"I, Robot" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 14 November 1964, during the second season. It was remade under the same title in 1995. Leonard Nimoy appeared in both versions.
In this episode which plays like a courtroom drama, Adam Link is accused of murder. However, Adam Link is a robot, who maintains the victim's death was the result of an accident.
Placed on trial for the murder of Professor Link,...
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"I, Robot" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 14 November 1964, during the second season. It was remade under the same title in 1995. Leonard Nimoy appeared in both versions.
In this episode which plays like a courtroom drama, Adam Link is accused of murder. However, Adam Link is a robot, who maintains the victim's death was the result of an accident.
Placed on trial for the murder of Professor Link, his creator, Adam Link is defended by the professor's niece and the retired lawyer Mr. Cutler. Ultimately it turns out that the prosecution is not simply placing the robot on trial, but mankind itself as irresponsible and abusive of technology.
The opening narration makes reference to the myth of Prometheus and therefore the creature of Dr. Frankenstein: the theme of Man defying the fire of the gods. From the prologue, the reference to James Whale's "Frankenstein" is obvious: for example, the little girl is playing near a lake when Adam Link...
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