I hate being a source purist, but making the robots into a killer army? Doesn't that violate the first rule of robotics like nobody's business? Can you imagine the thunking sounds over Asimoz's grave at this very moment as he rolls in it?

yep. I've never read the story, but I fondly remember the old Outer Limits episode (with Nimoy I think). The original teaser where they listed the rules made me go "Hell Yeah!"
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then the trailer came out, and I went "a Will Smith Action Movie?! awwwww...."
Mind you, I've enjoyed several will smith action films, but this doesn't seem like a good match

Wouldn't it be funny if someone built a whole army of Robots, and it wouldn't work because of the first rule?

"Damn! All that money, down the drain!"

Well, Jocelyn, if you read the stories...isn't that the most assholey pretentious way to start a post ever? Anywho, if you were to read the stories, you might like them. That's just the sort of things that happens. Assuming you haven't read them. Maybe you have.

GODDAMNIT!!!!!

If I'd been living in Holywood I'd start fixing molotov coctails as soon as I'd seen that fucking promo.

How many times can those fuckers violate the corpse of good taste, for fuck's sake?

Yeah, if I lived in Souther California...wait, I DO live in Southern California! Thanks, fatpigeon! Finally something to do on date night!

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Well, Jocelyn, if you read the stories...isn't that the most assholey pretentious way to start a post ever? Anywho, if you were to read the stories, you might like them. That's just the sort of things that happens. Assuming you haven't read them. Maybe you have.

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Well, Jocelyn, if you read the stories...isn't that the most assholey pretentious way to start a post ever? Anywho, if you were to read the stories, you might like them. That's just the sort of things that happens. Assuming you haven't read them. Maybe you have.

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I...don't...get...it...OH! Rolleyes! I see! Wait, what? Something said...not good...but... what was it...?

I only read I, Robot once, when I was about ten or so, but I have fond memories of it and Asimov, and not pleased with what I've seen on the trailers.

Although I'll probably give him another chance, what I've read of Asimov (Nightfall, some of I, Robot) hasn't left me with pleasant memories. Throw in Will Smith and I suspect I'd be bored senseless within 10 minutes. Nothing like combining sci-fi with generic action tripe to make me drowsy.

This is going to sound horrible, but i have found memories waiting for the new Will Smith sci-fi action movies and seeing them with my family... Men in Black, Independence Day, the other one...

But yes, this is going to suck (though i haven't read the book yet)

If they'd called it "When robots attack" and hadn't used either Asimov's or Elijah Bailey's names, it wouldn't have been so bad.

And Aldarion, Asimov may not have been a skilled writer, but his greatness was in being an innovative and ingenius one.

A lot of very good books would not have been written if Asimov hadn't been there to lay down the foundations.

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A lot of very good books would not have been written if Asimov hadn't been there to lay down the foundations.

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Intentional or unintentional pun there, with "foundations"?

Yeah, I know Asimov has been very influential (I've had quite a few at another site where I work urge me to read his works) and I'm not knocking him for that, only stating that his writing style just doesn't appeal to me. Give me Borgesian-influenced writers anyday

Yeah, I'm just now gettng into Asimov and enjoying it a great deal. The Foundation books more than the robot ones, but I, Robot is great. Men in Black and Independence Day were great, but if the robots in his latest kill anyone, he should burn in hell forever.

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A lot of very good books would not have been written if Asimov hadn't been there to lay down the foundations.

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Intentional.

I don't like his writing style that much myself, but he's a giant amongst sci-fi writers because of his influence, if nothing else.

Ya' know I remember reading 'I, Robot' as a sophmore in high school and it kinda stuck with me. And looking at the prior posts, I remember it a little better.

(have you guys ever seen Bicentennial Man; they list the rules of robotics...ya' know what...me and a friend of mine kinda liked that movie. I can't remember what story it was based on.)

I've seen a little bit of the Will Smith crap and it Will suck (see how I did that..Huh...Huh).
It's been awhile, but wasn't 'I, Robot' three stories? I can remember the one about the robot hiding it's indentity in order achieve leadership and the one about space flight and the conflict within the rules of robotics but I can't remember the the third story (the first one in the novel, I think).

There was one about alittle girl with a robot friend, the two guys on a planet going out to seek a robot stuck in a loop between following orders and saving itself, the two guys on a space station with a robot deciding the diagnostic computer on the station was God and the humans were inferior, and I think you mentioned the other ones.

I'm not pissed off about it- what can you expect? I will not be seeing it though, I can tell ya that much for nothin.

It doesn't fill you with the slightest bit of rage that yet another of the great science fiction stories is being misrepresented to the undereducated masses? I can see myself mentioning the book in conversation at some point and having someone say "Isn't that the one about the robots going crazy and taking over?" Makes the blood curdle.

well, okay yeah a bit. I do get that old feeling I'm being cheated.
Hollywood really sucks, but lowering my expectations just so I can from time to time be pleasantly surprised when something doesn't suck is a low quality attitude adjustment.