This Week's Topic:
In our Bookmobile selection this month, Debra Driza's MILA 2.0, the main character discovers she's an android trained to obey orders. We want to know: What other human-like robots (or robot-like humans?) have you enjoyed in books, TV, or movies?
You say
human-like robots... i think ASTROBOY!!
Oh, my,
favourite boy robot. This is the first TV show I can ever remember really
loving. He was so good and so sweet and so ASTRO! Sigh. There may have been a
small crush involved.
And don't
get me started on the Robio and Robiette episode... I remember when studied Shakespeare years later I deep down
wondered who had imitated who...
Alas when
I watched it recently it didn't QUITE stand the test of time.
What
about you? And fave human-like robot/androids??
I've heard of Astroboy, but never seen it. I was probably put off by the fact that my favorite band in the early 80s (Buggles--see my "B" article for this month's A-to-Z Blogging Challenge!) had a song called "Astroboy," so to my young mind, anything else called Astroboy was automatically second-rate. Of course, I would be seriously chagrined if it turns out they based the song on the TV series. It would actually serve me right! :D
ReplyDeleteA friend gave their son Astro for a middle name. Am not quite THAT keen but it was a childhood fave.
DeleteAs soon as I read you're post about ASTROBOY, it reminded me of the old cartoon, MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT. I don't know why. *chuckles to myself. =D
ReplyDeleteLike Colin, I've heard of Astroboy, but have never watched the movie. I forgot all about The Buggles-->"Video Killed The Radio Star." Great song!
You should watch some!!
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