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Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Fifty Years of Shit Robots

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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  • 168. BLADE RUNNER 7: LORRIES FULL OF MEAT

    168. BLADE RUNNER 7: LORRIES FULL OF MEAT
    Oct 19 2025

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, we meet Roy Batty and discover he's Batty by name and batty by nature

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

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    NOTES

    IS OUR MEMORY RELIABLE?

    https://www.thesciencebreaker.org/breaks/psychology/how-accurate-is-our-memory

    THE EYE OF PROVIDENCE

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20201112-the-eye-of-providence-the-symbol-with-a-secret-meaning

    THE ADVERTISING CURSE

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-31664223

    EYE SYMBOLISM IN BLADE RUNNER

    https://screenrant.com/blade-runner-2049-eyes-memories-symbolism-meaning-explained/

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    44 mins
  • 167. BLADE RUNNER 6: ONE HUNDRED QUESTIONS

    167. BLADE RUNNER 6: ONE HUNDRED QUESTIONS
    Oct 13 2025

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, we meet Rick Deckard and hear his extraordinary inner monologue.

    WARNING! The S**t-bomb and the F Bomb get an airing in this episode

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    NOTES


    AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER: BUILDING THE SET OF BLADE RUNNER

    https://theasc.com/articles/blade-runner-set-design

    METROPOLIS V BLADE RUNNER

    https://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2015/04/13/blade-runner-vs-metropolis/

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    53 mins
  • 166. BLADE RUNNER 5: THE BEGINNING

    166. BLADE RUNNER 5: THE BEGINNING
    Oct 6 2025

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, we start to look at the movie itself. WOO HOO! So, strap in as we get through the first eight minutes.

    WARNING! The S**t-bomb and the F Bomb get an airing in this episode

    TikTok: @FiftyYOSR

    Insta: @FiftyYOSR


    NOTES

    THE “FRUIT MACHINE” TEST

    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada/the-history-behind-canada-s-homosexuality-test-1.6396436

    METROPOLIS V BLADERUNNER

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TKtntY-H5s

    BLADE RUNNER DESIGNING THE FUTURE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj9hzidnWVI&t=297s

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    45 mins
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