Underplayed Gems

2001: A Space Road Odyssey

2001: A Space Road Odyssey poster
Country
Canada
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A host and a voiceover artist drive across Canada to find strange places tied to science fiction and paranormal stories. The show started as short clips and grew into a half-hour series.

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What happens

2001: A Space Road Odyssey is a Canadian television series that aired on Space in 2001. It documented a three-month journey across Canada in search of quirky locations with connections to science fiction and the paranormal. It was hosted by videographer Natasha Eloi and voiceover personality Steve Anthony. It initially aired as short interstitial segments between programs, which were later compiled into a full half-hour series. The series has been credited as helping to widely publicize the town of Vulcan, Alberta, which was named as such before the emergence of the Star Trek franchise but has embraced the connection with a number of Star Trek-themed tourist attractions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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