Fifty Years of Shit Robots

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 more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES AUTONOMOUS WEAPON KILLS THREE https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html PROBLEMS WITH AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/stop-killer-robots/facts-about-autonomous-weapons/ MPS CALL FOR NEW LAW TO ADDRESS AI THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyzvgj70y4o Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BILLY IDOL’S T1000 SCREEN TEST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hV5AwSyd3Q ROY KINNEAR’S TRAGIC DEATH https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/06/my-dad-roy-kinnear-died-filming-a-stunt-why-are-lives-still-at-risk THE TECH OF T2: AN ORAL HISTORY https://vfxblog.com/2017/08/23/the-tech-of-terminator-2-an-oral-history/ 100 FILMS THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME https://www.frostmagazine.com/2012/05/100-films-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE TERMINATOR TIMELINE EXPLAINED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xYsHC4IM-8 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEQUELS https://thesequelbook.wordpress.com/sequel-definitions/ WILLIAM SHELDON’S IDEAS ABOUT BODY SHAPE https://www.simplypsychology.org/sheldon-constitutional-theory-somatotyping.html WHAT FOSTER PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO? https://www.ncyfp.org/2025-12-4-what-are-foster-parents-not-allowed-to-do/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE GULF WAR https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold-war/gulf-war ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’S MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr5CENbugJAhVesAkIrj94ALCogBNC1nr THE UNSETTLING POWER OF EXISTENTIAL DREAD https://www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/article/20220929-the-unsettling-power-of-existential-dread Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES HARLAN ELLISON INTERVIEW 1973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydk-E58SGtk HARLAN ELLISON INTERVIEW 1976 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDxnsNw4FZI&t=266s TERMINATOR: 40 YEARS ON https://fanfare.pub/the-terminator-40-years-on-547499b35b3a HOW OUTER LIMITS INSPIRED STAR TREK https://screenrant.com/outer-limits-sci-fi-television-before-star-trek/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES REMEMBERING 80s FASHION TRENDS https://vapor95.com/blogs/darknet/totally-memorable-80s-fashion-trends?srsltid=AfmBOoofmM3ye4qboRAA2N6F3d6UJqr_TnyYRikfY-CUxUOciBXFdB5h PERSUADING NIKE TO REMAKE THE VANDALS https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/brendan-dunne/nike-vandal-terminator-genisys-costume-designer COOLEST SNEAKERS IN SCI-FI MOVIES https://thegeektwins.com/2013/11/8-coolest-sneakers-in-sci-fi-movies-and.html THE TIKI MOTEL https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/brendan-dunne/nike-vandal-terminator-genisys-costume-designer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES DELIVERY ROBOTS GO ON TRIAL IN STEVENAGE https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5v5z0exw9o TILLY NORWOOD MOVIE https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-movie DANCE MACABRE BOOED AT ANIMATION FESTIVAL https://www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/annecy-danse-macabre-ai-hisko-hulsing-marcel-jean-263638.html HOW TO BECOME AN LAPD DETECTIVE https://www.detectiveedu.org/california/los-angeles/ KEVIN COLLINS https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/kevin-collins JOSEPH CAMPBELL’S HERO’S JOURNEY https://www.jcf.org/learn/joseph-campbell-heros-journey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES HUDS AND GUIS https://www.hudsandguis.com/ THE EIGHT TYPES OF TIME TRAVEL https://www.almostanauthor.com/the-eight-types-of-time-travel/ INSURED BODY PARTS https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/body-parts-celebrities-insured-millions-180000110.html 10 BEST POP CULTURE CYBORGS https://www.pastemagazine.com/tech/10-best-fictional-cyborgs SOPHIA STEWART: THE WOMAN WHO CREATED THE TERMINATIR AND THE MATRIX? https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/strange-story-of-woman-who-successfully-sued-matrix-directors-plagiarism/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES CORVETTE SUMMER TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOwog-40QxM WOMEN IN COMBAT https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/womens-studies-and-feminism/women-combat TOP 20 80S HAIRDOS https://www.rush.co.uk/blog/80s-hairstyles/76936 17 YEAR OLDS DIALLING A ROTARY PHONE (IT’S SO GOOD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OADXNGnJok THE HISTORY OF YO MOMMA JOKES https://www.scripted.com/content-marketing/yo-mama-joke-history Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE https://www.space.com/what-is-the-black-knight.html THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE: NIKOLA TESLA https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/collection/case-files/nikola-tesla TIME TRAVEL TROPES https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TimeTravelTropes INTERVIEW WITH BRAD FIEDEL https://theactionelite.com/interview-with-terminator-composer-brad-fiedel/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BBC: COULD HUMANOID ROBOTS BE HEADING FOR THE BATTLEFIELD? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedpxwe26l1o BOSTON DYNAMICS FAILS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HJwOAyoxg4 ROGER CORMON’S A BUCKET OF BLOOD TRAILER http://youtube.com/watch?v=hEfzyjJe0iY LASER RUST REMOVAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGSzBXKONo POLARI https://yourdandi.co.uk/polari-the-secret-gay-language/ BOOTSTRAP PARADOX EXPLAINED https://www.astronomytrek.com/the-bootstrap-paradox-explained/#google_vignette Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES JAMES CAMERON’S SHORT FILM XENOGENESIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KpZRJ4HE4Q JAMES CAMERON ON DRAWING HIS DREAMS TO LIFE https://letterboxd.com/journal/james-cameron-retrospective-interview/ ROGER CORMAN’S OBITUARY https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/12/roger-corman-obituary JAMIE LEE CURTIS URBAN MYTHS BUSTED https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jamie-lee-curtis/ CORRIDOR CREW DISCUSS AVATAR’S INCREDIBLE WATER SIMS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Gd0bR2kb4 INDIGENOUS REACTIONS TO AVATAR https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/indigenous-people-react-to-cultural-appropriation-in-new-avatar-movie/ THE GUARDIAN: JAMES CAMERON JOINS AMAZON TRIBE’S FIGHT TO HALT DAM https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/18/avatar-james-cameron-brazil-dam?fbclid=PAAaawEuRyYY-NqFB_Vx1GaXuHpfjaLrH54rRqpPpVWkE-zU2dj_YskJzBjCQ INDIGENOUS RECATIONS TO AVATAR THE WAY OF WATER https://screenhub.blog/2023/01/24/represesntation-matters-how-are-indigenous-people-reacting-to-avatar-the-way-of-water/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES FIVE TIME TRAVEL PARADOXES https://www.astronomytrek.com/5-bizarre-paradoxes-of-time-travel-explained/ A HISTORY OF TIME TRAVEL FICTION https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/46690/a-history-of-time-travel-fiction BFI’S TEN LESSER-KNOWN TIME TRAVEL FILMS https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-lesser-known-time-travel-films GQ’S TEN BEST TIME TRAVEL FILMS https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-time-travel-movies EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE’S LEGACY https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/new-way-thinking-about-motion-movement-eadweard-muybridge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES LESSONS TO LEARN FROM THE ALIBABA INCIDENT https://www.cio.com/article/4159256/when-ai-goes-rogue-lessons-from-the-alibaba-incident.html WILL A.I. EVER BE CONSCIOUS? https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/will-ai-ever-be-conscious/index.html THE ART OF SYD MEAD https://www.iamag.co/the-art-of-syd-mead/ 2010: THE UNTOLD TRUTH https://www.looper.com/355019/the-untold-truth-of-2010-the-year-we-make-contact/ EUROPA – THE BEST BET FOR ALIEN LIFE? https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a23158/europa-alien-life-solar-system/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES HANNAH FRY’S AI AGENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR5aOElvw DOUGLAS RAIN: THE IMMORTAL VOICE https://2010odysseyarchive.blogspot.com/2015/01/douglas-rain-immortal-voice.html WHAT IS THE KULESHOV EFFECT? https://www.movementsinfilm.com/blog/2021/3/7/what-is-the-kuleshov-effect#:~:text=The%20Kuleshov%20Effect%20is%20an,can%20change%20the%20meaning%20altogether . AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE GREATEST HEROES AND VILLAINS https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-heroes-villians/ WHY DID HAL GO BAD? https://www.looper.com/163074/hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey-explained/ IBM COMPUTER SINGING DAISY BELL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES US MILITARY FEUD WITH ANTHROPIC https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/07/anthropic-claude-ai-pentagon-us-military SHANE HARRIS ASKES CLAUDE A QUESTION https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXHjo5sgj6i/ CLAUDE AND PROFESSOR GRANT SCHOFIELD https://www.instagram.com/p/DXDMjmtk_tc/ PALATIR ‘MANIFESTO’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjkj7975po Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES VASA MUSEUM (STOCKHOLM) https://www.vasamuseet.se/en STAR TREK UNIFORMS STOLEN https://www.slashfilm.com/2145211/star-trek-costume-heist-knight-rider-kitt-car-stolen-sci-fi-props/ THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE https://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae181.cfm WHY DOES PICARD HATE KIDS? https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-hated-children-tng-changed-mind/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from our STAR TREK season. Today, we continue our DATA deep-dive by checking out his desire to be a dad, and his uncontrollable sexual magnatism. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES TOXICOLOGIST RATES POISONING SCENES IN MOVIES https://www.businessinsider.com/toxicologist-rates-9-poison-scenes-in-movies-and-tv-2022-4 LETTY LYNTON https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/15/joan-crawford-letty-lynton-wildest-film-90-years-on BEST FEMALE ROBOTS IN FILM AND TV https://letterboxd.com/journal/female-robots-starter-pack/ THE PEOPLE WHO MARRY THEIR AI CHATBOTS https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/12/i-felt-pure-unconditional-love-the-people-who-marry-their-ai-chatbots Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from our STAR TREK season. Today, we continue our DATA deep-dive by checking out his naughty brother LORE, and his padre Dr NOONIEN SOONG. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES DEAD RINGERS – A DUAL SHOWCASE FOR BETTE DAVIS https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/dead-ringer-1964-a-dual-showcase-for-bette-davis/ 10 GREAT MOVIES ABOUT TWINS https://www.flickeringmyth.com/10-great-movies-about-twins/ WHAT IS “CHEKHOV’S GUN”? https://screencraft.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chekhovs-gun/ OKUDAGRAMS – HOW ONE MAN DESIGNED THE FUTURE https://wrathofdhanprops.blogspot.com/2018/06/okudagrams-part-1-how-one-man-designed.html TOM SCOTT: LAVA LAMP SECURITY WALL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cUUfMeOijg TUCKER TUBES https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tucker_tube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.