Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we open the door on the 1940s and see what kind of robots it has to offer. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESThe Mysterious Dr Satanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yQe1A9O6Oc Superman (1941)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJXvwLxBfg Toby Pup (example of Rubberhose cartoons)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiduvOpgdHM&list=PL1lL8NHv5XRbNM9Ai8L6NGhj-5C0KLLG7 Cuphead BTShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRRV7TIQTX0 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, the Robot World Cup concludes, who will become the 2022 champion? (I know, I can hardly take the excitement, either). Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESBungle’s High and Mighty Dayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ94AcVRRlQ&t=76s K9 Plays Chesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSoC1VUdavE&t=34s 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, the Robot World Cup kicks off with 16 incredible movie robots battling it out to become 2022 champ. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESData and Tasha Yar (fully functional)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ev1ec0Z0GI Chitti from Enthiranhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM1p3mapxeU 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 look at a the origin of the word "robot", and the 1935 Russian movie, Loss of Sensation. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES Rossum’s Universal Robotshttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/59112/59112-h/59112-h.htm 12 Jobs That Will Be Replaced By AIhttps://www.saviom.com/blog/12-jobs-that-robots-ai-will-replace-in-the-future-and-12-that-wont/ Will Robots Take My Job?https://willrobotstakemyjob.com/ Loss of Sensation Moviehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GiBhKbYBcU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, Matt and Stephen step outside the confines of the usual 50 years of shit robots, and take a wander through 1980s UK TV to peer at Metal Mickey. Is Metal Mickey really a pre-curser of Thanos (a bit). Twitter: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @fiftyyearsofshitrobotsNOTESJohn Edwards Flux – Radio Londonhttps://www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/johnedwardtribute/je.html Metal Mickey Saved From the Scrapheaphttps://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/17418283/metal-mickey-saved-from-scrapheap/ The Generation Game – Robot Identity Paradehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3Vf3RXUUA Baroness Young of Hornseyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Young,_Baroness_Young_of_Hornsey 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 look at a biggie and ask, "is the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz a robot?". Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. NotesPhantom Creeps IMDBhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031796/ Why are scientists always the bad guys?https://gizmodo.com/why-are-scientists-always-the-bad-guys-in-movies-1643054457 Evil Beardshttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeardOfEvil Was the Tin Man Supposed to be a Robot?https://thewizardofozblog.com/was-the-tin-man-supposed-to-be-a-robot/The Tin Man's Backstoryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWdUmcwZn-A Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS is a podcast that celebrates them all. In today's episode we luxuriate in the 1930s and look at FLASH GORDON and UNDERSEA KINGDOM. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. NotesLandmarks in special effectshttps://listverse.com/2016/11/16/10-early-special-effects-that-made-movie-magic/ Ming’s Modern Major GeneralI am the very model of Ming’s modern Major GeneralI must not anger Ming because his loyalty’s ephemeralI wear tight fitting armour making me look quite historicalBut thankfully not pants like Flash which make him look hysterical Fred Barton Robot Makerhttp://the-robotman.com/ Star Trek Voyager Undersea Kingdom robot makes an appearancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWVrvt4WuIMThe Yellow Peril: Chinese Representation in Hollywood Films by Robert Parungaohttps://ubcatlas.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/2005-parungao.pdfRacism in Early American Filmshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_early_American_film#East_Asian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS is a podcast that celebrates them all. In today's episode we frolic in the waters of the 1930s and look at THE VANISHING SHADOW and THE PHANTOM EMPIRE. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Notes Steve Carper – The Monster and the Apehttps://www.blackgate.com/2019/03/13/the-monster-and-the-ape/ NY Times – Science Fiction Reflects Our Anxietieshttps://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/07/29/will-fiction-influence-how-we-react-to-climate-change/science-fiction-reflects-our-anxieties Early Hollywood and the Hays Codehttps://www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-ideas/early-hollywood-and-hays-code/Phantom Empire 1988 Trailer (contains graphic scenes)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0LsbdVK8Y8  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Halloween, FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS looks at some TERRIFYING ROBOTS. Matt and Stephen chat about robots from Alien, The Black Hole, Westworld, Halloween 3, the Demon Seed, Superman 3, Bionic Woman, and Saturn 3. Matt Brown is a writer and broadcaster, and Stephen Murray is a senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSRNotes:The Black Hole: Maximillian Killshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw2y3faZhUkNigel Kneale Unearthing Locationshttps://www.bfi.org.uk/features/stone-tape-quatermass-nigel-kneale-locationsHalloween 3: Android assassinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQpZdtspStYSaturn 3 trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-F2fvHFW4Superman 3: Robot womanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpTHrdemfQoBionic Woman and the Fembots Promo (1976)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSOZl1SiWIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS is a podcast that celebrates them all. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSRNotes:What’s the difference between robots, cyborgs, and androidshttps://www.10differences.org/difference-between-android-robot-and-cyborg/ Notes and Queries: What are Asimov’s three laws of robotics?https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21259,00.html Metropolis Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdtZv3XROnc&t=53s False Maria beguiles humans with her crazy dancinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0D4fHieW8o Art movements that inspired Fritz Langhttps://magazine.artland.com/fritz-langs-metropolis-how-the-iconic-silent-film-took-inspiration-from-art-movements/ The Art of Ralph McQuarriehttps://www.iamag.co/star-wars-the-art-of-ralph-angus-mcquarrie-100-concept-art/ Boston Dynamics doghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR5Z6AoMh6U Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between the movies Metropolis (1927) and Star Wars (1977) there were no good movie robots. Fifty Years of S**t Robots is a podcast that celebrates all the awful robots that no one else loves. Hosted by Matt Brown (author and broadcaster) and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in film & TV at Teeside University.Twitter: @fiftyyosrWARNING: We occasionally drop the S**T bomb but that is all. Thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.