Fifty Years of Shit Robots

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, just when you think you're out, the Westworld franchise pull you back in. It's FUTUREWORLD, a paranoia-fueled 70s movie where almost everyone is a robot. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES FUTUREWORLD TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTMtu4Z5T-U THE BEST PARANOIA FILMS OF THE 1970Shttps://www.flickchart.com/charts.aspx?genre=paranoid+thriller&decade=1970 COINTEL PRO FBI SCANDALhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/07/fbi-office-break-in-1971-come-forward-documents

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 step outside of our usual robot timeline and do a deep-dive in the Disney Imagineers.  WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES THE CREATION OF DISNEYLANDhttps://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/walt-disney-and-his-creation-of-disneyland THE DISNEY MULTIPLANE CAMERAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdHTlUGN1zw SIMPSON’S REPEATED BACKGROUNDS JOKEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkwkTPDgRxQ THE DISNEY STRIKEhttps://animationguild.org/about-the-guild/disney-strike-1941/ DISNEYLAND GOES TO THE NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR (ABE LINCOLN AT 2’20”)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvfjvBO2l2Y ANIMATRONIC ROBIN IN SPOONFUL OF SUGARhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftxnr28LDXc THE TRUTH ABOUT WALT DISNEY’S FROZEN HEADhttps://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a60248410/walt-disney-frozen-head/ SPIDERMAN STUNTRONIChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED1rKl4tBbY SOCIAL ROBOTICShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orSr0wOQwZ0 DISNEY REJECTION LETTER TO WOMAN ASKING FOR A JOBhttps://www.vox.com/2015/7/16/8978351/famous-rejection-letters-disney-animator-women   

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 have a see if we like the cut of the robots in the 1975 movie, THE STEPFORD WIVES. A movie that has become part of the cultural conversation but are the robots any good? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES NEW YORK IN THE 1970Shttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/blackout-gallery/#:~:text=New%20York%20City%20in%20the,city's%20inhabitants%20had%20experienced%20before. DAYLIGHT (SUNLIGHT) HORRORhttps://gamerant.com/daylight-horror-subgenre/ THE FOUR WAVES OF FEMINISMhttps://www.history.com/news/feminism-four-waves THE CONVERSATION: WHY THE STEPFORD WIVES IS STILL RELEVANT TODAYhttps://theconversation.com/suburban-living-did-turn-women-into-robots-why-feminist-horror-novel-the-stepford-wives-is-still-relevant-50-years-on-186633

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 have a look at a made-for-TV movie called The Questor Tapes. Will Gene Roddenberry's attempt to get a robot on prime-time telly be any good? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES DESILU STUDIO HISTORYhttps://lucydesi.com/desilu-studios-history/ MAJEL BARRETT-RODDENBERRYhttps://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Majel_Barrett_Roddenberry DIE ANOTHER DAY TITLEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-1HaEqDIdw

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 have a cheeky gander at another Toho studios movie, this time it's GODZILLA VERSUS MECHAGODZILLA. But will the 50ft robot pass our test? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTES GODZILLA VERSUS MECHAGODZILLA TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmlXRA9VGJ4 TOHO STUDIO’S GODZILLA PHASEShttps://screenrant.com/godzilla-versions-eras-differences-explained/ AKIRA KUROSAWA’S SANJURO ENDING (SPLATTER)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkkF6Zz67TE

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 travel back through time and look at a movie that we missed. The 1964 flick, The Time Travelers. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESANGRY RED PLANET TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBAJEczBaHYTHE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEZwEGoHdFs&list=PLVQrxnY22a1XTWsVwqU0e9leE4Y53DVL3 THE HISTORY OF FAKE BLOOD IN CINEMAhttps://stanfordbloodcenter.org/blood-in-pop-culture-the-history-of-fake-blood-in-movies/#:~:text=%5B5%5D%20Tynegate's%20fake%20blood%2C,%2C%20'60s%20and%20'70s.&text=Today%2C%20most%20movie%20blood%20is,%2Dgenerated%20imagery%2C%20or%20CGI.

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 Season 9 with a look at John Carpenter's debut feature, DARK STAR. Will the robots be shit? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  To join our incredible new Patreon cult and get access to secret, exclusive podcasts then head to https://www.patreon.com/50YOSRPatreon: @50YOSRTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESLA TIMES: ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKYhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-05-15/alejandro-jodorowsky-midnight-movie-cult-director-el-topo-dune JODOROWSKY’S DUNE TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0cJNR8HEw0 GOING TO THE LOO ON THE ISShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-65mBQ7s_Q

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today we say, "rest well, James Earl Jones" and look back on his long, wonderful career. The man behind one of the greatest cyborgs of all time. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  To join our incredible new Patreon cult and get access to secret, exclusive podcasts then head to https://www.patreon.com/50YOSRPatreon: @50YOSRTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESJAMES EARL JONES READS OTHELLO AT THE WHITE HOUSEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYHR0pJeJps SESAME STREET: JAMES EARL JONEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6WwC174Yc MUPPET WIKI JAMES EARL JONEShttps://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/James_Earl_Jones JAMES EARL JONES RECORDS LION KINGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKroR2dpCKc JAMES EARL JONES: BIG BANG THEORYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdBntNu93Ik