the Discovery Channel in 2100
9> Extinction 4D: Play with natural events through Time Travel On
Demand and see what stepping on butterflies can really do! (As
with all 4D programming, actual remote time travel limited to
first 256 participants.)
8> Going Alien: Follow our volunteers as they test the physical
limits of living with new and unusual species, while
assimilating into their culture.
7> Deadliest Catch: Watch as Indigenous Life-Form Control Units
try to keep the local life-forms from eating, or implanting
eggs into the colonists, or the rest of their teammates, for
that matter.
6> Planet Engineering: Watch as Venus is chewed up, moved to
Lagrangian point 3 and terraformed into our beloved planetary
twin Gaia.
5> Nanite 911: Watch our littlest robo-repairmen fix emergency
victims from the inside out, using only the materials at
hand.
4> Cloned Shark Week: Are the genetically reintroduced sharks a
match for their original species? We’ll find out.
3> DIY Saucer Repair: Forget those annoying crashes; you can
remake it “good as new,” with our handy tips.
2> Verminators 2100: Orkin men of the future try to exterminate
extremely hostile insectoids. Hosted by Ender.
Mars/Phobos transit shuttle.
Selected from 46 submissions from 14 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Will Southworth, San Antonio, TX — 1, 4
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 2
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 3, 5
Douglas Bishop, Fort Wayne, IN — 6
Tom Rodman, Durham, NC — 7, 8
Ryan Garcia, Austin, TX — 9
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator