Changes: Albert Macklin

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"I like robots."

- Albert Macklin (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

Albert Macklin was a Human science fiction writer for Incredible Tales magazine in the 1950s whose specialty was stories about robots.

A shy man with a stammer, Macklin's professed preference for robots over Humans was based largely on their being "uncomplicated". Though the other staff writers teased him about his predictable subject matter, Macklin took it in stride and his work was good enough to secure a contract to produce a novel (not surprisingly) about robots.

The stories he wrote for the magazine include "Federation and Empire", "1001: First Odyssey", and "Me, Android".

When editor Douglas Pabst was unwilling to print Benny Russell's story about a black captain of a futuristic space station, Macklin suggested altering the story to make it a dream of a present-day man. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

Albert Macklin was played by Colm Meaney.
The character was a homage to Isaac Asimov. (Star Trek Monthly #40)

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+| actor            = [[Colm Meaney]]
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+:''"I like robots."''
+::- '''Albert Macklin''' ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 '''Albert Macklin''' was a [[Human]] [[science fiction]] writer for ''[[Incredible Tales]]'' [[magazine]] in the [[1950s]] whose specialty was stories about [[robot]]s.
 A shy man with a stammer, Macklin's professed preference for robots over Humans was based largely on their being "uncomplicated".  Though the other staff writers teased him about his predictable subject matter, Macklin took it in stride and his work was good enough to secure a contract to produce a novel (not surprisingly) about robots.
-The stories he wrote for the magazine include ''[[Federation and Empire (story)|Federation and Empire]]'', ''[[1001: First Odyssey]]'' and ''[[Me, Android]]''.
+The stories he wrote for the magazine include "[[Federation and Empire (story)|Federation and Empire]]", "[[1001: First Odyssey]]", and "[[Me, Android]]".
 When editor [[Douglas Pabst]] was unwilling to print [[Benny Russell]]'s story about a black captain of a futuristic [[space station]], Macklin suggested altering the story to make it a dream of a present-day man.  ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
+{{bginfo|Albert Macklin was played by [[Colm Meaney]].|The character was a homage to [[Isaac Asimov]]. ([[Star Trek Monthly issue 40|''Star Trek Monthly'' #40]])}}
-:''Albert Macklin was played by [[Colm Meaney]]. It is possible that Macklin was intended to be a substitute for science-fiction and science writer [[Isaac Asimov]], as robots play a heavy role in Macklin's writing (Asimov was the creator of the "Three Laws of Robotics") and two of Macklin's stories, "Federation and Empire" and "Third Foundation" are exceptionally similar to the names of two of Asimov's stories, "Foundation and Empire" and "Second Foundation."  In addition, Macklin receives a contract from [[Gnome Press]], the same publishing house that first published Asimov's Foundation novels.  There is also a strong physical resemblance between Macklin and the young Asimov.''
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