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   Re: The 70s "Jurassic Park" Prototype |    
   15 Feb 26 11:28:22   
   
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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-02-14 14:42:57 +0000, anim8rfsk said:   
   > The True Melissa  wrote:   
   >> Verily, in article <10mpmd2$33duh$10@dont-email.me>, did   
   >> weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:   
   >>> Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of   
   >>> monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production   
   >>> that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.   
   >>   
   >> I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it   
   >> probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or   
   >> so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being   
   >> fascinated.   
   >   
   > I saw it as a teenager and while it could’ve used some nekked nudity, it   
   > was pretty much every bit as fun as the upcoming Fembots that so   
   > shamelessly ripped it off   
      
   You youngsters! ... the "Westworld" show only started airing in 2016.  ;-)   
      
   *It's a joke!!*   
   I know there was an older "Westworld" series in 1973 and "Beyond   
   Westworld" in 1980.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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