Space Age Side-Kicks Gerty Moon
Moon miner Sam Bell's only lunar companion is Gerty, a HAL-like computer voiced Kevin Spacey. It's not an ideal scenario for Bell because if there's one thing worse than being stuck on the moon bored and lonely, it's been stuck on the moon bored and lonely with Keyser Söze. In fairness though, Gerty is programmed to take care of Sam and nags him to eat regularly and not go outside when he's feeling poorly. A bit like a mum really, if mums were made of microchips. Unlike HAL's malign scarlet scanner, Gerty has a emoticon that enables him to span the whole gamut of emotion from happy to, er, a bit less happy. Well, at least he's trying.
"…Law makes the most of his limited screen-time, SIGHTING Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire as inspiration…"?
I've seen 'em both too… so what? Oh, you mean CITING…
Anyway, pedantry aside, what about Arnie in full 'Uncle Bob' mode in T2? I know he's supposed to be a protector but he does morph into a (slightly grating) comic relief. Read More
8
Posted on Tuesday July 21, 2009, 09:04 by bwaller
"…Law makes the most of his limited screen-time, SIGHTING Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire as inspiration…"?
I've seen 'em both too… so what? Oh, you mean CITING…
Anyway, pedantry aside, what about Arnie in full 'Uncle Bob' mode in T2? I know he's supposed to be a protector but he does morph into a (slightly grating) comic relief. Read More
9
Posted on Monday July 20, 2009, 21:38 by sftballgirl5
What about Otto from Wall-e? He's the cartoon version of Hal. Or, if you don't want to be derivative, what about Eve? Read More
10
Robbie
Posted on Monday July 20, 2009, 19:40 by madxm
what about Robbie the Robot, from Forbidden Planet? Read More
11
Posted on Monday July 20, 2009, 18:54 by Nalfeshnee
