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  • Run away and hide

    21 30.88%
  • Take people's phones away from them

    9 13.24%
  • Kill them

    32 47.06%
  • Try to find a way to fix them

    11 16.18%
  • Something else...

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Thread: Cell (spoilers involved)

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    i was under the assumption that landlines are included in the pulse.....
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    I never got that impression. Maybe, I'm wrong though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnBlaze View Post
    i was under the assumption that landlines are included in the pulse.....
    I always assumed that as well. Did he ever mention anything about this in the book?
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heather19 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by JohnBlaze View Post
    i was under the assumption that landlines are included in the pulse.....
    I always assumed that as well. Did he ever mention anything about this in the book?
    As far as I recall, no he didn't. I always assumed that since the book was called Cell and there was no mention (to my recollection) of it transmitting through landlines that it was only the cells.
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    I was under the impression that it was on the cellphones and not the landlines myself.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Also i'd be an asshole, and call random people, but stay away from the phone myself

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    I choose #2...

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jean View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Brice View Post
    ...and, yes that is how it works.
    how do you mean, works???
    Only the recipient of a phone call-taken on a Cell phone would be affected.

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    yes, I wondered why Brice had used the present tense... had he already checked???

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    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.
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    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.
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    I totally agree, I thought Cell was a hell of a read. The re-read (a listen) was even better.
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    Not finished it yet, can't be bothered to be honest. I'm still loving DT too much, and the fact that i put down WOTC half way through to start on this probably wasn't a good idea. I'll try and finish it though. I'm up to when Malden street is full of crazy people. Just after Tom see's the 3 in his garden.
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    I enjoyed reading Cell. Not one of my favorites but still a good read.

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    I thought the ending felt rushed but the rest was great!!

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    I loved Cell. I think the first person view was refreshing from Stephen King

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    I chose "Something else" because there was no option for "Freak out because everyone turned into your husband."

    Heh. I kid, but he definitely is a slave to the phone. If it rings, he will interrupt anything he is doing and practically break his neck answering. Then he'll get mad at the caller because he was busy. Sheesh! THEN DON'T ANSWER!

    Ahem, to continue...

    Srsly, I put "Something else" because I would do what the situation required to survive, and that could mean a variety of things. Obviously, however, I'd kill the ones threatening me. I can also expect company as my friends have dubbed our home the go-to house for a zombie invasion.
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    sorry, Cell isn't in fisrt person. i was thinking of Michael Crichton's "Prey".
    Or maybe I was thinking of "Duma Key". was that one in first person?

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    I voted something else cause i've no idea what I would do.

    I enjoyed the first 2/3rds of Cell and then I thought King gave up on the story a bit and rushed the ending. After the first hundred pages or so I thought this was going to be a post apocalypse masterwork like The Stand or Cormac McCarthy's The Road, so I was disappointed it went down the rather obvious Zombie route.

    Decent but obvious King and not a patch on his recent more literary works such as Lisey and Duma. IMO8)

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    I think the coolest thing I got out of Cell was not only the concept of "rebooting" the human brain (around for a while but still well told) but also the fact that if there was enough of these people on the planet...who the fuck is normal then?

    I just thought it made a cool idea for a story.
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    kind of like I Am Legend.... King did say that Matheson was one of his inspirations as a horror writer.. something like that.

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