I was listening to a podcast on YouTube from a few years ago. Paul was talking in detail about the novel "Healer". As a new fan this is the first I've heard of it. The concept sounds really cool.
It got me thinking about the episode of futurama, "parasite lost". This episode is supposedly a spoof of fantastic voyage but the initial setup of the plot seems to be heavily borrowed from healer, at least from what I know of the book so far. Anyone see this episode or have any input? has this possibly been brought up before?
I'm really looking forward to reading this book as this was one of my favorite futurama episodes. if they borrowed (or stole) the idea, I can't wait to check out the source. I'm by no means an sci-fi expert but this concept of a parasite improving the host isn't something I've heard of as a plot device before.
It got me thinking about the episode of futurama, "parasite lost". This episode is supposedly a spoof of fantastic voyage but the initial setup of the plot seems to be heavily borrowed from healer, at least from what I know of the book so far. Anyone see this episode or have any input? has this possibly been brought up before?
I'm really looking forward to reading this book as this was one of my favorite futurama episodes. if they borrowed (or stole) the idea, I can't wait to check out the source. I'm by no means an sci-fi expert but this concept of a parasite improving the host isn't something I've heard of as a plot device before.
I don't watch Futurama. Nor the Simpsons. I find the Groening aesthetic unappealing. Healer is out there in ebook and tpb -- see what you think.
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I'll be getting a copy soon, thanks
tbone42486 Wrote:I was listening to a podcast on YouTube from a few years ago. Paul was talking in detail about the novel "Healer". As a new fan this is the first I've heard of it. The concept sounds really cool.
It got me thinking about the episode of futurama, "parasite lost". This episode is supposedly a spoof of fantastic voyage but the initial setup of the plot seems to be heavily borrowed from healer, at least from what I know of the book so far. Anyone see this episode or have any input? has this possibly been brought up before?
I'm really looking forward to reading this book as this was one of my favorite futurama episodes. if they borrowed (or stole) the idea, I can't wait to check out the source. I'm by no means an sci-fi expert but this concept of a parasite improving the host isn't something I've heard of as a plot device before.
I vaguely remember another Night Visions short story that dealt with this premise. Naturally, I can't remember it, but I think the protagonist was in the desert and came across an abandoned ranch, ready to commit suicide when some alien source got inside him, and would talk to him, and convinced him it wanted to live, and he would be changed. At that point, a group of criminals (drug dealers?) happened onto the ranch and caught him there only to have him dispatch them all, with him walking out into the night...
"What seems to be the problem..?"
"Death"
"That's a little out of my jurisdiction you..."
"I want more life.....fucker."
"The facts of life.. To make an alteration in the evolvement of an organic life system is fatal, the coding sequence cannot be revised, once it's been established...."
That sounds cool too. I'll have to check that out