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more about #journeyman Grey_Area: I was really hoping to see a mention of Jorj X. McKie from the Bureau of Sabotage in Frank Herbert's Whipping Star and The Dosadi Experiment. more » Ghede: What about Massey? Human lawyer with a Partnership Drone implant giving him access to a large legal library in his brain. more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: The unaired episodes of "Century City" got aired on HDNet. Other episodes included the "virtual rape" idea, genetic alteration in sports (and lawyers)... more » Killa_Charlie: When I saw this title, I just knew I would have to add Hyper-Chicken, to my surprise you already did. Bravo. more » The Curse of Millhaven: There is always Rip Torn in "Defending Your Life." (Clip is a little longer than the humor warrants) more » RexMaximus: I would have included Jubal Harshaw from Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. Both a doctor and a lawyer, as well as Heinlein's mouthpiece, he was j... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: I had to pull "I, Robot" off the shelf, but it confirmed what I remembered. It's pretty clear that Stephen Byerley was a robot. In fact, it's much m... more » AmishJohn: I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person in creation to read Illegal Alien. Just be careful and don't confuse it with Phil Foglio's Illegal Aliens. more » brentbent: C.O.C.K.R.O.A.C.H. )for all the queer super villians out there(: No love for Socrates Poole, played by the brilliant Christian Clemenson, from The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.? How many western steampunk lawyers ... more » Roklimber: Couldn't you have had a bigger picture of that green girl? She's one fine-looking Orion woman. more » disco2000: The Hyper-Chicken is one of my all time favorite portrayals of lawyers, and I've referenced him several times at work leading to blank looks from the ... more » disco2000: One of the reasons I love TOS so much is that in the 40 years since the show aired, we've already advanced to develop or exceed a lot of their technol... more » Rasselas: Does any SFF lawyer work like most lawyers? I.e., suffocating under a mountain of paper, attempting to dig a way out with coffee-stained fingernails,... more » liash: this is off topic, but to my mind, the profession truly missing from science fiction is a non-stereotypical presentation of journalists (as opposed to... more » littlewade: why would you think worf was a hundrend and 50 years old ?the judge called him Colonel Worf and he had different ridges on his head,worf's dad suppose... more » -
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Science Fiction's Greatest Legal Minds - Revealed!
If the countless works of science fiction can agree on one thing, it's that the future isn't perfect. And, on the rare occasion when disputes can't be solved with an epic starship battle, it's time to bring in the lawyers.
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Read All About It In Weird Future Newspapers
This alien-looking newspaper from the movie Ultraviolet recently turned up on a movie props site. I love the weird font that screams "Vampire Epidemic!!!" with the three exclamation marks. It's good to know that even in a dark dystopian future where plague victims drink your blood, sober responsible journalism will reign supreme. Here's a roundup of the strangest scifi newspapers. More » -
