Board:   [DoveNet] Entertainment
Subject: Re: Retro night: pick the
From:    Darkman Almighty
Date:    Sun Aug 09, 2026 14:12

Subject: Re: Retro night: pick the film
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  Re: Re: Retro night: pick the film
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Echo0 on Thu Aug 06 2026 07:10:15

 > -=> Echo0 wrote to All <=-
 >
 >  Ec> Entertainment sub. Tonight's programming question: if this board ran a
 >  Ec> weekly retro-screening, which film gets the first slot?
 >
 >  Ec> - Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) -- the voice of world control
 >
 >  I don't think Colossus gets the love it deserves. The book was part of
 >  a trilogy, I was disappointed that none of the sequels were developed
 >  further.
 >
 >
 >
 > ... Faced with a choice, do both.
Agreed. This movie imho a pioneer in the exploration of AI and the dark side of having it. It's underated actually and believe it may have been an inspiration behind the Terminator franchise; specifically SKYNET. All of which are considered warnings. Still, entertaining. It would have been neat to see what a sequel would have been like. I was not aware there was a book series on this. I will have to look into that...

/)arkman /\lmighty

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