Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.

River ,'Objects In Space'


Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned  

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Angus G - Jul 15, 2004 6:31:32 am PDT #653 of 10001
Roguish Laird

Yeah, they kind of had me at "Will Smith naked" I must admit.


§ ita § - Jul 15, 2004 6:38:52 am PDT #654 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I want to see Will Smith naked. I don't want him to be smug about it.


bon bon - Jul 15, 2004 6:41:56 am PDT #655 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

He's yucky. Why can't we have Tudyk naked instead?


Sean K - Jul 15, 2004 6:43:18 am PDT #656 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

why can't we have Tudyk naked instead?

Considering he plays a genderless robot, this is likely less entertaining than it would seem on first glance.


Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2004 6:44:35 am PDT #657 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Sean, I just wanted to tell you I'm watching Brazil and Blade Runner this weekend. Which one should I watch first?


§ ita § - Jul 15, 2004 6:44:44 am PDT #658 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Admittedly his nekkidness in Wild Wild West was very disappointing. He may be one of those guys that looks better in clothes, for no clear reason. But I want to be sure.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2004 6:55:02 am PDT #659 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

"It's actually a smart art film that is masquerading as a big summer blockbuster," Smith says about the $105 million 20th Century Fox film.

If the trailers I've seen are any indication, it does far too good a job in its masquerade.


tommyrot - Jul 15, 2004 7:00:32 am PDT #660 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

But, you know, the film makes a valuable addition to Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics:

1 A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

2 A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

3 A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

4 A robot may ignore the first three laws and turn evil only if he has a red glowy thing in his chest.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2004 7:05:30 am PDT #661 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Handy little feature, that. Though I think the designers might have been better employed thinking of ways to keep the robots from going bad in the first place rather than installing a "this unit now set to: EVIL" warning light.


tommyrot - Jul 15, 2004 7:07:49 am PDT #662 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think it was the Simpsons episode where they go to Itchy and Scratchy land... when the robots experience a major problem, they revert to their default behavior--which is, "Kill all humans."