thief also stole his bike. After delivering a pizza to someone who works at the cryogenics lab, he decided to welcome the new year there and then he accidentally entered a cryogenics tube which sets itself for a thousand years. For the next 1000 years, Philip remained frozen.
As Fry wakes up, he discovered that New York city has evolved into an extremely advanced and futuristic metropolis after being constantly destroyed by aliens. He sees this 'accident' as an opportunity to start a new life. While exploring the future NYC, he becomes fascinated with the things he see;flying cars are used for transportation, 'out-of-this-world citizens' were roaming around, career chips which determine what job will be assigned to you and so much more.
The future depicted in this television series suggests that technology will one day control and dominate human beings. One example is the career chip. It's a technology which assigns a specific job to a person. When Fry undergone an analysis which will determine what career he will pursue, the job of a pizza delivery guy was assigned to him. Such things as suicide booths also exist. On the positive side, the future depicted in the series also implies that the future will enable us to live a relatively easier and much more comfortable life.
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