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From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Android
Message-ID: <272@looking.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-May-85 00:00:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: looking.272
Posted: Fri May 24 00:00:00 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 25-May-85 07:21:00 EDT
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Organization: Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont
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Summary: 

Well, I too saw android last year.  It was tolerable, but certainly not
worth the 4.5 stars given in 2082@topaz.arpa.  The production values are
fairly good, and the story has one interesting twist, but otherwise it
is yet another rehashing of Frankenstein.   If Mary Shelly were alive and
got a royalty for each time that story was redone, she would be very rich.

This was yet another example of SF used as a device for a non-sf story
by a writer who understands nothing of robotics, AI or space travel.

Perhaps OK to watch on cable (which is dying, anyway) but not a 4 star film.
-- 
Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473