Harry McCracken
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And the fact that the protagonist was named Galloway. and then Gallegher, and then Galloway Gallegher.
November 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
And the fact that the protagonist was named Galloway. and then Gallegher, and then Galloway Gallegher.
I also love the strange title and the explanation that Kuttner told his editor “Call it anything. Call it Robots Have No Tails.”
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I also love the strange title and the explanation that Kuttner told his editor “Call it anything. Call it Robots Have No Tails.”
FWIW, Moore’s intro says the stories were all Kuttner. I also read and loved it when I was about 11. (I bought it at Woolworths.)
The 1943 Galloway/Gallegher story The Proud Robot involves 3D TV, video piracy, and the decline of theaters because TV got so good. It’s incredibly visionary.
The 1943 Galloway/Gallegher story The Proud Robot involves 3D TV, video piracy, and the decline of theaters because TV got so good. It’s incredibly visionary.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
FWIW, Moore’s intro says the stories were all Kuttner. I also read and loved it when I was about 11. (I bought it at Woolworths.)
The 1943 Galloway/Gallegher story The Proud Robot involves 3D TV, video piracy, and the decline of theaters because TV got so good. It’s incredibly visionary.
The 1943 Galloway/Gallegher story The Proud Robot involves 3D TV, video piracy, and the decline of theaters because TV got so good. It’s incredibly visionary.
But he did dress up for air travel.
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
But he did dress up for air travel.