Fifty Years of Shit Robots

The second in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 2, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. Today it's a movie sometimes called "the second worst film of all time", ROBOT MONSTER. Enjoy! Patreon: @50YOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES Robot Monster Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq9IKsH9BXg Bronson Cave https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BronsonCanyonAndCaves Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 1, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. The 1951 movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still is an absolute classic. The 2008 movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still, is definitely NOT a classic. Enjoy! NOTES The Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer (1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51JoEE_znyI The Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abTYs6s1pdI Klaatu Barada Nikto Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto Ghost Rockets in 1946 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_rockets What Really Happened at Roswell? https://www.history.com/news/roswell-ufo-aliens-what-happened The McMinnville Flying Saucers https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2015/05/past_tense_oregon_ufo_photos_t.html The Theramin https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201111-the-theremin-the-strangest-instrument-ever-invented 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 are take a look at the robots of Scooby Doo, with our special guest Mark Norman from the awesome Folklore podcast. But are they shit or not? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR FOLKLORE PODCAST TWITTER: @FolklorePod NOTES THE FOLKLORE PODCAST http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com/ WAREHOUSE ROBOT COLLAPSES AFTER 20 HOURS OF WORK https://youtu.be/cVsVL4VwsHE?si=sduhUZV-voT7flsk SCOOBY DOO WAS A REACTION TO POLITICAL UNREST https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/13/entertainment/scooby-doo-50th-anniversary-history-trnd/index.html WHY WAS SCRAPPY-DOO HATED? https://collider.com/why-is-scrappy-doo-hated/ CARNIVAL OF SOULS TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0w_4vaGqD8 COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE CHARACTERS https://www.italymask.co.nz/About+Masks/Commedia+dellArte+Characters.html CHINBEARD BOOKS FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/chinbeardbooks/?locale=en_GB 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. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we look at the sequel 2010, and find out exactly why HAL went all murder-y. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE ART OF SYD MEAD https://www.iamag.co/the-art-of-syd-mead/ 2010: THE UNTOLD TRUTH https://www.looper.com/355019/the-untold-truth-of-2010-the-year-we-make-contact/ EUROPA – THE BEST BET FOR ALIEN LIFE? https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a23158/europa-alien-life-solar-system/ 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. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we look at what happened once 2001 was released and ask the ultimate question, "was HAL a shit robot?". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES 2001: A LOOK BEHIND THE FUTURE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeGI1FoySaE ASHLEIGH BURTON – 2001 A FIRST WATCH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1CL-GYq_3M&t=1858s LOST IN LA MANCHA TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-elMvdIhjE 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. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we deep-dive the ending and ask, "what the hell is going on?". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES JOHN WHITNEY SNR https://handmadecinema.com/filmmaker/john-whitney/ MEMORIAL SPACE FLIGHTS https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/enterprise-flight/ CORONATION STREET LONDON? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P0v8ciiifE INFO ABOUT JAMIS BANDU https://www.bookforum.com/print/2502/how-stanley-kubrick-and-arthur-c-clarke-reinvented-the-sci-fi-film-19687 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. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we deep-dive the bit where HAL goes rogue. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES DOUGLAS RAIN: THE IMMORTAL VOICE https://2010odysseyarchive.blogspot.com/2015/01/douglas-rain-immortal-voice.html WHAT IS THE KULESHOV EFFECT? https://www.movementsinfilm.com/blog/2021/3/7/what-is-the-kuleshov-effect#:~:text=The%20Kuleshov%20Effect%20is%20an,can%20change%20the%20meaning%20altogether. AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE GREATEST HEROES AND VILLAINS https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-heroes-villians/ WHY DID HAL GO BAD? https://www.looper.com/163074/hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey-explained/ IBM COMPUTER SINGING DAISY BELL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk 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. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today we finally get to chat about HAL, as we deep-dive the "Jupiter sequence". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ALIEN INSURANCE https://www.history.com/news/making-2001-a-space-odyssey FRED ESTAIRE – ROYAL WEDDING DANCING ON CEILING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSHjZmvZTM SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY https://www.seeyounextwednesday.com/blog/about/ 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. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today we chat about the section of the film known as "the moon sequence". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES KITBASHING https://kitbashed.com/blog/tag/2001%3A+a+space+odyssey THE SMELL OF THE SPACESTATION https://www.space.com/international-space-station-smells-european-astronaut STANLEY KUBRICK’S METICULOUS SET DESIGN https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-stanley-kubricks-meticulous-set-designs-made-films-strikingly-eerie LIGETTI: THE GENIUS KUBRICK STOLE FROM https://slate.com/culture/2008/07/remembering-the-genius-whom-stanley-kubrick-stole-music-from.html 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. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. And it's time to actually chat about the film itself, but only a small bit of it. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ROBOTS AT BELFAST AIRPORT https://airport-world.com/robots-at-the-ready-at-belfast-international-airport/ CAFÉ ROBOTS IN ACTION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vFzkLNzlRk JONNIE BURN INTERVIEW – ZONE OF INTEREST SOUND DESIGNER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlc_0-vkCto&t=456s DAWN OF MAN SEQUENCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypEaGQb6dJk BARBIE VS 2001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6vPuIMAOlA CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY DAWN OF MAN https://youtu.be/LCxBvPtPxGQ?si=kdGZfLvg9cIJ5FdD&t=70 THE SIMPSONS DAWN OF MAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TadhoyYvKpA ZOOLANDER DAWN OF MAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2uHBhKTSe0 EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE DAWN OF MAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9oA6QAQPUk HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1 DAWN OF MAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gggQtG8hgKY UTAH MONOLITH https://www.vox.com/culture/22062796/monoliths-utah-california-romania CROP CIRCLES: THE ART OF THE HOAX https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/crop-circles-the-art-of-the-hoax-2524283/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYV_zpCXYtc 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 continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Let's stick Stanley Kubrick's career under the microscope and have a jolly good look. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES EARLY STANLEY KUBRICK PHOTOS https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/stanley-kubrick-photo-album-early-photographs/screen-shot-2018-04-25-at-11-09-49-am/ FRAME VOYAGER (YOUTUBE): NAPOLEON THE GREATEST MOVIE NEVER MADE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr0RTmzCKIo I WAS… STANLEY KUBRICK’S ASSISTANT https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000937c DID KUBRICK FAKE THE MOON LANDINGS? https://www.history.com/news/moon-landing-fake-conspiracy-theories 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 an odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. To do justice to this extraordinary film we start by taking a look at the life of ARTHUR C CLARKE. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE CLARKE BELT https://www.space.com/29222-geosynchronous-orbit.html LAGRANGE POINT https://science.nasa.gov/resource/what-is-a-lagrange-point/ ARTHUR C CLARKE: AT&T MiT CONFERENCE 1976 INTERVIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1vQ_cB0f4w&t=83s REMOTE SURGERY https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Remote-SurgeryTelesurgery.aspx SAMSUNG CITE 2001 IN APPLE PATENT BATTLE https://venturebeat.com/mobile/samsung-kubrick-2001-apple-patent-war/ ARTHUR C CLARKE’S MYSTERIOUS WORLD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mEJ7iPhQ-0&list=PLR3QQaw7JuhsKq5D3rwic_wMKMN-NCOHH&index=1 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 are take a look at the extraordinary 1968 Italian/Spanish confection, Superago and the Faceless Giants. There's a lot of spandex and an awful lot of running around. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES A TERRIBLE VERSION OF THE MOVIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYqXWTrWpE&t=2156s PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING – RACE FOR SPACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlnwuV6RuMo&list=PLkPOzHopOIo6ezZecOnA0iHuF9SzzUYqZ SPACE RACE TIMELINE 1957-1969 https://www.britannica.com/story/timeline-of-the-space-race THE NEW SPACE RACE https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/new-space-race-astropolitics-power-21st-century TOP 10 SWORD AND SANDAL MOVIES https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/toga-party-10-sword-and-sandal-films-to-see-13963/cabiria-1914-221449/ 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 are donning our robot-examining goggles to look at the extraordinary 1968 US movie classic, Barbarella. One film, three different types of robot WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES WIKIPEDIA: FILMS CREDITED TO ALAN SMITHEE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_credited_to_Alan_Smithee JUDAS BOOTH https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Judas%20Booth COSTUME DESIGN ARCHIVE https://costumedesignarchive.blogspot.com/2020/12/barbarella-1968.html BARBARELLA OPENING TITLES https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/barbarella/ NEW YORKER: THE MALE GAZE https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/the-invention-of-the-male-gaze JANE FONDA VANITY FAIR INTERVIEW https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/jane-fonda-was-proud-to-spark-a-generations-sexual-awakening-ill-take-that 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 are donning our robot-examining pince-nez to look at the three episodes of the seminal British TV show, the Avengers. Each episode features some curious robot assassins called the Cybernauts. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BRIAN CLEMENS OBITUARY https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/12/brian-clemens LAURIE JOHNSON DISCUSSES BERNARD HERRMANN https://www.watershed.co.uk/audio-video/laurie-johnson-on-bernard-herrmann DRESSED TO KILL https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/sep/11/diana-rigg-emma-peel-the-avengers-swinging-sixties-style-icon-fashion THE BLUE STREAK ROCKET https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/the-blue-streak-rocket/ 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 are donning our robot-examining pince-nez to look at the 1967 British movie, the Terrornauts. It's Contact but not as good and made with British comedy heroes, Charles Hawtrey and Patricia Hayes. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES INTERNET ARCHIVE: THE TERRORNAUTS https://archive.org/details/the-terrornauts-1967 EDNA THE INEBRIATE WOMAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdcYEDe2G2k CHARLES HAWTREY: CARRY ON CONSTABLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TycIMA24G68 SETI; SEARCH FOR EXTRA TERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE https://www.seti.org/ NIKOLA TESLA’S RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH MARS https://www.loc.gov/static/collections/finding-our-place-in-the-cosmos-with-carl-sagan/articles-and-essays/life-on-other-worlds/messages-to-and-from-outer-space.html 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 are deep-diving into the waters of a 1967 US/Japan co-pro called KING KONG ESCAPES. It features an enormous robot King Kong, what's not to love? Almost everything WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES INTERNET ARCHIVE: KING KONG ESCAPES https://archive.org/details/vlc-record-2020-03-24-15h57m50s-dvd___- THE PROBLEM WITH APU TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGzvEqBvkP8 HANK AZARIA: THE RIGHT THING TO DO WITH APU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrlpU99lGzI THE PROBLEM WITH APU WITH HARI KONDABOLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC0P8dLSLg MATT GROENING ON RECASTING WHITE ACTORS https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-simpsons-creator-matt-groening-recasting-white-actors-1234699766/ HANK AZARIA APOLOGIES https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/13/hank-azaria-apu-the-simpsons-apology BOND VILLAINS WITH FACIAL DISFIGUREMENTS https://theconversation.com/no-time-to-die-the-problem-with-bond-villains-having-facial-disfigurements-169411 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 the second part of our Asimov mini series we look at two more iterations of I-Robot. Both are from the TV show, Outer Limits, and both based on the story that inspired Isaac Asimov. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES EANDO BINDER https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/binder_eando ADAM LINK IN COMICS https://darkworldsquarterly.gwthomas.org/adam-link-in-the-comics/ ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jan/07/robot-wars-100-years-reboot-karel-capek-play-rur-rossums-universal-robots 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. Today, we're reposting our episode on the multi-Golden Globe winning Oppenheimer. We know it doesn't have any robots in but the film deals with a subject that has cast a long shadow over the robot films of the 1950s and 60s. There are no spoilers, just in case you haven't seen it. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - DOWNWINDERS https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nuclear-testing-downwinders-speak-about-history-and-fear/ PBS DOC “DOWNWINDERS AND THE RADIOACTIVE WEST” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUk-uOaOCuU TRUMAN FELT HE HAD TO DO IT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/harry-truman-grandson-hiroshima-nuclear-atom-bomb HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY: DECISION TO DROP ATOMIC BOMB https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/decision-drop-atomic-bomb WHO HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS? https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat THE TZAR BOMBA: TOO BIG TO USE https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170816-the-monster-atomic-bomb-that-was-too-big-to-use OPPENHEIMER: DESTROYER OF WORLDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb13ynu3Iac 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. Happy new year, we kick off 2024 with a look at the 2004 movie, I-Robot. But like int he film, we have a secret to uncover. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ISAAC ASIMOV DAY https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/science-fiction-day-remembering-the-incredible-work-of-isaac-asimov 3 LAWS OF ROBOTICS https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21259,00.html WHY THE 3 LAWS ARE WRONG https://www.brookings.edu/articles/isaac-asimovs-laws-of-robotics-are-wrong/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.