In cinema, robots have been our friends, our helpers, or our enemies and destroyers. This episode is a deep dive into how robots have been depicted in tv and film, including such classics as The Day The Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, and Kronos, to the Jetsons, Twilight Zone, and eventually George Lucas' Star Wars.

8 - Robot Parade: From Klaatu to the 6 Million Dollar Man

A retrospective meditation on media, art, and technology from the 1950s onward. Hosted by Bruce L. Edwards gregariously and with wit and wisdom up until his passing.

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8 - Robot Parade: From Klaatu to the 6 Million Dollar Man

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