The Robot Who Looked Like Me: Stories

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What is Life?: 5/5. A short, but fun and thought-provoking tale with an ironic ending. This is a must-read! 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. In “The Robot Who Looked Like Me,” a busy man and a busy woman find a way to carve out time to romance each other—by having look-alike robots made to do the job—who then run away together. The Neverending Western Movie: 4/5. What if John Wayne actually had to kill real people in his movies? How does he retire when the nature of the industry is to kill or be killed? That is essentially the premise of this interesting story. The ending is good as well, though perhaps a little predictable. 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.

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.

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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. 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. The Robot Who Looked Like Me" ( Cosmopolitan, 1973) A man builds a robot version of himself to free-up extra spare time. The Fault in Our Stars, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Last Letter from Your Lover, and To Catch a Killer are among her other well-known film and television series credits. While the film focuses mainly on these two characters, it also features a large ensemble cast that includes Emanuela Postachchini, Richard Lippert, Chelsea Edmundson, Casey Messer, Barney Burman, Tiffany C. Adams, Samantha Ashley, Nic Wolfe, Jennifer Ingrum, and many others. Catch Up TV: Catch Up TV content available for up to 7 days or up to 30 days after broadcast, depending on content.

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. Is That What People Do?" ( Anticipations, 1978) A man finds a pair of binoculars and uses them to observe people in nearby highrise buildings. Ritman, Alex (June 21, 2021). "Cannes: Shailene Woodley Joins 'Robots' Comedy From 'Borat' Writer Anthony Hines". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 10, 2021. Although expecting to be imprisoned for having clone robots, the feds can't prosecute as Ashley has blown up the police station and evidence. As C2 and E2 convinced Charles and Elaine to be less cynical, they kiss, then take C2 and E2's place in the wedding. 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.

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It includes the following stories (magazines in which the stories originally appeared given in parentheses):

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. 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.The Robot Who Looked Like Me: 5/5. A wholesome love story set in a future sci-fi world with a great use of irony that really reminds me of O'Henry.