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“Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov (1999 movie)

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"Bicentennial Man," by Isaac Asimov (1999 movie)
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This time the guys take up “The Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov, the 1976 novelette, and its 1999 movie adaptation Bicentennial Man.

Rankings!:

  • Colin: movie/story
  • Seth: story/movie
  • James: story/movie

Notes & Links:

That Joel Kinnaman/Eric Roberts looking The Positronic Man cover:

Elizabeth Freeman, who successfully sued for her freedom from slavery

Bicentennial Man as a trans analogy:

TMTYR Episode #86: Post-Apoplectic World (Logan’s Run)

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TMTYR Episode #86: Post-Apoplectic World (Logan's Run)
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Following up on a recent request from Steven Lindlbauer, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 1967 book Logan’s Run, by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson and its 1976 adaptation to film and 1977 adaptation to television.