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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the year 2033.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes Released in 2020, takes place in the year 2033.
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* BadBoss: Lucy, the Horizen manager. Treats Nora with no respect, threatens to fire her, and refuses to give bonuses to her employees.
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* BadBoss: Lucy, the Horizen Horizon manager. Treats Nora with no respect, threatens to fire her, and refuses to give bonuses to her employees. Lucy also undermines the competence and abilities of her employees when they deal with pushy customers in order to make herself look better.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Mildred's avatar looks like she stepped right out of a black and white film, having been based on a 60+ year old photograph of what she looked like (or possibly what her sister looked like -- no-one's sure they've got the right photo) in her 30's. Her greyscale coloring makes her stand out in the lushly colored environs of Lakeview.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In the pilot episode, it's explained that a lot of the architecture is designed by Lakeview residents to be palatable. There are millions of people swimming in the lake, for example, but the residents can only see five floors.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In the pilot episode, it's explained that a lot of the architecture is designed by to appear palatable to the Lakeview residents to be palatable. residents. There are millions of people swimming in uploaded to Lakeview, and well over 10,000 virtual floors. From outside the lake, for example, but the building, residents can only see five floors.floors -- it looks like a quaint hotel beside a lake, not a towering digital skyscraper.
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* MrsRobinson: Mildred takes a liking to Luke.
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* MrsRobinson: Mildred Mildred, who was over 100 years old when she was uploaded, takes a liking to Luke.
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* RedheadsAreUncool: AI Guy, the Lakeview AI read-headed avatar, gets the least respect of any character in the show.
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* RedheadsAreUncool: AI Guy, the Lakeview AI read-headed avatar, gets the least respect of any character in the show. His mannerisms alternate between a bumbling, harried hotel staffer overwhelmed by the requests of the guests and an awkward AI who doesn't understand the subtleties of human interaction.
* TakeThat: Lots of them, mainly targeted at big corporations like Horizon.
* ToiletHumour:
** Because Lakeview is the "perfect" afterlife, Nathan discovers that no matter where he aims, his stream always lands in the urinal. He proceeds to have some fun wiggling the stream back and forth, running around the bathroom, and eventually jump-roping the stream.
** The digital avatars are programmed with the totally unnecessary need to fart. Their farts can be programmed to smell like cologne or fresh cinnamon rolls.
* ToiletHumour:
** Because Lakeview is the "perfect" afterlife, Nathan discovers that no matter where he aims, his stream always lands in the urinal. He proceeds to have some fun wiggling the stream back and forth, running around the bathroom, and eventually jump-roping the stream.
** The digital avatars are programmed with the totally unnecessary need to fart. Their farts can be programmed to smell like cologne or fresh cinnamon rolls.
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* RedheadsAreUncool: AI Guy, the Lakeview AI read-headed avatar, gets the least respect of any character in the show.
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* MrsRobinson: Ruth takes a liking to Luke.
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* MrsRobinson: Ruth Mildred takes a liking to Luke.
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** Ruth, Ingrid's grandmother, who is well into her hundreds, but her avatar is based on a photo of her in her thirties.
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** Ruth, Mildred, Ingrid's grandmother, who is well into her hundreds, but her avatar is based on a photo of her in her thirties.
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* MrsRobinson: Ruth takes a liking to Luke.
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By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to [[BrainUploading upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]]. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndyAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working in an open office area alongside other customer service representatives. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
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By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to [[BrainUploading upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]].of]] ArtificialAfterlife. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndyAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working in an open office area alongside other customer service representatives. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
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By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]]. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndyAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working in an open office area alongside other customer service representatives. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
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By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to [[BrainUploading upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]]. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndyAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working in an open office area alongside other customer service representatives. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
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* BrainUploading: It's a massively profitable industry here.
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* GenderBender: In an attempt to update his avatar to his chronological age, Dylan has a black market "puberty hack" installed. It works, but also turns him into a young woman.
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* AlwaysMurder: Nora, Fran and Nora's dad all believe Nathan's death [[spoiler: wasn't an accident, and its implied they're right]].
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* AlwaysMurder: Nora, Fran and Nora's dad all believe Nathan's death [[spoiler: wasn't an accident, and its it's implied they're right]].
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Some of the Lakeview residents have this going for them, for better or worse.
** Ruth, Ingrid's grandmother, who is well into her hundreds, but her avatar is based on a photo of her in her thirties.
** Dylan, who died at age 11, but is currently 18 and still stuck with his 11-year-old avatar.
** Ruth, Ingrid's grandmother, who is well into her hundreds, but her avatar is based on a photo of her in her thirties.
** Dylan, who died at age 11, but is currently 18 and still stuck with his 11-year-old avatar.
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By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]]. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndieAllo) (Creator/AndyAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working in an open office area alongside other customer service representatives. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: David Choak is a pretty clear reference to David Koch.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: David Choak is a pretty clear reference to barely even veiled stand-in for David Koch.Koch, an American billionaire who died less than a year before the show premiered
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Jack Kanneman, Ingrid's dad who [[spoiler: stole the code for Beyond to create his own version, and may have had Nathan killed]]
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Luke to NathanNathan.
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The series is a biting satire of capitalism, created by Creator/GregDaniels, and premiered on May 1st, 2020 on Amazon.
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The series is a biting satire of capitalism, created by Creator/GregDaniels, and premiered on May 1st, 2020 on Amazon. \n It marks a significant departure for Daniels who previously worked in comedies like King of the Hill, Simpsons, Saturday Night Live and most significantly, The Office.
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* HotGuysAreBastards: This is the expectation that Nora and Aleesha have of Nathan.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Luke to Nathan
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* BlackSheep: Ingrid. The only point of sympathy with her character is that her two siblings and both her parents treat her like she's second rate.
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* AffablyEvil: Nathan's neighbor in Lakeview, David Choak, is a CorruptCorporateExecutive who had the last living black rhino killed so they could program the taste for him to eat in Lakeview. But for all that, he's remarkably friendly.
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** Nathan [[spoiler: sold out his best friend to Ingrid's father, but it was for the sake of getting money for his family, and he's shown to be a pretty nice guy on the whole]].
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** Nathan [[spoiler: sold out his best friend to Ingrid's father, but it was for the sake of getting money for his family, who aren't very well off, and he's shown to be a pretty nice guy on the whole]].whole]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: David Choak is a pretty clear reference to David Koch.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: David Choak is a pretty clear reference to David Koch.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ingrid usually comes across as very shallow and self-centered, but occasionally shows that she's got a good heart buried deep (DEEP) down.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
** Ingrid usually comes across as very shallow and self-centered, but occasionally shows that she's got a good heart buried deep (DEEP) down.
**Nathan, as well.Nathan [[spoiler: sold out his best friend to Ingrid's father, but it was for the sake of getting money for his family, and he's shown to be a pretty nice guy on the whole]].
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* [[spoiler: AlwaysMurder]]: [[spoiler: Nora, Fran and Nora's dad all believe Nathan's death wasn't an accident, and its implied they're right]]
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* [[spoiler: AlwaysMurder]]: [[Nora, Fran and Nora's dad all believe Nathan's death wasn't an accident, and its implied they're right]]
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* DisappearedDad: Nathan's dad left him when he was young.
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* RichBitch: Ingrid, though a slightly more sympathetic version.
* RichBitch: Ingrid, though a slightly more sympathetic version.
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By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]]. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndieAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working from her warehouse cubicle.in an open office area alongside other customer service representatives. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the year 2033.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the year 2033.2033.
* FriendToAllChildren: Nathan gets along very well with his niece and with Dylan, another resident of Lakeview who was uploaded when he was 12.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ingrid usually comes across as very shallow and self-centered, but occasionally shows that she's got a good heart buried deep (DEEP) down.
* TakeThat: Lots of them, mainly targeted at big corporations like Horizon.
* FriendToAllChildren: Nathan gets along very well with his niece and with Dylan, another resident of Lakeview who was uploaded when he was 12.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ingrid usually comes across as very shallow and self-centered, but occasionally shows that she's got a good heart buried deep (DEEP) down.
* TakeThat: Lots of them, mainly targeted at big corporations like Horizon.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the year 2033.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Takes place in the year 2033.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: The premise is Series/TheGoodPlace meets Series/BlackMirror.2033.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Forever is just, like, so long...]]
By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]]. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndieAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working from her warehouse cubicle. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
The series is a biting satire of capitalism, created by Creator/GregDaniels, and premiered on May 1st, 2020 on Amazon.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Forever is just, like, so long...]]
By the year 2033, humans have developed the ability to upload' themselves into their preferred choice of [[ArtificialAfterlife afterlife]]. Software engineer Nathan (Creator/RobbieAmell) dies far earlier in his life than expected, and chooses to undergo the transfer, entering his version of heaven. Once there, he is greeted by Nora (Creator/AndieAllo) his customer service representative, who appears as holographic avatar while actually working from her warehouse cubicle. The series follows the two as Nathan grows accustomed to life away from his loved ones, and the still-living Nora struggles to stay afloat working her job.
The series is a biting satire of capitalism, created by Creator/GregDaniels, and premiered on May 1st, 2020 on Amazon.
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