2001: A Bacon Odyssey

[[|thumb|Publicity still from 2001: A Bacon Odyssey.]]2001: A Bacon Odyssey is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover a hybrid alien-bacon organism stowed away on their spaceship.

History

The film was inspired by the short story "The Cold Equations", and has been called "the most thoughtful and engaging study of extraterrestrial cuisine since In Cold Blood."

In the News

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  2001: A Species Odyssey infographic.

Fiction cross-reference

• 2001: A Species Odyssey
• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Documentary film (nonfiction)

External links

• [ Post] @ Twitter
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) @ Wikipedia
• Bacon @ Wikipedia
• The Cold Equations @ Wikipedia
• In Cold Blood @ Wikipedia