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james_davis_nicollTomorrow, Tomorrow And Tomorrow (based on a story by Kurt Vonnegut) & The Only Bird in Her Name (based on a story by Terry Dowling)
Tomorrow, Tomorrow And Tomorrow
Thanks to the invention of an anti-aging drug, the world is overcrowded and at least for the family in this story, ruled by the cruel whims of the deathless elders. With no other way to clear the boards, people's thoughts turn to murder and other underhanded tricks.
Interesting that the population crush is caused not by the more common birth rates GONE MAD! but the elimination of death (or at least, a significant deferment of death for most people). It's less interesting that the population that has the population of Earth living like the inhabitants of a Soviet-era tenement is just twelve billion people: it's one part SF authors have no sense of scale and one part this particular family is determined to stay in their family apartment in New York despite the fact if they all do this, their living conditions become nearly intolerable.
The Only Bird in Her Name
A journalist monitors the final hunt of a "forgetty", a shape-shifter that can steal memories. She and the guy trying to keep the hunters from killing an intelligent being hit it off, only one reason why her neutrality in the matter is open to question.
The story itself was fine but a lot of the background details needed more explanation.
The technical quality of this episode and the acting is very good.
Huh.
Just stumbled over this. Can anyone else download the episodes?
Tomorrow, Tomorrow And Tomorrow
Thanks to the invention of an anti-aging drug, the world is overcrowded and at least for the family in this story, ruled by the cruel whims of the deathless elders. With no other way to clear the boards, people's thoughts turn to murder and other underhanded tricks.
Interesting that the population crush is caused not by the more common birth rates GONE MAD! but the elimination of death (or at least, a significant deferment of death for most people). It's less interesting that the population that has the population of Earth living like the inhabitants of a Soviet-era tenement is just twelve billion people: it's one part SF authors have no sense of scale and one part this particular family is determined to stay in their family apartment in New York despite the fact if they all do this, their living conditions become nearly intolerable.
The Only Bird in Her Name
A journalist monitors the final hunt of a "forgetty", a shape-shifter that can steal memories. She and the guy trying to keep the hunters from killing an intelligent being hit it off, only one reason why her neutrality in the matter is open to question.
The story itself was fine but a lot of the background details needed more explanation.
The technical quality of this episode and the acting is very good.
Huh.
Just stumbled over this. Can anyone else download the episodes?
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Date: 2013-06-05 05:29 am (UTC)"Bob, that's an awfully big net."
"Sure. Gotta get the memory bird."
"Wow! I didn't know you were hunting the memory bird."
"Why did you give me the net?"
"What net? That net? That's not my net."
"Look out, it's close!"
* all characters panic *