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Nutty - Jul 16, 2004 11:51:27 am PDT #714 of 10001

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Nobody dies permanently in the Banzaiverse.

Well, "inspired by" usually refers to a true story.

Except it was used for The Iliad in Troy, wasn't it? I've seen it used on novels too, where the adaptation was especially unfaithful.

I think there must be formal guild rules, related to the legal rights, that get wrangled out based on percentage of material used or something, or else they'd all use the same phrase, right?

Sean K - Jul 16, 2004 11:52:08 am PDT #715 of 10001

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Sean ... there has been talk of a sequel for years. There was even talk of a tv series 2 or 3 years ago but nothing has come of it ... yet.

Oh, I know. I keep hoping a real project will gel, though.

DXMachina - Jul 16, 2004 11:53:40 am PDT #716 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I was only talking about I, Robot.

Yeah, but the rest of the stories take place in the same universe, and even feature the same characters, so if the screenwriters are claiming this is the tenth story, they're too late. Asimov wrote it years ago. And the eleventh. And the twelfth...

DXMachina - Jul 16, 2004 11:58:32 am PDT #717 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Except it was used for The Iliad in Troy, wasn't it?

Wasn't the Iliad inspired by a true story?

Miracleman - Jul 16, 2004 12:00:48 pm PDT #718 of 10001

No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Yeah, I read...I think there's an "official" Banzai Institute site out there, or maybe it was an interview with Earl Mac Rauch...that Rawhide was, ahem, "mostly dead" and Professor Hikita did something to save him, or one of the Adders produced an antidote or something.

Nutty - Jul 16, 2004 12:02:09 pm PDT #719 of 10001

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Actually, I think there was a Troy, and I think it got sacked a few times, but that's all the true story there is in the archaeological record. The time period in which The Iliad is supposed to have happened was an illiterate one for all supposed parties, IIRC.

§ ita § - Jul 16, 2004 12:03:39 pm PDT #720 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

if the screenwriters are claiming this is the tenth story, they're too late

I think even they'd have to "claim" it, not claim it. Since IT'S A BIG BUNCH OF CRAP. Though that might not be the words they use. But it was quite the retrofit. Retcon. You know. ASSPULL.

tommyrot - Jul 16, 2004 12:08:16 pm PDT #721 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 want to see the film credits read, "An asspull of Asimov."

Thomash - Jul 16, 2004 12:21:23 pm PDT #722 of 10001

I have a plan.

NY Times review of IRobot. The end of the article threw me into Futurama mode and now I really want to see it (Futurama).

Jessica - Jul 16, 2004 12:24:17 pm PDT #723 of 10001

If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Hey sexy mama...you wanna kill all humans?

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