Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl story
An absurdist comedy deals with the politics and hype behind media technology and nerd culture.
8 total · 3 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| journalism | major | Fratt Aigner was a seedy journalist who was on a mission to conduct a tele-o-vision interview with the enigmatic genius Echsenfriedl. |
| post-apocalyptic dystopia | major | The story is set in the remnant of contemporary civilization that emerged from the "Google Wars" of the 21st century. |
| the nerd stereotype | major | Alalia Grundschober was a nerdy technician. Echsenfriedl had a fan base of nerds. |
| monopolies in society | minor | The newspaper publisher Thurnher von Pjölk worried that an emerging generation of tech-savvy DIY nerds would ruin his media monopoly. |
| nuclear weapons | minor | The United States had launched a nuclear strike on China in retaliation for Chain having attacked Google's headquarters. |
| political ideology | minor | Alalia and Fratt encountered the bearded libertarian drag queen Heinz Rand of Raiká and his band of free market enthusiasts. Heinz Rand of Raiká had a daughter named Ayn. |
| war of mutual annihilation | minor | The viewer is told that growing tension between the last two remaining superpowers - China and Google - escalated in the early 21st century, resulting in the global inferno of the "Google Wars". |
| zombie | minor | Alalia and Fratt encountered a group of hostile zombie miners. |