re: I Robot

Robert Clark — 7/16/2004 8:28:33 AM (archived)

I agree with you. In anything Asimov wrote describing the origins of his robots stories, he always said the idea of robots going berserk was old hat even when he first started writing way back in the '40's. He said he wanted to present stories where the robots were the helpers of mankind, not their destroyers. That's why he proposed the Three Laws.
The screenplay Harlan Ellison wrote which is more closely based on Asimov's stories is available in book form:

I, Robot : The Illustrated Screenplay
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743486595/002-0296223-1965634

Bob Clark

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I Robot - REB - 7/9/2004 3:36:55 PM
- Will Smith, Asimov's Three Laws, Brady's Babe Bridgett & Wired Magazine - phil - 7/9/2004 4:55:07 PM
- re: I Robot - Delbert - 7/9/2004 4:28:40 PM
  - re: I Robot - SDG - 7/15/2004 2:43:01 PM
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      - re: I Robot Review... - Chris Vancil - 7/17/2004 2:14:34 AM
        
        NPR story on "I, Robot." - Robert Clark - 7/18/2004 3:29:40 PM
        
        Heck, I liked it. - Robert Clark - 7/17/2004 10:14:33 PM
        
        A "Who framed Robbie the Robot" storyline would've been cool. - Lee - 7/17/2004 4:36:57 AM
    - re: I Robot - Robert Clark - 7/16/2004 8:28:33 AM
- Here is the offical I'Robot movie site - REB - 7/9/2004 4:23:21 PM

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