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"Masters of Science Fiction"
Jerry Was a Man (2007)
worthwhile of Heinlein, 5 novembre 2007
Author: jstq58 da United States
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
I haven't read this particular short story yet, but I am a fan of Heinlein's works and this does a worthwhile portrayal of the themes of his works. Set in a future where today's definition of wealthy is their upper middle class(a man of 500 million dollars is luckily to join the upper society), the story exhibits the dangers of making engineered organisms and the folly of the wealthy. Malcolm McDowell, who plays the chief engineer and designer for the scientific-created 'Joes,' goes on an entertaining, though random, rant about the purpose and justification for his work that illuminates the problems with a idle upper class. The key point of the story climaxes where the special Joe, named Jerry, is proved to be human by proving not that he possesses the noble characteristics of man, but the baser elements of humanity, such as lying and cheating. Dr. Hawking's poignant conclusion sums up the main point of good science fiction, and that is to show and warn about the worst parts of mankind.
8 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
Lighthearted and empty ..., 19 agosto 2007
Author: vram22 da United States
This episode was mildly amusing to watch because of the zany characters. However, the story was dead - I didn't really care what happened at the end and that's a bad sign for a movie like this.
Basically, the story takes place in the year 2077 and involves a rich (almost retarded) woman's attempt to save a biological robot's life. This eventually becomes a legal fight.
I think the goal of the story was to examine the legal rights of genetically created humanoids. This could have been interesting, but it wasn't. The efforts to build sympathy for the humanoid didn't really work well enough. Furthermore, the legal arguments were kind of a letdown - weak and not very thought-provoking.
The only mild entertainment was watching crazy people talk for duration of the show. It was good acting, but brainless chatter. It never amounted to anything.
There's plenty of sci-fi on TV, you can spend your time better elsewhere.
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