Island City (film)
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Island City is a science fiction
television pilot
movie that was aired by Prime Time Entertainment Network
in 1994. The film was produced by Lee Rich Productions in association with Lorimar Television
.
The premise was that mutations resulting from genetic experimentation in the 21st century create chaos when a few people are made essentially immortal while the rest revert to a barbaric proto-humanoid state. The movie touched on many themes including genetic experimentation, virtual reality, and state-controlled marriages. Citizens of the city would wear a colored crystal on their neck and could only mate with other citizens of the same color. The color of the crystal was based on the individual's genetic makeup. Outside the domed city were humans that devolved into a more primitive state due to a genetic engineering disaster in the 21st century. To keep citizens entertained in the city there were virtual reality goggles they could wear that simulated environments and sensations to the user.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
movie that was aired by Prime Time Entertainment Network
Prime Time Entertainment Network
The Prime Time Entertainment Network was a United States television network launched in 1993 by the Prime Time Consortium, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Domestic Television and the Chris-Craft group of independent stations...
in 1994. The film was produced by Lee Rich Productions in association with Lorimar Television
Lorimar Productions
Lorimar, later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993...
.
The premise was that mutations resulting from genetic experimentation in the 21st century create chaos when a few people are made essentially immortal while the rest revert to a barbaric proto-humanoid state. The movie touched on many themes including genetic experimentation, virtual reality, and state-controlled marriages. Citizens of the city would wear a colored crystal on their neck and could only mate with other citizens of the same color. The color of the crystal was based on the individual's genetic makeup. Outside the domed city were humans that devolved into a more primitive state due to a genetic engineering disaster in the 21st century. To keep citizens entertained in the city there were virtual reality goggles they could wear that simulated environments and sensations to the user.