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more about #falseutopias more comments → Klebert L. Hall: "It's well worth reading "The Machine Stops," not least to contemplate how you'd manage if the Internet suddenly crashed." Well, that's a bit much, i... more » gorehound: good stuff.i still love older scifi.19th century scifi has some great stories.you just have to find them out. more » Yamato: Great story and it has a very eerie feel to it, it could make a good movie if done right. more » MosesMonster: This is one of my favorite early Science Fiction stories. It's so eerie how it depicts today's "Normal Life" in a retro fashion so long ago. more » tetracycloide: alternate summary: 'i am make science! i tame machine for use for man!' 'you go to far! you am play gods!' 'no, am progress! am automation! machine wo... more » winshape: I think this was also a Star Trek: TOS episode. more » Ben Babcock: I see computer failure as the logical precursor to computer revolution and am not surprised in the slightest. I don't follow why one would think the ... more » cadrina: 1909 and a guy was writing about computer crash. And was it the first to have something like a computer too? more » Andrew Liptak: That looks a lot like the poster for 'Moon'. more » schwartz001: #1 is, to me, the killer -- because it makes the people of the village seem like fools or else entirely conscious dupes, which rather, again, defeats ... more » bluehinter: Gotta say I agree with all 6 of those. The only prisoner remake I was ever excited about was the one that was supposed to star Clive Owen several yea... more » sgw75: while i agree that the things you've listed, i am still enjoying this interpretation of themes that the original expressed more subtlely, as undertone... more » tetracycloide: as someone that has enjoyed what i've seen so far (hours 1 and 2) i must say i find myself agreeing that 6's lack of violence is perplexing. he's been... more » gorehound: No More YARM for me.I can always watch the real Prisoner that is the 1960's original.Hollywood time to stop raping people's past and write new things.... more » whateley23: It's like we aren't watching the same series, which is pretty awesome in itself. I can't even begin a detailed rebuttal, so I'll just point out that i... more » -
#afternoonreading
A Story About Computer Failure Came Before The First Robot Conquest Story
This year is the 100th anniversary of the first story about the Internet going wrong. E.M. Forster (better known for A Passage To India) wrote "The Machine Stops" in 1909, and you can read it online. More » -
#theprisonerrecap
6 Things The New "Prisoner" Changed For The Worse
The Prisoner used its premise of a spy trapped in an idyllic, but oppressive, village to ask questions about individuality in a conformist, overly processed society. Here are six ways last night's remake throws away that rich premise. Spoilers below...
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#bravenewworld
How Brave Will Ridley Scott's New World Be?
Ridley Scott isn't just directing the Alien prequel, he's also involved in a movie adaptation of Brave New World, as we reported last year. A screenwriter's on board, but Leonardo DiCaprio's mooted star turn is raising some concerns. More » -
#theprisoner
How Soap Operatic Will The Prisoner Remake Be?
So far, AMC's remake of 1960s weird-fest The Prisoner sounds like it's on the right track — with plenty of trippiness and explosions. Except for one major new element of soap opera. Spoilers below. More » -
#falseutopias
Paradise Is A Lie: A History Of False Utopias
If you're living in a shiny happy world where everything is provided to you, and your white pajamas never ever get stained, then chances are you're in a false utopia. Someone's going to be coming and harvesting your organs, or culling you at age 30, or drugging you into obedience. The fake paradise built on a foundation of shit seems to flourish most during times when technology seems to be solving all our problems (like during the dotcom boom.) Click through for a list of false utopias. More »
