Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our ninth episode in our Star Wars season we look at the rescue of Leia and the fight between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES CHINESE KILLER ROBOTS https://www.newsweek.com/china-killer-robots-unitree-robotics-1917569 AMAZON ROBOTIC FULLFILLMENT CENTRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsir9mqGeg ROBOT COLLAPSES FROM OVERWORK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZpUQitjlo FORCE GHOSTS https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Force_spirit DEATH STAR EXPLOSION FAN FILM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF5cOg8-ZFQ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our ninth episode in our Star Wars season we look at the rescue of Leia and the fight between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES OMI’S BACKSTORY https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Omi CARRIE FISHER ROASTS GEORGE LUCAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ97s396kb0 VADAR OBI WAN FIGHT REIMAGINED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2SMng4u1k THE BIRTH OF THE LIGHTSABRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIefj6dOhnM CORRIDOR CREW: THE EVOLUTION OF LIGHTSABRE VFX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeoOLd-Af_I Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our eighth episode in our Star Wars season we look at the Millennium Falcon's journey to Alderon and muse on the contradictions of "the force". WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES KUNG FU BOT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XczWkiAR3JA I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/I_have_a_bad_feeling_about_this#Non-Star_Wars_appearances MILLENNIUM FALCON TOUR https://www.core77.com/posts/77493/A-Tour-Inside-the-Millennium-Falcon-Reveals-Horrible-Interior-Design DEATH STAR BLUEPRINTS https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Star_plans/Legends LETTER FROM ALEC GUINNESS https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/317zw3/letter_from_alec_guinness_from_the_set_of_the/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our seventh episode in our Star Wars season we look at how Obi Wan, Luke and the Droids enlist the help of a rakish cad who goes by the name of Han Solo. WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES STAR WARS LOCATIONS: MOS EISLEY https://www.starwarslocations.com/swarchive/GeographicStarWars2/matmata.htm BAD LIP READING: BUSHES OF LOVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RySHDUU2juM WHO SHOT FIRST? https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/star-wars-han-greedo-shot-first-b2001852.html RARE PETER CUSHING INTERVIEW IN 1977 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5TeGHcnBak JABBA THE HUT SCENE COMPARISONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdBYEa-4NZI Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our fourth episode in our Star Wars season we look at the introduction of an old friend, Obi One Kenobi. Could it be the same person as Old Ben Kenobi? WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES SEAN CONNERY WROTE A BOND SCRIPT https://www.slashfilm.com/1561363/sean-connery-wrote-unmade-james-bond-movie-with-robot-sharks/ DID GEORGE LUCAS ALWAYS KNOW THAT DARTH VADAR AND ANAKIN SKYWALKER WERE THE SAME PERSON? https://screenrant.com/star-wars-darth-vader-original-backstory/ THE CAR THAT THE LANDSPEEDER WAS BASED ON https://silodrome.com/bond-bug-700es/ THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: ALEC GUINNESS STRUCK GOLD WITH STAR WARS https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-guinness-star-wars-obi-wan-1235152814/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our fourth episode in our Star Wars season we look at the first ten minutes of the film, which is set onboard the rebel Blockade Runner. WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES DYNASTY OPENING TITLES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCxqrbxttpM STAR WARS TIMELINE https://www.space.com/star-wars-timeline#:~:text=Dawn%20of%20the%20Jedi%20(roughly,(100%20BBY%20%E2%80%93%2019%20BBY) JABBA THE HUT 1997 SPECIAL EDITION INSERT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzaOxNFZM0k JABBA THE HUT CONCEPT MAQUETTE https://www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/closer-look-at-jabba-the-hutt-early-concept-maquette-replica-by-regal-robot/ SIMON PEGG AND NICK FROST C3PO AND R2D2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5W8EBHNsLc DR SMITH INSULTS (LOST IN SPACE TV SHOW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyH33DXusTY&t=29s KENNY BAKER OBITUARY https://www.starwars.com/news/kenny-baker-the-actor-who-brought-r2-d2-to-life-passes-away MARK HAMILL ON JOHNNY CARSON https://youtu.be/5oNpXRumgIw?si=mZvYIbsnXNE-K0rt&t=302 INTOLERANCE SET (1916) THE MONSTROUS SET THAT JUMPSTARTED HOLLYWOOD https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/09/03/the-monstrous-film-set-that-jumpstarted-hollywood/ ASTROBOY CHARGES ANOTHER ROBOT https://youtu.be/KDES29-OqwU?si=efBkzm32P8rzkCzA&t=1057 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our fourth episode in our Star Wars season we look at the first ten minutes of the film, which is set onboard the rebel Blockade Runner. WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE HISTORY OF HARMY’S DESPECIALIZED VERSION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrXO2RDzLg “MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS” IS AVAILABLE ON DISNEY + IN THE UK THE HISTORY OF THE STAR WARS LOGO https://www.linearity.io/blog/star-wars-logo/ THE ORIGINAL 1977 CRAWL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXDnFYu91vY BUCK ROGERS SERIAL 1936 (THE CRAWL) https://youtu.be/VaA9eJb9FN8?si=YzwCzuaGmXNyMXDR&t=49 UNION PACIFIC OPENING TITLES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQRJnAwlb00 WILHELM SCREAM ORIGINAL RECORDING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_g72yHhIiI DARTH VADER KICKIN’ ASS IN ROGUE ONE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z8mgkqjq90 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our third episode in our Star Wars season we look at George Lucas and the people that George needed to help get the movie across the line WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES GEORGE LUCAS: MORE THAN A GENIUS https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20151214-hes-more-than-just-a TRIBUTE TO ALAN LADD JNR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWpa3VolVPQ RALPH MCQUARRIE CONCEPT ART https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-new-hope-concept-art-pieces/ JOHN WILLIAMS’S CLASSICAL INFLUENCES https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2021/05/04/star-wars-john-williams-influences Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Exorcist director William Friedkin said that "Star Wars came out of nowhere like a juggernaut". But is this true? Today we meander through the 60s and 70s looking at what inspired the biggest movie of all time. WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we begin our Star Wars season by not looking at Star Wars. We are joined by author and animator Niel Bushnell to discuss Space 1999 and the old sci-fi of the mid-70s whose time was running out. WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE INFLUENCE OF 2001 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/02/50-years-of-2001-a-space-odyssey-stanley-kubrick THE SCIENCE OF SPACE 1999 https://shop.gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/science-of-space-1999 WHAT ASIMOV THOUGHT OF SPACE 1999 https://catacombs.space1999.net/press/vxasimov.html#:~:text=In%20Space%3A%201999%20%2C%20the%20surface,man%20describes%20the%20proper%20parabola STAR WARS WITH SPACE 1999 INTRO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRGf6GEAbVM Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we take a look back at the last five of the robots between 1927 and 1977 that we deemed "not shit". Let's try and do some proper ranking and come up our Top of the Bots. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES HUEY, LOUIE AND DEWEY http://www.robothalloffame.org/inductees/10inductees/huey.html RICHARD BENJAMIN REMEMBERS WESTWORLD https://itcamefromblog.com/2022/12/02/days-of-future-passed-richard-benjamin-remembers-westworld/ YUL BRYNNER INTERVIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS3dd-OhsP4 DARK STAR: BOMB 20 CONVERSATION https://www.cinemah.com/altri/war/carpent.htm DESILU STUDIO HISTORY https://lucydesi.com/desilu-studios-history/ MAJEL BARRETT-RODDENBERRY https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Majel_Barrett_Roddenberry THE CONVERSATION: WHY THE STEPFORD WIVES IS STILL RELEVANT TODAY https://theconversation.com/suburban-living-did-turn-women-into-robots-why-feminist-horror-novel-the-stepford-wives-is-still-relevant-50-years-on-186633 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we take a look back at six of the robots between 1927 and 1977 that we deemed "not shit". Let's try and do some proper ranking and come up our Top of the Bots. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES WHAT IS FRENCH NEW WAVE CINEMA? https://nofilmschool.com/what-is-the-french-new-wave WHAT IS FILM NOIR? https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-film-noir/ DOUGLAS RAIN: THE IMMORTAL VOICE https://2010odysseyarchive.blogspot.com/2015/01/douglas-rain-immortal-voice.html AI DISCOVERS MILLIONS OF NEW MATERIALS https://www.freethink.com/robots-ai/google-ai-discovers-2-2-million-new-materials FACEBOOK AI CREATE NEW LANGUAGE https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2017/07/31/facebook-ai-creates-its-own-language-in-creepy-preview-of-our-potential-future/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we take a look back at six of the robots between 1927 and 1977 that we deemed "not shit". Let's try and do some proper ranking and come up our Top of the Bots. WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE DISASTROUS WIZARD OF OZ https://imagejournal.org/2018/09/06/the-disastrous-wizard-of-oz/ WAS THE TIN MAN SUPPOSED TO BE A ROBOT? https://thewizardofozblog.com/was-the-tin-man-supposed-to-be-a-robot/ ROBERT KINOSHITA OBITUARY https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-kinoshita-dead-robot-designer-763491/ JACK PIERCE - MAKING UP THE MONSTERS https://universalmonstersuniverse.com/2016/03/24/making-up-monsters-jack-pierce/ JOHN THE ROBOT BLOG https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/john-the-robot.5801/ ANZ BANK ROBOT AD (2005) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkoONTX1_uM ANZ ROBOT AD MAKING OF https://www.facebook.com/canberradaleksandrobots/videos/2114424155280711/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Lesley-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've reached the Christmassy finale as we watch ALIEN: RESURRECTION. Ripley is a clone who befriends a robot in a very festive movie. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ALIEN RESURRECTION TEASER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ct-eZrfIkE THE UNDOING OF JOSS WHEDON https://www.vulture.com/article/joss-whedon-allegations.html ALIEN MOVIES RANKED WORST TO BEST https://www.space.com/alien-movies-ranked-worst-to-best SIGOURNEY BEAVER DRAG ACT https://www.sigourneybeaver.com/ SIGOURNEY WEAVER BASKETBALL SHOT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3u4uDwLzNI APHEX TWIN “WINDOWLICKER” DIR: CHRIS CUNNINGHAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBS4Gi1y_nc PUMPKINHEAD TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqJ8Teiv6YY THEORIES OF THE PRIMORDIAL MOTHER https://www.britannica.com/topic/creation-myth/Creation-by-world-parents Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Lesley-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've watched David Fincher's Alien 3. The robot is BISHOP, well his head and arm, and he wants to be turned off forever. I know how he feels. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas WHY THE ALIEN 3 PRODUCTION WAS SUCH A NIGHTMARE https://www.slashfilm.com/763846/why-the-alien-3-production-was-such-a-nightmare/ THE GUARDIAN – ALIEN 3 AT 30 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/22/alien-3-movie-1992-david-fincher ALIEN ANTHOLOGY: FACEHUGGERS https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Facehugger Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Lesley-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at James Cameron's 1986 sequel, ALIENS. The robot is BISHOP, who is pretty handy with a knife. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES PETER BRADSHAW ON ROGER CORMAN https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/12/roger-corman-cinemas-pulp-genius-whose-talent-to-shock-was-rocket-fuel 7 KEY VIETMAN MOVIES https://www.historyhit.com/culture/best-vietnam-war-films/ ALIEN QUEEN GARBAGE BAG TEST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vtLK-DxdGc Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at the latest movie, ROMULUS, even though it's not the chronologically most recent. Confused? You will be. The robot in question is ANDY the android. Get it? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more although the subject of male rape does come up. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES LESLEY ANNE ROSE PORTFOLIO https://www.lesleyannerose.com/ FILM DIALOGUE BROKEN DOWN BY GENDER AND AGE https://pudding.cool/2017/03/film-dialogue/ EMMA HARRINGTON: GYNAEHORROR https://www.academia.edu/74169839/Gynaehorror_Women_theory_and_horror_film TROLLEY PROBLEM GAME https://trolleyproblem.io/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at the OG. The mother of the franchise, the 1979 movie, ALIEN. The robot in question is ASH, played by Ian Holm, who can't be any worse than David, can he? Can he? Or can he? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more although the subject of male rape does come up. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ORIGINAL ALIEN TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ THE HOLOCAUST ENCYCLOPEDIA: LENI RIEFENSTAHL https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/leni-riefenstahl TOP 100 BEST MOVIE MOMENTS https://www.ign.com/lists/100-best-movie-moments/10 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at ALIEN: COVENANT. The robot in question is DAVID, played by Michael Fassbender, a naughty robot who thinks he's more powerful than gods. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ALIEN COVENANT TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svnAD0TApb8 3 FACTS ABOUT ‘ISLE OF THE DEAD’ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arnold-bocklin-isle-of-the-dead-3-facts-2407245 CENOTAPH FOR NEWTON https://www.archdaily.com/544946/ad-classics-cenotaph-for-newton-etienne-louis-boullee Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order starting today with ALIEN: PROMETHEUS. The robot in question is DAVID, played by Michael Fassbender, a naughty robot who thinks a little too highly of himself. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BLUE PETER ADVENT CROWN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsUhrH36ozI PETER WEYLAND TED TALK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4SSU29Arj0 MEET DAVID – VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ7E7Qp-s-8 ELIZABETH SHAW INTERVIEW – VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpiIieL8OOA JODOROWSKY’S DUNE BOOK https://www.technollama.co.uk/whoever-controls-the-dao-controls-the-book-the-strange-tale-of-jodorowskys-dune Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.