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. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A look at the first fifty years of American history, from the Revolution through the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent. Including a look at some of the lesser-known people and events that helped make the United States.
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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 fly off to the FANTASTIC PLANET, a 1973 French/Czech film, which is notable because of its absence of robots. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is us…
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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 don our robot-examining equipment and take a look at the 1971 made-for-TV movie, PAPER MAN. It has an amazing cast but will we like the cu…
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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 don our robot-examining equipment and take a look at the 1971 made-for-TV movie, PAPER MAN. It has an amazing cast but will we like the cu…
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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 welcome a certain George Lucas to the podcast as we deep-dive his first feature film, THX1138. There are robots in it but are they shit? W…
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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 to a bit of mopping up on aisle 12 because we're going to look at a robot that we completely forgot about. Lost In Space's B-9. WARNI…
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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 usher in a new season by stepping into the glorious 1970s with a film from 1971, COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT. This film features a rogue …
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107. THE ATOMIC AGE PART 4: TARGET EARTH
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The fourth in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 4, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. Today, it's a movie from 1954 featuring a jingle-tapped robot, TARGET EARTH. Enjoy! Patreon: @50YOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR N…
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The third in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 3, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. Today, it's a movie containing not one but two robots with flame throwing phalluses. Enjoy! Patreon: @50YOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @Fift…
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105. THE ATOMIC AGE PART 2: ROBOT MONSTER
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The second in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 2, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. Today it's a movie sometimes called "the second worst film of all time", ROBOT MONSTER. Enjoy! Patreon: @50YOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @…
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104. THE ATOMIC AGE PART 1: KLAATU BARADA NIKTO
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The first in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 1, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. The 1951 movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still is an absolute classic. The 2008 movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still, is definitely NOT a cla…
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103. ZOINKS! THE ROBOTS OF SCOOBY DOO
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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 take a look at the robots of Scooby Doo, with our special guest Mark Norman from the awesome Folklore podcast. But are they shit or no…
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102. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 9: 2010
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we look at the sequel 2010, and find out exactly why HAL went all murder-y. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. T…
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101. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 8: RELEASE
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we look at what happened once 2001 was released and ask the ultimate question, "was HAL a shit robot?". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes…
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100. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 7: BEYOND THE INFINITE
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we deep-dive the ending and ask, "what the hell is going on?". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @Fifty…
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99. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 6: THE POD BAY DOORS
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we deep-dive the bit where HAL goes rogue. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYO…
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98. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 5: JUPITER & HAL
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today we finally get to chat about HAL, as we deep-dive the "Jupiter sequence". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikT…
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97. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 4: THE MOON
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today we chat about the section of the film known as "the moon sequence". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @F…
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96. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 3: THE DAWN OF MAN
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. And it's time to actually chat about the film itself, but only a small bit of it. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Ti…
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95. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 2: STANLEY KUBRICK
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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 continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Let's stick Stanley Kubrick's career under the microscope …
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94. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 1: ARTHUR C CLARKE
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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 an odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. To do justice to this extraordinary film we start by taking a …
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93. SUPERAGO & THE FACELESS GIANTS
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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 take a look at the extraordinary 1968 Italian/Spanish confection, Superago and the Faceless Giants. There's a lot of spandex and an aw…
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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 donning our robot-examining goggles to look at the extraordinary 1968 US movie classic, Barbarella. One film, three different types of…
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91. THE AVENGERS: CYBERNAUTS JAMBOREE
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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 donning our robot-examining pince-nez to look at the three episodes of the seminal British TV show, the Avengers. Each episode feature…
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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 donning our robot-examining pince-nez to look at the 1967 British movie, the Terrornauts. It's Contact but not as good and made with B…
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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 deep-diving into the waters of a 1967 US/Japan co-pro called KING KONG ESCAPES. It features an enormous robot King Kong, what's not to…
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88. I ROBOT (Part 2): THE SHOCKING TRUTH
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In the second part of our Asimov mini series we look at two more iterations of I-Robot. Both are from the TV show, Outer Limits, and both based on the story that inspired Isaac Asimov. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR …
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we're reposting our episode on the multi-Golden Globe winning Oppenheimer. We know it doesn't have any robots in but the film deals with a subject that has cast a long shadow over the robot films of the 1950s and 60s. There are no spoilers, just in case you h…
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86. I ROBOT (Part 1): THE SHOCKING TRUTH
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Happy new year, we kick off 2024 with a look at the 2004 movie, I-Robot. But like int he film, we have a secret to uncover. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ISAAC ASIMOV DAY https://www.freepres…
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, it's festive fun as we're joined by wrestler and horror movie fan, Rory Coyle, to chat about CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS. It's a movie with a killer robot Santa. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOS…
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-fourth and final door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Why, it's our old friend and Doctor Who nerd, Niel Bushnell, and he's here to warm himself by our fire and receive a Christmas gift of knowledge. Happy Christ…
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83. ADVENT 23: METROPOLIS THE MUSICAL
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-third door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Metropolis but not as you've ever seen it before. This is Metropolis the musical. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR …
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-second door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Jonnycab from the 1990 sci-fi movie TOTAL RECALL. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @Fift…
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-first door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's a poor dead bee and then a robot bee rising from its corpse. It's a message of hope, honest. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: …
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twentieth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Can you believe it? It's a robot created by magician, escapologist and all round incredo-man, Harry Houdini. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. T…
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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: @Fift…
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78. ADVENT 18: CHRISTMAS ROBOCALYPSE
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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 Ins…
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77. ADVENT 17: MARVIN THE (NOT) PARANOID ANDROID
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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. Twitte…
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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 TikTo…
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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…
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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. Tw…
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73. ADVENT 13: THE DALEKS IN COLOUR
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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: @Fi…
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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-b…
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71. ADVENT DAY 11: WHEEM (ROBOT EFFLUVIA)
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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 N…
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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: @F…
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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 In…
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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 TikT…
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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: …
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66. ADVENT DAY 6: MINORITY REPORT SPIDERS
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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…
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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…
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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: @Fif…
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