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Fifty Years of Shit Robots

The podcast that LOVES the best worst movie robots


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  • 136. ALIEN CHRISTMAS CRACKER 5: ALIENS

    37:39|
    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: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES  PETER BRADSHAW ON ROGER CORMANhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/12/roger-corman-cinemas-pulp-genius-whose-talent-to-shock-was-rocket-fuel 7 KEY VIETMAN MOVIEShttps://www.historyhit.com/culture/best-vietnam-war-films/ ALIEN QUEEN GARBAGE BAG TESThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vtLK-DxdGc

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  • 135. ALIEN CHRISTMAS CRACKER 4: ROMULUS

    33:56|
    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: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES  LESLEY ANNE ROSE PORTFOLIOhttps://www.lesleyannerose.com/ FILM DIALOGUE BROKEN DOWN BY GENDER AND AGEhttps://pudding.cool/2017/03/film-dialogue/ EMMA HARRINGTON: GYNAEHORRORhttps://www.academia.edu/74169839/Gynaehorror_Women_theory_and_horror_film TROLLEY PROBLEM GAMEhttps://trolleyproblem.io/
  • 134. ALIEN CHRISTMAS CRACKER 3: ALIEN

    46:57|
    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: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES  ORIGINAL ALIEN TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ THE HOLOCAUST ENCYCLOPEDIA: LENI RIEFENSTAHLhttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/leni-riefenstahl TOP 100 BEST MOVIE MOMENTShttps://www.ign.com/lists/100-best-movie-moments/10
  • 133. ALIEN CHRISTMAS CRACKER 2: COVENANT

    52:45|
    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: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES  ALIEN COVENANT TRAILERhttps://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 NEWTONhttps://www.archdaily.com/544946/ad-classics-cenotaph-for-newton-etienne-louis-boullee
  • 132. ALIEN CHRISTMAS CRACKER 1: PROMETHEUS

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    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: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES  BLUE PETER ADVENT CROWNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsUhrH36ozI PETER WEYLAND TED TALKhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4SSU29Arj0 MEET DAVID – VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ7E7Qp-s-8 ELIZABETH SHAW INTERVIEW – VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpiIieL8OOA JODOROWSKY’S DUNE BOOKhttps://www.technollama.co.uk/whoever-controls-the-dao-controls-the-book-the-strange-tale-of-jodorowskys-dune
  • 10. 131. DEMON SEED

    39:50||Season 9, Ep. 10
    WARNING 1! This episode does contain discussion of rape.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 look at DEMON SEED from 1977. A movie with a horrible robot. WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES  WHAT IS HAUNTOLOGY?https://theweek.com/104076/what-is-hauntology HOUSES OF THE FUTUREhttps://insightplanningservices.com/7-houses-of-the-future/ INTERVIEW WITH DONALD CAMMELLhttps://www.theswinging60s.com/donald-cammell/ LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5owpCx-EXlE VAL DOCUMENTARY TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f__e3b-idHI WHAT IS VAPOURWAVE?https://vaporwaveboutique.com/what-is-vaporwave/50YOSR EPISODE 76: GIPPYBOTShttps://open.acast.com/public/streams/634c160568aa9300122431a1/episodes/657073dd1a72f20011bb7009.mp3
  • 9. 130. LOGAN'S RUN

    49:44||Season 9, Ep. 9
    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 look at LOGAN'S RUN from 1976. A movie with a properly shit robot. So shit, in fact, that it might be quite good. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES  LOGAN’S RUN TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USADM5Gk9Gs&t=114s EARTHRISE PHOTOhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/apollo-8-earthrise/ MEET THE BURLINGTON BEADLEShttps://www.burlingtonarcade.com/with-the-beadles/