This extends very much to Archer , which at times feels like the ultimate hodgepodge of cultural references and spy technology. Considering all the futuristic tech, retro styling and contemporary culture in the FXX series, it is difficult to figure out just what year Archer takes place in. Archer was designed with a certain aesthetic in mind as a parody of the great spy films of the s, including the early James Bond movies.
The general aesthetics of the ISIS offices were designed with a beige color scheme and technology that wouldn't be out of place in that period. The computers are larger devices, with retro operating systems. However, Archer also operates with a sliding time-scale in terms of character history and available technology.
There is a mix of cars and other vehicles that often range from the s to the s. At the same time, there are also a number of modern inventions and technologies, such as the characters all having easy access to the internet and cellphones.
Some of the futuristic technologies available even suggest the show could happen sometime in the near future, as exemplified by the existence of a fully operational Sealab station in Season 4's "Sea Tunt" or the impressive space station featured in Season 3's "Space Race. However, the Soviet Union is often shown to be waning in terms of potential and its citizens are not shown enjoying easy lives, implying the series takes place closer to the collapse of the alliance.
The given ages of the characters make a concrete timeline even harder to figure out. The first episode of the series, "Mole Hunt," specifically states that Archer is 35 years-old. Other elements of Archer's backstory hint he should be even older. However, Archer has a flashback to him as a child playing: running around dressed as Burt with a fake mustache, in a cardboard car, indicating that he was young at the time of the movie release. Another piece of history that might help to date the Archer Universe is the view of Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge.
If it were prior to , the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center should be visible from where Barry's traffic jammed cab would be. However, the Brooklyn Bridge that is depicted is a poor representation of the real one. Another popular culture reference is Archer's use of the phrase "drill, baby, drill". Archer refers to karate as the "Dane Cook of martial arts.
Star Wars is referenced a number of times; by Archer saying he left his light saber in his other pants; by Pam when she breaks the shuttle's com saying that it was "A boring conversation anyway.
Cheryl was crying because Archer stood her up. His excuse for standing her up was because he helped a guy with cancer like in Brian's Song. The original version was released in A flashback shows Woodhouse talking to one "Burroughs" and suggesting a drunken game of "William Tell". William S. Burroughs was an avant-garde author who, while at a party in Mexico, accidentally shot his wife while trying to shoot a drink off her head.
This occurred in Archer states that Predator hunts only in tropical forests, but in Predator 2 and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem , a Predator hunts in the city, and in Alien vs.
Predator the Predators hunt in a temple on an island near Antarctica. This would mean Archer has not seen any of these movies or they haven't been made yet.
This puts the show after , but possibly before Archer makes a joke about needing to return to Earth through the stargate and how the chevrons are locking in response to Cyril becoming a field agent. The movie Stargate was released in theaters in , placing Archer in or later. Archer calls Krieger "Neil deGrasse Tyson". Tyson made his first television appearance in , but was not widely known in the media until at least the late 90's.
Archer says he totally prepared for his mission posing as a priest by watching every episode of Lucy, Daughter of the Devil , a television show that aired on [adult swim] for one season in Pam says Cyril with a helmet in the tank looks like Mike Dukakis , referring to the Democratic candidate of the U. Despite being the category with the most frequent exceptions, the technology of Archer also reflects a past setting.
As such, the Archer universe can most accurately be described as an homage to the past 50 or so of modern technology with a little futuristic sci-fi thrown in for good measure. In appearance, ISIS 's computers are severely outdated compared to today's computers, although they are shown to be as capable as modern-era computers.
For example, the characters are often seen using these computers to access the internet. Krieger refers to his "browser history" in " White Elephant ".
Perhaps one of the most explicit references to the internet is to be found in " Sea Tunt: Part II ", where Archer tells Captain Murphy that "even the most cursory internet search will corroborate" his status as the second ranked pro kite-surfer in the US.
People are shown texting with their phones mainly Cyril. The largest part of Archer that doesn't match the '60s and '70s theme is that most of the characters have cell phones. The internet is also in existence, as Cheryl looks for online pregnancy tests on her computer, Pam has her own website and Krieger is familiar with cryptocurrency such as bitcoins and onion routing.
Krieger is shown using an app similar to Instagram created in called Snacklesnap. In the same scene, Pam uses the same app, but interestingly scrolls down using her finger implying the existence of recent touchscreen technology. Strangely, she does this even though her device looks to be a high-end feature phone of the mids, complete with a faux finished physical keypad every cell phone that appears on the show seems to be of the same design.
The inclusion of cameras on cell phones did not become prevalent until the s. DNA profiling was first used in Malory attempts to take advantage of tax breaks for reducing waste and energy consumption.
To do so, ISIS acquires energy-saving compact-fluorescent light bulbs, low-flow toilets and other recent innovations. Another aspect of the technology on Archer is the advanced space technology seen in the " Space Race " episodes. This includes futuristic pulse rifles, advanced shuttle ships, and a massive space station capable of artificial gravity via centrifuge.
It could be however much more advanced than other technologies of the time with more funding and research. It is shown that the technology to miniaturize matter and send it into the body has been achieved recently, although it is known only to certain sectors of the CIA, [26] and is the knowledge is lost after a shrunken sub grows back to size in the creator's body, killing him, and then Krieger smashes the computer database containing the process.
One can see the characteristic s era technology in the Monaco Grand Prix in season 2, which features Formula 1 cars that look very similar to the mid-engined, wingless cars run in the s. The weapons that appear on the show are from a diverse variety of time periods. Officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are shown armed with revolvers, placing the setting prior to the force's transition to semiautomatic pistols in the late 20th century, but after the adoption of the current Canadian flag in In season 4 episode 12 "Sea Tunt 1 " there is a Mk28 hydrogen bomb which was in service from to under the NATO nuclear weapons sharing program.
Archer 's IV is filled with Zima, instead of cyclophosphamide. Zima was introduced in the year , and was discontinued outside of Japan in , thus possibly putting the time period between Malory uses the trip to Gstaad as an excuse to smuggle as much Swiss absinthe back to the United States.
Many of the cars featured on the show appeared prominently or held a place of significance in the s and s. During a scene in which Malory explains the supposed death of Lucas Troy , what seems to be a Dodge Ram modified as an airstair set surrounded by dead ODIN agents can be seen in a photo on a hidden computer screen. Artistic licence has been taken for traffic scenes in New York. Mercedes SE sedans are used as taxis, alongside more realistic s Chevrolet Caprices.
The introduction video playing on the GPS screen of the Challenger owned by Sterling shows an older Dodge Challenger with a license plate featuring a more modern, red-striped Dodge logo. The Fiat appears multiple times, though they never sold enough to appear as frequently as shown in the show. Aircraft presented in the show also reflect a past setting.
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