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FutureCar

(Rated TV-G, Reality TV, Starring Mason Pettit, Jay Simon, Where to watch: Discovery Channel)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Tomorrow's cars entertain and inform.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 7 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Shows people working passionately, sharing their knowledge and their creations. Some engineers are working to improve vehicle safety or lessen a car's impact on the environment.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Some segments focus on vehicle safety, and one episode showed repeated clips of crash test dummies.

  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Car-related brands -- as well as car brands themselves -- are featured prominently, such as Shell and Ferrari. Each episode checks in with a team of interns at GM who are working to design the car of the future.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not common, though one episode showed a car designer puffing flamboyantly on a cigar.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About FutureCar

Parents need to know that this documentary-style series is about cars, trucks, and alternative transportation of the future. It features people who are passionate about their work and successful at imagining, planning, and constructing vehicles and other transportation-related structures. While the show feeds America's fascination with car culture, it also offers alternative energy concepts. And the focus isn't just on high-priced luxury vehicles, but on public transportation options, too.

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  • Families can talk about their ideal form of transportation. What would your "perfect" car look like? What features would it have? What could improve the public transportation options near you? What's the wildest transportation concept you can think of? How do you think life will change in the future? How accurate do you think TV and movie versions of the future are?
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  1. Adult Reviewer
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    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    The world needs MORE of this...

    Our ecology is in trouble, this show looks at mobility to solve some of the problems.

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    Helped me decide | Had useful details | Read my mind
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