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- | *[[Isaac Asimov]]'s 1955 short story [[Franchise (short story)|Franchise]] takes place in 2008, the premise being that the U.S. president will be selected by a computer program looking for the "most representative citizen". | + | |
- | *[[John Barnes (author)|John Barnes]], ''Mother of Storms'' (1995) begins with a 2008 UN resolution barring any nation from acquiring nuclear weapons after June 1, 2008, subject to penalty of preemptive strike. | + | |
- | *[[Gregory Benford]]'s books ''The Jupiter War'' and ''The Threads of Time'' are set in 2008. | + | |
- | *The [[Galactic Milieu Series]] by [[Julian May]] features Earth's first contact with an alien race on June 20, 2008. | + | |
- | *In [[Francis Anderson]]'s 1992 book "Future Undetermined" the UN bans civilians from owning [[handguns]] on March 29. | + | |
- | *[[Ian McDonald (author)|Ian McDonald]]'s "Chaga Saga" (''Evolution's Shore'' and ''Kirinya'') begins with the March 13, 2008 impact arrival of the plant form Chaga from outer space. | + | |
- | *[[Alan E. Nourse]]'s 1957 book ''Rocket to Limbo'' begins with the March 3, 2008 launch of the starship Argonaut on a centuries-long trip to Alpha Centauri. | + | |
- | *''[[The Mote in God's Eye]]'' (1974) by [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]] postulates that faster-than-light travel is perfected in 2008. | + | |
- | *''The Next War'', a controversial 1996 novel about the post-Soviet era, co-authored by former U.S. Defense Secretary [[Caspar Weinberger]], looks at a possible 2008 nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia. | + | |
- | * The [[Collapse of the United States|United States of America will collapse]] before [[October 1]] according to [[Nostradamus]].{{Fact|date=January 2008}} | + | |
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- | ===Computer and video games=== | + | |
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- | * ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon|Ghost Recon]]'' (2001): Russia attempts to reunite the Soviet Union and invades several Eastern European countries. The UN intervenes with peacekeeping forces. | + | |
- | * ''[[Splinter Cell]]'' series: [[Sam Fisher]] goes undercover. | + | |
- | *''[[Shattered Union]]'': U.S. President David Jefferson Adams is elected in a sham election, and becomes the most unpopular president in U.S. history. | + | |
- | * ''[[Twisted Metal 3]]'' (1998) | + | |
- | * ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' (2008) | + | |
- | * ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' (2009) | + | |
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- | ===Film=== | + | |
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- | * Set in 2008: | + | |
- | ** ''[[Silent Running]]'' (1971) | + | |
- | ** ''[[Southland Tales]]'' (2007) | + | |
- | ** ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (2004) | + | |
- | <!-- This is for films that are already set set in 2008, not films that will be released in 2008. --> | + | |
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- | ===Television=== | + | |
- | * ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' (2003 series finale): The characters meet once again. Dawson is creator of a television series, ''The Creek'', based on his life. | + | |
- | * ''[[Futurama]]'' (1999 first episode "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"): Stop N' Drop [[Suicide booth]]s are invented. | + | |
- | * The [[List of Doctor Who serials#Series 3 (2007)|2007 series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Present time (such as [[Smith and Jones (Doctor Who)|Smith and Jones]]) is primarily set in 2008. | + | |
- | * The ''[[Future Boy Conan]]'' [[anime]] is set to begin in July 2008 with a devastating war resulting in the five continents sinking deep below the sea. | + |
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