I'm wondering what everyone thinks of the book The Cell and whether we can have a little bit of a what iffery going on? The poll will explain more... :borg:
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I'm wondering what everyone thinks of the book The Cell and whether we can have a little bit of a what iffery going on? The poll will explain more... :borg:
Alright so poll didn't work.
But here's the question anyway:
What would you do if everyone who answered the phone turn into a monster?
Run away and hide
Take people's phones away from them
Kill them
Try to find a way to fix them
Something else...
Let's discuss! :D
Liz, do you want me to add that poll?
it's not The Cell, honey, just Cell.
and I'd call them to tell them not to answer their phone :D
That always intrigued me about it because it seemed like it wasn't the who you called, just if you used it at all.
I'm really not a cell phone person at all because when I'm off--I'm off! :lol:
You can reach me at home on the land line.
But to answer the question. I believe in this day and age we are all so ready for some kind of zombie creating pulse (virus, meteor, monkey) that we are ready for just about anything.
Hole up, do some killing--get some supplies and then head out.
I think the bigger question in this book is about the idea of rebooting the human brain with a type of EMP. Can you imagine if Crichton wrote it?
I would start calling all the people I did not like and let the braver people take care of them with my help:shoot:
I added the poll, with the option to vote (once) for more than one selection.
The option "kill them" means the people right? ;)
I don't have must compasion. I'd kill them
I personally loved this book. I think its a great commentary on the current trends that I perceive as threatening in modernity- a continued reliance on technology which has become a theodicy in and of itself. This was one of my favorite recent King books. I really don't like zombies, and so I was really surprised about how much I dug this book. But, I guess its because its not really about zombies. In King's universe, I don't think the Amish would have any trouble, and that is who I want to emulate in this regard.
I voted kill them. Especially that dude in the Harvard shirt. :lol:
Yeah, fuck the guy in the harvard shirt. :lol:
Even if Stephen King himself had turned into one???
I'd probably run away to start with, then I'd pick up a phone and call the police or ambulance service. If I was at home and could access the home phone, all well and good. If I used my mobile phone... well then I'd probably run out in the street and try to eat someone. ;)
That's the beauty of that story isn't it? If something bad happens, one of the first things someone does is picks up their mobile (or cell phone in Americanese) and the it's gotcha. My answer was given with the assumption that I wouldn't be aware of the cause of course.
:shoot: bang bang
I would run and hide. It seems like everyone and his uncle has a cell phone...way too many to kill by myself.
Interesting, so if you called someone's cell from a land line then you'd be okay and they would get fucked up?
I'd start randomly calling all the fuckers who ever pissed me off. :dance:
how do you mean, works??? http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ear_unsure.gif
i was under the assumption that landlines are included in the pulse.....
I never got that impression. Maybe, I'm wrong though.
I've read it twice and I believe it was open ended. Meaning, there was a spot that said folks just weren't willing to try, kind of like the radio.
I was under the impression that it was on the cellphones and not the landlines myself.
I can honestly say that I probably wouldn't be hurt, because I never answer my cell phone unless I recognize the number, and the people that I know wouldn't call to infect me.
I'd probably just be hurt by the other dumbasses who answer their phone.
two options
1.Kill the phone crazies outright
2. use audio reading systems to record and interpret the pulse, then wire it and reprogram to send out two new messages.
a. reversal of original message
b.emit a personal pulse to reprogram my mind to a higher level of intelligence, while storing and not affecting my current sense of humanity.
Also i'd be an asshole, and call random people, but stay away from the phone myself
I choose #2...
The problem is you would need an evolving program. this means you need to give it basic rules. the problem with this is that the program may misinterpret the goals, or lose track of goals in its attempt to attain them.there is unpredictable behavior, but filling in a rule for every problem would cause a system breakdown, which may have been what degenerated the Pulse in the first place.
this seemingly and somewhat intelligent babble is brought to you courtesy of Michael Crichton.
yes, I wondered why Brice had used the present tense... had he already checked???
Ahhh Cell. So many people have their hate on for it, but I really liked the book. I thought it was an exciting read, nothing spectacular by any means, but entertaining.
Oh and if this really happened, I'd drive a hour to Valtr0n's house where he can protect me with his massive size and arsenal of weaponry. :lol:
Have to say I really enjoyed Cell too, both first-read + a re-read.
It's not Earth-shattering, as Erin said, but it's a damn good read.