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In 1921, Czech playwright Karel Capek invented the term “robot” for his play “RUR (Rossum’s Universal Robots).” The “robots” in the play were not metal men but human-like replicants designed to free humanity from menial tasks. (“Robot” comes from the Czech word “robota,” meaning “forced labor.” “Rossum” translates to English as “reason.”)

From Wikipedia’s entry on the play:

Although [the robots] seem happy to work for humans, that changes and leads to the end of the human race due to a hostile robot rebellion.

An abridged adaptation of the play, in which the “robots” appear to be made mostly of cardboard:

Tonight:

THE HOLLOW MEN

Written by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters (creators of “Reaper”) & Tracy Bellomo (“The Left Hand”).

Sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation's mainframe. Guest Cast: Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders; Summer Glau as Bennett Halverson; Miracle Laurie as Madeline Costley/November; Reed Diamond as Laurence Dominic.

In two weeks, the series finale:

EPITAPH TWO: RETURN

Written by Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon (“Epitaph One,” “Meet Jane Doe,” “The Attic”) & Andrew Chambliss (“Meet Jane Doe,” “Stop Loss”).

Picking up from the events depicted in "Epitaph 1," the "lost" episode of DOLLHOUSE, and set in the year 2020, Echo and her surviving Dollhouse crew attempt to restore order to a devastating future world before mankind is eliminated. Guest Cast: Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders; Summer Glau as Bennett Halverson; Miracle Laurie as Madeline Costley/November; Reed Diamond as Laurence Dominic; Alan Tudyk as Alpha; Adair Tishler as Caroline; Maurissa Tancharoen as Kilo; Felicia Day as Mag; Zack Ward as Zone; Nate Dushku as Clive; Noah Harpster as Matthew; Christian Monzon as Romeo; Brandon Dieter as T.

9 p.m. Friday. Fox.

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