2006 - in Fiction

In Fiction

• The Bible Code (1997): According to purported codes hidden in the Torah, the apocalypse was to have occurred in 2006. Nuclear wars, major destructive earthquakes, etc., were predicted for 2006 based on Bible Codes.
• Kid Gravity: According to Penny Galactica's robot UNI, the first year we build cities on Mars.
• Set in 2006:
  • Driver: Parallel Lines (2006): The first half of the game is set in 1978; the second half is set in 2006.
  • BattleTanx: Global Assault (1999)
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004)
  • Perfect Dark (2000) had the "Carrington Institute" created in 2006.
  • Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999)
  • Dead Rising (2006)
  • Tales of the Abyss (2006)
• Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly (2005): March 20 is the day of the coming of Tartarus.
• Briefcase Full of Blues by the Blues Brothers (1978): On the opening track "I Can't Turn You Loose," Elwood Blues laments that the blues will exist only in the classical music records department of your local public library by 2006.
• "When I'm Sixty-Four" was written by Paul McCartney when he was a teenager in the 1950s, but wasn't recorded until late 1966 when his own father turned 64; it was released in 1967 on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album; McCartney turned 64 on June 18, 2006.
• Doctor Who:
  • "Aliens of London" and "World War Three" (both 2005): Set in March
  • "Boom Town" (2005): Set in September
  • "The Christmas Invasion" (2005): Set on December 24-December 25
• Jeremiah (2002–2004): A viral plague kills every human being that has entered puberty, leaving only children alive.
• Life on Mars (2006–2007): Central character Sam Tyler travels in time from 2006 to 1973.
• South Park ("My Future Self n' Me," 2002): An actor portraying a future version of Stan Marsh tells his younger counterpart that he'll be sent to juvenile hall sometime during the course of the year.
• The West Wing: on November 8, Congressman Matt Santos of Texas defeats Senator Arnold Vinick of California in the 2006 US presidential election.
• General Hospital: on November 16, Luke and Laura celebrate their 25th anniversary by remarrying.