Spelade
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For Halloween, FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS looks at some TERRIFYING ROBOTS. Matt and Stephen chat about robots from Alien, The Black Hole, Westworld, Halloween 3, the Demon Seed, Superman 3, Bionic Woman, and Saturn 3. Matt Brown is a writer and broadcaster, and Stephen Murray is a senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
Twitter: @FiftyYOSR
Notes:
The Black Hole: Maximillian Kills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw2y3faZhUk
Nigel Kneale Unearthing Locations
https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/stone-tape-quatermass-nigel-kneale-locations
Halloween 3: Android assassin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQpZdtspStY
Saturn 3 trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-F2fvHFW4
Superman 3: Robot woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpTHrdemfQo
Bionic Woman and the Fembots Promo (1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSOZl1SiWIA
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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. 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 & Journalism at Teeside University.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
Notes
Landmarks in special effects
https://listverse.com/2016/11/16/10-early-special-effects-that-made-movie-magic/
Ming’s Modern Major General
I am the very model of Ming’s modern Major General
I must not anger Ming because his loyalty’s ephemeral
I wear tight fitting armour making me look quite historical
But thankfully not pants like Flash which make him look hysterical
Fred Barton Robot Maker
http://the-robotman.com/
Star Trek Voyager Undersea Kingdom robot makes an appearance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWVrvt4WuIM
The Yellow Peril: Chinese Representation in Hollywood Films by Robert Parungao
https://ubcatlas.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/2005-parungao.pdf
Racism in Early American Films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_early_American_film#East_Asian
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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. In today's episode we frolic in the waters of the 1930s and look at THE VANISHING SHADOW and THE PHANTOM EMPIRE. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teeside University.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
Notes
Steve Carper – The Monster and the Ape
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/03/13/the-monster-and-the-ape/
NY Times – Science Fiction Reflects Our Anxieties
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/07/29/will-fiction-influence-how-we-react-to-climate-change/science-fiction-reflects-our-anxieties
Early Hollywood and the Hays Code
https://www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-ideas/early-hollywood-and-hays-code/
Phantom Empire 1988 Trailer (contains graphic scenes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0LsbdVK8Y8
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