Strange commercial...not sure quite what to make of it

Taverner

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:10 PM
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Strange commercial...not sure quite what to make of it

http://www.theembassyvfx.com/tetra_w_movie.html

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blondeatlast

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:13 PM
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1. Very strange--I got nothing to offer, though.

"What if it could be rebuilt?"

Sounds ominous to me.

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Zookeeper

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:14 PM
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2. Where did you find it? n/t

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Seldona

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:15 PM
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3. Unbelievable.

Some futuristic enforcer robot running on top of shacks?

Wouldn't the money be better spent raising their standard of living and offering them opportunities other than making Nikes for 10 cents an hour?

I am sure people would just LOVE to have robots running around shooting people in their slums.

Maybe I am overreacting, but that is the way it struck me.

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Zookeeper

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:17 PM
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5. Yeah, but this would have to be cheaper in the long run...

and robots don't talk back.

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Taverner

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Thu Apr-29-04 01:33 PM
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13. And don't collect pensions either

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everythingsxen

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:15 PM
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4. I am going to have nightmares..

I had nightmares the other night similar to this..

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Taverner

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:17 PM
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7. I'm sorry

Didn't want to make a nightmare tonight...

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everythingsxen

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:25 PM
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9. Not your fault

:D It's just a little scary!

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codegreen

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:17 PM
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6. promo hype for a video game or movie, i would imagine.

Edited on Wed Apr-28-04 10:19 PM by codegreen

robots/cyborgs like this will come in our lifetimes, no doubt.
hopefully poverty will be going away too, though... we will have to see to that.

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Taverner

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:19 PM
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8. Background

This is a video from a company which does CGI work. Thsy host it on their site to give customers an idea of what they can do.

HOWEVER, it was a comission, for a real company in South Africa which is in the R&D stages of robotics.

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Cush

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:26 PM
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10. Creepy, yet intriguing

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TroubleMan

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:31 PM
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11. That's scary

Edited on Wed Apr-28-04 10:33 PM by TroubleMan

They envision spending millions or billions on a robot to spy on and terrorize those poor people instead of trying to improve the poor people's way of life.

Greed is scary.

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Taverner

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Wed Apr-28-04 10:37 PM
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12. All of a sudden...it hits me

Edited on Wed Apr-28-04 10:37 PM by Taverner

PNAC...cyborgs...

Notice the voiceovers are clearly AMERICAN and AFRIKAAN.

The goal of PNAC is to hold the world under one umbrella, correct?

I wonder how much the Carlyle group has invested in this company?

Maybe I just need more sleep...

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