2. Battle Royale - The Battle Royale
Before anyone cared about bloody Mocking Jays and Girls on fraudulent Fire there was the Battle Royale, a spectacular arrangement in which kids get to fight to the death for the ultimate prize - the continued ability to inhale oxygen and excrete bodily waste at the same time. At the beginning of the 21st Century, which it is fair to say is rapidly expiring, the Japanese economy falls apart and the Government decides to go to extreme measures to quell a rebellious youth. Luckily in reality the Japanese economy is only sort of falling apart - along with every other economy that isn't China - and thus far no youth uprising has occurred to threaten the country's internal stability, so we should be safe from this kind of event for a while. We wouldn't rule the Battle Royale possibility out completely of course, because such an event does hold a measure of logic, a small measure, but a measure nonetheless. It does seem unlikely that we will see this epic child based blood sport any time soon.