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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Comic Book Time]], [[Long Runner]], and [[Technology Marches On]]. Sister Trope to [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]. |
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So you are watching early episodes of a show that is set in the [[Present Day]] (or what was the present for when the show came out). In [[Real Life]] when these episodes were written, tech that we now took for granted was just coming out, and the show would reflect this, showing everything from CD-ROMS, the Internet, computers (albeit with command line prompt) cell phones, and what have you as the latest thing. |
So you are watching early episodes of a show that is set in the [[Present Day]] (or what was the present for when the show came out). In [[Real Life]] when these episodes were written, tech that we now took for granted was just coming out, and the show would reflect this, showing everything from CD-ROMS, the Internet, computers (albeit with command line prompt) cell phones, and what have you as the latest thing. |
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== Comics == |
== Comics == |
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* ''[[Hi and Lois]]'': Look at the photo on [[The Other Wiki]] [ |
* ''[[Hi and Lois]]'': Look at the photo on [[The Other Wiki]] [[wikipedia:Hi and lois|here]], and compare the TV to the modern TV the family has now, not to mention the other conveniences that they have. |
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* ''[[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]]'' -- Started out as a [[The Great Depression|Great Depression-era]] comic. Now, they have the latest iMacs. |
* ''[[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]]'' -- Started out as a [[The Great Depression|Great Depression-era]] comic. Now, they have the latest iMacs. |
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* [[Blondie]]'s family has been around for decades, and (as noted on the main page) has stayed the same age since the 1940's. However, the family now owns a flat-panel LCD screen and keyboard, presumably attached to a computer of some sort. |
* [[Blondie]]'s family has been around for decades, and (as noted on the main page) has stayed the same age since the 1940's. However, the family now owns a flat-panel LCD screen and keyboard, presumably attached to a computer of some sort. |
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