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Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Written by: Matt Brown
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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 Teesside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.

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Episodes
  • SIDEBORG FRIDAY: ROCK 'N' ROBOTS

    SIDEBORG FRIDAY: ROCK 'N' ROBOTS
    Oct 16 2026

    Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the crazy world of rock/robot crossovers.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more


    TikTok: @FiftyYOSR

    Insta: @FiftyYOSR


    NOTES

    GOODNIGHT VIENNA COMMERCIAL

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqBH-9yyQMU


    RINGO STARR – ONLY YOU VIDEO

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zpFpfw3Fw


    HIPGNOSIS ALBUM COVERS

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/hipgnosis-life-in-15-album-covers-pink-floyd-led-zeppelin-and-more-110213/


    THE COVER UNCOVERED: NEWS OF THE WORLD

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/


    FAMILY GUY NEWS OF THE WORLD

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/

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    19 mins
  • SIDEBORG FRIDAY: TERMINATOR THUMBS UP

    SIDEBORG FRIDAY: TERMINATOR THUMBS UP
    Oct 9 2026

    Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the Terminator "thumbs up" moment and a recent example of self-sacrificing bots.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more


    TikTok: @FiftyYOSR

    Insta: @FiftyYOSR


    NOTES

    T2 ENDING: THUMBS UP

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPo1dgrHms


    T2 DIRECTOR’S CUT SCENE: CAN WE RESET THE SWITCH?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTOK89w8h0


    HUMANOID ROBOTS DESTROY THEMSELVES

    https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-suicide-humanoid-death-figure-b3060486.html

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    15 mins
  • 214. T2 JUDGMENT DAY (PART 6): ABSORBING ARSEHOLES

    214. T2 JUDGMENT DAY (PART 6): ABSORBING ARSEHOLES
    Oct 5 2026

    We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today, we try our hardest to get to the end.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more


    TikTok: @FiftyYOSR

    Insta: @FiftyYOSR


    NOTES

    GUNS N ROSES – YOU COULD BE MINE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouY


    NOVIKOV SELF CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE

    https://www.emergentmind.com/topics/novikov-s-self-consistency-principle


    PATRICK SWAYZE PERFORMING PARACHUTE STUNTS IN POINT BREAK

    https://www.slashfilm.com/1266200/patrick-swayze-daredevil-tendencies-got-him-in-trouble-filming-point-break/


    JAMES CAMERON TALKING ABOUT CHUCK TAMBURRO

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcWkwvUHdU


    ALTERNATIVE ENDING

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU

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    51 mins
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