Fifty Years of Shit Robots

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213. T2 JUDGMENT DAY (PART 5): MAKING UP HISTORY

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/09/28

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we witness the T800 degloving for the benefit of Miles Bennett Dyson.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESNUCLEAR WAR: T2 BEHIND THE SCENEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGMRpoxVchMCYBERDYNE SYSTEMShttps://www.cyberdynesystems.ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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212. T2 JUDGMENT DAY (PART 4): CHILL OUT DICKWAD

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/09/21

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we thumb through Dr Silberman's fractured timelines and marvel and John Conner's ability to bond with his new terminator daddy.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htcP5UXN-E0TERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONS PART 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbTyGH1c4vM90S SLANG

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12:39

SIDEBORG: AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/09/18

Welcome to the FYOSR SIDEBORG. We hope this will become a fortnightly feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at autonomous weapons and ask the Stephen Murray Doom-O-Meter, "should we be worried?"WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESAUTONOMOUS WEAPON KILLS THREEhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.htmlPROBLEMS WITH AUTONOMOUS

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45:21

211. T2 JUDGMENT DAY (PART 3): GOOD COP REALLY BAD COP

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/09/14

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we ask, why did John Conner send a second good terminator back that looked exactly like the first bad terminator . Also, what would the movie have been like if James Cameron had cast Charles Hawtrey instead of Arnie?WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESBILLY IDOL’S T1000 SCREEN TESThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hV5AwSyd3QROY KINNEAR’S TRAGIC

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43:56

210. T2 JUDGMENT DAY (PART 2): GETTING LOST IN YOUR...

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/09/07

We continue our TERMINATOR with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we get lost in our own paradox. The message is simply this, never try and think too hard about the timelines of time-travel films.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE TERMINATOR TIMELINE EXPLAINEDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xYsHC4IM-8DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEQUELShttps://thesequelbook.wordpress.com/sequel-definitions/WILLIAM SHELDON’S IDEAS ABOUT BODY

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209. T2 JUDGEMENT DAY (PART 1): A RIGHT OLD FANNY ON

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/08/31

After a short break we continue our TERMINATOR with a first episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we try and get through the opening credits.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE GULF WARhttps://www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold-war/gulf-warARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’S MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHEShttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr5CENbugJAhVesAkIrj94ALCogBNC1nrTHE UNSETTLING POWER OF EXISTENTIAL

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208. THE TERMINATOR PART 9: THE HARLAN ELLISON PROBLEM

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/08/17

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we try and make sense of Harlan Ellison's involvement with the Terminator movie.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing moreTikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESHARLAN ELLISON INTERVIEW 1973https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydk-E58SGtkHARLAN ELLISON INTERVIEW 1976https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDxnsNw4FZI&t=266sTERMINATOR: 40 YEARS

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44:04

207. THE TERMINATOR PART 8: A SEDUCTIVE PAIR OF...

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/08/10

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we finish watching the film, and answer the age-old question, "why did Sarah seduce someone wearing such stinky trousers?"WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESREMEMBERING 80s FASHION

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206. THE TERMINATOR PART 7: A BAD DAY FOR SARAH

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/08/03

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we continue watching the film, and goggle at the day that Sarah Conners is having. SPOILER, it's going to get worse.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESDELIVERY ROBOTS GO ON TRIAL IN STEVENAGEhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5v5z0exw9oTILLY NORWOOD

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205. THE TERMINATOR PART 6: INSURING ARNIE'S EYEBROWS

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/07/27

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we continue watching the film, and the penny drops. Arnie is a robot.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESHUDS AND GUIShttps://www.hudsandguis.com/THE EIGHT TYPES OF TIME TRAVELhttps://www.almostanauthor.com/the-eight-types-of-time-travel/INSURED BODY

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204. THE TERMINATOR PART 5: COMICALLY HORNY

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/07/20

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we continue watching the film, and see Kyle and Sarah's meetcute in the Tech Noir bar.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESCORVETTE SUMMER TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOwog-40QxMWOMEN IN COMBAThttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/womens-studies-and-feminism/women-combatTOP 20 80S

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203. THE TERMINATOR PART 4: YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T...

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/07/13

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we start continue watching the film, from the first view of Arnie's botty up until the first Sarah Conners is killed by the T-800.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITEhttps://www.space.com/what-is-the-black-knight.htmlTHE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE: NIKOLA

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202. THE TERMINATOR PART 3: HELLSCAPE 2029

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/07/06

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we start watching the film, although we don't get very far.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESBBC: COULD HUMANOID ROBOTS BE HEADING FOR THE BATTLEFIELD?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedpxwe26l1oBOSTON DYNAMICS FAILShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HJwOAyoxg4ROGER CORMON’S A BUCKET OF BLOOD TRAILERhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=hEfzyjJe0iYLASER

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201. THE TERMINATOR PART 2: JAMES CAMERON'S EMOTIONAL...

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/06/29

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Let's crack open James Cameron's noggin and see what's inside.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESJAMES CAMERON’S SHORT FILM XENOGENESIShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KpZRJ4HE4QJAMES CAMERON ON DRAWING HIS DREAMS TO LIFEhttps://letterboxd.com/journal/james-cameron-retrospective-interview/ROGER CORMAN’S

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200. THE TERMINATOR PART 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME...

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/06/22

Today we begin our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. First things first, let's deep-dive into Time Travel movies.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESFIVE TIME TRAVEL PARADOXEShttps://www.astronomytrek.com/5-bizarre-paradoxes-of-time-travel-explained/A HISTORY OF TIME TRAVEL FICTIONhttps://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/46690/a-history-of-time-travel-fictionBFI’S TEN LESSER-KNOWN TIME TRAVEL

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199. WHAT'S NEXT?

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/06/08

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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198. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 3)

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/06/01

In this episode we wish HAL a very happy birthday and take a dip back in to the HAL episodes from our 2001 season. It seemed like a great opportunity to chat about the current state of play with AI and begin a new tradition on the podcast. So, every 2nd April we'll have a HAL DAY, where we celebrate the very best stories of AI going rogue. Enjoy.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESLESSONS TO LEARN FROM THE ALIBABA

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197. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 2)

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/05/24

In this episode we wish HAL a very happy birthday and take a dip back in to the HAL episodes from our 2001 season. It seemed like a great opportunity to chat about the current state of play with AI and begin a new tradition on the podcast. So, every 2nd April we'll have a HAL DAY, where we celebrate the very best stories of AI going rogue. Enjoy.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESHANNAH FRY’S AI

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196. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 1)

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/05/18

In this episode we wish HAL a very happy birthday and take a dip back in to the HAL episodes from our 2001 season. It seemed like a great opportunity to chat about the current state of play with AI and begin a new tradition on the podcast. So, every 2nd April we'll have a HAL DAY, where we celebrate the very best stories of AI going rogue. Enjoy.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESUS MILITARY FEUD WITH

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195. STAR TREK 15: GENERATIONS

Fifty Years of Shit Robots ·

2026/05/11

STAR TREK season finale. Today, we conclude our DATA deep-dive by seeing what happens when he decides to put an emotion chip into his noggin.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESVASA MUSEUM (STOCKHOLM)https://www.vasamuseet.se/enSTAR TREK UNIFORMS STOLENhttps://www.slashfilm.com/2145211/star-trek-costume-heist-knight-rider-kitt-car-stolen-sci-fi-props/THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSEhttps://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae181.cfmWHY DOES

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