The Robot Who Looked Like Me: Stories

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Ritman, Alex (June 21, 2021). "Cannes: Shailene Woodley Joins 'Robots' Comedy From 'Borat' Writer Anthony Hines". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 10, 2021.

Catch Up TV: Catch Up TV content available for up to 7 days or up to 30 days after broadcast, depending on content. As previously stated, Robots is written and directed by Casper Christensen and Anthony Hines. While Casper is well-known for his work on Danish Dynamite, Aloha!, and Jerks, Anthony has written scripts for Sacha Baron Cohen's series Who is America? and Da Ali G Show. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar twice: once for Borat for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay in 2007, and again in 2021 for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm for Best Adapted Screenplay. What is Life?: 5/5. A short, but fun and thought-provoking tale with an ironic ending. This is a must-read!The Robot Who Looked Like Me" ( Cosmopolitan, 1973) A man builds a robot version of himself to free-up extra spare time. The character of Elaine is a lot less developed than the character of Charles. The movie doesn’t reveal anything about Elaine’s family or what she wants to do with her life, other than spending money that’s given to her by men she dates. “Robots” spends the first 10 to 15 minutes showing how Charles gets women to date him: He goes to a local ice-skating rink and deliberately falls down near an attractive woman whom he thinks will help him get up. a b " Robots (2023) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC . Retrieved July 29, 2023. Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead: 2/5. A ridiculous title for a rather disappointing story. This space opera reads as if we're starting from the third act in a story, and the story then decides to give a plot synopsis of the previous act. The premise of the story is interesting enough, but the story is too short to really appreciate the interesting world/universe it tries to describe and build up.

Zirn Left Unguarded, The Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerly Dead" ( Nova 2, 1972) A status report from a military outpost in space. Will Charles and Elaine be able to stop their clones from stealing their lives? Or will their robots prove to be indestructible? Find out when Robots begins streaming on Friday 7 July in Apps & Games > Prime Video. The Robot Who Looked Like Me contains thirteen stories, including the title story, originally published in Cosmopolitan (!) in August 1973. It’s not at all the kind of story I’d expect to find in Cosmopolitan, but maybe things were different in the early 70s. Very, very different. A Supplicant in Space: 5/5. A brilliant tale about interstellar travel and diplomacy! The strategies and arguments made by Detringer and the military general are well thought out and the ending is well written.Because these robots are illegal, and owners could get heavy fines and prison time, there are certain precautions that Charles and Elaine have taken for their respective clone robots. The biggest precaution is that Charles and Elaine have told C2 and E2 that they are not allowed to be out in public at the same time as their human counterparts. C2 and E2, who are always accommodating and friendly, know that they are robots who have to be kept secret. Barsanti, Sam (June 21, 2021). "Shailene Woodley to hunt robot Shailene Woodley in new comedy from Borat writer Anthony Hines". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023 . Retrieved December 10, 2021. The movie’s supporting characters are even emptier. Charles has a moronic and schlubby best friend named Ashley (played by Paul Jurewicz), a former U.S. Army chef who is currently unemployed. Ashley is a politically conservative bigot who blames immigrants and robots for his inability to get a job. Ashley serves no purpose in the movie except to show up and act like an idiot. The friendship between Charles and Ashley looks completely phony. Is That What People Do?: 4/5. A short tale of a man encountering a strange pair of binoculars that lets him do some out-of-environment people-watching from the safety of his home. Not much substance to this story, but it's interesting enough.

So, what’s the s(w)itch? The year is 2032 and lifelike androids have been legalised in human society to work as servants and manual labourers. But of course, there’s always someone that ruins nice things. Meet Charles (Whitehall) and Elaine (Woodley) who both own illegal robot versions of themselves, named C2 and E2 respectively. I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair is Biting His Leg" ( The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan 1968; co-authored with Harlan Ellison, although Ellison is not credited in the book edition) Concerns a man who is chased through a futuristic Las Vegas-like city by inordinate objects with an unnatural affection for him.It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses): AMAZING NEWS: 11/26/23 (Turkey Left Overs Week) - Amazing Stories on Michael Bishop, November 12, 1945 – November 13, 2023 Houghton, Rianne (June 22, 2021). "Divergent's Shailene Woodley replaces Emma Roberts in new comedy from Borat writer". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023 . Retrieved December 10, 2021. Charles uses his robot clone, which is called C2, to impersonate Charles at the office, do domestic work for Charles, and go on romantic dates. As shown in “Robots” trailer, Charles also makes C2 shave Charles’ pubic hair in his genital area. The only time that Charles wants to be on a date as himself (and not sending the C2 robot in his place) is when he knows he’ll be having sex on that date. The Never-Ending Western Movie" ( Science Fiction Discoveries, 1976) A day in the life of a television star who has been featured in a western for the last 20+ years.

Slaves of Time: 4/5. A rather confusing tale that plays with the absurdity of time travel and makes several interesting conjectures on the subject. Not a bad read at all, but it can get rather confusing at times. Voices: 1/5. I don't understand this story. Perhaps the absurdity of it is supposed to be a play at satire, but it poorly delivers on that front. Culture Clash:A Lothario and a female gold digger, who each have illegal look-alike robots that do dirty deeds for them, go on a misadventure together to look for the robots after the robots “go rogue” by falling in love and running away together. Book Genre: Anthologies, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction

During this wretched and very tedious misadventure, Charles and Elaine turn to the person who sold them C2 and E2 in the first place: a nerdy inventor named Zach (played by Paul Rust), who hastily says to Charles and Elaine that C2 and E2 are starting to take on more human qualities, such as falling in love and having complete freedom of choice. There’s no logical explanation given for why these robots have suddenly taken on more human qualities. Zach says that C2 and E2 have to be destroyed because C2 and E2 could expose Zach, Charles and Elaine for being involved in these illegal robot transactions. On the day that Charles is sure that he and Elaine will have sex for the first time, he makes a 6:30 p.m. date with Elaine at her home. It will be the first time that Charles will be going to Elaine’s home. However, not long after this date is set, there’s a scheduling conflict that’s supposed to happen on the same date and time as Charles’ date with Elaine.