Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we take a look back at six of the robots between 1927 and 1977 that we deemed "not shit". Let's try and do some proper ranking and come up our Top of the Bots.

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THE DISASTROUS WIZARD OF OZ

https://imagejournal.org/2018/09/06/the-disastrous-wizard-of-oz/

WAS THE TIN MAN SUPPOSED TO BE A ROBOT?

https://thewizardofozblog.com/was-the-tin-man-supposed-to-be-a-robot/

ROBERT KINOSHITA OBITUARY

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-kinoshita-dead-robot-designer-763491/

JACK PIERCE - MAKING UP THE MONSTERS

https://universalmonstersuniverse.com/2016/03/24/making-up-monsters-jack-pierce/

JOHN THE ROBOT BLOG

https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/john-the-robot.5801/

ANZ BANK ROBOT AD (2005)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkoONTX1_uM

ANZ ROBOT AD MAKING OF

https://www.facebook.com/canberradaleksandrobots/videos/2114424155280711/

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Lesley-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've reached the Christmassy finale as we watch ALIEN: RESURRECTION. Ripley is a clone who befriends a robot in a very festive movie.

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ALIEN RESURRECTION TEASER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ct-eZrfIkE

THE UNDOING OF JOSS WHEDON

https://www.vulture.com/article/joss-whedon-allegations.html

ALIEN MOVIES RANKED WORST TO BEST

https://www.space.com/alien-movies-ranked-worst-to-best

SIGOURNEY BEAVER DRAG ACT

https://www.sigourneybeaver.com/

SIGOURNEY WEAVER BASKETBALL SHOT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3u4uDwLzNI

APHEX TWIN “WINDOWLICKER” DIR: CHRIS CUNNINGHAM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBS4Gi1y_nc

PUMPKINHEAD TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqJ8Teiv6YY

THEORIES OF THE PRIMORDIAL MOTHER

https://www.britannica.com/topic/creation-myth/Creation-by-world-parents

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Lesley-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've watched David Fincher's Alien 3. The robot is BISHOP, well his head and arm, and he wants to be turned off forever. I know how he feels.

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A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas

WHY THE ALIEN 3 PRODUCTION WAS SUCH A NIGHTMARE

https://www.slashfilm.com/763846/why-the-alien-3-production-was-such-a-nightmare/

THE GUARDIAN – ALIEN 3 AT 30

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/22/alien-3-movie-1992-david-fincher

ALIEN ANTHOLOGY: FACEHUGGERS

https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Facehugger

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Lesley-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at James Cameron's 1986 sequel, ALIENS. The robot is BISHOP, who is pretty handy with a knife.

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PETER BRADSHAW ON ROGER CORMAN

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/12/roger-corman-cinemas-pulp-genius-whose-talent-to-shock-was-rocket-fuel

7 KEY VIETMAN MOVIES

https://www.historyhit.com/culture/best-vietnam-war-films/

ALIEN QUEEN GARBAGE BAG TEST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vtLK-DxdGc

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at the latest movie, ROMULUS, even though it's not the chronologically most recent. Confused? You will be. The robot in question is ANDY the android. Get it?

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LESLEY ANNE ROSE PORTFOLIO

https://www.lesleyannerose.com/

FILM DIALOGUE BROKEN DOWN BY GENDER AND AGE

https://pudding.cool/2017/03/film-dialogue/

EMMA HARRINGTON: GYNAEHORROR

https://www.academia.edu/74169839/Gynaehorror_Women_theory_and_horror_film

TROLLEY PROBLEM GAME

https://trolleyproblem.io/

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at the OG. The mother of the franchise, the 1979 movie, ALIEN. The robot in question is ASH, played by Ian Holm, who can't be any worse than David, can he? Can he? Or can he?

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more although the subject of male rape does come up.

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ORIGINAL ALIEN TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ

THE HOLOCAUST ENCYCLOPEDIA: LENI RIEFENSTAHL

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/leni-riefenstahl

TOP 100 BEST MOVIE MOMENTS

https://www.ign.com/lists/100-best-movie-moments/10

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order because what could be more Christmassy? Today we've arrived at ALIEN: COVENANT. The robot in question is DAVID, played by Michael Fassbender, a naughty robot who thinks he's more powerful than gods.

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ALIEN COVENANT TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svnAD0TApb8

3 FACTS ABOUT ‘ISLE OF THE DEAD’

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arnold-bocklin-isle-of-the-dead-3-facts-2407245

CENOTAPH FOR NEWTON

https://www.archdaily.com/544946/ad-classics-cenotaph-for-newton-etienne-louis-boullee

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're joining film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose, on her traditional festive Alien franchise rewatch. We're going to watch them all in chronological order starting today with ALIEN: PROMETHEUS. The robot in question is DAVID, played by Michael Fassbender, a naughty robot who thinks a little too highly of himself.

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BLUE PETER ADVENT CROWN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsUhrH36ozI

PETER WEYLAND TED TALK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4SSU29Arj0

MEET DAVID – VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ7E7Qp-s-8

ELIZABETH SHAW INTERVIEW – VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpiIieL8OOA

JODOROWSKY’S DUNE BOOK

https://www.technollama.co.uk/whoever-controls-the-dao-controls-the-book-the-strange-tale-of-jodorowskys-dune

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