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Wondered if anyone else watched the PBS series "Electric Dreams".
Made in 2009, the British series takes a family of today back to the "house" of 1970. The only "electronic" device was a transistor radio.
Then day by day, the years advance. From 1970 to 2000. Technology advances, and more gadgets and gizmos are added to the house. Not just electronics, but things like microwave, central heating, power brakes and steering on the car, etc.
Really interesting to see how they show a family playing board games and "pick up sticks" together after dinner, in 1970. Then as the technology increases, each member gradually gets his/her own "thing" (individual TVs, video games, pagers, giant "mobile phones", early computers, internet hookup, etc.). All of course extremely expensive when they first came out.
As "things" get cheaper, each family member begins claiming their "things" and taking them to his/her own room.
At the end of the series, two interesting aspects to me:
- How the early technology was WOW! when it first appeared, and how "klunky" and non-standardized it looks today. Think early analog cell phones, video game cartridges, and computer software.
- And how the children at the end of the series actually wish the family still played together as a unit, instead of each person having his/her own "technology room".
Funny - the husband is really down about not having power brakes and power steering, on the 1970 Ford Cortina they gave him to drive. And the 1985 Sinclair C5 "electric vehicle" - well, it never quite caught on.
Anyone else see the shows?
Tom
Made in 2009, the British series takes a family of today back to the "house" of 1970. The only "electronic" device was a transistor radio.
Then day by day, the years advance. From 1970 to 2000. Technology advances, and more gadgets and gizmos are added to the house. Not just electronics, but things like microwave, central heating, power brakes and steering on the car, etc.
Really interesting to see how they show a family playing board games and "pick up sticks" together after dinner, in 1970. Then as the technology increases, each member gradually gets his/her own "thing" (individual TVs, video games, pagers, giant "mobile phones", early computers, internet hookup, etc.). All of course extremely expensive when they first came out.
As "things" get cheaper, each family member begins claiming their "things" and taking them to his/her own room.
At the end of the series, two interesting aspects to me:
- How the early technology was WOW! when it first appeared, and how "klunky" and non-standardized it looks today. Think early analog cell phones, video game cartridges, and computer software.
- And how the children at the end of the series actually wish the family still played together as a unit, instead of each person having his/her own "technology room".
Funny - the husband is really down about not having power brakes and power steering, on the 1970 Ford Cortina they gave him to drive. And the 1985 Sinclair C5 "electric vehicle" - well, it never quite caught on.
Anyone else see the shows?
Tom
