2001: A Space Odyssey With Jon Benjamin as HAL 9000 Proves All Things Are Better With Jon Benjamin

Everything Jon Benjamin does instantly becomes the absolute greatest. Dr. Katz, Home Movies, and Bob’s Burgers are just a few, but now, he’s done us all a favor and improved 2001: A Space Odyssey by replacing HAL’s voice. It might be more comedic this way, but HAL 9000 is also even creepier as a giggling lunatic.

Note: Audio for most of the video only comes through the left speaker. That’s probably for your own safety—your brain might not be able to handle twice as much Jon Benjamin.

(Late Night Basement via io9, image via 2001: A Space Odyssey)

Meanwhile in related links

• Jon Benjamin also provided narration for the great Ballad of a Wifi Hero
• Someone is making all of the burgers from Bob’s Burgers in real life
• Japan’s Kirobo is a much cuter space robot than HAL 9000

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.

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