Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS is a podcast that celebrates them all. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teesside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
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Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the Terminator "thumbs up" moment and a recent example of self-sacrificing bots.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more
TikTok: @FiftyYOSR
Insta: @FiftyYOSR
NOTES
T2 ENDING: THUMBS UP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPo1dgrHms (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPo1dgrHms)
T2 DIRECTOR’S CUT SCENE: CAN WE RESET THE SWITCH?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTOK89w8h0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTOK89w8h0)
HUMANOID ROBOTS DESTROY THEMSELVES
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-suicide-humanoid-death-figure-b3060486.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-suicide-humanoid-death-figure-b3060486.html)
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5 Oct 2026
214. T2 JUDGMENT DAY (PART 6): ABSORBING ARSEHOLES
We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today, we try our hardest to get to the end.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more
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Insta: @FiftyYOSR
NOTES
GUNS N ROSES – YOU COULD BE MINE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouY)
NOVIKOV SELF CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE
https://www.emergentmind.com/topics/novikov-s-self-consistency-principle (https://www.emergentmind.com/topics/novikov-s-self-consistency-principle)
PATRICK SWAYZE PERFORMING PARACHUTE STUNTS IN POINT BREAK
https://www.slashfilm.com/1266200/patrick-swayze-daredevil-tendencies-got-him-in-trouble-filming-point-break/ (https://www.slashfilm.com/1266200/patrick-swayze-daredevil-tendencies-got-him-in-trouble-filming-point-break/)
JAMES CAMERON TALKING ABOUT CHUCK TAMBURRO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcWkwvUHdU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcWkwvUHdU)
ALTERNATIVE ENDING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU)
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2 Oct 2026
SIDEBORG FRIDAY: TILLY NORWOOD
Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at TILLY NORWOOD, an A.I. actor. Is she the future of acting, or just clickbait.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more
TikTok: @FiftyYOSR
Insta: @FiftyYOSR
NOTES
TILLY NORWOOD ON PIERS MORGAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWnEit9LXA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWnEit9LXA)
A.I. COMMISSIONER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYs)
TAKE THE LEAD MUSIC VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V2Biy3omw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V2Biy3omw)
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5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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YouTube
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Engagement
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