During writing class at Second City, one of the exercises was creating characters based on various “triggers”. My friend Kristen from Philadelphia created a robot. This made me realize that I have NEVER seen an improv scene with a robot in it, even in science fiction scenes. Or a scene between robots.
This is something I am definately bringing back : scenes with robots.
What about you ? What do you NEVER see in improv scenes ?
Oh and about robots : I already talked about Flight of the Conchords, but check this out. And please check out Story Robot, which is an awesome improv blog.
12 responses so far ↓
1 Martin // Jul 28, 2008 at 10:45 am
Hey, Ian.
It seems to me that we already experienced such a scene in the “Nous” show.
But it also seems to me that the scene was a bit crappy, so you could have written “I have NEVER seen a GOOD improv scene with a robot in it”.
2 Ian // Jul 28, 2008 at 10:48 am
I don’t remember that scece…
3 Nabla // Jul 28, 2008 at 10:59 am
Hello!
We did at least two scenes with robot with my other group, 6 Pieds sur Terre…
I don’t remember either the scene you’re talking about, Martin.
But I remember a scene done during a Match (it was not us), with a guy playing a robot and repeating to a doll that he finally decapitate ’s’il-te-plait’, ‘tu veux être mon ami?’…
But yes, bring it with you! It’s always interesting!
Oh, and I think your French group misses you too.
4 Ian // Jul 28, 2008 at 11:04 am
Yes! The robot scene. But it was actually an “automate”, not an actual robot in my mind…
And it’s obvious you guys at 6 Pieds do Robot scenes because you have dancers in your group, and obviously they allknow the robot dance…
I want too see a scene with robots talking about their miserable conditions as slaves, or their impossible love with a human, or…
5 Martin // Jul 28, 2008 at 11:05 am
Wasn’t there a scene about a bottling company in the future ?
With two prisoners and one robot escaping the prison-factory ?
(What an innovative and flabbergasting intrigue…).
6 vinnyfrancois // Jul 28, 2008 at 1:58 pm
7 vinnyfrancois // Jul 28, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Let me try again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtfQg4KkR88
8 Finpoil // Jul 28, 2008 at 10:33 pm
When I want to see some good sci-fi scenes from my students (with robots with metaphysical problems, Ian!) I teach Jules Vernes, Philip K. Dick and Jodorowsky.
You certainly want something more than just two R2-D2 talking about their oil problems. Robots with minds and personal insight, that rocks!
9 Ian // Jul 28, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Vinny: “I put a wig on you, and I just laid there and spooned you.” Priceless…
Finpoil: Yes! Robots with metaphysical questions that just bounce our humanity back at our face! Oh, the irony!
10 Kristen Schier // Jul 29, 2008 at 11:21 pm
wow - - i feel even more special now.
once you go robots you never go back.
11 Ian // Jul 30, 2008 at 1:54 am
Of course you’re special…
12 Ryan // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:43 am
Ca m’étonne que t’aies jamais joué de robots…
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