History Series / TwentyFiftySeven

* SuspendedAnimation: Artificial blood can serve as a short-term form of this in an emergency.

''2057'' was a SpeculativeDocumentary and {{Docudrama}} which aired on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel in 2007. Three episodes attempted to predict what technology and society would be like in the titular year. Each episode had a separate plot, interspersed with non-fictional segments showing the progress being made towards new technologies so far.

The second episode, "The City," focused on households and urban living in the future. The plot involved a boy named Paul Gater who releases his holographic shark pet, which unintentionally becomes a virus, into the city's network.

* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: The police uses public surveillance cameras to track down Paul's grandfather, although it is not necessarily portrayed as malevolent.

* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: The police uses public surveillance cameras to track down Paul's grandfather, although it is not necessarily portrayed as villainous.

* ExtyYearsFromNow: The series was released in 2007, and takes place 50 years later.

* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: This series would fall at 5.5 on the scale (Futurology), as it was specifically based on extrapolations from current technological advancements at the time.

* VirtualPet: Paul Gater in the second episode has a holographic dolphin, and later gets a holographic talking orange shark coded by his grandfather.

* HollywoodHacking: Paul uses his grandfather's old laptop to hack into the city's computer network to display his holographic shark pet as an advertisement. He even says "I'm in."

* ComputerVirus: As Paul used his grandfather's laptop to upload his holographic shark to the city's network, he did not know that the laptop had an "ancient" virus that the city was not prepared to handle. Although Paul was the one who did the hacking, Paul's grandfather is blamed for this and gets into trouble with the police, including Paul's mother. He and his grandson head to the central city archive and the old communication headquarters to fix the problem.

* TechnologicallyBlindElders: Subverted, as Paul's grandfather was born in the early Internet age and is a master at programming.

* SuspendedAnimation: Artificial blood can serve as a short-term form of this in an emergency.

* TheCracker: Paul's grandfather used to be a cybercriminal, having spent eight years in prison for hacking into the medical insurance database and almost wiping it out.

* HollywoodHacking: Paul uses his grandfather's old laptop to hack into the city's computer network to display his holographic shark pet as an advertisement. He even says "I'm in."

* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: The police uses public surveillance cameras to track down criminals, although it is not necessarily portrayed as villainous.

* [[AutoDoc Auto-Doc]]: The surgeon does not operate directly on the patient, but instead uses a holographic interface to control a surgical robot.

* PostPeakOil: In the third episode, there is a global energy crisis as oil and natural gas are running out. Electricity and car usage is being rationed, and the United States and China have tensions over reserves in Central Asia. International researchers on a space elevator are on a race against time to develop solar panels that could effectively replace fossil fuels.

The third and final episode, "The World," involved issues of an international nature, such as spaceflight, energy crises, and potential geopolitical conflicts. In the story, American and Chinese scientists are researching more efficient solar panels onboard a SpaceElevator, while their governments end up on the verge of declaring war.

''2057'' was a SpeculativeDocumentary and {{Docudrama}} aired on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel in 2007. Three episodes attempted to predict what technology and society would be like in the titular year. Each episode had a separate plot, interspersed with non-fictional segments showing the progress being made towards new technologies so far.

* RobotBuddy: The Gater family in the second episode has an ASIMO robot assistant, which at this point is decades old.

''2057'' was a SpeculativeDocumentary and {{Docudrama}} aired on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel in 2007. Three episodes attempted to predict what technology and society would be like in the eponymous year. Each episode had a separate plot, interspersed with non-fictional segments showing the progress being made towards new technologies so far.

* FlyingCar: A sleek flying ambulance is shown in the first episode, landing near a man who fell out of a window. The Moller M400 Skycar is featured in a documentary segment (but as of 2021, it still has not "flown" without a tether at a short distance above the ground).

The second episode, "The City," focused on households and urban living in the future. The plot involved a boy named Paul Gater who releases his holographic shark pet into the city's network, which unintentionally becomes a virus.

The third and final episode, "The World," involved issues of an international nature, such as spaceflight, energy, and potential geopolitical conflicts. In the story, American and Chinese scientists are researching more efficient solar panels onboard a SpaceElevator, while their governments could break out into war on the ground.

* ComputerVirus: The holographic orange shark came attached with an old virus that the city's computer systems were not prepared to handle. Paul's grandfather is blamed for this and gets into trouble with Paul's mother, who is a police officer.

* EverythingIsOnline: The "shark virus" manages to bring the entire city to a halt because every system is connected.
* FlyingCar: The Moller M400 Skycar is featured in the documentary segments (but as of 2021, it still has not "flown" without a tether at a short distance above the ground).
* {{Hologram}}: Volumetric projections can be seen all over the place, whether as large signs and advertisements or small virtual pets.
* HolographicTerminal: Floating interfaces are used by most people at their jobs, such as at a surgical procedure.

* InsuranceFraud: The protagonist of the first episode tries to avoid the higher premiums associated with drinking alcohol by using urine samples that are not his. This puts him in the non-insured ward and officially cancels his surgery, but a generous surgeon performs it anyway using a deceased patient's insurance policy.

* SmartHouse: They have medical sensors to monitor your body and can send that data to your health insurance company.
* SpaceElevator: One is used as a international research laboratory.

* VirtualPet: Paul Gater in the second episode has a holographic dolphin, and later gets a holographic talking shark coded by his grandfather.

* EverythingIsOnline: The "shark virus" manages to bring the entire city to a halt.

2057 was a SpeculativeDocumentary and {{Docudrama}} aired on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel in 2007. Three episodes attempted to predict what technology and society would be like in the eponymous year. Each episode had a separate plot, interspersed with non-fictional segments showing the progress being made towards new technologies so far.

''2057'' was a SpeculativeDocumentary and {{Docudrama}} aired on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel in 2007. Three episodes attempted to predict what technology and society would be like in the eponymous year. Each episode had a separate plot, interspersed with non-fictional segments and interviews with scientists and futurologists talking about the implications of emerging technologies.

"The City" focused on households and urban living in the future. The plot involved a boy who releases his holographic shark pet into the city's network, which unintentionally virus.

"The World" involved issues of an international nature, such as spaceflight, energy, and potential geopolitical conflicts. American and Chinese scientists are researching more efficient solar panels onboard a SpaceElevator, while their governments could break out into war on the ground.

* AutomatedAutomobiles: Cars can drive themselves in the future.
* ComputerVirus: The holographic orange shark came attached with an old virus
* ExtyYearsFromNow: The series was released in 2007.
* EverythingIsOnline: How the "shark virus" manages to bring the entire city to a halt.
* FlyingCar: They are very common. The Moller M400 Skycar is featured in the documentary segments (but as of 2021, it still has not "flown" without a tether at a short distance above the ground).
* {{Hologram}}: Can be seen all over the place, whether as large advertisements or small interactive virtual pets.

* SpaceElevator: One is used as a international research laboratory.

2057 was a SpeculativeDocumentary and {{Docudrama}} aired on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel in 2007. Three episodes attempted to predict what technology and society would be like in the eponymous year. Each episode had a separate plot, interspersed with non-fictional segments and interviews with scientists and futurologists talking about the implications of emerging technologies.