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more about #avatars more comments → Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I knew a good movie could be made from this book. This is not it. more » lava: not sure why they needed to introduce this idea that operators were killed when their surrogates destroyed. I did not remember that from the story. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I would sky dive without a parachute or run through the lion enclosure with meat strapped to my robotic bits. Irrisponsible yes. Funny as hell......oh... more » Cash907Censored: Isn't this the same trailer that came out a month ago, or is this a new one with the same old footage? more » Zack Stentz: CodenameV, you should read Joe Haldeman's book Forever Peace, which deals with the moral and emotional implications of a superpower using remotely pil... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: After seeing this, and seeing the theatrical trailer, I'm actually pretty psyched to see this movie. more » Smeagol92055: Why did there appear to be Combine Soldiers in the preview? Great. Now I remembered how badly I want a Half Life movie. more » CodenameV: This is the first featurette to mention that there's body-swapping going on: people using surrogates of the opposite gender, or even choosing to be ch... more » CodenameV: there's people you run into online...well that I've run into....who literally just sit at home, with NO JOB, and "make money by selling things on eBay... more » RandomFrequentFlierDent: I'm starting to come around on this. Plus I can't get over Bruce Willis with hair. Tee hee. more » Mathmos: I think I'd rather see a movie of Brin's Kiln People. more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Now I've watched the trailer -- whoa, did they ever "Hollywoodize" that. In the book, only the surrogates were destroyed, no people died. And it was s... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I liked the book and think it will make a good movie, though they'll have to lose much of the world-building and backstory. Hope Willis plays it serio... more » Meirelle: I haven't (yet) read the comic, so I can't judge it on that. But it looks cool. And hey, it's Sunday? Where's the Orobourus? more » -
#surrogates
Electric New Surrogates Clips Show The Advantages Of Being Plugged In
A brand-new Surrogates trailer and two clips show all the pros of having your own robot avatar. For example: being able to take a hit from a speeding car, or giving Bruce Willis sexy robo-hair. More » -
#surrogates
Peel Back The Plastic Robo-Skin Of Surrogates, With This New Featurette
When your mind is inside a robot body that ventures out and lives your life for you, what's happening to the "real" you? Stop worrying! A new featurette from Surrogates explains the appeal of "a world without consequences. More » -
#surrogates
New Surrogates Video Peels Back The Fleshy Robot Skin For Further Investigation
The future is bright for lazy homebodies and their robot avatars. Jonathan Mostow's movie adaptation of the graphic novel Surrogates has just released some violent robot footage, complete with hot Bruce Willis wig action. More »
