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Clips from Love, Death & Robots - Zima Blue (S01E01)

[woman] Like millions of others,

"[woman] Like millions of others,"

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I'd heard Zima announce the unveiling of his final work of art.

"I'd heard Zima announce the unveiling of his final work of art."

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Over the years, I'd asked many times for interviews and was always rejected.

"Over the years, I'd asked many times for interviews and was always rejected."

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Now, for whatever reason,

"Now, for whatever reason,"

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Zima Blue had requested to speak with me.

"Zima Blue had requested to speak with me."

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I couldn't decide whether the blue was a closer match to the sky or to the sea.

"I couldn't decide whether the blue was a closer match to the sky or to the sea."

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Neither, really.

"Neither, really."

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Zima Blue, it was a precise thing.

"Zima Blue, it was a precise thing."

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Little is known about Zima's history.

"Little is known about Zima's history."

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It was said that he started his art career in portraiture,

"It was said that he started his art career in portraiture,"

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but for Zima, the human form was too small a subject.

"but for Zima, the human form was too small a subject."

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The search for deeper meaning caused him to look further...

"The search for deeper meaning caused him to look further..."

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to the cosmos itself.

"to the cosmos itself."

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That's how the mural work started.

"That's how the mural work started."

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They were undeniably brilliant.

"They were undeniably brilliant."

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One day, Zima unveiled a mural that had something different about it.

"One day, Zima unveiled a mural that had something different about it."

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In the middle of the canvas was a tiny blue square.

"In the middle of the canvas was a tiny blue square."

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-The square was just the beginning. -[crowd murmurs]

"-The square was just the beginning. -[crowd murmurs]"

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[Claire] Over the next several decades,

"[Claire] Over the next several decades,"

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the abstract shapes changed and became more dominant.

"the abstract shapes changed and became more dominant."

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But, always, the shade of blue was the same.

"But, always, the shade of blue was the same."

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It was Zima Blue.

"It was Zima Blue."

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Before very long, Zima unveiled the first of his entirely blue murals.

"Before very long, Zima unveiled the first of his entirely blue murals."

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It was considered by many to be as far as Zima could take things.

"It was considered by many to be as far as Zima could take things."

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They couldn't have been more wrong.

"They couldn't have been more wrong."

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When most people speak about his Blue Period,

"When most people speak about his Blue Period,"

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they mean the era of the truly huge murals...

"they mean the era of the truly huge murals..."

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but Zima was just getting started.

"but Zima was just getting started."

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It was a certain level of spectacle that made Zima truly famous,

"It was a certain level of spectacle that made Zima truly famous,"

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-even to those with no interest in art. -[crowd murmurs]

"-even to those with no interest in art. -[crowd murmurs]"

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But fame was never the point.

"But fame was never the point."

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In spite of all his success, Zima was still dissatisfied

"In spite of all his success, Zima was still dissatisfied"

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and what he did next was, for many, too extreme a sacrifice to make for art.

"and what he did next was, for many, too extreme a sacrifice to make for art."

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-[Zima] Glad you could make it, Claire. -[gasps]

"-[Zima] Glad you could make it, Claire. -[gasps]"

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How was the flight?

"How was the flight?"

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Relax, Claire.

"Relax, Claire."

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Hi.

"Hi."

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Some people find me intimidating, but they quickly get over it.

"Some people find me intimidating, but they quickly get over it."

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It's been over 100 years since I've spoken to the press.

"It's been over 100 years since I've spoken to the press."

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I've invited you here because I want you to help me tell my story.

"I've invited you here because I want you to help me tell my story."

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Shall we take a little walk?

"Shall we take a little walk?"

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[Claire] He was a handsome man, even after all his transformations.

"[Claire] He was a handsome man, even after all his transformations."

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There was a planet called Kharkov Eight.

"There was a planet called Kharkov Eight."

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It specialized in illicit cybernetic modifications.

"It specialized in illicit cybernetic modifications."

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He underwent radical biological procedures

"He underwent radical biological procedures"

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that enabled him to tolerate extreme environments

"that enabled him to tolerate extreme environments"

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without the burden of a protective suit.

"without the burden of a protective suit."

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His eyes could see in any known spectrum.

"His eyes could see in any known spectrum."

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He no longer breathed oxygen.

"He no longer breathed oxygen."

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His skin was replaced with pressurized polymer

"His skin was replaced with pressurized polymer"

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and so he ventured forth to commune with the cosmos.

"and so he ventured forth to commune with the cosmos."

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But what Zima eventually realized

"But what Zima eventually realized"

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is that the cosmos was already speaking its own truth

"is that the cosmos was already speaking its own truth"

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far better than he ever could.

"far better than he ever could."

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My search for truth has led me here,

"My search for truth has led me here,"

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to what will be my final piece.

"to what will be my final piece."

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At last, I understand the thing I sought through my art.

"At last, I understand the thing I sought through my art."

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And what does this swimming pool have to do with that?

"And what does this swimming pool have to do with that?"

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It's not just any swimming pool.

"It's not just any swimming pool."

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Long ago, it belonged to a talented young woman

"Long ago, it belonged to a talented young woman"

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with a keen interest in practical robotics.

"with a keen interest in practical robotics."

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She created dozens of robots to do odd jobs around her house,

"She created dozens of robots to do odd jobs around her house,"

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but she was especially fond of the one she'd created to clean her swimming pool.

"but she was especially fond of the one she'd created to clean her swimming pool."

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The little machine toiled endlessly, scrubbing the ceramic sides of the pool.

"The little machine toiled endlessly, scrubbing the ceramic sides of the pool."

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But the young woman wasn't satisfied with the job it did.

"But the young woman wasn't satisfied with the job it did."

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So she gave it a full color vision system

"So she gave it a full color vision system"

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and a brain large enough to process the visual data

"and a brain large enough to process the visual data"

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into a model of its surroundings.

"into a model of its surroundings."

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She gave it the ability to make its own decisions,

"She gave it the ability to make its own decisions,"

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to design different strategies for cleaning the pool.

"to design different strategies for cleaning the pool."

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She continued to use the machine as a test-bed for new hardware and software.

"She continued to use the machine as a test-bed for new hardware and software."

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And by stages, it became more aware.

"And by stages, it became more aware."

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Eventually, the woman died.

"Eventually, the woman died."

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The little machine was passed

"The little machine was passed"

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-from one owner to the next. -[electronic whirring]

"-from one owner to the next. -[electronic whirring]"

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They added things, made modifications here and there

"They added things, made modifications here and there"

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and with every iteration, it became more alive.

"and with every iteration, it became more alive."

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Became more...

"Became more..."

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me.

"me."

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-[gasps] -This is that same pool.

"-[gasps] -This is that same pool."

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I had it dug up. Moved here.

"I had it dug up. Moved here."

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But you're a man with machine parts, not a machine that thinks it's a man.

"But you're a man with machine parts, not a machine that thinks it's a man."

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Sometimes, it's difficult even for me to understand what I've become.

"Sometimes, it's difficult even for me to understand what I've become."

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And harder still to remember what I once was.

"And harder still to remember what I once was."

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[exhales]

"[exhales]"

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The blue of the tiles...

"The blue of the tiles..."

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Zima Blue, the manufacturer called it.

"Zima Blue, the manufacturer called it."

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The first thing I ever saw.

"The first thing I ever saw."

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This was where I began.

"This was where I began."

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A crude little machine with barely enough intelligence to steer itself.

"A crude little machine with barely enough intelligence to steer itself."

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But it was my world.

"But it was my world."

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It was all I knew, all I needed to know.

"It was all I knew, all I needed to know."

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And now?

"And now?"

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[crowd gasps]

"[crowd gasps]"

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[cheering]

"[cheering]"

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[Zima] I will immerse myself.

"[Zima] I will immerse myself."

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[cameras click]

"[cameras click]"

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And as I do, I will slowly shut down my higher brain functions...

"And as I do, I will slowly shut down my higher brain functions..."

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[crowd gasps]

"[crowd gasps]"

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un-making myself...

"un-making myself..."

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[gasps]

"[gasps]"

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leaving just enough to appreciate my surroundings...

"leaving just enough to appreciate my surroundings..."

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to extract some simple pleasure from the execution of a task well done.

"to extract some simple pleasure from the execution of a task well done."

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My search for truth is finished at last.

"My search for truth is finished at last."

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[gasps]

"[gasps]"

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I'm going home.

"I'm going home."

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