"Futurama: The Future You Didn’t Know You Wanted"

If you like the idea of a life with few worries, space travel, ridiculous scientific advances, and unforgettable friends, Futurama would be the perfect destination. Say goodbye to present-day problems and embrace a future where the only certainty is fun.

Suddenly, you wake up in the year 3000, without any concerns about rent, work, or modern world problems. If you’ve ever thought about living in a sci-fi sitcom, Futurama would be the best option. Forget about the daily grind and get ready to explore the universe without restrictions. From planets inhabited by robots to worlds where snails dominate the economy, the exploration is never ending. And the best part: you wouldn’t have to pay any intergalactic tickets because you’d be working at the Planet Express, a delivery company where no one takes the dangers of the job seriously.

Although, let’s be honest, you’d probably end up in a Saturnian restaurant, ordering an “I can't believe it's not meat” space burger. But well, this is my fantasy. I’m not going to let reality or plausibility ruin it. So save for yourself your logic-filled comments. I’m going to dream that I’m Philip J. Fry.

If artificial intelligence is booming nowadays (just check out the articles on Peliplat writing challenges), in Futurama’s future, we’d seem like the Flintstones. There, there are robots with existential crises, vending machines that make fun of you and a rapping kwanzaabot voiced by coolio. In this sitcom, science is at the service of chaos and fun.

At Planet Express, your boss would be a senile scientist who changes his mind every five minutes, your coworkers would be an alcoholic robot and a crustacean with a questionable medical degree, and no one would care about doing their job right. If you’ve ever wanted a job where failure is part of the daily grind, this is your place.

And if you feel your life isn’t going as you expected, there’s always a solution in the year 3000. Made a mistake? Use a black hole to reset history. Bored with your existence? Clone yourself or turn into a cyborg version of yourself. Here, second chances not only exist but they are sponsored by companies that sell the concept of a “new life” in monthly installments. In Futurama, black holes are like office breaks: there's always one nearby to ‘reset’ your life, but after a few trips, you start wondering if it really reset you or just 8 left you in a dimension where everything is the same, only with more mutants. Because in the world of Futurama, you could transform into any creature, modify your DNA to be a mutant, or even travel to the Sun and come out unscathed. Science has advanced so much that the laws of physics no longer matter that much.

If the best part of a sitcom is its cast, Futurama has an unbeatable one. Imagine spending your days with Bender, the robot who insults and steals without guilt; Leela, the badass kung fu mutant; Zoidberg, the crustacean doctor no one respects; and Zapp Brannigan, an intergalactic commander who constantly fails but with style. Every day would be an adventure of madness and absurdity.

On the other hand, the city of New New York is a spectacle in itself. Skyscrapers that defy logic, human transport pipes replacing buses, and taxis driven by grumpy aliens. In this world, the rules are flexible enough for there to always be a solution, no matter how ridiculous it may seem.

Another plus of living in Futurama is the food. You could try the delicious and mysterious Slurm snacks, an addictive drink whose origin you wouldn’t want to know but couldn’t stop drinking. You could also dine at a floating restaurant in Saturn’s rings or order delivery from a restaurant that’s already closed in another dimension.
Technology in the year 3000 has made entertainment reach unimaginable levels. From amusement parks on the Moon to holographic shows where the artists are enhanced versions of themselves. If you like TV, you could watch shows with celebrities who’ve had their heads preserved in jars. Imagine watching an interview with Shakespeare and Elvis as if they’d never stopped existing.

Medicine has also changed. In the world of Futurama, you could lose an organ in an explosion and get another one with no problem. Or you could end up with an accidental genetic mutation and, instead of treatment, use your new ability for something fun. If there’s one thing for sure, it’s that death is not a big deal in this universe.
If you’ve ever dreamed of time travel, Futurama makes it as easy as tripping and falling into a cryogenic capsule. No matter where you come from, there will always be an eccentric group of characters ready to welcome you and make your life anything but boring.

So, yeah. Living in Futurama would be the best decision of your life.