Teevee Robots and Me
So I recall the advent of sex robots and my contempt for them, their inventors, and the poor pitiful customers willing to spend great quantities of cash on their acquisition.Yes, the socialization and interpersonal abilities of the manufacturers as well as the customers have been the subject of pondering in my mind for I believe that people should partner with other people and that these types of relationships are not suited to automatons nor lower life forms.
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In the immediate future robotics have become commonplace in the lives of people. They help in matters of child raising, operate personal conveyences, act as security personnel, and yes ... lovers for those who purchase them.
The bulk of the people in the series consider these "Bots" as soulless machines attending to a never ending stream of routine duties ... then also become capable of emotions.
A group of people called "The Liquidators" reject this automation in humanity and have declared war on the machines and those who support their use.
There are three sub plots:
| • | My personal favorite, that of Arisa and the family whom she adopts. |
| • | Another plot involves The Liquidators, and their involvment with the only son of Arisa's family. |
| • | Finally, the intrigue of Viktor Toropov who is the head of CRONOS, involved in concealing the fact that his company cannot make another automated empath such as the superior Arisa. |
The portrayal of Arisa by Russian actress Paulina Andreeva is nothing less than stunning with the robotic look portrayed and the abilities to engage in warfare with firearms and tactical weapons and remain unscathed functionally.
The humanity projected from this automaton is the part that touches me with her ability to detect and thwart subterfuge and attempts to make her hurt others.