What have you seen recently?
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Oh, I haven't read the book, so I can't really get back at you 
I'm not a Will Smith fan either though, I just liked the film, not him.
Oh yeah, thingy was on yesterday too... Um, I've forgotten the title now actually
It may be called "Nanny McFee", the one with Emma Thompson as an ugly nanny, Colin Firth as the master of the house and "Jessica Fletcher" (Murder, She Wrote, can't remember the actress' name...) the evil aunt. Sort of like a different take on Mary Poppins, although probably a lot cheesier
I'm not a Will Smith fan either though, I just liked the film, not him.
Oh yeah, thingy was on yesterday too... Um, I've forgotten the title now actually
It may be called "Nanny McFee", the one with Emma Thompson as an ugly nanny, Colin Firth as the master of the house and "Jessica Fletcher" (Murder, She Wrote, can't remember the actress' name...) the evil aunt. Sort of like a different take on Mary Poppins, although probably a lot cheesier
I agree Tony, "I, Robot" is based more on the ideas than the actual story. If I remember correctly "I, Robot" the book is a collection of four short stories. With only the three laws and Dr Carver tying them together.
From what I can remember of the book. Each of the stories is based around how the three laws of robotics could be misused, misinterpreted or broken.
This ties in nicely with the film, the main point of the film was the AI's interesting over-interpretation of the laws.
From what I can remember of the book. Each of the stories is based around how the three laws of robotics could be misused, misinterpreted or broken.
This ties in nicely with the film, the main point of the film was the AI's interesting over-interpretation of the laws.
I think they 'borrowed' liberally from some of the short stories in Asimov's book - there were more than 4 I'm sure - and mainly from those featuring the definitely-not-gorgeous, deadly serious and humourless Dr. Susan Calvin, the world's first robopsychologist. The detective Smith played was in one of those stories - the one where they have to find the delinquent robot from the 'line-up', but there were other stories in patched into that film as well.
I don't mind Will Smith in small doses (except in the Fresh Prince as no way are they short enough in that
) but he didn't really 'fit' in this film
I don't mind Will Smith in small doses (except in the Fresh Prince as no way are they short enough in that
) but he didn't really 'fit' in this film
If I recall the Robot series was expanded into a series of books that traced the development of mankind and its empires and the relationship to robotics protectors or overseers. The foundation series of books spring to mind...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_Series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_Series
Yep - in the later books of the Foundation (starting with the planet 'the Mule' escaped from) there were clues that robots were playing god with humanity to preserve it in a 'better' more natural society. The last 2 books I think were prequels with Hari Seldon before he was famous as it 'twere when he was possibly married to a robot or fostered by one - I'm hazy on this one 'cos I lent it to someone and never got it back... The last book I read was where they tried to trace back the Empire to the Earth and found the robot 'godfather' who'd dreamt up the whole plan to return mankind to a sort of moral Eden-kind-of-thing?
I like the way Asimov's mind worked and things that you don't think are too connected really are - he's a little like Pterry except he's not funny - well not in that way anyway
The last book I read was where they tried to trace back the Empire to the Earth and found the robot 'godfather' who'd dreamt up the whole plan to return mankind to a sort of moral Eden-kind-of-thing?I like the way Asimov's mind worked and things that you don't think are too connected really are - he's a little like Pterry except he's not funny - well not in that way anyway
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