Parks and Recreation ended its run last night after seven seasons in a turbulent primetime NBC slot. It was a witty, endearing show that became so good it elevated the careers of almost every cast member. After last season's finale flashed forward three years to 2017, we learned that the show was going to stick to that time jump, and the show's creator Mike Schur was quoted as saying that Parks would become "very gently sci-fi" in its final season.



That may have been a bit of an understatement. Every episode was filled with both subtle and obvious glimpses of a noticeably different society. Many of the ideas presented by the writers are used for laughs, but like any good sci-fi we can use what's depicted to reflect on what our current society is like, and where we want it to go. (The series finale took this even further, but I've left that out for the sake of spoiling it.) So in honor of the curtain closing on Parks, here's a comprehensive look at the future that the writers painted with the final season. As lifestyle guru Annabel Porter says in the third episode: "Come with me as we binge-watch the future!"