I was pleasantly surprised by the ABC docu-drama Earth 2100 last night.

It is basically story of an old women in the year 2100, born in 2009, looking back on her life.
Her narrative is broken up by interviews with scientists and thinkers (like James Howard Kunstler who I am a fan of).

But from this blogs perspective, an interesting aspect is the fact that story of the women is told using anime! Or at least a “motion graphic novel” technique. Just take a look at the pictures below to give you an idea.

This had to be a first for American television. Animation used in a serious drama in prime time. This is a must see! 4 stars!

It hasn’t appeared on the usual torrent sites unfortunately. I don’t think ABC did a very good job in promoting it.

Alex

P.S. With Dane up to his neck in Diapers, and summer fast approaching (which means Dane heads back to Australia), getting another show out any time soon is looking unlikely. So everyone will have to made due with blog posts for now.