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Fifty Years of Shit Robots

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:41

189. STAR TREK 9: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/03/30

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we complete our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today, we meet V'GER!WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESWHEN DID PINK BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH

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39:46

188. STAR TREK 8: PROBE AHOY-HOY

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/03/23

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we meet a new robot who wears the skin of an old friend.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESCARL SAGAN ON THE DRAKE

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39:18

187. STAR TREK 7: BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/03/16

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today Bones walks onto the bridge, looks around and then walks off again.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGEORGE TAKEI ON HOWARD

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43:13

186. STAR TREK 6: CARRY ON UP THE WORMHOLE

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/03/09

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we endure the longest six minutes in cinematic history.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESFRIDAY NIGHT DEATH

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43:56

185. STAR TREK 5: GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/03/02

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we endure the longest six minutes in cinematic history.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE PAPERCLIP THEORYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UibMFgWfGwwWHAT

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41:25

184. STAR TREK 4: THE COMMOTION PICTURE BEGINS

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/02/23

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we begin to look at the film.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGENE RODDENBERRY PROJECTS APART FROM STAR

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43:36

183. STAR TREK 3: ANGRY RANDY SPOCK

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/02/16

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we delve into episodes from the OG Star Trek series.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE MULTIVERSE IS AN ANCIENT

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44:31

182. STAR TREK 2: CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/02/09

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we delve into episodes from the OG Star Trek series.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE LOST IN SPACE CARROT

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52:55

181. STAR TREK 1: WARPS AND ALL

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/02/02

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we begin our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. To kick things off we take a look at Star Trek's creator, Gene Roddenberry. Brace yourself because there's so weird old stuff in here.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta:

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180. ASIMOV SPECIAL: LOST LITTLE ROBOT

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/01/05

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Happy new year, we kick off 2026 with a look at an episode of the 1962 ITV series, OUT OF THIS WORLD. The episode in question televises an Asimov story, Lost Little Robot, and creates something extraordinary - but with shit robots.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESISAAC ASIMOV

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179. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: THE WIZARD OF OZ

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/12/25

Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're looking at THE WIZARD OF OZ with our special guest brain-box, Darren Chetty. You might not think it's a Christmas movie but you'd be very, very wrong. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESAI AND SFX USED IN THE SPHERE VERSIONhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh5dsEGKmmUJUDY GARLAND FILMED WIZARD OF OZ UNDER TERRIBLE

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18:31

178. A GREAT SPREAD OF BOTTERY

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/12/22

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look back at all the robots we enjoyed in 2025 and look forward to the delights of 2026.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:02

177. BLADE RUNNER 15: SOLDIER

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/12/15

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of the BLADE RUNNER universe. In this episode, we put the 1998 movie SOLDIER under the microscope. Why? Because it is supposedly in the Blade Runner universe. Yes, it's tenuous but is it Tannhauser Gate-uous?WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESSOLDIER (OFFICIAL TRAILER)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oeW9sflsdgTOP 10 NON-CHRISTMAS

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51:20

176. BLADE RUNNER 14: WHERE IS THE JOY?

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/12/08

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of the BLADE RUNNER universe. In this episode, we put BLADE RUNNER 2049 under the microscope. A film full of replicants and AI but where's the whimsy?WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESIS BLADE RUNNER 2049

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50:36

175. BLADE RUNNER 13: THE SPAM AGE

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/12/01

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of the BLADE RUNNER universe. In this episode, we gird our loins for Blade Runner 2049 by watching three short prequel films.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESBLADE RUNNER BLACK OUT 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrZk9sSgRyQ&t=523sTHE ROBOTS ARE COMING, VERY SLOWLY AND COCKING EVERYTHING

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37:41

174. BLADE RUNNER 12: WHITE DRAGON EDIT

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/11/24

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 sit through a fan edit that doubles the length of the film.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESINTERNET FANEDIT DATABASEhttps://fanedit.org/ifdb/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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173. BLADE RUNNER 11: THE FILM THAT RUTGER BUILT

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/11/17

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, Roy Batty does something very surprising and then says something very surprising.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said and Matt and Stephen also drop the F word, which is most unlike them.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTEARS IN RAINhttps://encyclopedia.pub/entry/32674SOLDIER

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172. BLADE RUNNER 10: A BIG CLOUD OF TERRIBLE IDEAS

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/11/10

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, Roy Batty is bad boy.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said and Roy also drops the F word and there's the sound of a skull cracking so maybe don't play this out when the kids are listening.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESDREW STRUZEN

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171. BLADE RUNNER 9: WAKE UP! TIME TO DIE

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/11/03

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, Leon tries to kill Rick, then Rick gets all ick.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESST GERMAIN BOTTLE DESIGNhttps://sandstrompartners.com/work/st-germain/#:~:text=We%20developed%20the%20creative%20direction,to%20point%2Dof%2Dsale.BRITISH BIRDS

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170. ALIEN (AGAIN)

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2025/10/31

Happy Halloween from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're replaying our chat about Ridley Scott's classic horror movie, ALIEN, with film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing morealthough the subject of male rape does come up.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESORIGINAL ALIEN TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQTHE HOLOCAUST ENCYCLOPEDIA: LENI RIEFENSTAHLhttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/leni-riefenstahlTOP

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