(First suggested by Dr. Howard Margolin, host of Destinies: The Voice of Science Fiction)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Cloned from a Mutual Zygote # 4: Dragos and Lord Dredd
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I recently picked up the Captain Power dvd set (which is excellent) and the creator of the show confirms that Lord Dredd comes a year before Star Trek TNG's the Borg. That would include not only the character, but the process of being assimilated digitally.
ReplyDeleteTsH:
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the DVD set of Captain Power too. I still have old VHS episode compilations, but not the whole series. Can't wait!
In terms of the Borg and Dredd, that may be true. But of course, The Cybermen were also a cybernetic race using humans as resources (spare parts), well before Captain Power. You can't copyright an idea; because it all comes down to presentation.
Great comment!
best,
John
You could also add in the Ko-Dan leaders from "The Last Starfighter" as well. Although they did have tree-faces.
ReplyDeleteBT:
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the Ko-Dan from The Last Starfighter! Good call. I love that movie...
best,
John
You could even go with Deathlok from the comic books. There was a lot of splitting on this one. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the credit, John.
ReplyDeleteSFF: Another great idea, my friend.
ReplyDeleteand Howard: Absolutely. You came up with this (years ago, if I recall...) and it was a perfect fit for this series, so I wanted to honor you for coming up with it!
best,
John