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Light Verse
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First published in The Saturday Evening Post (September/October 1973 issue), by Isaac Asimov, a rare on-screen murder story.Avis Lardner, whose husband died in a tragic space accident, is a Socialite who throws lavish parties at her home, displaying jeweled treasures from around the world. One of her eccentricities is noted to be her fondness for her robotic servants, the way she refuses to have them repaired (to preserve their individual quirks). Her status as a Nice Girl is explicitly called out by the narrative, making her the most unlikely person to commit murder.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })John Semper Travis, the chief engineer of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, is also a fan of light-sculptures. He spends his personal time investigating the process, and even published a book on the subject. He believes that the principles of light-sculptures could be reduced to mathematical equations, but hasn't been able to. He is aware of Mrs Lardner's parties, and that she shows off a new artwork every time, so he was quite excited to meet such a master of art whom he could discuss his theories with. His status as a Nice Guy is explicitly called out by the narrative, making him the most unlikely person to be murdered."Light Verse" has been republished several times: Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories To Be Read With The Door Locked (1975), Buy Jupiter And Other Stories (1975), Opus 200 (1979), Sirius (issue #38, August 1979), Weird Worlds (issue #5, 1980), The Complete Robot (1982), The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov (1989), Robot Dreams Collection (1990), and The Complete Stories, Volume 2 (1992).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Androids Are People, Too: Lardner steadfastly refuses to have her robots repaired/replaced, insisting that they are people and should be treated with the same respect/dignity as anyone else would be. | |
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Bling-Bling-BANG!: Because Lardner was showing off a jeweled dagger from Cambodia when she heard the news, she used it to kill the man who removed the flaw in her robot that allowed him to create the beautiful light-sculptures that people came to see. | |
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20 Minutes into the Future: This story has a number of technological advances that haven't been created yet, but a culture reminiscent of the modern day 1970s. It includes humanoid Robots and Space Stations, as well as light-sculptures; art in the form of "solid" light. | |
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| Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories | processingUnknown |
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| The Complete Robot | processingUnknown |
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American Literature (J To M) / int_50a97b8c | |
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No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup / int_50a97b8c | |
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Robot and A.I. Works / int_50a97b8c | |
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20 Minutes into the Future / int_50a97b8c |
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