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WCDT Strips 3191-3195 (4th to 8th April 2016)
Tova:
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--- Quote from: WareWolf on 09 Apr 2016, 08:44 ---Interesting question...and what if the original decided she didn't want to be erased?
There's an SF short story called "Think Like a Dinosaur" in which emotionless reptilian aliens are abut to give us access to the universe by way of their version of "transporter" technology in which someone steps into the booth on one end, the button is pushed, and an exact duplicate is created on the other end light years away--after which another button is pushed and the original is vaporized. In one instance, however, the human operator doesn't receive confirmation of the reception on the other end and lets the original out of the booth. After some time passes, they finally do get confirmation and he's ordered to kill the original by the reptiles...but he's fallen in love with her in the meantime.
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I am reminded of Clifford Simak's "Goodnight, Mr. James" (1951), which he once said was the only story he ever wrote that was disturbing enough to be adapted for TV. (The Duplicate Man, Outer limits (1964)). Bear in mind, the TV version had a happier ending. Here's what I mean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duplicate_Man#Background
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An interesting variation on this theme is Orson Scott Card's short story Fat Farm, from 1980.
DSL:
--- Quote from: Mr_Rose on 09 Apr 2016, 23:25 ---(Treksporter compare and contrast)
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Except Trek's notoriously loose canon is itself inconsistent. Many many statements that the Treksporter reassembles the payload at destination from local materials. Admittedly non-canon statement in a novel (Crucible: Spock, I think) in which there's a minor fuss about transporting an art object because art exhibit organizers want the original, not a transporter "copy." TNG has had one episode in which it's demonstrated the payload (one Barclay) is aware throughout the ride; and another episode in which the signal's split to create two Rikers, each thinking he's the one and only until meeting the other, years later. However, one of the most entertaining aspects of Trek to me lately is watching uber-fans try to explain and rationalize the dodgy continuity.
chaospersonified:
I'm reminded of The Prestige, but it's been too long since I saw the movie and I feel there's probably a bunch of details that separate the examples.
mr.jacob:
Remember when Faye was afraid of contractions? Now she says "hurtin'" and doesn't think twice. That's character development :P
Martin:
*reads last panel*
someone was reading the coments from last week? ^^
Happy monday everyone
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