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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Bryan Singer Explores the Dark Side of Transhumanism in “H+”

Warner Brothers is moving into the web TV series game with a bang with the announcement of their new web series “H+”, which is being produced by Bryan Singer of The Usual Suspects fame. Here’s a synopsis of the series:

H+: The Digital Series takes viewers on a journey into an apocalyptic future where technology has begun to spiral out of control…. a future where 33% of the world’s population has retired its cell phones and laptops in favor of a stunning new device – an implanted computer system called H+.

This tiny tool allows the user’s own mind and nervous system to be connected to the Internet 24 hours a day. But something else is coming… something dark and vicious… and within seconds, billions of people will be dead… opening the door to radical changes in the political and social landscape of the planet — prompting survivors to make sense of what went wrong.

The trailer premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con, and you can watch it below:

It’s hard to say what exactly is going on in here, but I thought the effects of people using the internet in their brains was pretty neat. And there does seem to be some interesting takes on the potential here – both good and bad.

Read More: http://blogs.forbes.com/alexknapp/2011/07/26/bryan-singer-explores-the-dark-side-of-transhumanism-in-h/

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