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WCDT Strips 3086-3090 (9th to 13th November 2015)
Method of Madness:
Ehhhhh, I'd argue that Marten is the McNulty of the show. It's very much an ensemble cast, but if we had to pick a main character, it'd be him.
Pilchard123:
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--- Quote from: Tichy on 11 Nov 2015, 05:30 ---Today's might be the first comic that passes the AI-Bechdel test (two AIs, named, talking about something other than a human) - if you don't count the one mention of "humans". Just a random thought, what with Jeph drawing analogies between AI rights in the comic and other social issues in our world. (The weird thing with Pintsize two weeks ago notwithstanding.)
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Two female AIs, even. Honest question - who reckons that means it passes the 'standard' (for want of a better word) version as well?
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It does, but that's no surprise. QC easily passes the Bechdel test most of the time. It would almost be hard not to given that the cast is mostly made up of women, and this isn't a 'harem anime' where everything comes back to the focus on one male character. Marten may be the most important male character, but there is no 'main character' really. Faye is just as important to the story, and the huge cast of secondary characters all play big roles. It's unuaual to get a multi-month story arc based on Hanners, or Dora, or Claire etc...
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(click to show/hide)I was wondering if anybody would argue that because they aren't humans, it doesn't pass. Me, I'd say that it obviously passes, but others might consider that it doesn't because the characters are not human.
Neko_Ali:
Equally spoiled response to the above spoiler:
(click to show/hide)I don't thing being human is a requirement for the Bechdel test or similar criteria. Would you disqualify the test in movies that start talking animals, or non human life forms in sci fi or fantasy shows? The questions put forth in the Bechdel test are about gender, not species.
katsmeat:
The purpose of the Bechdale test is to make a real world point. It (or the mechdaletest) doesn't seem to have any relevance in a world without a community of AIs
Passing or failing it when applied to AI's isn't really a thing.
Though I'd be willing to bet it'd be highly relevant in the QC universe, and that AIs would get a shitty deal at the hands of Hollywood. In amongst the movies about rampaging murder-bots, the best roles AI actors ( certainly there will be some) could expect would be endlessly playing wacky sidekicks to chisel-jawed, straight , white male action heroes.
Perfectly Reasonable:
"... She has gone against everything we are trying to build."
"What do you mean 'we', paleface?"
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