17776
Sign in to save17776 is a serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative by Jon Bois, published online through SB Nation. Set in the distant future in which all humans have become immortal and infertile, the series follows three sapient space probes that watch humanity play an evolved form of American football in which games can be played for millennia over distances of thousands of miles. The series debuted on July 5, 2017, and new chapters were published daily until the series concluded with its twenty-fifth chapter on July 15, 2017.
"17776" is a serialized multimedia story by Jon Bois published online in 2017, set in a far future where immortal humans play an evolved version of American football across vast distances over extremely long timespans, told through the perspective of three intelligent space probes. The work matters as an innovative example of science fiction storytelling that combines speculative worldbuilding with multimedia narrative techniques to explore themes of immortality, meaning, and how humanity might evolve.
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Key dates
- Inception
- 5 July 2017
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- Instance of
- webcomic
- Named after
- 1776
- Country
- United States
- Genre
- speculative fiction
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- SB Nation
- Narrative location
- United States
- Sport
- American football
- Official website
- www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football
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- inception
- 2017-07-05
- end time
- 2017-07-15
- start time
- 2017-07-05
- title
- 17776
- language of work or name
- English language
- hashtag
- SeventeenSevenSeventySix
- number of parts of this work
- 25
- subtitle
- an American football story
- review score
- 4.67/5 (2024)
- has characteristic
- web fiction
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17776 (also known as What Football Will Look Like in the Future) is a serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative by Jon Bois, published online through SB Nation. Set in the distant future in which all humans have become immortal and infertile, the series follows three sapient space probes that watch humanity play an evolved form of American football in which games can be played for millennia over distances of thousands of miles. The series debuted on July 5, 2017, and new chapters were published daily until the series concluded with its twenty-fifth chapter on July 15, 2017.
Bois began developing 17776 in 2016. Because the story incorporates text, animated GIFs, still images, and videos hosted on YouTube, new tools were developed to allow it to be hosted efficiently on the SB Nation website. The work explores themes of consciousness, hope, despair, and why humans play sports. 17776 was well received by critics, who praised it for its innovative use of its medium and for the depth of emotion it evoked. In 2018, the story won a National Magazine Award for Digital Innovation and was longlisted for both the Hugo Awards for Best Novella and Best Graphic Story.