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Pro-Mole: I think Bicentennial Man is a little out of this trope, as the robot in question does take many years to socialize. In fact, so many years that not only fashion changes a lot — and Asimov reenforces this — but also all of his old owners are dead at the end.
Original Writer, Still needs a handle: Hm. Point. However, he -does- still become humanlike. The speed isn't necessarily so important per se as is the goal of becoming humanlike when you didn't start out that way.
Seth: I'm gonna defend Bicentenial Man here. I think it is an atypical way to play the trope but it is definatly this trope. I say keep it.
Pro-Mole: Fine. I got the point.
Original Writer: No worries, I removed it. :-) There's enough question there- and also, Bicentennial Man -does- admittedly -revolve- around this process nearly exclusively, so it's not quite the same thing, as you said.
Grev: Okay, we've got this, Pinocchio Syndrome, and To Become Human. I'm not a great big lumper, but this seems to be a bit much...
Robert: This and To Become Human are reasonably distinct, but Pinocchio Syndrome is redundant.
Ununnilium: Pinocchio Syndrome and To Become Human are both the goal; Become A Real Boy is the often-abbreviated journey.
Edit: Also, I think Bicentennial Man fits as an exception to this trope, which should be pointed out.
Way, way later: I'm adding it in as one.
Medinoc: What is the quote from ? Seth: That's Xander talking about the buffybot in Buffy. |
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