Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Clone High
The discussion about clones on Tuesday got me thinking about the cartoon show - Clone High that use to appear on Teletoon before it got cancelled in Canada. The show is set in an American high school and the students that attend the school are clones of famous historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Ghandi. I thought it was a humorous take at clones which rarely surfaces in pop culture since Hollywood generally depicts clones as the enemy (ex. Star Wars: Attack of the Clone and I-Robot) The humour of the show comes from the concept that the clones are not reflective of their historical descendants instead their personalities are completely contrasted. Here's a character synopsis I found on IMDb:
Abe Lincoln: A naïve yet nice guy, forever wrestling with the legacy of his clonefather, Abraham Lincoln.
Joan of Arc: A cynical, regretful, and angst-ridden goth clone of Joan of Arc with a crush on her best friend, Abe.
Gandhi: Buckling under the pressure of being a clone of Mahatma Gandhi, he has become a non-stop party machine instead, probably in an attempt not to think about it so much.
Cleopatra: A sharp, sultry, seductive, cruel and manipulative clone of Cleopatra.
JFK: A pretty boy, sex-obsessed captain of the football team and soccer team who believes he is doing a pretty good job of living up to John F. Kennedy, whom he calls, "A macho, womanizing stud who conquered the MOON!!"
You can check out episodes of Clone High on Youtube!
Abe Lincoln: A naïve yet nice guy, forever wrestling with the legacy of his clonefather, Abraham Lincoln.
Joan of Arc: A cynical, regretful, and angst-ridden goth clone of Joan of Arc with a crush on her best friend, Abe.
Gandhi: Buckling under the pressure of being a clone of Mahatma Gandhi, he has become a non-stop party machine instead, probably in an attempt not to think about it so much.
Cleopatra: A sharp, sultry, seductive, cruel and manipulative clone of Cleopatra.
JFK: A pretty boy, sex-obsessed captain of the football team and soccer team who believes he is doing a pretty good job of living up to John F. Kennedy, whom he calls, "A macho, womanizing stud who conquered the MOON!!"
You can check out episodes of Clone High on Youtube!
# posted by rSaini @ 11:42 AM 
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I guess this take on the clones underlines the idea that while bodies are cloned, what happens to souls (personalities, "auras")? What is the nature of the link between the physique and intelligence, kindness, or willpower? Freud said that "anatomy is destiny"; we would ask - to what extent?
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