Syfy's cliched but watchable 'Incorporated' envisions a disturbingly familiar future

In the new Syfy series "Incorporated," it is the year 2074 and global warming has had its way with the world, 90% of which is controlled by multinational corporations who war over "dwindling resources." Some would say that this is already the case. Premiering Wednesday, it is a sometimes clever, just as often clichéd mix of dystopian tropes, with performances ranging from nicely modulated to almost over the top, and some sly design that, along with some twisted PSAs, also accounts for most of the story's humor. It is quite watchable and nothing special. Science fiction, it has often been noted, is all about the present and, besides the full-bore climate disasters we're rehearsing now, there are references to Canada building a fence to keep the Americans out, a declaration that "the system was rigged" (meaning the insurance business, but still), and midterm elections to which only 22% of voters turn out.