Wild Palms first aired in May 1993 on the ABC network. The sci-fi drama deals with the dangers of politically motivated abuse of mass media technology, virtual realities in particular. It was based on a comic strip written by Bruce Wagner and illustrated by Julian Allen first published in 1990 in Details magazine. Anachronistic elements include 1960s cars (like Studebaker Avanti police vehicles) and Edwardian fashion. Wild Palms