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The show only lasted one season and ended without the plot being officially resolved. There were rumors that ABC was considering buying the rights for an American remake, thought.
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The show only lasted one season and ended without the plot being officially resolved. There were rumors that ABC Creator/{{ABC}} was considering buying the rights for an American remake, thought.
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* ShoutOut: To [[Series/ThePrisoner The Prisoner]] and [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]].
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* ShoutOut: To [[Series/ThePrisoner [[Series/ThePrisoner1967 The Prisoner]] and [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]].
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The original series can be seen on {{Hulu}}.
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The original series can be seen on {{Hulu}}.
{{Creator/Hulu}}.
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* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: The populace of Waimoana is constantly tracked and watched.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The board members of the company that runs Waimoana. Some are more corrupt than others, thought.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The board members of the company that runs Waimoana. Some are more corrupt than others, thought.
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* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: The populace of Waimoana is constantly tracked (via implanted chips) and watched.
watched (by their TV screens!)
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The board members of the company that runs Waimoana. Some are more corrupt than others, thought. [[spoiler:Harry Sheridan, John's father, was one of them.]]
*CutShort: Due to cancellation. [[spoiler:It ends with John replaced by the original Alec Ross, Jessica having her memory erased (but John left her his notes) and John escapes Waimoana with his daughter after arranging to be given Foster's identity. And some people, presumably Recall, coming to pick them up.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The board members of the company that runs Waimoana. Some are more corrupt than others, thought. [[spoiler:Harry Sheridan, John's father, was one of them.]]
*CutShort: Due to cancellation. [[spoiler:It ends with John replaced by the original Alec Ross, Jessica having her memory erased (but John left her his notes) and John escapes Waimoana with his daughter after arranging to be given Foster's identity. And some people, presumably Recall, coming to pick them up.]]
**Note that the blow-to-the-head thing might just have been a cover story while he adapted to his new surroundings. That was the case with [[spoiler:Jessica.]]
**Criminals in death row can also choose this option. [[spoiler:Jessica was one of them.]]
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* LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make an even bigger mess, [[spoiler: eventually the 'real' Alec Ross shows up, looking for Carrie!]]
* ParanoiaFuel: Brainwashings, constant surveillance, kidnappings, executions... yeah.
* ParanoiaFuel: Brainwashings, constant surveillance, kidnappings, executions... yeah.
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* LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, Callie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make an even bigger mess, [[spoiler: eventually the 'real' Alec Ross shows up, looking for Carrie!]]
Callie! Also, John's former wife is apparently still alive.]]
* ParanoiaFuel: Brainwashings, constant surveillance, kidnappings,executions...executions, torture... yeah.
* ParanoiaFuel: Brainwashings, constant surveillance, kidnappings,
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Several characters. Dr.Wells, of Wellness (the town's medical facility) is in charge of the brainwashings and was OK with them; however she was not aware of what happened to those who were sent back out of the community (they were killed) and disapproved when she found about it.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Several characters. Dr.Wells, of Wellness (the town's medical facility) is in charge of the brainwashings and was OK with them; however she was not aware of what happened to those who were sent back out of the community (they were killed) and disapproved when she found about it. Meanwhile Richard Foster, head of security, also believes in the cause but is willing to torture and kill for it.
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* LaResistance: Recall, the "terrorists" who attack Waimoana. In truth, they try to rescue people and return them them to their old lives, especially children.[[spoiler:"Alec" is their former leader.]]
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* LaResistance: Recall, the "terrorists" who attack Waimoana. In truth, they try to rescue people and return them them to their old lives, especially children.[[spoiler:"Alec" is their former leader.]]
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* TwentyMinutesIntoThefuture: Set in the 2020's.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoThefuture: TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Set in the 2020's.
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* Shout Out: To [[Series/ThePrisoner The Prisoner]] and [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]].
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* Shout Out: ShoutOut: To [[Series/ThePrisoner The Prisoner]] and [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]].
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The original series can be seen on Hulu.
{{Hulu}}.
* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: The populace of Waimoana is constantly tracked and watched.
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* LaResistance: Recall, the "terrorists" who attack Waimoana. In truth, they try to rescue people and return them them to their old lives, especially children.
* LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make even a bigger mess, eventually the ''real' Alec Ross shows up, looking for Carrie!
* Shout Out: To {{The Prisoner}} and {{NineteenEightyFour}}.
** The name John Sheridan might be a reference to {{Babylon5}}
* LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make even a bigger mess, eventually the ''real' Alec Ross shows up, looking for Carrie!
* Shout Out: To {{The Prisoner}} and {{NineteenEightyFour}}.
** The name John Sheridan might be a reference to {{Babylon5}}
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* HappinessIsMandatory: The whole basis of Waimoana. Some people ''pay'' to get it.
* LaResistance: Recall, the "terrorists" who attack Waimoana. In truth, they try to rescue people and return them them to their old lives, especiallychildren.
children.[[spoiler:"Alec" is their former leader.]]
* LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make an evena bigger mess, [[spoiler: eventually the ''real' 'real' Alec Ross shows up, looking for Carrie!
Carrie!]]
* ParanoiaFuel: Brainwashings, constant surveillance, kidnappings, executions... yeah.
* Shout Out: To{{The Prisoner}} [[Series/ThePrisoner The Prisoner]] and {{NineteenEightyFour}}.
[[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]].
** The name John Sheridan might be a reference to{{Babylon5}}[[Series/BabylonFive Babylon 5]]
* LaResistance: Recall, the "terrorists" who attack Waimoana. In truth, they try to rescue people and return them them to their old lives, especially
* LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make an even
* ParanoiaFuel: Brainwashings, constant surveillance, kidnappings, executions... yeah.
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** The name John Sheridan might be a reference to
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* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: What several characters in the show believe.
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* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: What several characters in the show believe. Waimoana seems to be a model for what the future of humanity will be.
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''This is Not My Life'' was a Science Fiction TV series made in New Zealand in 2013.
A man named Alec Ross lived a normal family life in a futuristic community called Waimoana, until an accidental blow to the head left him with amnesia; while his memories slowly return, he begins discovering clues that they are false, and eventually realizes there's a conspiracy behind his entire community.
The show only lasted one season and ended without the plot being officially resolved. There were rumors that ABC was considering buying the rights for an American remake, thought.
The original series can be seen on Hulu.
!This is Not My Life contains examples of the following tropes:
*AfterTheEnd: Possibly. Some characters referred to the world outside Waimoana as "a mess", one lots of people ''voluntereed'' to leave even though it required the complete erasure of their memories. Still, there's at least one big corporation still running, so it's more likely to be a {{cyberpunk}} type setting.
*CorruptCorporateExecutive: The board members of the company that runs Waimoana. Some are more corrupt than others, thought.
*EasyAmnesia: Both from brainwashings and (in Alec's case) a blow to the head ''while trying to change a lightbulb.''
*LaResistance: Recall, the "terrorists" who attack Waimoana. In truth, they try to rescue people and return them them to their old lives, especially children.
*LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make even a bigger mess, eventually the ''real' Alec Ross shows up, looking for Carrie!
*Shout Out: To {{The Prisoner}} and {{NineteenEightyFour}}.
** The name John Sheridan might be a reference to {{Babylon5}}
*TwentyMinutesIntoThefuture: Set in the 2020's.
*UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: What several characters in the show believe.
*WellIntentionedExtremist: Several characters. Dr.Wells, of Wellness (the town's medical facility) is in charge of the brainwashings and was OK with them; however she was not aware of what happened to those who were sent back out of the community (they were killed) and disapproved when she found about it.
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A man named Alec Ross lived a normal family life in a futuristic community called Waimoana, until an accidental blow to the head left him with amnesia; while his memories slowly return, he begins discovering clues that they are false, and eventually realizes there's a conspiracy behind his entire community.
The show only lasted one season and ended without the plot being officially resolved. There were rumors that ABC was considering buying the rights for an American remake, thought.
The original series can be seen on Hulu.
!This is Not My Life contains examples of the following tropes:
*AfterTheEnd: Possibly. Some characters referred to the world outside Waimoana as "a mess", one lots of people ''voluntereed'' to leave even though it required the complete erasure of their memories. Still, there's at least one big corporation still running, so it's more likely to be a {{cyberpunk}} type setting.
*CorruptCorporateExecutive: The board members of the company that runs Waimoana. Some are more corrupt than others, thought.
*EasyAmnesia: Both from brainwashings and (in Alec's case) a blow to the head ''while trying to change a lightbulb.''
*LaResistance: Recall, the "terrorists" who attack Waimoana. In truth, they try to rescue people and return them them to their old lives, especially children.
*LoveTriangle: Alec is "married" to Carrie, but loves Jessica; who is loved by Gourdy; meanwhile it turns out Alec was (before his amnesia) having an affair with his boss' wife. To make even a bigger mess, eventually the ''real' Alec Ross shows up, looking for Carrie!
*Shout Out: To {{The Prisoner}} and {{NineteenEightyFour}}.
** The name John Sheridan might be a reference to {{Babylon5}}
*TwentyMinutesIntoThefuture: Set in the 2020's.
*UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: What several characters in the show believe.
*WellIntentionedExtremist: Several characters. Dr.Wells, of Wellness (the town's medical facility) is in charge of the brainwashings and was OK with them; however she was not aware of what happened to those who were sent back out of the community (they were killed) and disapproved when she found about it.
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