This is a 2,312-word essay on Chris Columbus’ Bicentennial Man (1999) for a cancelled companion titled When Worlds Collide: The Critical Companion to Science Fiction Film Adaptations for Liverpool University Press. I wrote my first draft and submitted it on May 30, 2009 (discussed here). A year-and-a-half later, the editors sent me suggestions and feedback …
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Isaac Asimov’s “The Bicentennial Man” and Chris Columbus’ Bicentennial Man
Late last night, I finished revising my Bicentennial Man entry for Peter Wright’s The Critical Companion to Science Fiction Film Adaptations (to be published by Liverpool University Press). It was a real joy to dive back into Asimov’s work, because it was through his work that I precariously began my trip into SF scholarship with …
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