cracked.com - 5/17/2009
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Robots that fall into this category are usually trying to enslave humanity, either because they see humans as inferior and weak, or they need a viable power source, or they're just sick of our shit. They don't see any need to disguise themselves to fit in, they just want to destroy us. Standing ...
io9.com - 5/20/2009
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io9.com —
It's one thing to talk about Killer Robots
, but which ones have actually managed to really...
rack up the senseless slaughter? Here are our choices for the ten deadliest robots for you to avoid. Now, we know that this list is going to upset more than ...
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Countdown Science Fiction's 10 Most Murderous Robots ...
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SF Tidbits for 5/17/09
SF Signal —
... @The Internet Archive: Lights Out : "Strange Legacy"(1951). Graphic Fiction: @The Horrors of It All: "The Voice of the Dead!" and "The Mailed Fist of McGonigle!" @Fantasy Ink: "Uncle Bill's Barrel."
Cool astrophotography: The Space Shuttle Atlantis during Solar Transit.
Real Science: 17 Steps to the Moon and Back -- Anatomy of a Moonshot
Robots: Man's Most Disappointing Invention. [via Gravity Lens]
Leonard Nimoy ...
Daily Scan for 05.18.09 - Dollhouse Is Renewed, Darabont Hates Blade Runner
SciFi Scanner —
• Director Frank Darabont hates the Blade Runner voiceover. I disagree: I like the air of noir it lends the movie.
• IGN lists the top 100 comic book villains of all time -- three cheers for Galactus, especially when he's not depicted as a cloud.
• Hollywood really promised us the world when it comes to robots. Too bad all the real-life robots suck in comparison.
• Joss Whedon's Dollhouse has been renewed for a second season... but only on the condition that the budget is significantly notched ...
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