FTL Newsfeeds, shown on the Sci-Fi Channel, is the channel's first original program and is the first show seen on the channel. The micro-series format gave viewers 30-60 second snippets of fictitious news info that were supposed to have come from 150 years into the future. This future timeline was fraught with stories of genetic engineering issues, technology trends, space exploration, future entertainment, right to privacy issues and geopolitical intrigue.