Here's a small programming note for today's updates - since the finale to Survivor: All-Stars finally got interesting during the last Tribal Council and reunion portion of the show, David and I will be spending a little more time on that portion to make sure it receives its due attention. The recap should be posted later this afternoon for you Survivor fanatics who just can't live without your weekly dose.

Some of my compatriots here at the site seem to have a huge problem with I, Robot due to the fact that it apparently breaks all kinds of Laws of Robotics as put forth by Isaac Asimov. That's a sentiment I actually heard echoed in the movie theater when the trailer aired, as some of the guys sitting behing me at Kill Bill Vol. 2 noted that Mr. Asimov must be turning over in his grave. Speaking as someone only vaguely familiar with Asimov's works, I have to admit I'm baffled by the uproar. If the movie was simply about nice robots that obeyed the laws (A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm; A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.) I have to think it would be deadly dull.

Now, speaking as someone who likes to read books and then watch the movies on which they are based, I do understand the emotions that arise when a beloved piece of fiction is somehow "sullied". It's interesting to be sitting on the other side of the fence now, as I think the effects look sharp and even the premise itself is appealing. I have to think that the "universal moviegoer" looks at the film in much the same way.