Doctor Who , Star Trek , Star War s and Starship Troopers . I know what the future is supposed to look like. We fought some wars.
Prosperity trickles down to the masses.
We meet some alien races that all suspiciously speak the king's English. We move to Mars for better tanning facilities. We all start to look like the cast of 90210. The major car manufacturers haven't passed along the secret to water-powered cars. NASA is behind schedule building the international space station.