We start off gently with a little “did you know”: the villain “Colony Sarff” uses a hoverboard to get around! It’s in the first episode of season 9 of Doctor Who. And if that makes you want to rewatch the whole thing, now’s the time with the holidays coming up.
Such as the futuristic monoroues in the film Tomorrowland, released in France as “In Pursuit of Tomorrow” in 2015. In this film directed by Brad Bird, we follow Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) and Frank Walker (George Clooney) on their quest to save an ideal futuristic world threatened by pessimism. Together, they attempt to restore the balance between optimism and technological progress to preserve the future of Earth and Tomorrowland.
Closer to home, cocorico, it’s the series Le Bureau des Légendes! That’s right, Jules Sagot aka Sylvain Ellenstein in the series, uses an Inmotion V8 to get to work in the eighth episode of the fourth season. And it’s fair to say he’s doing pretty well! “Le Bureau des Légendes” is a French spy series. It follows DGSE agents, including CIA officer Malotru, on secret missions. The series explores the emotional and moral complexities of the agents, as well as the geopolitical issues involved in the world of intelligence.
Kingsong KS S18s and electric longboards from Evolve can also be found in Jan Kounen’s series The Show, out in 2018 on BlackPills. The series is adapted from Filip Syta’s novel of the same name, and is set in the near future, where a search engine called ‘The Show’ has taken control of everyone’s lives. The Show knows everything about everyone, and it’s a scathing critique of a famous search engine slash webmail slash operating system slash ..
And tip of the hat or heart it depends for the documentary by Thomas aka Mr Flex. After 26 episodes recounting his trip around the world in a gyroroue, he decided to compile this unique adventure in the form of a film lasting just over 1 hour. He travelled the world, from Paris to Vietnam (with a stopover in South Korea) before the borders were closed due to the pandemic. So that’s 16,000 kilometres swallowed up, between Paris and Hanoi on a Kingsong KS 18L gyroroue.
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