Utopia

Mother Divine, Leader of a Shady Celibacy Cult, Has a Shockingly Small FBI File

We’ve looked at a number of different cults and cult leaders here at Paleofuture, and they usually have pretty hefty FBI files. Synanon? 346 pages. The Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh? 591 pages. But a cult leader who recently died this past March has a shockingly small FBI file. How small? Just six pages. Edna Rose Ritchings…

16 Great Unsung TV Shows of the Past Few Years That Everybody Should Watch

We’re living in a goddamn Golden Age of television. But there’s also way too much TV to keep track of, and a few shows get the lion’s share of attention. So here’s our list of 16 recent TV shows that haven’t gotten their props. Time to start binge-watching! First, let’s define our terms. These are…

World War Z Sequel Has A Surprising New Writer (And Now We’re Interested In It)

World War Z had a troubled production, but since it’s release, there have been efforts on a sequel film. Now, the movie has a new writer that gives us some hope that it might actually be good: Dennis Kelly, creator of the UK show Utopia. Earlier this year, we learned that any new movie would…

David Fincher’s Utopia Is Dead

According to Deadline, David Fincher’s US remake of the Channel 4 series Utopia for HBO is dead, with its actors released from their commitments. HBO had ordered the adaptation of the show last year, written by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn. Fincher would have directed the entire season. It seems that the production team and…

HBO may have killed David Fincher’s Utopia over budget issues. Deadlinereports that the show, about fans of a graphic novel and what happens when they find out about a secret sequel, has released its actors.

Oregon Was Founded As a Racist Utopia

When Oregon was granted statehood in 1859, it was the only state in the Union admitted with a constitution that forbade black people from living, working, or owning property there. It was illegal for black people even to move to the state until 1926. Oregon’s founding is part of the forgotten history of racism in…

Blood on the Tracks in Pullman: Chicagoland’s Failed Capitalist Utopia

In 1880 industrialist George Pullman set out to build a capitalist utopia. The town of Pullman was established just outside of Chicago as a model community—a place that was supposed to produce both happy workers and a nice return for Pullman’s investors. It turned out to be a miserable failure. And conditions in the town…

Utopia Cancelled

Fox recently launched an ambitious (and expensive) experiment. Their new $50 million reality show Utopia set out to discover what happens when you put a diverse group of Americans on a ranch in the middle of nowhere to set up a perfect society. The answer? Apparently nothing terribly interesting happens. Because the show has been…

Looking back at Utopia Season 2 – The Greatest Show you’ve never Seen

There’s a very good chance that you’ve not seen Utopia, the now-cancelled British conspiracy thriller that’s spent the past year and a half blowing our minds with its messed up dystopic take on the modern world. You should change that very, very soon. It’s funny, having to re-edit a piece of enthusiastic recommendation into an…

Channel 4 has cancelled Utopia

Oh no. Channel 4’s dark conspiracy thriller Utopia was one of the most exciting new series coming out of the UK lately – but it won’t be coming back. The broadcaster has confirmed that the show is not being picked up for a third series. In Utopia, Dennis Kelly had crafted an intense, beautifully plotted…

David Fincher Will Direct Season 1 of HBO’s Supernatural Thriller Utopia

In what is a pretty big commitment — destined to take up most of 2015 — David Fincher’s planning to direct every episode of HBO’s adaptation of the British series Utopia. Assuming that HBO’s Utopia is a close adaptation of the original UK show, it’ll follow a group of people who have a cult graphic…

That New Utopia Show Is a Dumb Dystopia But Obviously That’s the Point

Throughout history, people have tried to build many different versions of Utopia. Sometimes it’s a charismatic leader ushering people toward a righteous path with a common goal. Other times, groups of like-minded people come together to democratically work toward a common goal. And sometimes it’s just a bunch of knuckleheads on a reality show. If…

Futures, Ranked

A comprehensive list of possible futures, ranked from least desirable to most desirable: 3. Dystopia 2. The one where your phone is a little bit thinner and takes nicer pictures 1. Utopia Image: Screenshot from the 1982 utopian fantasy movie Blade Runner

Utopia is back! If you’re as obsessed as we are with the colorful British conspiracy show Utopia, then check out the first trailer for season 2, coming in July. It’s full of hilarious lines and insane moments. [Thanks Adam!]

Tons of Rumors About Game of Thrones And Batman v. Superman!

Lucasfilm may have met with yet another potential Star Wars director. Does Batman’s next Batsuit have a much brighter color scheme? Find out when we’ll see James McAvoy play Victor Frankenstein. Colin Trevorrow gives a new glimpse of a Jurassic World dinosaur. And what’s in Malcolm Merlyn’s vial on Arrow? Spoilers now! Top image: Game…

Who Are All These New People In This Avengers 2 Set Video?

Is there another surprising arch-villain in Batman v. Superman? Steven Spielberg’s movie of Roald Dahl’s The BFG gets a release date. Michael Bay explains why he returned to the Transformers world for a fourth movie. Plus just how good is the Gotham pilot?. Spoilers now! Top image: Avengers: Age of Ultron concept art Avengers: Age…

A Very Specific List of Things That Are Ruining My Google Alerts

I love Google Alerts. They’re a great tool for tracking the mention of different things online. I use them less as a way to learn about breaking news and more as a way to discover how people are talking about the future. But there are all kinds of things that are messing them up. Well,…

When Vegetarians Tried To Build A Utopia of Octagonal Houses in Kansas

If you begin looking into the history of vegetarianism, you’ll find that Kansas pops up over and over again. The state was once the planned site for a particularly striking vegetarian utopia: Octagon City. Its strict geometric plan was a grand, city-scale expression of a mid-18th century fad for octagon houses. You won’t find eight…

Space, Utopia’s Final Frontier

The colonization of Earth’s orbit, the Moon, Mars, and other planets still promises a kind of space utopia for Homo sapiens. Since the second half of the 20th century, more and more concepts have imagined how it could be possible for humans to live in permanent habitats beyond our planet. The following 28 images show…

Utopias, Ranked

There are all kinds of different utopian visions in the world. But which ones are the best? Today we have the definitive (and comprehensive) list of utopias ranked from least amazing to most amazing. 30. Immortality utopia 29. Meal-in-a-pill utopia 28. Vaping utopia 27. Game of Thrones but nobody has swords utopia 26. Bitcoin utopia…