Without Walls: New Nightmares - Man Machine (1993) @ EOFFTV

Without Walls: New Nightmares - Man Machine (1993)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 1993
Running Times:
Format:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Wall to Wall Television
Series Editor: Adam Barker
Executive Producer: Jane Root
Series Producer: Christopher Spencer
Assistant Producer: Elizabeth Levy
Production Manager: Jan Deakin

DIRECTOR
Director: Edmund Coulthard

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting Camera: Luke Cardiff
Rostrum: Ken Morse

EDITING
Off-Line Editor: Mike McDowall
On-Line Editor: Trevor Smith

MUSIC
Music: Julian Wastall

SOUND
Sound: Jason Russell
Dubbing Mixer: Bob Jackson

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Liz Pugh

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Paul Cheetham
Art Director: Patrick Bill

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistant: Annabel Ridley
Consultant: Philip Dodd
Film Research: Victoria Stable
Research: Mike Jay
Archive: Alcor International; Archive Films; Bandai UK; BASF Chemicals; BBC Enterprises; British Telecom; Central Independent Television; Clip Joint; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Digital Equipment Corporation; Film Finders; Index Stock Shots; JR Japan; Mercury Communications; Polygram Video International
Reuters / Visnews Library

CAST
J.G. Ballard
William Gibson
Joseph Rosen
Brian Aldiss
Hans Moravec
Marvin Minsky
Bruce Sterling
Margaret Boden
H.R. Giger
Alan Rollings
Michael Crichton

Extracts Read By: John McGlynn, John Sterland

PLOT SUMMARY

An examination of the ways in which Mankind and machines are growing not only more inter-dependent but also, at the furthest extreme, becoming one. It also poses the possibility that machines may be becoming more and more intelligent and independent.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Though lacking a proper conclusion, this is an interesting look at that old science fiction staple, the conflict between man and machine. Some of the interviewees are interesting, though to be fair much of what they have to say is shallow compared to their print interviews. (Full Review)

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Akira (1988)
Frankenstein (1931)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Scanners (1981)
Tetsuo (1988)
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1991)

INCLUDES EXTRACTS FROM THE FOLLOWING BOOKS
The Happy Breed by John Sladek
Who Can Replace a Man? by Brian Aldiss
The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov
Night Shift by Stephen King
Fulfilment by A.E. Van Vogt
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
Crash by J.G. Ballard
Swarm by Bruce Sterling
The Mystery of San Gottardo by H.R. Giger
The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Radio Times 24 - 30 April 1993 p.65 (UK)
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OTHER SOURCES

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KEYWORDS

science-fiction; authors; cyberpunk; cyborgs; robots; computers

Last Updated: 17 November, 2008


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	Without Walls: New Nightmares - Man Machine (1993) Country of Origin: UK Date(s) of Broadcast: 1993 Running Times: Format: Sound: CREDITS PRODUCTION Production Company: Wall to Wall Television Series Editor: Adam Barker Executive Producer: Jane Root Series Producer: Christopher Spencer Assistant Producer: Elizabeth Levy Production Manager: Jan Deakin DIRECTOR Director: Edmund Coulthard PHOTOGRAPHY Lighting Camera: Luke Cardiff Rostrum: Ken Morse EDITING Off-Line Editor: Mike McDowall On-Line Editor: Trevor Smith MUSIC Music: Julian Wastall SOUND Sound: Jason Russell Dubbing Mixer: Bob Jackson MAKE UP AND COSTUMES Make Up: Liz Pugh DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION Production Designer: Paul Cheetham Art Director: Patrick Bill MISCELLANEOUS Production Assistant: Annabel Ridley Consultant: Philip Dodd Film Research: Victoria Stable Research: Mike Jay Archive: Alcor International; Archive Films; Bandai UK; BASF Chemicals; BBC Enterprises; British Telecom; Central Independent Television; Clip Joint; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Digital Equipment Corporation; Film Finders; Index Stock Shots; JR Japan; Mercury Communications; Polygram Video International Reuters / Visnews Library CAST J.G. Ballard William Gibson Joseph Rosen Brian Aldiss Hans Moravec Marvin Minsky Bruce Sterling Margaret Boden H.R. Giger Alan Rollings Michael Crichton Extracts Read By: John McGlynn, John Sterland PLOT SUMMARY An examination of the ways in which Mankind and machines are growing not only more inter-dependent but also, at the furthest extreme, becoming one. It also poses the possibility that machines may be becoming more and more intelligent and independent. CAPSULE REVIEW Though lacking a proper conclusion, this is an interesting look at that old science fiction staple, the conflict between man and machine. Some of the interviewees are interesting, though to be fair much of what they have to say is shallow compared to their print interviews. (Full Review) LINKS INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Akira (1988) Frankenstein (1931) Maximum Overdrive (1986) Scanners (1981) Tetsuo (1988) Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1991) INCLUDES EXTRACTS FROM THE FOLLOWING BOOKS The Happy Breed by John Sladek Who Can Replace a Man? by Brian Aldiss The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov Night Shift by Stephen King Fulfilment by A.E. Van Vogt Neuromancer by William Gibson Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson Crash by J.G. Ballard Swarm by Bruce Sterling The Mystery of San Gottardo by H.R. Giger The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton REFERENCES MAGAZINES Radio Times 24 - 30 April 1993 p.65 (UK) credits OTHER SOURCES screen credits KEYWORDS science-fiction; authors; cyberpunk; cyborgs; robots; computers Last Updated: 17 November, 2008