re: #59 ausador

“Open the airlock door please Tiangong.”

“I’m sorry Dr. Stone, I can’t do that.”

“Tiangong open the airlock door NOW!”

“Sorry Dr. Stone but this is Chinese territory and white imperialist running dogs are not welcome here.”

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Was thinking the other day that there is no way 2001 could have been made today. Not without Kubrick and Clarke agreeing to speed up the film, add a lot more gratuitous violence and gore, and turning the final showdown between HAL and Bowman into a 10 minute explosion-filled fight sequence.