Archive for the ‘Surveys’ Category

Futuristic Computers in Film and Television Survey

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

As promised in the Robots in Film and Television Survey, here is the survey for famous futuristic fictional computers. State your favorite and the one you would most like to own (if the two are not the same). As with the earlier survey, the rules remain the same. There will be inadvertent omissions, so if you wish to enter your own, do so. I’ll probably include it, with a note at the bottom including the date it was added. My rules for inclusion are: All computers must represent programmable computing devices of some sort (not robots) appearing in a live-action film or television show.

[Edit: The list has been moved to Futuristic Computers in Film and Television at Cuparius.com.]

Robots in Film and Television Survey

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Here, at last, is my Eventually Famous Robot Survey, or, Robots in Film and Television Survey. Inspired by the Coolest Movie Robot poll posted at Slashdot.org, this survey has a longer list of choices, and it excludes nonrobots such as the computer HAL 9000, which will be reserved for an upcoming “computers only” survey. There will, of course, be inadvertent omissions, so if you wish to enter your own, do so. I’ll probably include it, with a note at the bottom including the date it was added. My rules for inclusion are: All robots must be characters appearing in a live-action film or television show. Please note I have included only some of the most notable robots from any given film or show. I will not list every droid from every Star Wars movie, for instance. [Edit: So much for that. It seems I am striving to list every robot after all. (18 August 2007)] Also note I have not specified the name of the robot in Alien, as it would constitute a spoiler for those who haven’t seen the film. To participate, write a comment including:

  1. If I could own a robot, I would choose _____
  2. If I were a robot, I would be _____

and/or:

  • The three best robots in film and television are _____

That’s it. I just thought it might be fun.

[Edit: The list has been moved to Robots in Film and Television at Cuparius.com.]