Episode 1 What science fiction codes and conventions are evidenced? Are these utilised in a typical or atypical way? The show is set in the current world, and what makes it more science fiction is the setting of the science labs and the more dystopian ideologies of robots. The sound track is mostly computer generated (synthetic), and this adds to the atmosphere of the 'synthetic' beings within the show. What groups are represented? What ideological perspective? Modern day representations of human beings here is juxtaposed by the 'synth' people and this comes into question what the ideologies of being a human or person should be. Cultures are widely represented within this film with black, white and asian actors being used to play both synth and human parts. The main part of this show is based on a family and this family