It's not really a shock to me, it's just...I dunno, odd, I guess. Like you said, for the longest time it was the future, now it's roughly 14 months and a week or so. It reminds me of this Harvey Birdman quote:
[hide]Peanut: So where are you guys from? Florida?
George Jetson: No. We're from the future.
Elroy Jetson: The 21st century!
George Jetson: The magnificent far-off year of 2002!
Harvey Birdman: [looks at desk calendar of 2004] Really.
George Jetson: Yes, talking ape man! We are from a society much advanced over your own! A society driven by sprockets! A technological marvel that gives us items such as... *this*!
[holds up enormous cell phone about as large as he is]
Peanut: [answers a small pocket-size cell phone] Who's feelin' Peanutty? [/hide]
And yeah, the second movie was so weird. I actually fell asleep at one point, the pacing in it was horrible and they tossed in nonsensical crap you didn't care about.