Op-Ed: Our Posthuman Future. . . on the small screen

September 4, 2007

Are you happy “merely” being human? Or do you wish your life could somehow be made into something . . . more? If you discovered a risky drug that would grant you a superhuman power–such as the capacity to heal the sick, kill enemies, or become invisible–would you take the shot? And if you developed a supernatural ability, would you begin to think of yourself as a superior being, with the right, perhaps even the duty, to rule? These are among the thought-provoking questions asked weekly in The 4400, a television sci-fi series now in its fourth season on the USA Network. (Weekly Standard)