History WesternAnimation / TheFutureIsWild

C.G.'s arrival in the past ends up attracting the attention of a group of twenty-first century teens named Luis Calabasas, Emily Lornatae, and Ethan Bolato, who discover C.G. and the Time Flyer. Having few other choices, C.G. brings them on board the Time Flyer as crewmates and also lets the squibbon (nicknamed "Squibby") stay as a pet (although she must keeps its presence secret from her father, who provides instructions during her time voyages).

''The Future is Wild'' is an AllCGICartoon from Creator/{{Nelvana}} based on the popular SpeculativeBiology documentary series [[Literature/TheFutureIsWild of the same name]].

The series ran for 26 episodes on Creator/{{Teletoon}} and [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily Discovery Kids]] from 2007-2008. Reruns continued to pop up on said channels for several years however, and the show is now available on the streaming service Tubi for free.

%%* DitzyGenius: C.G. is this often.
%%* FriendToAllLivingThings: Emily.

* DeadpanSnarker: Luis, and C.G. at times too.
* DitzyGenius: C.G. is this often.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Emily.

%%* DeadpanSnarker: Luis, and C.G. at times too.
%%* DitzyGenius: C.G. is this often.
%%* FriendToAllLivingThings: Emily.

[[caption-width-right:350:Sometimes I feel I'm dreaming, but when I open my eyes, well, the future is wild![[note]]L-R:Ethan, Emily, C.G. (with Squibby in front of her), and Luis.[[/note]]]]

Essentially a way to introduce kids to the concept of SpeculativeBiology and to the worlds and creatures of the original documentary series through a LighterAndSofter, more entertainment-focused lens, ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon features all three of the time periods seen in the show and most of the environments and animals as well[[note]]The North American Desert and Mediterranean Salt Flats of 5 million years into the future, as well as the Rainshadow Desert and Global Ocean of 200 million years into the future are the only environments not featured in the show; logically, the animals living there don't appear either[[/note]]. Due to the different tone and visuals, as well as the somewhat lower budget, it also uses more simplistic and cartoonish-looking models for the animals compared to the source material, with the creatures engaging in AnimalTalk. While these changes have earned it the gripe and ire of some (particularly more hardcore or serious-minded fans of the documentary show), ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon has nonetheless gained its share of fans and praise (include several award nominations).

This AnimatedAdaptation focuses on C.G., a teenage girl from the year 12,000 AD where the advent of a massive ice age is threatening to cause the extinction of the human race. Tasked by her father to save humanity, C.G. is given a time-travelling ship known as the Time Flyer to travel into the future and find a new time period for humans to live in. However, C.G.'s first mission isn't exactly successful, as her trip to the world 200 million years into the future ends up with a monkey-like squid descendant called a squibbon sneaking on to the Time Flyer as a stowaway and accidentally causing C.G. to end up at the start of the twenty-first century, specifically the year 2000.

Essentially a way to introduce kids to the concept of SpeculativeBiology and to the worlds and creatures of the original documentary series through a LighterAndSofter, more entertainment-focused lens, ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon features all three of the time periods seen in the show and most of the environments and animals as well[[note]]The North American Desert and Mediterranean Salt Flats of 5 million years into the future, as well as the Rainshadow Desert and Global Ocean of 200 million years into the future are the only environments not featured in the show; logically, the animals living there don't appear either[[/note]]. Due to the different tone and visuals, as well as the somewhat lower budget, it also uses more simplistic and cartoonish-looking models for the animals compared to the source material, with the creatures engaging in AnimalTalk. While these changes have earned it some gripe and ire of some (particularly more hardcore or serious-minded fans of the documentary show), ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon has nonetheless gained its share of fans and praise (include several award nominations).

''The Future is Wild'' is an AllCGICartoon from the Canadian company Creator/{{Nelvana}} based on the popular SpeculativeBiology documentary series [[Literature/TheFutureIsWild of the same name]].

And so, C.G. and her new friends travel through the various time periods of the world after humanity's extinction, exploring all manner of unique and fantastic environments inhabited the bizarre and spectacular descendants of familiar animals from the twenty-first century. As they travel these strange worlds and encounter the even stranger wildlife that populates them, the team carries out various missions and gets themselves into a variety of both adventures and misadventures, often utilizing technology from C.G.'s time to fulfill her ultimate mission of finding the perfect new home for the human race.

Essentially a way to introduce kids to the concept of SpeculativeBiology and the worlds and creatures of the documentary series presented through a LighterAndSofter, more entertainment-focused lens, ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon features all three of the time periods seen in the show and most of the environments and animals as well[[note]]The North American Desert and Mediterranean Salt Flats of 5 million years into the future, as well as the Rainshadow Desert and Global Ocean of 200 million years into the future are the only environments not featured in the show; logically, the animals living there don't appear either[[/note]]. Due to the different tone and visuals, as well as the somewhat lower budget, it also uses more simplistic and cartoonish-looking models for the animals compared to the source material, with the creatures engaging in AnimalTalk. While these changes have earned it some gripe and ire of some (particularly more hardcore or serious-minded fans of the documentary show), ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon has nonetheless gained its share of fans and praise (include several award nominations).

This AnimatedAdaptation focuses on C.G., a teenage girl from the year 12,000 AD when the advent of a massive ice age is threatening to cause the extinction of the human race. Tasked by her father to save humanity, C.G. is given a time-travelling ship known as the Time Flyer to travel into the future and find a new time period for humans to live in. However, C.G.'s first mission isn't exactly successful, as her trip to the world 200 million years into the future ends up with a monkey-like squid descendant called a squibbon sneaking on to the Time Flyer as a stowaway and accidentally causing C.G. to end up at the start of the twenty-first century, specifically the year 2000.

C.G.'s arrival in the past ends up attracting the attention of a group of twenty-first century teens named Luis Calabasas, Emily Lornatae, and Ethan Bolato, who discover C.G. and the Time Flyer. Having few other choices, C.G. brings them on board the Time Flyer as crewmates and also lets the squibbon (nicknamed "Squibby") stay as a pet (although she must keeps its presence secret from her father, who instructs her on her travels through time).

This AnimatedAdaptation focuses on C.G., a teenage girl from the year 12,000 AD when the advent of a massive Ice Age is threatening to cause the extinction of the human race. Tasked by her father to save humanity, C.G. is given a time-travelling ship known as the Time Flyer to travel into the future and find a new time period for humans to live in. However, C.G.'s first mission isn't exactly successful, as her trip to the world 200 million years into the future ends up with a monkey-like squid descendant called a squibbon sneaking on to the Time Flyer as a stowaway and accidentally causing C.G. to end up at the start of the twenty-first century, specifically the year 2000.

Essentially a way to introduce kids to the concept of SpeculativeBiology and the worlds and creatures of the documentary series presented through a LighterAndSofter, more entertainment-focused lens, ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon features all three of the time periods seen in the show and most of the environments and animals as well[[note]]The North American Desert and Mediterranean Salt Flats of 5 million years into the future, as well as the Rainshadow Desert and Global Ocean of 200 million years into the future are the only environments not featured in the show; logically, the animals living there don't appear either[[/note]]. Due to the different tone and visuals, as well as the somewhat lower budget, it also uses more simplistic and cartoonish-looking models for the animals compared to the source material, with the creatures engaging in AnimalTalk. While these changes have earned it some gripe and ire of more hardcore or serious-minded fans, ''The Future is Wild'' cartoon has nonetheless gained its share of fans and praise (include several award nominations).

''The Future is Wild'' is a CGI-animated children's series produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, based on [[Literature/TheFutureIsWild the book of the same name]]. This AnimatedAdaptation of stars a teenage girl from ten thousand years into the future named C.G. who explores the environments featured in the miniseries alongside a group of twenty-first century teens (Luis, Emily, and Ethan) -- as well as a future squid -- picked up by accident. It ran for 26 episodes on Creator/{{Teletoon}} and [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily Discovery Kids]] from 2007-2008.

!!''The Future is Wild'' CGI children's series provides examples of:

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