Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the nineteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's three robots created by top paint wrangler and all round clever chops, Leonardo Da Vinci. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR N...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the eighteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's the true meaning of Christmas, a robot apocalypse designed to sell Germans food. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES JONN...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the seventeenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Marvin, the paranoid android, from the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy. But is Marvin paranoid? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @Fif...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the sixteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Grab your sickbag because it's the Xenobots a.k.a. the Gippy Bots. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES  CNN – WHAT ARE XENOBOT...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the fifteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's the 80s Robot from the Muppets. But is it a muppet? And what other robot-y treats does Jim Henson have in store for us? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @F...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the fourteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Ada Loveless, pioneering genius of computer programming and without whom we might well be robot-less. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok:...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the thirteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? The daleks are back, and this time they're in colour. But are they still shit? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES JAY LENO IN...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twelfth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's China, and their statement that they are going to create millions of humanoid robots over the next two years. Could your next best friend be a robot? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  T...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the eleventh door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's robots that can procreate. Yum. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED: BIRTH https://www.youtube.com/w...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the tenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's the most Christmas-y robot of all, a virus. Happy Christmas. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES  ARE VIRUSES ROBOTS? https:/...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the ninth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's the cutest little robot of them all, the automaton owl, Bubo, from Clash of the Titans WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES  H...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the eighth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Well, bless my ten toes, it's the new AI model and influencer, Aitana. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES AI SPANISH MODEL https...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the seventh door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Why, it's the cover of Queen's News of the World album, isn't it? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES FRANK KELLY FREAS OBITUARY...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the sixth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? The nightmare scenario, robot spiders that want to examine your eyes. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES SPIDER SCENE https://www....

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the fifth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Why, it's just a picture of the doctor, isn't it? Isn't it? ISN'T IT? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES  THE CHASE SYNOPSIS http...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the fourth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? A shark. No, THE shark. One of the most terrifying films of all time is the result of a shit robot. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the third door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? A fragile little bot from a million miles away. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES FIRST FLIGHT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the second door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? A word that could mean the end to all things. HALLUCINATE. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY WORD OF THE YE...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the exciting opening of the first door of our robot advent calendar. What could be more Christmas-y? Say "happy Christmas' to the robot that Sylvester Stallone has a love-hate relationship with. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikT...

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we open up another Sideborg full of juicy, filthy facts. In this episode, we try and answer the question, "why do robot movies have so many apes in them?". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES  ANIMEX FESTIVAL WEBS...

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 visit both the future and the past with another non-canon Dr Who movie, DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150AD. The daleks are back but are they still shit? We are joined in this episode by Dr Who...

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 visit the future and the past with the 1966 offering, CYBORG 2087. Michael Rennie (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL) is back and this time he's a robot but is he shit? WARNING! The S**t-bomb...

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 slip off our 50 year straightjacket and take a squizz at an episode of Friends that features a robot. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.  Twitter: @FiftyYOSR...

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 joined by horror obsessive and horror wrestler, Rory Coyle, for a Halloween special. Together we don our bloody hockey masks and machete the heck out of Jason X. WARNING! The S**t-bomb...

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 joined by Dr Who obsessive, Nick Crosby. Together we abduct the Daleks once again and examine them on our robot-examining slab. Last time, we took a very dim view of them but have they...