The first episode of the 12th season of the animated series Futurama is dedicated to NFT and blockchain
Date: 2024-07-31 Author: Gabriel Deangelo Categories: BLOCKCHAIN
The first episode of the 12th season of the popular animated series Futurama was released on the streaming service Hulu. In this episode, the main characters encounter modern NFT and blockchain technologies. The plot of the episode shows how the character Bender decides to issue his own collection of non-fungible tokens and faces the difficulties associated with this innovation.
Bender and NFT
According to the plot, Bender and his friends accidentally learn about NFT technology and the opportunity to make money by selling them. Robot Bender, as always striving for quick profit, decides to create and issue his own collection of NFT. In the process of working on the project, he comes to the conclusion that the trade in non-fungible tokens is based on fraud. In typical Bender fashion, he rejoices in this fact and continues his machinations.
After selling the collection to the Museum of Modem Art, Bender suddenly loses his identity and goes on a quest to Mexico. Meanwhile, the rest of the characters try to steal the NFT, but encounter the peculiarities and complexities of the blockchain that hinder them in this matter.
Relevance of the plot
The creators of the series noted that they often draw inspiration for new episodes from current events in the real world. The history of the emergence of NFTs and their trading seemed to the authors an interesting phenomenon for the plot.
“We like it when the real world gives ideas for episodes. Setting the show 1,000 years in the future does not mean you will not comment on modern society. It just makes it more distant,” said Futurama writer David Samuel Cohen.
In one of the upcoming episodes of season 12, Futurama will touch on another modern technology - artificial intelligence. According to the plot, the chatbot will become a jealous friend of one of the main characters, Leela, which will lead to another wave of comic situations.
Viewer reaction
Viewers' opinions on the episode dedicated to NFT were divided. Some users of the social network X (formerly Twitter) believe that the NFT topic is outdated and irrelevant. Others appreciated the humorous reminder of the blockchain segment and believed that the series successfully presents complex modern topics in a comic way.
It is worth noting that at the end of the episode, the main characters were still unable to understand the concept of NFT and figure out what their benefits are for humans. This episode reminds viewers of the complexity and ambiguity of new technologies, offering to look at them through the prism of humor.
Recall that in November 2023, another popular animated series, The Simpsons, also dedicated one of its episodes to the topic of non-fungible tokens and blockchain, which emphasizes the interest and relevance of these technologies in modern culture.
