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.

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THE MULTIVERSE IS AN ANCIENT IDEA

https://nautil.us/the-multiverse-is-an-ancient-idea-236401/

KIRK’S RIPPED OR REMOVED SHIRTS

https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/kirks_shirt.htm

WHY DOES THE DEVIL HAVE A GOATEE?

https://beardsorcery.com/book-of-beardcraft/why-does-the-devil-have-a-goatee?srsltid=AfmBOorj3h-lsoGMRrsn-GPvOnVd-naqD7fb2unOb6P9mYVSpSzx2OES

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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.

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NOTES

THE LOST IN SPACE CARROT DEBACLE

https://lostinspace.fandom.com/wiki/The_Great_Vegetable_Rebellion

IRISH NEW YORK COPS

https://www.irishamerica.com/2012/09/the-irish-coppers/

LEONARD NIMOY OBIT

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25945690

INCUBUS

https://qz.com/1035897/the-bizarre-story-of-a-long-lost-horror-film-made-entirely-in-esperanto-starring-william-shatner

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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.

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NOTES

TINDER FOR NAZIS

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-on-stage-during-hacker-conference/

UK COUNCILLOR SUSPENDED OVER WHITE SUPREMACIST DATING SITE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cql4241dy27o

THE COMPLICATED LEGACY OF GENE RODDENBERRY

https://rhetorikos.blog.fordham.edu/?p=1881

TECH INSPIRED BY STAR TREK

https://www.sideshow.com/blog/trek-tech-10-star-trek-gadgets-that-have-beamed-into-reality/

STAR TREK MOVIES AND TV SHOWS THAT NEVER HAPPENED

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-movies-tv-shows-never-happened/

THE FERENGI – COMPARISONS WITH ANTI-SEMITIC STEREOTYPES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferengi#Comparisons_with_anti-Semitic_stereotypes

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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.

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NOTES

ISAAC ASIMOV DAY

https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/science-fiction-day-remembering-the-incredible-work-of-isaac-asimov

3 LAWS OF ROBOTICS

https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21259,00.html

AI BLACKMAILS TO STOP ITSELF BEING SHUT DOWN

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go

ELON MUSK’S AI REFERS TO ITSELF AS “MECHA HITLER”

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content

THE PAPERCLIP APOCALYPSE

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/ai-and-paperclip-problem

AI DRIVEN SUICIDES ARE ON THE RISE

https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2239

AI AND THE ROCK

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vuqMUMh29t8

ENSHITTIFICATION

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/26/enshittification-macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-explained

KAMELION IS REVEALED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCK5pipHeZY

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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.

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NOTES

AI AND SFX USED IN THE SPHERE VERSION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh5dsEGKmmU

JUDY GARLAND FILMED WIZARD OF OZ UNDER TERRIBLE CONDITIONS

https://www.biography.com/actors/judy-garland-pills-diet-wizard-of-oz

WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST ON SESAME STREET

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RytWnZbOA9s&t=415s

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS ON WIZARD OF OZ SET

https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2024/12/09/wicked-dangers-behind-the-classic-the-wizard-of-oz-production/

LYNCH/OZ TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktEzqafTCds

WIZARD OF OZ REFERENCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXyBJB0LQKk

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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.

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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.

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NOTES

SOLDIER (OFFICIAL TRAILER)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oeW9sflsdg

TOP 10 NON-CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS MOVIES

https://nofilmschool.com/top-non-christmas-christmas-movies

THE LEGEND AND HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF TANNHUASER

https://www.houstongrandopera.org/backstage-pass/wagnerian-myth-making-the-legendary-and-historical-origins-of-tannhauser

RANKING THE MOVIES OF PAUL WS ANDERSON

https://www.filmmining101.com/articles/career-retrospective-ranking-the-films-of-paul-ws-anderson

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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.

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NOTES

IS BLADE RUNNER 2049 SEXIST?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/09/is-blade-runner-2049-a-sexist-film-or-a-fair-depiction-of-a-dystopic-future

ROGER DEAKINS

https://www.rogerdeakins.com/

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