First of all I want to apologize for the lack of updates on the contest. I've been busy for the start of college classes, but as soon as I have some free time I'll get the thing moving.

This blog contains a list of adaptations of Asimov's works. Here you can discuss them and suggest adaptations I might have missed.
Thanks to member seabird for suggesting this discussion. :)

Cinematographic adaptations:

I, Robot (2004) - Trailer
Loosely inspired by Asimov's robot stories. In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.

Bicentennial Man (1999) - Trailer
Based on the novel The Positronic Man and on the short story The Bicentennial Man, the movie tells the story of Andrew, an android that endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.

Nightfall (1988) -  Trailer
The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient catastrophe, all signs point towards the impending darkness of the very first Nightfall. Panic erupts as the suns slowly disappear one by one. Science struggles agains superstition as the people race to comprehend the approaching Nightfall... the end of the world as they know it.

Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Trailer
A diplomat is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter the bloodstream.
Unlike the others, this one is not an adaptation from Asimov's novel, but contrariwise the novel is an adaptation of the movie.


I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay by Harlan Ellison (1987) - Some Info Art by Mark Zug
An unfilmed screenplay based on the full text of several of the stories in Asimov's collection.

TV Adaptations:

Little Lost Robot (1962) - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

The Caves of Steel (1964) - Clip

Satisfaction Guaranteed (1966) - Clip

Isaac Asimov's Robots (VCR Mistery Game) (1988) -  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
A VCR game based off the Robot Series:
"Elijah Bailey, the greatest detective of the 23rd century, is faced with his toughest assignment ever... and he needs your help. For the first time in 100 years, someone has attempted a murder. With the advent of the Robot, crime has virtually disappeared. Yet a murder attempt has been made, and it may happen again. Who did it? Was it an Earthling, a Spacer, or the unthinkable... a Robot?"


Audio Books/Radiopays:

The Caves of Steel - Preview
The Nacked Sun -  Preview
...and more.
Some links to download the audiobooks: www.facebook.com/note.php?note…

Liar! Radioplay - ia700308.us.archive.org/21/ite…

Music:

I Robot by Alan Parsons Project - Wikipedia You Tube Playlist
It's simple: suggest a theme for the next Contest of the group.
The best theme (judged by moi) wins a free sketch by the admin P-JoArt.

*The offer is valid only if there are at least 5 members suggesting.
*I'll add another sketch for the second best suggestion if there are at least 10 people suggesting!
*You can propose as many as you wish, but I'll choose only one.

Please, try to be creative! As far as the usual themes like summer, beach, etc, might be nice, I don't think they fit well our group. As always, better quality than quantity.
Scientists from IBM, Hewlett-Packard, General Motors and Boeing are working on a project called SyNAPSE (Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics). They are building a computer chip, that can "learn", get experience, recognise correspondences and get to a conclusion, and set up theories, just like Jane Five (JN-5) can in Asimov's Feminine Intuition.
www.engadget.com/2011/08/18/ib…


by AnnieAikoRose

Don't you ever wonder if we will ever be able to build a robot like Daneel? :woohoo:
Hello! I have just read an article in a hungarian magazine about Albert-László Barabási (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert-L…), a great hungarian scientist, who is working in "complex network research" in Northeastern University.
( his publications in english: www.barabasi.com/pubs.php)

He is working on methods of "predict" or rather "count" the next events in history, or the stock market. He said, that "we have everything to predict the movements of the humanity with mathematical methods, so the future is calculable". The article reads, that the base of his theory had been discovered earlyer, but it hasn't been tested yet on real historical events. But he used his network theory on hungarian history, and everything was right with it, history is calculable.

I was stunned reading this. Isn't it like psychohistory in real?

Proposed by the member AnnieAikoRose


Note of the admin: If you want to propose a discussion on something, send a note to the club!


PS: Stupid stupid me I forgot to let you know, some months ago one of our members' art, jrmalone's, was selected for the updated Japanese translation of the book (jrmalone.deviantart.com/journa…)!!! Even if it's late, I had to let you know! Isn't it beautiful?
:squee:
...should I allow them in the group gallery?

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