2001: A Space Odyssey (film) as a pessimistic account of human nature and humanity's future. The most extreme of these interpretations state that the fetus floating above the Earth will destroy it." Many of the cataclysmic interpretations of the film appeared inspired by Kubrick's direction of the Cold War film "Dr. Strangelove" just before "2001", which resulted in dark speculation about the use of nuclear weapons orbiting the Earth in "2001". These interpretations were challenged by Clarke, who said: "Many readers have interpreted the last paragraph of the book to mean that he (the fetus) destroyed Earth, perhaps for the purpose of creating a new
Space Odyssey (TV series) written by American composer Don Davis, who wrote the music for the "Matrix" trilogy. BBC Books published a book written by Christopher Riley with the same title as the UK version of "Space Odyssey". It was based on the fictional diary entries of the ground staff and crew on "Pegasus", with supplementary factual information on the planets they visited and the real robotic missions which have explored them through history. It is illustrated with specially commissioned digital still images and screenshots taken from the drama. Space Odyssey (TV series) Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets (released as Voyage to the