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* Inverted in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' in the episode "2010", where contact with an advanced civilization willing to share technology makes 2010 a much different world than it was at the time of filming. A very visible bit of [[Zeerust]] is the fashions of this 2010: taking a cue from ''[[Wild Palms]]'', President Kinsey wears an outfit that would look more at home in ''1910''.
* ''[[Space Island One]]'' was set on a space station just a hair more advanced than would be possible today.
* An interestingly related setting is that of the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined(2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. The viewer is initially given no reference frame for when it occurs relative to Earth history, but it fits the pattern of Twenty Minutes into the Future in that it combines highly advanced, futuristic technology with a culture that is almost indistinguishable from the USA of 2005, down to the clothing. As the series progresses, more specific elements of American culture start appearing, and the fleet discovers {{spoiler|the post-apocalyptic remains of a planet they believe to be Earth, whose inhabitants also had a culture resembling 2000s America.}} Eventually, the series is revealed to be occurring somewhere around the year '' {{spoiler|148,000 B.C.}}''. [[Arc Words|All this has happened before and will happen again.]]
** The prequel series ''Caprica'', set about 50–60 years prior to the main series, follows the pattern to a degree by dressing the characters in fashions reminiscent of the '40s and '50s.
** In addition to similarities in clothing, the series features other modern-day elements, such as British rifles and American HMMW-Vs.
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