2/9/13

Check It Out: H+: The Digital Series

If you enjoy Continuum, particularly the part where the female lead has a microchip placed into her neck allowing her to see greater detail and related input on her surroundings, then you may want to check out H+ and see the rest of the story.  In the web series H+, available for free on YouTube, you can learn what happens when a computer virus infects the microchip and thereby the human wearing it.  It is basically a combination of FlashForward and RevolutionHere is a quick summary from the Facebook page:

H+: The Digital Series takes viewers on a journey into an apocalyptic future where technology has begun to spiral out of control.... a future where 33% of the world’s population has retired its cell phones and laptops in favor of a stunning new device – an implanted computer system called H+. This tiny tool allows the user's own mind and nervous system to be connected to the Internet 24 hours a day.  

But something else is coming... something dark and vicious... and within seconds, billions of people will be dead... opening the door to radical changes in the political and social landscape of the planet -- prompting survivors to make sense of what went wrong.

The first season of the series, produced by Bryan Singer (X-Men), is told in 48 episodes (255 minutes in all) that jump from the day everything went wrong back in time to when the idea was germinating and the new H+ product was spreading around the world.  The intriguing plot combined with excellent acting for a show using this medium, gives you the impression of a well-executed television program in mini-bites.  

H+ is a good warning about what can go wrong, and may cause you to view Google Glasses in a whole new way.