Are there any television shows that were set in the future when they first aired, but are set in the past today? An example of this question might be a television show made in the 1960s and set in the 1990s.

CapainNemo

One that immediately springs to mind is 70's british Sci-Fi series "Space: 1999" "Space: 1999 (ITC Entertainment and RAI, 1975-77) is a British science-fiction television series. In the series, nuclear waste from Earth is stored on the moon. The waste explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, which knocks the moon out of its orbit and sends it and the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha hurtling uncontrollably into outer space. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_1999 May 18 09, 5:16 PM

mjws1968

Several Gerry Anderson shows, Space 1999 and UFO being the obvious examples. It is almost hysterically funny to see their computers filling half a room, none of the writers ever foresaw the invention of the microcomputer. http://www.space1999.net/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_1999 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_(TV_series) http://ufoseries.com/ Hope that is enough to get you going, most of his other shows like Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet were set a century in the future in the 2060s and so we have a good half century to go yet, and even now the technology seems a tad outdated. May 18 09, 5:20 PM

Arpeggionist

Sure there were. One of the best known is the show "Quantum Leap" starring Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Becket. The futuristic "present" to which its star character wishes to return is set between 1995 and 2000. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Quantum_Leap_episodes) May 18 09, 5:33 PM

star_gazer

"Pigs In Space", a regular feature on the "Muppet Show". http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Pigs_in_Space May 18 09, 5:59 PM

scottietwenty3

Futurama. The series follows the adventures of a former New York pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, after he is cryogenically frozen seconds after the start of the year 2000, and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama May 18 09, 7:52 PM

david1975

CapainNemo, mjws1980, and Arpeggionist have given some examples of what I am talking about. As far as star_gazer, I consider Pigs in Space to be a parody of the real television show Lost in Space, and I do not think either show counts unless Lost in Space was set between when it was originally aired and today. Futurama definitely does not count, scottietwenty3, because the bulk of that show is set in the 31st century. May 18 09, 8:43 PM

CapainNemo

I believe Lost in Space does actually begin in the future 'past'. "In the year 1997, the Robinson family leaves Earth in the Jupiter 2 space ship to colonize Alpha Centauri" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lost_in_Space_episodes Although I think the time taken on their journey may have taken them beyond the current date by the time they land. I don't remember it that well. May 19 09, 7:24 AM