[Art]

Yes, a humanoid robot aboard the Space Station. To find out more click below:
http://www.space.com/12698-space-station-robot-robonaut-2-power-tests.html

[GT40]

- Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

- I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

[DaveMorton]

Huh? Wha? You can't do what? DAVE'S NOT HERE, MAN!

[GT40]

On IMDb:
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

GT40: I'm sorry, Dave. Maybe another Dave?? 

[DaveMorton]

Oh, I'm well aware of Stanley Kubrick's re-imagining of Arhtur C. Clark's wonderful, if slightly disturbing work, and all of the characters therein. I was just having a bit of whimsie, is all.

[infurl]

Oh, I'm well aware of Stanley Kubrick's re-imagining of Arhtur C. Clark's wonderful, if slightly disturbing work, and all of the characters therein. I was just having a bit of whimsie, is all.

I'm a huge fan of Arthur C. Clarke's work and of that movie in particular. "2001: A Space Odyssey" wasn't actually an adaptation or re-imagining so much as a collaboration between Mr Clarke and Mr Kubrick. The book "2001: A Space Odyssey" was written in parallel with the screen play for the movie. The story was based on two short stories that had been written much earlier by Mr Clarke, specifically "The Sentinel" and "Encounter in the Dawn". Mr Clarke also wrote a non-fiction book called "The Lost Worlds of 2001" which was all about the development of the 2001 book and screen play.

By the way, I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts about Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece, which unfortunately had to be completed by Steven Spielberg, the movie "Artificial Intelligence". I'm sure there is a lot more to it than meets the eye and I'm starting to feel the urge to watch it again.

[DaveMorton]

I only look at the film in that way because I read the book before I got a chance to see the movie (something which has, for the most part, caused me no end of disappointment with each time I've done this), and I imagined something quite different than what the film portrayed. Of course, in this particular instance, my imagination, not the film nor the book, was at fault, but then, I was only 9 years old when I read the book.

As to the movie A.I. - Masterpiece indeed. One of my all time personal favorite movies; not just for presentation and special effects, but also for the way the characters affected me, both good and bad. Certainly a well told story.

I should also probably point out that my computer's 'default' error sound is H.A.L. telling me "I can't do that, Dave." Other sounds include a Starcraft audio clip stating "Goliath online", Commander Data saying "We are being hailed", and Betty Boop giggling.

[infurl]

I only look at the film in that way because I read the book before I got a chance to see the movie (something which has, for the most part, caused me no end of disappointment with each time I've done this), and I imagined something quite different than what the film portrayed. Of course, in this particular instance, my imagination, not the film nor the book, was at fault, but then, I was only 9 years old when I read the book.

I missed out on both the first time round and didn't get my hands on the book or see the movie until the late 70's so I would have been 18 at the time. I'll have to go and read the book again as it is many decades since I have done so. I certainly don't remember having much sense of a discrepancy between the two, but maybe that's all the more reason to revisit them.

As far as I can recall, the main difference between the book and the movie was that in the movie they go to Jupiter, but in the book the ultimate destination of the spaceship Discovery is Saturn. The reason for this is that from a scientific point of view, and the premise of the whole story in fact, Iapetus and Titan are much more interesting places than any of Jupiter's moons. However Kubrick and Clarke couldn't figure out how to "fit" the longer journey in to the movie without compromising on the realistic portrayal of the journey. For one thing, they would have had to either gloss over the incredibly dramatic slingshot around Jupiter, or miss it out altogether.

I also really enjoyed the sequel "2010: Odyssey Two" which at the time seemed like it was filmed "on location" in orbit around Jupiter. In fact it was so realistic that when I watched it again earlier this year I couldn't help feeling that it was still superior to the vast majority of the rubbish that claims to be science fiction to this day.

[Art]

Perhaps this discussion should be moved to AI in Film and Literature instead of Robotics where I initially posted it.

What ever floats....