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Re: Bicentennial Man (spoilers, and quite lengthy)
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Well, I don't know what decade I read it, but I do remember that the Asimov story
I read was titled "Sesquicentennial Man", because I remember trying to pronounce
the damned word ;-)  Must have been the 70s sometime.


Dave Schuler wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:

Of course, the short story *I* remember was called the "Sesquicentennial Man"
(150 years).

  Was that its original title?  I only came across it about 7 years ago, but
I'm almost certain it was "Bicentennial Man" even then.

     Dave!

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  Re: Bicentennial Man (spoilers, and quite lengthy)
 
(...) Interesting. I wonder if Asimov changed it because "bicentennial" became part of the U.S. popular consciousness in 1976. It would seem an easy thing to research... Dave! (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) I haven't seen the movie (yet), so I hadn't been taking it into consideration. I'd consider it a bad trade, too - but then it wasn't me making the choice. To him, it may have been worth it (and I'll shut up now - at least until I see it). (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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