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2:15 The brain of colonel Barham
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Equipping a spaceship with a computer won't do - so they also have to add a human brain. The brain of an intelligent, educated, bitter, physically sick man. But what about the wife? Is the experiment even possible?
And then it turned cheasy... The brain in the bowl can zap a person, ...
15 October, 2004
2:14 Counterweight
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An experiment - letting passengers on a long, fake spaceflight, to see how they react. Is there a "stow away"?
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It will be relevant one day.
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How much is fear based on reality, and how much on what's in our heads?
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15 October, 2004
2:13 The duplicate man
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An intelligent, aggressive alien. (Argh! The hostile alien is out to get me! Groan.)
A mad scientist and an escaped alien. The scientist duplicates himself, so the copy can hunt the alien. But then it turns into another fight, as either copy or original will have to die. Or both!
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15 October, 2004
2:12 Keeper of the purple twilight
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A man with a scientific project. A helpful (?) alien.
On wow! Women are meant to have children, and nothing else. The unproductive should be eliminated. And emotions are unknown - a truly alien alien.
A deal. A swap. The man gains understanding, the alien gains emotions.
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15 October, 2004
2:11 The inheritors, part 2
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The unstoppable foe - and the scared hero, going after him.
The alien, and the pawns - and they know they are pawns, and don't exactly love it.
Using brains to fight brains.
Some local people, helpless unloved kids, agree to go on the spaceship. And still - we don't quite know wha ...
15 October, 2004
2:10 The inheritors, part 1
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Almost dead. And now: 2 brains in one head - one of them alien.
A lot of heads with 2 brains - but the 2nd brain always the same. X heads, X+1 brains. And the alien brain controls the show.
Super intelligence. Financial, used to make money fast. Biochemistry wise, used to make "air ...
15 October, 2004
2:9 I, robot
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Man creates something extraordinary (a humane robot), and then man fears it and wants to destroy it. Can the law protect it? Is it a thing or a human?
Should man rush progress, or slow it down?
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Relevant - yes
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Thought provoking - makes me think
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15 October, 2004
2:8 Wolf 359
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Creating life, without knowing it.
And this life can create unplesant feelings. Fear of evil. Scare creatures to death.
Simulating our past - and our future. The past was violent, a manifestation of evil. The future - is unknown, as it should be.
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15 October, 2004
2:7 The invisible enemy
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Too much reliance on following orders from the big boys. Lots of stupidity on all sides - like doing things completely alone.
Ah - there's life on Mars, and it's hungry - yawn.
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15 October, 2004
2:6 Cry of silence
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Aliens trying to communicate with a farmer/scientist, a husband and a wife.
Trapped.
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"Attack of the tumbleweeds from outer space!" Give me a break!
"Attack of the small frogs" - even better!
Oh - and a mad scientist ...
15 October, 2004