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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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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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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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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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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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.

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BLADE RUNNER BLACK OUT 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrZk9sSgRyQ&t=523s

THE ROBOTS ARE COMING, VERY SLOWLY AND COCKING EVERYTHING UP

https://futurism.com/future-society/unitree-robot-destroy-house

NEAR MISS: THE SOLAR STORM OF 2012

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/23jul_superstorm/

THE CARRINGTON EVENT

https://www.space.com/the-carrington-event

BLADE RUNNER 2036 NEXUS DAWN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsS3nhRRzQ&t=189s

BLADE RUNNER 2048: NOWHERE TO RUN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ9Os8cP_gg&t=165s

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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.

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INTERNET FANEDIT DATABASE

https://fanedit.org/ifdb/

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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.

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TEARS IN RAIN

https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/32674

SOLDIER TRAILER

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

SIDEQUEL DEFINITION

https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidequels/694489

FIVE ENDINGS

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

THE MAKING OF BLADE RUNNER WAS HARD

https://collider.com/blade-runner-making-of/

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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.

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DREW STRUZEN INTERVIEW

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/my-interview-with-legendary-movie-poster-artist-drew_b_5a088033e4b0cc46c52e6b73

DREW STRUZEN TECHNIQUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fEMJp70tGU&list=PLJyg5maY2XGMGajHPiNBg_1UkprfIZitQ

THE WORLD’S TALLEST FICTIONAL BUILDINGS

https://www.buildworld.co.uk/blog/archives/tallest-fictional-buildings-from-star-wars-to-lord-of-the-rings#:~:text=Wookiepedia%20claims%20it%20to%20be,and%20six%20LA%20blocks%20wide.

ADRIAN: HOLLYWOOD’S FASHION DESIGNER

https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/costume-designer-adrian-hollywood-fashion-impact

THE FUTURE IS SHAPED BY THE PAST – THE COSTUMES OF BLADE RUNNER

https://classiq.me/the-future-is-shaped-by-the-past-the-costumes-of-blade-runner

WHAT ROSELIND FRANKLIN CONTRIBUTED TO DISCOVERY OF DNA

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01313-5

CRISPR CAS9 GENE EDITING

https://crisprtx.com/gene-editing

THE TRUTH ABOUT PLANNED OBSELESCENCE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech

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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 more

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ST GERMAIN BOTTLE DESIGN

https://sandstrompartners.com/work/st-germain/#:~:text=We%20developed%20the%20creative%20direction,to%20point%2Dof%2Dsale.

BRITISH BIRDS CHESS SET FOR SALE

https://hoylesoxford.com/products/british-birds-chess-pieces-blade-runner?srsltid=AfmBOooJF2LrQGf8omfOEIPjDqEkyVQVNXmlB3yCRWmUBG3vutSekZY5&variant=31789980319813

NICK KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

https://www.artnet.com/artists/nick-knight/

THE IMMORTAL GAME

https://www.chess.com/terms/immortal-game-chess

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