I think the writer is trying to talk about how this show portraits, in his mind, a distance future yet it is a show about now. One could easily see this show, if created just 10 years ago, a futurist crime show. The author is trying to describe how in 10 years so much has change and how digital everything is and how much computers has taken over our lives
Very little speculative fiction could in any way be described as accurately depicting the future. Having said that, what do you think of 'Max Headroom', set twenty minutes into the future.
