2000
[Aberrant] The first movie to feature nova actors opens to rave reviews. Stephen Spielberg's Nova is the story of a young man who emerges [sic] as a nova, then dedicates his life to righting the wrongs of society. Various famous novas figure prominently in the cast. The movie breaks all previous sales records, staying in the top spot throughout the summer. Nova goes on to sweep the Academy Awards the next spring, winning a record 18 Oscars.
This was never exactly going to be an Aberrant Life entry. I couldn't have written it on Hugh's terms without a lot of evasion and circumlocution, because (as in the Schroer entry I planned to write) I'd have had to refer to things that may never have occurred to him.
How did N-Day change the face of the media? Specifically, what did it do to a number of things we now take for granted?
( Mutation. It is the key to our cinematic heritage. )