{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/634c160568aa9300122431a1/63659a0a58f856001284d383?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"4. THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE (Part 2)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/634c160568aa9300122431a1/1678209521837-a578d42eb1119bf9c4df41d5332a4226.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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 &amp; Journalism at Teeside University.</p><p><br></p><p>WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong>Landmarks in special effects</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://listverse.com/2016/11/16/10-early-special-effects-that-made-movie-magic/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://listverse.com/2016/11/16/10-early-special-effects-that-made-movie-magic/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Ming’s Modern Major General</strong></p><p>I am the very model of Ming’s modern Major General</p><p>I must not anger Ming because his loyalty’s ephemeral</p><p>I wear tight fitting armour making me look quite historical</p><p>But thankfully not pants like Flash which make him look hysterical</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Fred Barton Robot Maker</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://the-robotman.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://the-robotman.com/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Star Trek Voyager Undersea Kingdom robot makes an appearance</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWVrvt4WuIM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWVrvt4WuIM</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Yellow Peril: Chinese Representation in Hollywood Films by Robert Parungao</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://ubcatlas.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/2005-parungao.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ubcatlas.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/2005-parungao.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Racism in Early American Films</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_early_American_film#East_Asian\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_early_American_film#East_Asian</a></p>","author_name":"Matt Brown"}