Original 2021 statement: The TV show the Jetsons will soon seem like it too is from the olden days
What Jim has written about this
From “Daily Inspiration: “If you carefully study the show, you realize that the Jetsons even predicted Snapchat - as in the episode when Jane could easily change her face!”” (July 2017)
“If you carefully study the show, you realize that the Jetsons even predicted Snapchat - as in the episode when Jane could easily change her face!” - Futurist Jim Carroll
‘’ I’ve never had more fun on stage then when I’m talking about the Jetsons - so much of what was predicted in the show has come true! I’ve even turned it into a keynote topic: “The Jetsons have Arrived 50 Years Early - What Are You Going to Do About It?”
From “The Amazing Karma of the Future! (Hint - Watch this Video!)” (November 2016)
To help emphasize the issue of the era of acceleration I’ve been using the story of the Jetson’s over the last 5 years while on stage. Remember it? It’s that cartoon show from 1962, purporting to show what the world will look like in 2062. Remember George Jetson? Remember the fact that there were autonomous vehicles, robot assistants, drones, and Skype and FaceTime seemed to be everywhere?
Great minds think alike! They think the world of the Jetson’s is going to arrive here soon too — and are planning to play a major role in helping to make it happen. So much so, that they engaged Hollywood filmmaker Justin Lin of Star Trek Beyond fame, to do a live-action re-imagination of the world of “The Jetsons!
This is all just too much fun — just yesterday, while in Washington, I had some time to kill before a meeting, so I visited the Smithsonian Institution. What did I find, but a Jetsons lunchbox!
Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:
Daily Inspiration: “If you carefully study the show, you realize that the Jetsons even predicted Snapchat - as in the episode when Jane could easily change her face!”
The Amazing Karma of the Future! (Hint - Watch this Video!)