Comments | ubermaus: Ask the UberMaus: Robots.

ubermaus

Ask the UberMaus: Robots.

Sep 18, 2002 12:38

Dear Ubermaus,
I was just writing you to tell you about a new short film idea that I'm pretty psyched about. Let me ask you this: What was Reality Bites missing? If you said, "A robot," then you are correct.
I'm planning on doing a 20-30 minute film about three ( Read more... )

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salmacis September 18 2002, 09:59:36 UTC

thought we already had that script figured out?

ubermaus September 18 2002, 11:49:58 UTC

quiet, you.

the porno version of Fight Club haggisthesecond September 18 2002, 10:27:20 UTC

So that my partner can get Bloomberg TV and CNN, we have a cable package that includes a lot of wacky TV channels. One of these, as we discovered last weekend, actually shows boxing matches between topless women very late on Saturday night.

If they did make an actual porno version, I bet they would call it Tight Club.

Re: the porno version of Fight Club ubermaus September 18 2002, 12:21:09 UTC

It was too good to bury down in the comments section. See the next post.

Sad Sad Day flaminlyle September 18 2002, 10:47:38 UTC

I think it's sad that people are more interested in porn than in movies about robots.

By the way, this whole robot movie sounds like a winner to me. I'll be there. Be there eatin' popcorn.

Over and out,
Lyle-style

Re: Sad Sad Day ubermaus September 18 2002, 11:52:51 UTC

I think it's sad that people are more interested in porn than in movies about robots.

This is what we intellectual snobs like to call a "false dichotomy"

A Political Comment bellapoison September 18 2002, 10:54:04 UTC

Truly, and I will stand behind my beliefs, truly I believe that the Democrats would be the robot-haters. Republicans seem to love all kinds of automation, as it often goes hand in hand with an efficient Big Business. Their love of mechanical things seems to extend even to the highest office in the land, the President himself who, but for his constant verbal faux pas, one might think to be a robot. Democrats, on the other hand, love to be gushy about protecting workers' rights and would seem to, for one reason or another, prefer humanity over automatons. In a nutshell, "Rage Against the Machine"...Republicans or Democrats? That's what I thought you'd say.

Re: A Political Comment ubermaus September 18 2002, 12:06:08 UTC

Yeah, but we're talking sexy and cool robots, not your standard Welding robot. From watching Disney movies about Robots, I know that they can do stuff way faster than humans, which means they'd be awesome guitar players. Also, they wouldn't need jobs, so they'd be free to sit around all day smoking joints and giving the plastic-and-steel middle finger to the Man. You think Ashcroft would like that? No freaking way, dude. He'd crap his pants.

No, Robots are an ultra-cool underpriveledged minority, exactly the kind of people that give Democrats that Special Tingly Feeling.

A rocking political comment bellapoison September 18 2002, 13:13:12 UTC

Strange you should mention this, because I was thinking about having the robot as a member of a band and the final scene would be the robot and his band totally rocking out, but that might be a little beyond me as a fledgling filmmaker. Also to note, the guy who's going to be playing the robot is an excellent guitarist.

Dar....Rodney

There's electric cars / There's electric trains pendulous September 18 2002, 11:22:49 UTC

Possibly the most aurally enjoyable result of Reality Bites with Robots:

Janeane Garofalobot

(pronunciation hint: not "Janeane Garofalo-Bot" but "Janeane Garofa-Lobot")

Re: There's electric cars / There's electric trains ubermaus September 18 2002, 12:36:50 UTC

From Sunny Los Angeles: Let's give em a big Texas welcome: Android-American musical sensation, Los Lobots!!!!