It really was. I don't know if I mentioned it in the video, but I always like to imagine that his character in A Christmas Story is actually a retired Kolchak. And when he is "battling the furnace" it's actually just him up to his own tricks. I know the timelines don't add up, but it's still fun.
Most excellent. Welcome to the Snack Bar, Charles. Glad to have you. And remember, you are only as old as you feel. Granted, that makes me about 90 years old. But still.
@ Yandere Shiki - actually, Boxy was the name of the little boy in the 70s Battlestar Galactica series. Which DID feature a robotic dog! I think a Pt. 3 video is forming already...
Just so you know, I'm something of an expert on 1960 & 1970s robots (at least the toy ones). According to my Mom I recieved a toy robot for my birthday every year since I was 1 year old. The first one was "Mr. Machine" in 1961. All of the classic ones followed: The tin ones that walked, "Robot Commando", "Big Lou", all of them. the last ones I remember getting, when I was about 14, were the "Zeroids". Remember them?
Ohhh man, now you are really talking my language. I'm a big toy person. I know of all the ones you mentioned except for Big Lou. I've used the commercials for Mr. Machine, Robot Commando, and the Zeriods on the channel before. Speaking of, I took a daytrip down to Fort Meyers a couple of weeks ago. There was a small record store that actually had a pretty mint Robot Commando with the box. I didn't realize quite how big that guy was until I saw him in person.
@@AtomicSnackBar : Actually, I misspelled it. It's Big Loo, and he was about 4 feet tall (which is about as tall as I was when I got him). He looked kind of retro for a 1960s robot design, though. More like a 1930s Flash Gordon type design - with a bullet shaped head and riveted construction. But he could do, like, 5 or 6 different things (like shoot various projectiles and such). Anyway, I always liked Robot Commando better, because Big Loo looked too old fashioned for me.
Super job, Mr. R. Sterling. I fondly remember all these from back in the day. Carl Kolchak was the first on-camera character to wear sneakers with a suit. Little did he know that he set a trend that would catch on in 2021.
Outstanding list, good sir! 🤖 Kolchak being a prequel to A Christmas Story is now my official headcanon 😆 And I’ve had an inexplicable fascination with Box for decades… frankly I’m a bit worried 😅 I’ll throw my robotic headgear into the ring with another contender too: 7-Zark-7 from _Battle of the Planets…_ a tad goofy-looking, and only added to the _Gatchaman_ footage to provide exposition and appeal to the newly-awakened R2D2 fans… but any robot able to successfully mack on the sultry Susan from Pluto is way cool in my book 😎
So here is the thinking on that. After years of dealing with the supernatural and unexplained, Kolchak retires, gets married, and moves to the suburbs. But you see, old habits die hard. When he is down stairs "fighting with the furnace"......he is actually battling the forces of evil. 7-Zark-7 is a great choice. Fantastic, almost psychedelic R2 look going on there. I've been considering doing a Top Cartoon Robots list. But with the copyright claims on Japanese stuff so numerous, it kind of cuts down what I can use. And I'll raise you...not a robot per se...and I actually had him on my Top 1970s Sci-fi Aliens list, but that's the Conductor from Galaxy Express 999.
@@AtomicSnackBar Lol, so when he yells “It’s a clinker!” and runs to the basement, that’s actually code for “there’s an evil entity that needs to be dealt with!” 😆 A top cartoon robots list would be cool, but i can see the potential rights headaches 🤔 Maybe start off with a US-toons-only list to test the waters? And the Conductor is pretty much my favorite 999 character 😁
@@Gappasaurus That could very well be the way to go about it. You may recall I mentioned Tendril from Inhumanoids in my Sci-fi plants episode. And I really enjoyed doing the research on that one.
@@AtomicSnackBar Speaking of Inhumanoids, i stumbled across this video a few years ago, you may get a Lol out of it 😄 czcams.com/video/yXuO9wQ2bKw/video.html
All great choices Mr. Gray! Nice Kolchak callback. His shtick (besides the seersucker suit) was the "miniature" tape recorder he used for exposition and one of those horrible 110 pocket cameras that only ever produced blurry pictures. Bad choice for a reporter. "The Starlost" was a great concept that failed in its execution, just like every other generation ship story from Heinlein's "Universe" on. Thanks for your research, I learned many new things. Yul Brynner, as you say, made a damn fine robot. Another sci-fi role of his, though lesser known, was in "The Ultimate Warrior" wherein he played a post-apocalyptic mercenary. Max Von Sydow bribed him with food, companionship and cigars.
Kolchak was one of those shows that, much like Dark Shadows, was not only ahead of its time, but also set the stage for so much that was to follow. I was fortunate enough to have a friend that liked the show so much he bought me the boxset just so I'd watch it. I'm glad he did. And just think, had Kolchak taken place in the 80s, he could have used one of those talkboys from Home Alone. Really makes you think. I'm not familiar with The Ultimate Warrior, but it sounds great. Looking into though, also sounds a bit rare. The DVD is rather pricy. I will keep an eye out though. Thanks for the tip, my luminous Nordic friend.
Fantastic list Slim. Kolchak twiki and the gunslinger. You can break the rules any time you want. I not only saw Battlestar Galactica in the theaters. I also saw Buck Rodgers in theaters as well. More on that next time we Skype. I also liked Logans Run as well, although it's been awhile since I've seen it. Great video.
I would very much enjoy getting to see either of those on the big screen. I've seen some pretty spiffy stuff in theaters....but it sounds like you give me a run for my money there. Buck Rogers is streaming on Tubi right now. I need to give it a watch. Just so many movies and shows, so few hours in the day. Thanks for watching, Caption J-Man.
Why can I only give this 1 thumbs up? It deserves at least 200 per person. This is absolute solid kryptonite youtubing. Top notch - you are great, funny, entertaining, and informative - even to us geeks; who think we know things. Stone Cold, Blade Runner and Buck Rogers - right there is the source of eternal youth. I am wearing my newly bought Hawaiian shirt - and skeezy, I do look (so very happy). I always had a bit of a Ballou the Bear wonder-lust, but I'm a just too stressy and intense - but you need to take those steps to become what you want to be. My wardrobe is more like Mr Ben's wardrobe (did you have Mr Ben cartoon? You should look it up if not. That and Bod - for top quality children's entertainment) than a normal persons. I spent so much time trying to look tough because I'm not and don't want to be hurt - I'm 50 now, so maybe time to just smile, and be Ballou. 70's robots - Silent Running - or was that in the other part - I have a really bad memory. Again, great video - a re-post? Just great. Rob Grant - Colony, this is a really good book by half of the men that wrote Red Dwarf.
Welcome, my friend, to the club. We are happy to have you. And for more formal occasions, there is always the bowling shirt. Though I can tell you from much experience, those are not as easy to fit. The material doesn't drape, quite like most Hawaiian shirts. I wasn't familiar with Mr. Benn, but I looked up an episode and skimmed through it. He was wearing a suit of armor in that one. So probably not what you meant, but then again. And nice pull with Ballou. I watched the heck out of TaleSpin as a lad. And I know what you mean for sure. Even just ten years ago I had an almost biker look, believe it not. And before that, borderline glam rock. I could have passed for a member of Poison around 2007. But the day I realized I no longer felt the need to be "cool" everything changed. But no, not a repost. Just visiting that old sci-fi robots well once again. Thanks so much for watching, the support, and the thumbs ups in spirit.
@@AtomicSnackBar to be honest it was the westworld image that I thought I had seen on a previous post, rather than the actual content. I really enjoyed this vid. You should check out Tales of of the Gold Monkey - TaleSpin meets Casablanca with a bit of Indiana Jones - but kind of a 80s Buck Rogers vibe to it. For the record: you are very cool - at least I think so, but what the hell do I know - you are Buckaroo Bonzai cool - with a bit of Jack Burton. I think I'll wear a t-shirt under the shirt - with it open; I do like a t-shirt. I do enjoy bowling but its quite expensive and I'm bad at it - we don't have bowling teams here and that's ok because I'm not a sports person - I do like the Big Lebowski and Uncle Buck. I think Hawaiian is just friendly and relaxed and easy going - what I want to be, even if I'm not always. I do love cylons - 70s or 80s? had a cylon action figure - the one that was mostly black!? Did had lighty up parts and was very solid. never had the cylon action figure that was the same size as the Star Wars action figures though - had Adarma, Imperious Leader and Ovion in that size - also a couple of Black Hole figures. I can't remember the name of the robots in that - and it was surely 80s - but I really liked that.
@@wetdog1606 I wasn't familiar with Tales of the Gold Monkey, but it sounds really neat. And Robby McDowall? That's all the selling I need right there. I will keep an eye out for it. Maybe even two of them. And I do appreciate the kind words, my newly shirted friend. Perhaps "hip" was the word I was looking for. The day I gave being hip the raspberry and walked the other direction. But open is a good look at well. I do that ever now and then. Matter of fact, I'm rocking that look in my old Bikini movies collection video. Though I wouldn't recommend that one. The sound is dreadful. Cylons would have been a great choice as well. And definitely 70s. I seem to recall I wanted to use them for the first part, but didn't for top secret clown reasons I can neither confirm, deny, or remember. But man, that Ovion figure was one of my most wanted toys as a kid. But being that it was a little before my time, I never ran across it in the wild.
Nice list , the only ones I’ve seen on ,this list are ,Logan’s Run and I use ,to watch Buck Rodgers as kid , still a very informative video as always Mr Sterling.
I never thought of Twiki as looking like a 70's kid before....and now I cannot unsee it. That is creepy as hell. And I actually saw West World's sequel, Futureworld before West World and wow that was a tonal shift.
And I stand by it too. Little R.Sterling in 1983. Twiki in 1979. Not much difference. Though little me wasn't handsy. I still have yet to see Futureworld. It's on Prime. I need to watch it. I've just been holding off on streaming lately. Trying to focus on my physical media. Thanks for going back and watching this one. I do so enjoy covering 70s stuff.
Very glad to hear. My two main goals with the channel are A. To turn folks on to stuff they weren't familiar with and B. To hit that nostalgia bone. Glad I could help. What were the two you didn't know? Thanks for watching, David.
I remember Walter Koenig from the film Moontrap, it had interesting killer robots in it, but not '70s. it also had Bruce Campbell in it. They were space shuttle pilots.
I've heard the name, seem to recall Campbell mentioning it in one of his books, but haven't seen it. Sounds like I need to put it on the watchlist. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hey Rob, killer vid man. Within the first two minutes I learned so much. I've only seen Kolchak: The Night Stalker and the Night Strangler tv movies, which I loved. But I have not gotten to the series just yet. So this is an awesome surprise, because I didn't know the show went into sci-fi territory too! Circuit face looks great. (also the Christmas Story and Blade Runner ties only make it all the better 😁) Great to see the gunslinger from OG Westworld on here too! I'm a fan of the original movie and the HBO series. I don't want to spoil all your choices here so I'll sign off for now. Excellent work as always. 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖
Being a fan of the Kolchak films, I highly recommend the series, which I actually like a wee bit better. The films are great, but the series just has a slightly different vibe that really brings out that Kolchakness. I'd been meaning to check out Westworld and just heard about it getting canceled. Did it have some kind of wrap up? Or we talking cliffhanger city? Thanks for watching, good sir. Always appreciate it.
The 1970s certainly gave us many movies that featured robots. If you ever get around to doing a 'Part III' on this subject I would politely suggest you include the following movies - THX 1138 (1970) Silent Running (1971) The Happiness Cage (1972) and The Terminal Man (1974); technically these are cyborgs rather than mechanical robots. Demon Seed (1977)
Fantastic. I appreciate the suggestions. I have actually thought about doing a cyborgs list as well, since I don't include them in the robots lists. So Demon Seed has a robot in it? I've heard the name, but am not familiar with the film.
@@AtomicSnackBar 'Demon Seed' in a nutshell - Proteus a malevolent AI computer wants to exceed its original design parameters by engaging in a home invasion. Shenanigans ensue. There are a couple of robots in the film. One is a manipulator arm on wheels called Joshua that Proteus assumes control of. The other is a self-reconfiguring modular robot made up of polyhedrons that Proteus creates.
Slim, is the government controlling our minds? The great Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac died recently, but before she did I played a few of her songs, during the holidays, for my relatives. There is a line in one of her songs, "As long as you follow", that just happened to resonate with me at the time. It goes "...yes I can live today, if you give me tomorrow.." It seems to me that the television and movie age we grew up in may be one of the "wackiest" things in all of history. More consequential than the Renaissance or the discovery of DNA or the Interweb. I can't tell you how many "thrilling" things I found to look forward to growing up. Yes there were boring things but the world I lived in was, if not personally exciting, vicariously exciting. Music, movies, technology, books, art, architecture, space travel. Wow, was there ever a comparable period in the history of the civilized world? Just recently watched a Twilight Zone marathon on syfy. I mean the English had Shakespeare but...Rod Serling, Michael Crichton, Gene Roddenberry, Harlan Ellison? Come on! It may be that this period of history is going to disappear. That the world will no longer be full of things to look forward to, and that may be a good thing or just a normal thing; but man I hope there comes along a new branch of artists and engineers that can keep it going. We're born unknowing in this world and the "things that keep young men alive" are few and far between. For my part this part of the 20th and 21st century kept me interested. I don't know how or why this screen age came to be, or who is responsible for it (congress?); but I sure do appreciate it. I dont know who's responsible for the future I just hope that, like you, they're working on things I look forward to. P.S. Jaime/Hymie? from "Get Smart"
Well, yeah. Of course they are. Thus the constant need for the tinfoil hat. Helps with alien invaders as well. Or so I've been told. And it very well could be that we are old and have just seen it all, but I don't think that is the case. Things were absolutely more thrilling then. Not just because of their newness, but because they were there. And because you actually had to work for it a bit. Let's take good old fashion malls. Something that is sadly dying out. You had to drive to said mall. Walk around. And then discover. Seeing things probably didn't even know existed. Same with arcades. This world of the internet, spoilers and product reviews, has definitely robbed people of the joy of discovery. Nice pull with Hymie. But I think Get Smart was a 60 show. Do correct me if I'm wrong.
@@AtomicSnackBar Tastes change and if there was any way to manage what people found entertaining it wouldn't be found in government. Looking back the confluence of amazing stuff seem too amazing to seem due to random forces. If someone had to plan what we were exposed to there's no way they would have come up with close to anything remotely this wacky. It would be too managed and manicured. Yet I can't help feeling that there was some underlying influence in charge 🤔of what we saw. Don't know what it could be but I sincerely hope we don't ruin it with some algorithm mandated by some A.I. created by Darpa. Mel Brooks seems so 70's to me, but I think you're right he got his start in television earlier. Dick Gautier as Hymie? always cracked me up.
@@kallianpublico7517 You know, I haven't seen Get Smart since I was a lad. I didn't even realize that Mel Brooks created it. But you are correct in more so associating him with the 70s. I think he only did one film in the 60s.
@@AtomicSnackBar From what I remember from watching PBS, Brooks, Woody Allen, and Carl Reiner got their start way back in "Your show of shows" in the 50's, with Sid Caesar. They then made their bones in the 60's. Have to check Wikipedia to be sure.
Starting off I thought Mr. R.I.N.G was just fantastic. Such a cool and slightly creepy design. I have always been curious about Logan’s Run. Box is another great design but I could help but notice the set pieces in the clip. The movie looks really cool. Is it one you think I would like? I haven’t seen West World in a really long time. I actually the Scooby-Doo episode that was based off this movie a little more than the actual movie. I know that’s sad to say. I have own the Blu-ray for a pretty good while but still haven’t watched it. The reason being was that I was actually wanting to get a copy of Future World and watch them back to back. Anyway I have rambled for long enough. I highly enjoyed the video and really like the designs each of your picks.
You know, that is a really good question. I'm not sure I know your taste in classic sci-fi well enough yet to say for sure. But I do want to say yes. Did you like Soylent Green? Imagine that one, but colorful and trippy rather than gritty. Probably a better comparison out there, but that leaps to mind. I didn't know Scooby Doo did a parody of West World. Is that an old one? Or one of the more modern episodes? But I haven't seen Futureworld either. I think it's on Prime, but just haven't gotten to it yet. So many movies, so few hours. Speaking of Mr. R.I.N.G., a viewer pointed out how much he resembles the Maskatron figure from the Six Million Dollar Man line. That is a killer figure.
I actually haven’t watched Soylent Green either but I am a little familiar with the story and know that Charlton Heston stars in it. The Scooby-Doo episode is called Go West, Young Scoob from the What’s New Scooby-Doo series from the mid 2000’s. I actually really enjoyed that series. I watched it with my son when he was young. I haven’t seen the Maskatron figure but I will go check it out.
Not seen any of these robot hijinks myself but very enjoyable vid! Mr Ring looks cool and Tweeky is kinda sweet 🙂 I really need to check out Westworld.
Oh doggie, I think you need to drop everything...including that box of water balloons and daggers..and check out some Kolchak. It's like if the X-Files stared a quirky oddball in a fancy hat.
Exelent vid Rob as always! The night stalker was shown very intermittently in UK I loved series so had to buy it. I was 16 when Buck hit the screen so had a couple of other interests in that franchise, second series turned into Buck Trek but loved it anyway. It was a Saturday alternative to Dr Who. So I'd reverse the polarity of the neutron flow and watch that for a bit. Wonder why you didn't include camelion from Dr Who? Brill vid though!
The Buck Rogers series is on Tubi right now. That's one I should really give a watch one of these days. But man, with all my DVDs and streaming, there is just too many options these days. Just my own collection I still have UFO, Space 1999, and a bunch of Ultraman seasons to watch. Now, with Dr. Who, there has been several occasions where I've wanted to cover it. But the one time I tried, and we are only talking a 20 second or so clip, the video was instantly blocked. And that's rare. One usually only receives a claim(meaning they can run ads, you can't). But an outright block means no one can view your video. So I've steered clear ever since. It's a shame. That is a wealth of material right there. But the K1 was here in spirit.
@@TheWackyWorldLounge k9 the robot dog would have been a good addition also Kamelion was a android/robot who could double as any one. I remember the doctor who clip you had problems with. Pity after 60 years it's a vast project to pull from. I'm much the same I have a vast collection of media but still try to watch as much as possible!
@@fatdog1963rb That's right. It was you wasn't it that caught the 1 second or so part of it that was left after I cut it in the editor. Darn impressive eye, my friend.
That's a great factoid. Would have been good for the video. Now I'm just going to have to find an excuse to talk about Westworld again. Thanks for watching, Wim. And Happy New Year to you as well, good sir.
Westworld is one of my favourite films. Watching Yul Brinner, he was very much the forerunner to the Terminator persona because he was blank faced and relentless. I recall that as part of the plot there were other worlds people could go to and one of them was Romeworld. It would have been interesting if they had made another in Romeworld. I loved Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It was funny but could be bitter-sweet at times because Buck was very much a man out of time, and he could be very lonely at times. Tweeky was funny and the disk that was shown was Dr Theopolis who was another persona and was very much a snooty intellectual who would berate Tweeky for his childish antics that were sometimes quite cheeky, courtesy of copying Buck. My husband very much liked Colonel Wilma Deering in her nice spandex catsuit.
Funnily enough, I read that at one point they were talking of doing a West World remake starring Arnie. I don't know who he would have played, but it's interesting. And I do like Arnie quite a bit, but he's no Yul, that's for sure. I forget if I mentioned in this video, but I usually don't cover humanoid androids, but Yul was just too good not to. As to Buck, I certainly relate to being a man out of time. It's gotten to the point where I consider anything made after the year 2000 a bit too modern for me. At least, film wise. I do watch some TV.
Color me surprised, I didn't know Dark Angel/Action Jackson director did stunts in his early days, neat. Box was interesting, at first he seems friendly and then your like "OMG he's insane, we got to get out of here.".😄 Did watch Buck in syndication but even as a Canadian sci-fi fan I'd never heard of The Starlost until now.🤔 Got a BD of Westworld this year, The Gunslinger and The Terminator are probably the scariest robots ever in film history imo. Also super expensive to get those pixel-vision shots in the 70s since it was basically NASA grade hardware used.😉
A big part of what makes Box work so well for me is the wonderful voice acting by Roscoe Lee Browne. I've been re-watching the very underrated Planet of the Apes TV series and Browne popped up on an episode. He was very good, as to be expected. I knew The Starlost was pretty obscure here, but I didn't realize it was in Canada as well. That's little hidden gem right there. Thanks, Logan.
Box was great, and made you think he was a good guy, at first. However... Tweaky kind of reminded me of Mason Reese. Westworld is a favorite movie of mine. Brynner was amazing as the gunslinger, and the menace he personified. Another note on Westworld. It was the first movie to mention a computer virus, even before any actually existed. Take it easy.
Box certainly was a charming fellow. Even after his intentions were known...still kinda just want to go along with him. And that is an interesting tidbit about Westworld. I'd like to eventually cover the film itself. It's a darn good one. I picked up a great four movie collection recently that had it, Logan's Run, Omega Man, and Soylent Green. Speaking of Mason Reese, looks like he is still rocking that Twiki haircut.
There were a lot of neat robots in the 70s. I'm glad I was able to dig up as much trivia as I did. It's not always easy, but a donut eating, Martini soaked robot enthusiast has gotta do what a donut eating, Martini soaked robot enthusiast's gotta do.
Another excellent robotic entry to your channel, my friend. But then again, you can never have too many robots. Mr. Ring deserves every bit of the love and respect you have given him. But you sold Darren McGavin's brilliantly quirky, funny Karl Kolchak character as almost normal. Ask Editor Anthony Vincenzo( also played brilliantly by the great character actor Simon Oakland) and he'll tell you he was anything but. The humor in that series was so underappreciated. But again, I digress. Box! Yes! I remember watching Logan's Run over and over when it played at the Cine' Twin movie theater back in 76. I was an usher so we see the movies for free, but please! Avoid the recycled popcorn from the popcorn machine. The owner was a bit... tight with a buck, so they would bag the leftover popcorn in a trashbag and mix it with the fresh stuff the next day. You might potentially get a piece of popcorn that was pretty old. I can't remember who said it, but Roscoe Lee Brown had an inappropriate sense of humor and would regail anyone within earshot with dirty jokes and limericks between takes. In that booming, classically trained voice. I'd love to see a 'Box: The Unedited Version edition of Logan's Run. The mind boggles. Beautifully memorable shiny design that Box. And great dialogue: "Plankton from the Sea.. Fresh as Harvest Day. My Birds! My Birds!" Where do find those commercials?! The dude hawking stereo equipment is so classic 70s! From his mustachioed, hairy opened puka shirt to the leisure suit. And man did he have the patter down. Do you know where that store was? I haven't seen that much oak shelving since the 80s. When I perfect my Time Machine, I'm going shopping for some stereo equipment. Now, what did I do with my leisure suit? I only saw the first few episodes of The Star-Lost back in the day, but Canadian actor Keir Dulei ( I'm sure that's misspelled) must have been reborn as a Starchild only to end up lost in space yet again. Where's HAL when you need him? I never caught that robot, but yeah, very 50s design. Did her chest open up and spray machine gun fire too? The feature film version of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is pretty enjoyable and was only released in theaters because of a the success of some tiny Space Opera franchise whose name escapes me at the moment. I did also get to work the Premiere that one at the Cine' Twin in beautious Hollywood, Florida back in the wayback. I think that one had some robots too...? Or were they androids? Tomato tomoto. Yul Brenner we Brilliant as the Gunslinger in Westworld! Probably the most memorable thing in a wonderfully unrated film. Written by the great Richard Matheson I believe. And that clip you used where he's running down the hallway toward the camera reminded me of Robert Patricks similar charging run from T2. But James Cameron would never rip off someone else's work. Unless it was Harlan Ellison, who wrote the classic Outer Limits episode: Soldier on which the Terminator was based. Mind your cats.😉 Swell job Slim.
This is quite true. It was Kolchak's charm, whit, and quirky way of being that made the show what it was. Had he been more straightlaced and by the book, I don't think it would nearly be the cult favorite it is. But, that being said, I couldn't let ol' Carl steal the show here from poor Mr. Ring. Not sure if it's a common occurrence, but I saw the series long before I ever saw the two movies. And seeing said movies changed my perspective on the show quite a bit. Not sure if you were ever a Friends fan. But one of my favorite moments from the show is when Ross is talking about the "sexiest movie ever made". Of course, it was Logan's Run. If you ever get that time machine working, you'll want to head straight to American Sound in Sacramento for all your stereo equipment needs. Might want to ask about some fashion advice as well. But it begs the question.....is there ever a time in which you actually need HAL? Knowing the falling out the two of you had. Very sad story. And I could be wrong, but I want to say that Westworld was actually written by Michael Crichton. Kind of his precursor to Jurassic Park. Ah yes, just went and checked. It was written and directed by Crichton. Speaking of Outer Limits, after I finish Twilight Zone the plan is to re-watch Lost in Space. But after that, I think it's time for an Outer Limits re-watch. Thanks as always for watching, Captain Santiago. And the comment actually popped up almost immediately this time. I was just behind.
@ The Wacky World Lounge - First, I am not, nor have I ever been a fan of Friends. "But there's nothing wrong with that."🤔 However, you have peaked my curiosity. Just what was Ross' justification for making his statement about Logan's Run being sexy? Inquiring minds want to know. And boy, do I have Triceratops guano on my face, mixing up Msrs. Crichton and Matheson. Both fine writers. That's a Jurassic Park reference now that I've totally grossed you out with that imagery. I must also apologize my my insanely tangential ramblings. I'm old enough where any random thing sparks a personal memory. The sinapes fire at will these days. I've forgotten more than I ever knew. In fact, I'm going to have to check your previous Robots video for the accuracy of my statement concerning daggits and boxies. Box...es? Box-populi? What AM I talking about? Blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah. Boobies. Susan? Oh Susan. Wherefore art thou Susan. Am I blocked yet?
@@tonysantiago255 It's actually quite the funny episode. Ross has this very attractive cousin visiting. He starts to get it in his head that she has the hots for him. And this notion is sealed when she suggests watching Logan's Run, the sexiest movie ever made. Let's just say she was NOT flirting with him. And ramble away, my friend. Though I don't know how much I can do for you in the boobie department....other than being a bubble headed boobie myself.
Robot Gunslinger is definitely one of the greatest movie robots. I'd also like to give an honourable mention to Analyzer from Space Battleship Yamato, mainly for his unflinching continual sexual harrassment of the lead heroine. Also, as a Brit I'd be remiss in my duties if I didn't mention the K1 Robot from the creatively named 1974 Doctor Who serial "Robot".
Analyzer is a great design. If it wasn't so risky(copyright issues) using the footage, these lists would have a lot more classic anime entries. Same problem with Dr. Who footage. But the K1 robot was indeed really cool looking. Very 70s, but with a 50s flare. Thanks for watching, Dave.
@ Dave B - Yes! K9 deserves an honorable mention at least. And the Robot in the episode Robot. I think Rob is showing some prejudice against the Brits! The swine! Actually, the original Tom Baker run may have featured more than one robot, but my memory is a bit 'foggy' on that. Pun intended.
@@tonysantiago255 Though I may be a swine and/or several forms of poultry, CZcams instantly blocked the last video I attempted to use any Dr. Who footage. And it was maybe a 20 second clip. So I've had to avoid anything Dr. Who unfortunately.
Michael Crichton basically repeated himself with Westworld and Jurassic Park. A theme park of android cowboys goes off the rails and starts killing the tourists. A theme park of cloned dinosaurs goes off the rails and starts killing the tourists.
Small correction: The majority of the robots in the parks in Westworld malfunctioned, not just the gunslinger. Although it always puzzled me why the female robot at the end seemed to still be following her programming. Piece of trivia: When Westworld was shown on network TV, it had several scenes not in the theatrical version, such as shots of the hovercraft bringing the guests to the park. These extra scenes are thought to be lost as nobody has ever come up with a copy of them.
That is true indeed. I just didn't deem it too important to the short summary. But I shall stand in the corner of shame and contemplate my actions. The adding of footage for the TV version isn't too surprising. That used to be such a common occurrence. But the fact that it is lost is quite interesting and unique. Do you recall seeing them yourself?
@@AtomicSnackBar I do. Back then, my family didn't go to the movies all that often, so I would usually have to wait until movies showed up on TV in order to watch them. The only scenes I remember are some shots of the hovercraft and (I think) a quick scene of someone being put on the rack in Medieval World when the robots all go berserk. In fact, I didn't see Westworld again until many years later, and I wondered why those scenes weren't there. At the time, i figured that they were just edited out for time, but later I learned that they had only been in the TV edit. BTW, someone created a replica of the gunslinger. It looks just like Yul Brynner, and the faceplate opens up to reveal the electronics inside, as the chase music from the film plays. It's really cool. You can find videos of it here on CZcams.
@@lurkerrekrul Speaking of replicas, Westwood really is a movie that has been under merchandised over the years. When I was looking for the replica, I didn't see much of anything other than a model kit. There a pretty neat custom Lego figure of the Gunslinger though.
@@AtomicSnackBar To be fair, other than the Gunslinger and Richard Benjamin's character, there really aren't too many good merchandising subjects. Westworld is a cult movie, but it's not really famous the way that other merchandised movies are, and of course today, everyone is more familiar with the TV show. Doing a search for model kits, shows that apparently there were two different resin kits. One with the gunslinger standing by a portion of fence holding a gun, and another, less detailed figure of him standing with his hands on his belt. I'm really curious though if these kits were licensed, as they would have had to deal not only with not only whoever owns the rights to Westworld, but also Yul Brynner's estate in order to use his likeness. I seem to recall that when McFarlane included some Terminator II characters in their Movie Monsters line, the one of Arnold's terminator had enough of the flesh removed from the face that it no longer looked like Arnold because they couldn't secure the rights to use his likeness. I once saw blog posts by someone who took the head and re-sculpted it to look like Arnold. BTW, the gunslinger replica turned up in an episode of the TV show. In one of the episodes (season 1 or 2) a character is going through a disused storeroom and it's standing against the wall. They didn't focus on it at all, but you can clearly see it.
Mr. R.I.N.G. looks like they use the same mask either from or later in "The Six Million Dollar Man"/"Bionic Woman" for the Fembots. Also "Austin Powers".
Interesting video for this era of robots and it's always great to see how these earlier films had such a big influence on the movies to come in the future! Solid video Rob!
Bonus tidbit. The robotic rattle snake that "bit" one of the actors James Brolin in the movie Westworld missed the pad and he was bit and yes he had to take anti-venom just as a CYA just in case and yes they milked the snake that morning.
Yul Bryunner was awesome aa the gunslinger in Westeorld. Also really liked box from Logans Run. These robot lists are so cool. Hey, why not do a best Cyborgs list as well?
@The Wacky World Lounge LOL Awesome! I will wait with baited breath to see if The Colossus of New York, Dr No, Ghost in the Shell, or the 6 Million Dollar Man make the list, 👍!
@I AM IN A CULT I generally either go by decade, or just mix them up and do it in parts. It usually just comes down to "Is there enough from the 50s to start with a 1950s episode?"
I met him at a con once. I was waiting for a band to set up. Just sitting down and relaxing. In walks Walter Koenig. He comes right up to me and started asking about the event. Really nice, down to earth guy.
@@AtomicSnackBar He is a good guy and actor. Watch him on Babylon5 and you’ll see how good of an actor he is, he plays Bestor, a Psy Cop who you don’t like
Chris Carter's (creator of X-Files) showed today's creators how to handle existing genre IP (even IP that you aren't a steward of) by recognizing the contribution of Kolchak to X-Files and honoring Darren McGavin by giving him a great supporting role in X-Files. Too bad most creators didn't absorb the lesson. Speaking of burning your IP down the gunslinger appearance in Futureworld reflected the worst of studio marketing - my 12 year old self was so excited to see Futureworld after seeing Westworld especially the gunslinger. Then Brynner's role turned out to be a short fantasy romantic dream with the leading actress - I was not amused. This kind of reflects what happened to the Westworld TV show - high initial hopes but later very pedestrian and moving away from what made the movie (or series) cool.
I mostly missed out on X-Files, only catching a handful of episodes. So I don't think I ever saw the episodes with Darren McGavin. But that is really neat that Carter would have him on. Twice if I'm not mistaken. And you are not kidding about the creator's of today having not learned that lesson. Yikes. So speaking of Futureworld. What did you think of it, other than the initial disappointment of Yul's appearance? Have you revisited it, knowing what to expect? Thanks for watching, Michael.
Box was a cool eh robot-cyborg na robot & one that to me has much Dr. Who type influence in the way he looked. Now that i have looked i don't see that you have done any old Dr. Who stuff but if you do i am looking forward to watching & with that show you will need a longer clip or several of them as you know how many robots & alien creatures you have to choose from.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to cover any Dr. Who material. The one time I tried, they blocked my video. Not a claim, but a full on block where no one could view it. I've been gun-shy to try again ever since. I appreciate you checking out all these older videos, Paul.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yea they won't allow much & no full episodes at all. I recorded many of them off PBS years ago when the ran them & one show i so far have not heard you mention called RED DWARF, a sci fi comedy from the BBC which does have a sort of quirky & funny as hell robot called Kryten . They don't run any of them these days, but it used to on every Saturday night. They won't let that show on YT either. Just bits & pieces. Know i can't see talking about these shows as that is not a copyright thing as long as you're not showing clips from the show but i can't see photos making any difference as we can see them on the Google image site easy. YT is very strange when it comes to vids . They were going to take mine off if i didn't click on age restrictions & you've heard them it's just music with zero negative bad vibes & heck, they are instrumentals & I've seen way worse things than yours & my channels. I am loving your channel so be prepared for some very positive feedback & some things you may learn from this ole man LOL !!! I also learn from films you know that i have not seen. Long live Monsters, Robots, Mad Scientists & good ole Rock n Roll. 🎸🔥
@@paullevine1813 This was just a 10 to 20 second clip I used and they still got me. I don't know how others get away with it. And you, good sir, are very welcome here at the Snack Bar.
@@AtomicSnackBar Glad to have stumbled onto your little gold mine of info & those great old films we love so much. I think i spend much time just looking at all the cool stuff you have behind you in what i call a collection & i am not really one other than my guitars & what i do have come from when i a lad was. So, i don't know how folks get away with posting Dr. Who stuff but i do know they can't post an episode old or new. Tons of Dr. Who snippets is all i ever see on YT but YT seems to let them post stuff as long as it's interviews & just bits & pieces. It's OK I'm sure we both know our Dr. Who's at least all the old ones.
@@paullevine1813 I'm glad to hear that. The collection is a work in progress, but it's getting there. Have two shelves in particular I'm working on. They are mostly hidden from view at this point.
love the idea/look for the Scream'N Demons...for the kids raised on "Easy Rider"? this particular toy (tearing up the roads) must've given conservatives palpitations at the time. i guess was a little cynic at the age Buck Rogers (and Battlestar Galactica) came out...their robots looked good but really gave me the irks. the Tweaky toy looks good though! i don't suppose that name would stand today given its drug connotations...though the way Tweaky moves it could explain some. A little withdrawal today, Tweaky? Let's get you a fix...i mean get you fixed! Did the Brit series "Blakes 7" have any worthy robots?...i seem to remember some sort of computer brain in what looked like a plastic fish tank... So Not a lot of movement from that guy!
That is an interesting point there. I hadn't though of any drug connotations. Though I guess I have heard the tweaker before. I was thinking he wouldn't stand today simply because of his less than appropriate habits. That Tweaky, he was a wild one. On but off topic, I re-watched Easy Rider not too long ago. That, as I am sure was the case with many, was my first biker movie. Unless you count 1990: The Bronx Warriors.
@@AtomicSnackBar and speaking of wild one "The Wild One" with Marlon Brando from 1953 pre-dated Easy Rider by about 16 years to be the first significant biker movie, But of interest to fans of "extra genre bikers", "Werewolves on Wheels is a bit of silly fun as is "Psychomania" from 1973
@@jackfriend4u Yes, indeed. I actually did a standalone video for Werewolves on Wheels. Was testing the waters a bit to see if biker movies would go over well on the channel.
@@AtomicSnackBar "biker movies" is such a hard topic to define...like a genre unto itself. is it road movie, buddy movie, crime movie?...all of the above? i can see why werewolves with a pack mentality might be a good horror/fantasy aspect to any biker flick. Werewolves are certainly depicted as the veritable opposite in style to vampires. Werewolves seem to be op-shop army khakis and raincoats where vamps are all Armani and black velvet. There's been no letup in actual biker culture and as I've never seen "Sons of Anarchy" series I'm not up with the latest fictionalisations. I think a biker movie came out at the cinemas in the last month. I recall Larry Bishops "Hellride" being enjoyable. Like any genre within a genre film you can take any sub-culture aesthetic and apply it to just about any story. with Biker movies if you want it to be a success you've obviously gotta make it appeal to more than those who live that life, but then perhaps if you're compromising all the things that make the biker life attractive to some and horribly anti-social to others all you're left with is motorcycles and leather jackets.
How about Jet Jaguar? Love the content as always. Hey btw my album is out now! Me (producer) and my emcee Vivid put out a double album called Beholder that is conceptual. We have some videos here on YT under the Vivid artist channel.
Jet actually got the number 1 spot on the first Top 1970s Sci-fi Robots episode. Definitely a favorite of mine. And my favorite Godzilla buddy. Thanks for watching, Chrono. And very spiffy. I will most certainly check that out.
Kolchack was a great series!!
It really was. I don't know if I mentioned it in the video, but I always like to imagine that his character in A Christmas Story is actually a retired Kolchak. And when he is "battling the furnace" it's actually just him up to his own tricks. I know the timelines don't add up, but it's still fun.
Box has become a cult hero to me and my group of mates, we’ll often shout “Greens fresh from the sea!” at random. Box is a hero for all seasons.
The Cult of Box. Sounds like my kind of group. That is, as long as the dues aren't too high. My donut and bowling shirt habit isn't cheap.
Outstanding list, Slim. As always, I loved backstories. Acid with a base of Alka Seltzer is priceless.
I've started wearing Alka Seltzer on my face on a daily basis. Just in case.
Kolchak! And, did I mention I love the commercials?
I'm not sure if you did, but I'm glad to hear it either way. I'm quite partial to them as well.
I'M OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN THE BUCK ROGERS 'PILOT' WHEN IT CAME OUT IN THEATERS........MAN I'M OLD...........NEW SUB HERE.
Most excellent. Welcome to the Snack Bar, Charles. Glad to have you.
And remember, you are only as old as you feel. Granted, that makes me about 90 years old. But still.
Boxy and tal zeta would look so cool on my shelf.
Such pretty designs
Agreed. Especially Tal Zeta. What a nice looking lady.
@ Yandere Shiki - actually, Boxy was the name of the little boy in the 70s Battlestar Galactica series. Which DID feature a robotic dog! I think a Pt. 3 video is forming already...
Just so you know, I'm something of an expert on 1960 & 1970s robots (at least the toy ones). According to my Mom I recieved a toy robot for my birthday every year since I was 1 year old. The first one was "Mr. Machine" in 1961. All of the classic ones followed: The tin ones that walked, "Robot Commando", "Big Lou", all of them. the last ones I remember getting, when I was about 14, were the "Zeroids". Remember them?
Ohhh man, now you are really talking my language. I'm a big toy person. I know of all the ones you mentioned except for Big Lou. I've used the commercials for Mr. Machine, Robot Commando, and the Zeriods on the channel before.
Speaking of, I took a daytrip down to Fort Meyers a couple of weeks ago. There was a small record store that actually had a pretty mint Robot Commando with the box. I didn't realize quite how big that guy was until I saw him in person.
@@AtomicSnackBar : Actually, I misspelled it. It's Big Loo, and he was about 4 feet tall (which is about as tall as I was when I got him). He looked kind of retro for a 1960s robot design, though. More like a 1930s Flash Gordon type design - with a bullet shaped head and riveted construction. But he could do, like, 5 or 6 different things (like shoot various projectiles and such). Anyway, I always liked Robot Commando better, because Big Loo looked too old fashioned for me.
@@Jer-7007 I went and looked up pictures of Big Loo. Kind of unintentionally scary looking there.
Super job, Mr. R. Sterling. I fondly remember all these from back in the day. Carl Kolchak was the first on-camera character to wear sneakers with a suit. Little did he know that he set a trend that would catch on in 2021.
That's interesting. I didn't know that. He certainly was eccentric for a leading man. Not something you saw too often then.
Mr Ring has some serious Michael Myers vibes when Mr Ring has the skin on.
This may be a hot button issue, but I'm going to say it. Mr. Ring has a sexier walk.
@@AtomicSnackBar 🤣😂🤣😂
Oh, and i actually remember Walter Koenig best from that one episode of _Gidget_ he did in ‘65 😄
And wasn't his character in Gidget a Russian, who spoke with a heavy Russian accent?
@@Estes705 Sounds plausible 😄
That was certainly a career defining moment.
@@Estes705 This is true indeed. Perhaps it was Chekov, visiting a planet very similar to earth. A Gidget Earth.
@@AtomicSnackBar Headcanon accepted! 😆
I used to watch Buck Rodgers as a kid and I have to see Westworld one day.
Westworld is a really good one. I can't imagine you not liking it.
Thanks as always for watching, Cesar. I appreciate it.
Outstanding list, good sir! 🤖 Kolchak being a prequel to A Christmas Story is now my official headcanon 😆 And I’ve had an inexplicable fascination with Box for decades… frankly I’m a bit worried 😅
I’ll throw my robotic headgear into the ring with another contender too: 7-Zark-7 from _Battle of the Planets…_ a tad goofy-looking, and only added to the _Gatchaman_ footage to provide exposition and appeal to the newly-awakened R2D2 fans… but any robot able to successfully mack on the sultry Susan from Pluto is way cool in my book 😎
So here is the thinking on that. After years of dealing with the supernatural and unexplained, Kolchak retires, gets married, and moves to the suburbs. But you see, old habits die hard. When he is down stairs "fighting with the furnace"......he is actually battling the forces of evil.
7-Zark-7 is a great choice. Fantastic, almost psychedelic R2 look going on there. I've been considering doing a Top Cartoon Robots list. But with the copyright claims on Japanese stuff so numerous, it kind of cuts down what I can use.
And I'll raise you...not a robot per se...and I actually had him on my Top 1970s Sci-fi Aliens list, but that's the Conductor from Galaxy Express 999.
@@AtomicSnackBar Lol, so when he yells “It’s a clinker!” and runs to the basement, that’s actually code for “there’s an evil entity that needs to be dealt with!” 😆
A top cartoon robots list would be cool, but i can see the potential rights headaches 🤔 Maybe start off with a US-toons-only list to test the waters?
And the Conductor is pretty much my favorite 999 character 😁
@@Gappasaurus That could very well be the way to go about it. You may recall I mentioned Tendril from Inhumanoids in my Sci-fi plants episode. And I really enjoyed doing the research on that one.
@@AtomicSnackBar Speaking of Inhumanoids, i stumbled across this video a few years ago, you may get a Lol out of it 😄
czcams.com/video/yXuO9wQ2bKw/video.html
All great choices Mr. Gray! Nice Kolchak callback. His shtick (besides the seersucker suit) was the "miniature" tape recorder he used for exposition and one of those horrible 110 pocket cameras that only ever produced blurry pictures. Bad choice for a reporter. "The Starlost" was a great concept that failed in its execution, just like every other generation ship story from Heinlein's "Universe" on. Thanks for your research, I learned many new things.
Yul Brynner, as you say, made a damn fine robot. Another sci-fi role of his, though lesser known, was in "The Ultimate Warrior" wherein he played a post-apocalyptic mercenary. Max Von Sydow bribed him with food, companionship and cigars.
Kolchak was one of those shows that, much like Dark Shadows, was not only ahead of its time, but also set the stage for so much that was to follow. I was fortunate enough to have a friend that liked the show so much he bought me the boxset just so I'd watch it. I'm glad he did. And just think, had Kolchak taken place in the 80s, he could have used one of those talkboys from Home Alone. Really makes you think.
I'm not familiar with The Ultimate Warrior, but it sounds great. Looking into though, also sounds a bit rare. The DVD is rather pricy. I will keep an eye out though. Thanks for the tip, my luminous Nordic friend.
Fantastic list Slim. Kolchak twiki and the gunslinger. You can break the rules any time you want. I not only saw Battlestar Galactica in the theaters. I also saw Buck Rodgers in theaters as well. More on that next time we Skype. I also liked Logans Run as well, although it's been awhile since I've seen it. Great video.
I would very much enjoy getting to see either of those on the big screen. I've seen some pretty spiffy stuff in theaters....but it sounds like you give me a run for my money there.
Buck Rogers is streaming on Tubi right now. I need to give it a watch. Just so many movies and shows, so few hours in the day.
Thanks for watching, Caption J-Man.
yet another great video, keep em coming you magnificent bastard you👌✌️🤘🖖
I thank you kindly, good Mr. McGreen. And hey, it takes a magnificent one to know one.
@@AtomicSnackBar aww shucks! thanks buddy!🤭😅😅😂
Why can I only give this 1 thumbs up? It deserves at least 200 per person. This is absolute solid kryptonite youtubing. Top notch - you are great, funny, entertaining, and informative - even to us geeks; who think we know things. Stone Cold, Blade Runner and Buck Rogers - right there is the source of eternal youth. I am wearing my newly bought Hawaiian shirt - and skeezy, I do look (so very happy). I always had a bit of a Ballou the Bear wonder-lust, but I'm a just too stressy and intense - but you need to take those steps to become what you want to be. My wardrobe is more like Mr Ben's wardrobe (did you have Mr Ben cartoon? You should look it up if not. That and Bod - for top quality children's entertainment) than a normal persons. I spent so much time trying to look tough because I'm not and don't want to be hurt - I'm 50 now, so maybe time to just smile, and be Ballou. 70's robots - Silent Running - or was that in the other part - I have a really bad memory. Again, great video - a re-post? Just great. Rob Grant - Colony, this is a really good book by half of the men that wrote Red Dwarf.
Welcome, my friend, to the club. We are happy to have you. And for more formal occasions, there is always the bowling shirt. Though I can tell you from much experience, those are not as easy to fit. The material doesn't drape, quite like most Hawaiian shirts.
I wasn't familiar with Mr. Benn, but I looked up an episode and skimmed through it. He was wearing a suit of armor in that one. So probably not what you meant, but then again. And nice pull with Ballou. I watched the heck out of TaleSpin as a lad.
And I know what you mean for sure. Even just ten years ago I had an almost biker look, believe it not. And before that, borderline glam rock. I could have passed for a member of Poison around 2007. But the day I realized I no longer felt the need to be "cool" everything changed.
But no, not a repost. Just visiting that old sci-fi robots well once again.
Thanks so much for watching, the support, and the thumbs ups in spirit.
@@AtomicSnackBar to be honest it was the westworld image that I thought I had seen on a previous post, rather than the actual content. I really enjoyed this vid. You should check out Tales of of the Gold Monkey - TaleSpin meets Casablanca with a bit of Indiana Jones - but kind of a 80s Buck Rogers vibe to it. For the record: you are very cool - at least I think so, but what the hell do I know - you are Buckaroo Bonzai cool - with a bit of Jack Burton. I think I'll wear a t-shirt under the shirt - with it open; I do like a t-shirt. I do enjoy bowling but its quite expensive and I'm bad at it - we don't have bowling teams here and that's ok because I'm not a sports person - I do like the Big Lebowski and Uncle Buck. I think Hawaiian is just friendly and relaxed and easy going - what I want to be, even if I'm not always. I do love cylons - 70s or 80s? had a cylon action figure - the one that was mostly black!? Did had lighty up parts and was very solid. never had the cylon action figure that was the same size as the Star Wars action figures though - had Adarma, Imperious Leader and Ovion in that size - also a couple of Black Hole figures. I can't remember the name of the robots in that - and it was surely 80s - but I really liked that.
@@wetdog1606 I wasn't familiar with Tales of the Gold Monkey, but it sounds really neat. And Robby McDowall? That's all the selling I need right there. I will keep an eye out for it. Maybe even two of them.
And I do appreciate the kind words, my newly shirted friend. Perhaps "hip" was the word I was looking for. The day I gave being hip the raspberry and walked the other direction. But open is a good look at well. I do that ever now and then. Matter of fact, I'm rocking that look in my old Bikini movies collection video. Though I wouldn't recommend that one. The sound is dreadful.
Cylons would have been a great choice as well. And definitely 70s. I seem to recall I wanted to use them for the first part, but didn't for top secret clown reasons I can neither confirm, deny, or remember. But man, that Ovion figure was one of my most wanted toys as a kid. But being that it was a little before my time, I never ran across it in the wild.
In the 80s UK band Theatre of Hate had an unexpected hit with "do you believe in the Westworld"
So what was the verdict? Did folks believe?
@AtomicSnackBar enough to put it in the charts, though it was the band's only hit
@@Madmax-rz5hz The power of Westworld right there.
Nice list , the only ones I’ve seen on ,this list are ,Logan’s Run and I use ,to watch Buck Rodgers as kid , still a very informative video as always Mr Sterling.
We aim to be informative. You never know when an obscure sci-fi factoid could save your life. It's a public service, really.
I never thought of Twiki as looking like a 70's kid before....and now I cannot unsee it. That is creepy as hell. And I actually saw West World's sequel, Futureworld before West World and wow that was a tonal shift.
And I stand by it too. Little R.Sterling in 1983. Twiki in 1979. Not much difference. Though little me wasn't handsy.
I still have yet to see Futureworld. It's on Prime. I need to watch it. I've just been holding off on streaming lately. Trying to focus on my physical media.
Thanks for going back and watching this one. I do so enjoy covering 70s stuff.
You never noticed the phallic resemblance in Twiki's 'helmet'?!?! .
Sorry I missed this one Sterling!! As always you got great taste 👌. I Especially love your picks of Logan's Run and The Gunslinger.
I do have pretty good taste. It's from all the years of marinating in donut crumbs probably.
I remember most of these out of the five three out of five. Took me back to my childhood
Very glad to hear. My two main goals with the channel are A. To turn folks on to stuff they weren't familiar with and B. To hit that nostalgia bone. Glad I could help. What were the two you didn't know?
Thanks for watching, David.
I remember Walter Koenig from the film Moontrap, it had interesting killer robots in it, but not '70s. it also had Bruce Campbell in it. They were space shuttle pilots.
I've heard the name, seem to recall Campbell mentioning it in one of his books, but haven't seen it. Sounds like I need to put it on the watchlist. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hey Rob, killer vid man. Within the first two minutes I learned so much. I've only seen Kolchak: The Night Stalker and the Night Strangler tv movies, which I loved. But I have not gotten to the series just yet. So this is an awesome surprise, because I didn't know the show went into sci-fi territory too! Circuit face looks great. (also the Christmas Story and Blade Runner ties only make it all the better 😁) Great to see the gunslinger from OG Westworld on here too! I'm a fan of the original movie and the HBO series. I don't want to spoil all your choices here so I'll sign off for now. Excellent work as always. 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖
Being a fan of the Kolchak films, I highly recommend the series, which I actually like a wee bit better. The films are great, but the series just has a slightly different vibe that really brings out that Kolchakness.
I'd been meaning to check out Westworld and just heard about it getting canceled. Did it have some kind of wrap up? Or we talking cliffhanger city?
Thanks for watching, good sir. Always appreciate it.
The 1970s certainly gave us many movies that featured robots. If you ever get around to doing a 'Part III' on this subject I would politely suggest you include the following movies -
THX 1138 (1970)
Silent Running (1971)
The Happiness Cage (1972) and The Terminal Man (1974); technically these are cyborgs rather than mechanical robots.
Demon Seed (1977)
Fantastic. I appreciate the suggestions. I have actually thought about doing a cyborgs list as well, since I don't include them in the robots lists.
So Demon Seed has a robot in it? I've heard the name, but am not familiar with the film.
@@AtomicSnackBar 'Demon Seed' in a nutshell - Proteus a malevolent AI computer wants to exceed its original design parameters by engaging in a home invasion. Shenanigans ensue.
There are a couple of robots in the film. One is a manipulator arm on wheels called Joshua that Proteus assumes control of. The other is a self-reconfiguring modular robot made up of polyhedrons that Proteus creates.
@@henrya3530 That sounds great. And I've been known to enjoy a good shenanigan. I will have to keep an eye out for that one. Thanks for the tip.
Box is my favorite. So much personality and chrome.
He was overwhelming, was he not?
Richard Benjamin really stepped up from Andy as a robot sidekick from Quark. Which I've been catching up with here on CZcams.
I had no idea Quark was on CZcams. I've been wanting to watch that here recently. That's going on the list. Thanks for letting me know.
Slim, is the government controlling our minds?
The great Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac died recently, but before she did I played a few of her songs, during the holidays, for my relatives. There is a line in one of her songs, "As long as you follow", that just happened to resonate with me at the time. It goes "...yes I can live today, if you give me tomorrow.."
It seems to me that the television and movie age we grew up in may be one of the "wackiest" things in all of history. More consequential than the Renaissance or the discovery of DNA or the Interweb.
I can't tell you how many "thrilling" things I found to look forward to growing up. Yes there were boring things but the world I lived in was, if not personally exciting, vicariously exciting. Music, movies, technology, books, art, architecture, space travel. Wow, was there ever a comparable period in the history of the civilized world?
Just recently watched a Twilight Zone marathon on syfy. I mean the English had Shakespeare but...Rod Serling, Michael Crichton, Gene Roddenberry, Harlan Ellison? Come on!
It may be that this period of history is going to disappear. That the world will no longer be full of things to look forward to, and that may be a good thing or just a normal thing; but man I hope there comes along a new branch of artists and engineers that can keep it going.
We're born unknowing in this world and the "things that keep young men alive" are few and far between. For my part this part of the 20th and 21st century kept me interested.
I don't know how or why this screen age came to be, or who is responsible for it (congress?); but I sure do appreciate it.
I dont know who's responsible for the future I just hope that, like you, they're working on things I look forward to.
P.S. Jaime/Hymie? from "Get Smart"
Well, yeah. Of course they are. Thus the constant need for the tinfoil hat. Helps with alien invaders as well. Or so I've been told.
And it very well could be that we are old and have just seen it all, but I don't think that is the case. Things were absolutely more thrilling then. Not just because of their newness, but because they were there. And because you actually had to work for it a bit. Let's take good old fashion malls. Something that is sadly dying out. You had to drive to said mall. Walk around. And then discover. Seeing things probably didn't even know existed. Same with arcades. This world of the internet, spoilers and product reviews, has definitely robbed people of the joy of discovery.
Nice pull with Hymie. But I think Get Smart was a 60 show. Do correct me if I'm wrong.
@@AtomicSnackBar Tastes change and if there was any way to manage what people found entertaining it wouldn't be found in government.
Looking back the confluence of amazing stuff seem too amazing to seem due to random forces. If someone had to plan what we were exposed to there's no way they would have come up with close to anything remotely this wacky. It would be too managed and manicured.
Yet I can't help feeling that there was some underlying influence in charge 🤔of what we saw. Don't know what it could be but I sincerely hope we don't ruin it with some algorithm mandated by some A.I. created by Darpa.
Mel Brooks seems so 70's to me, but I think you're right he got his start in television earlier. Dick Gautier as Hymie? always cracked me up.
@@kallianpublico7517 You know, I haven't seen Get Smart since I was a lad. I didn't even realize that Mel Brooks created it. But you are correct in more so associating him with the 70s. I think he only did one film in the 60s.
@@AtomicSnackBar From what I remember from watching PBS, Brooks, Woody Allen, and Carl Reiner got their start way back in "Your show of shows" in the 50's, with Sid Caesar. They then made their bones in the 60's. Have to check Wikipedia to be sure.
@@kallianpublico7517 I think you are correct. I only skimmed it, but I did see something about Brooks starting in the 50s.
Starting off I thought Mr. R.I.N.G was just fantastic. Such a cool and slightly creepy design.
I have always been curious about Logan’s Run. Box is another great design but I could help but notice the set pieces in the clip. The movie looks really cool. Is it one you think I would like?
I haven’t seen West World in a really long time. I actually the Scooby-Doo episode that was based off this movie a little more than the actual movie. I know that’s sad to say. I have own the Blu-ray for a pretty good while but still haven’t watched it. The reason being was that I was actually wanting to get a copy of Future World and watch them back to back. Anyway I have rambled for long enough. I highly enjoyed the video and really like the designs each of your picks.
You know, that is a really good question. I'm not sure I know your taste in classic sci-fi well enough yet to say for sure. But I do want to say yes. Did you like Soylent Green? Imagine that one, but colorful and trippy rather than gritty. Probably a better comparison out there, but that leaps to mind.
I didn't know Scooby Doo did a parody of West World. Is that an old one? Or one of the more modern episodes? But I haven't seen Futureworld either. I think it's on Prime, but just haven't gotten to it yet. So many movies, so few hours.
Speaking of Mr. R.I.N.G., a viewer pointed out how much he resembles the Maskatron figure from the Six Million Dollar Man line. That is a killer figure.
I actually haven’t watched Soylent Green either but I am a little familiar with the story and know that Charlton Heston stars in it. The Scooby-Doo episode is called Go West, Young Scoob from the What’s New Scooby-Doo series from the mid 2000’s. I actually really enjoyed that series. I watched it with my son when he was young. I haven’t seen the Maskatron figure but I will go check it out.
I saw West World in the theater when it first came out.......,
That's great. I would love to see that one on the big screen.
Not seen any of these robot hijinks myself but very enjoyable vid! Mr Ring looks cool and Tweeky is kinda sweet 🙂 I really need to check out Westworld.
Oh doggie, I think you need to drop everything...including that box of water balloons and daggers..and check out some Kolchak. It's like if the X-Files stared a quirky oddball in a fancy hat.
@@AtomicSnackBar I really do need to check out Kolchak. Wanted to see it for years
Exelent vid Rob as always! The night stalker was shown very intermittently in UK I loved series so had to buy it. I was 16 when Buck hit the screen so had a couple of other interests in that franchise, second series turned into Buck Trek but loved it anyway. It was a Saturday alternative to Dr Who. So I'd reverse the polarity of the neutron flow and watch that for a bit. Wonder why you didn't include camelion from Dr Who? Brill vid though!
The Buck Rogers series is on Tubi right now. That's one I should really give a watch one of these days. But man, with all my DVDs and streaming, there is just too many options these days. Just my own collection I still have UFO, Space 1999, and a bunch of Ultraman seasons to watch.
Now, with Dr. Who, there has been several occasions where I've wanted to cover it. But the one time I tried, and we are only talking a 20 second or so clip, the video was instantly blocked. And that's rare. One usually only receives a claim(meaning they can run ads, you can't). But an outright block means no one can view your video. So I've steered clear ever since. It's a shame. That is a wealth of material right there. But the K1 was here in spirit.
@@TheWackyWorldLounge k9 the robot dog would have been a good addition also Kamelion was a android/robot who could double as any one. I remember the doctor who clip you had problems with. Pity after 60 years it's a vast project to pull from. I'm much the same I have a vast collection of media but still try to watch as much as possible!
@@fatdog1963rb That's right. It was you wasn't it that caught the 1 second or so part of it that was left after I cut it in the editor. Darn impressive eye, my friend.
ooops sorry , in part 2 i asked "wheres Box?" and here he is in all his Boxy glory!
Magnificent, isn't he?
Another great list and video !
I do appreciate that, Tom. Thanks for watching.
Arnold Schwarzenegger based the way the Terminator moves on the way the gunslinger in Westworld moves. Happy New Year btw.
That's a great factoid. Would have been good for the video. Now I'm just going to have to find an excuse to talk about Westworld again.
Thanks for watching, Wim. And Happy New Year to you as well, good sir.
Android cowboys you say.... Yul Brynner you say... something about a hat...
If you are throwing accusations against the host of this channel again.....it's purely speculation at this point.
I always thought S.T.A.R . from 'The Black Hole' was a nod to Mr. Brenner!
And both were quite awesome.
Westworld is one of my favourite films. Watching Yul Brinner, he was very much the forerunner to the Terminator persona because he was blank faced and relentless. I recall that as part of the plot there were other worlds people could go to and one of them was Romeworld. It would have been interesting if they had made another in Romeworld.
I loved Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It was funny but could be bitter-sweet at times because Buck was very much a man out of time, and he could be very lonely at times. Tweeky was funny and the disk that was shown was Dr Theopolis who was another persona and was very much a snooty intellectual who would berate Tweeky for his childish antics that were sometimes quite cheeky, courtesy of copying Buck. My husband very much liked Colonel Wilma Deering in her nice spandex catsuit.
Funnily enough, I read that at one point they were talking of doing a West World remake starring Arnie. I don't know who he would have played, but it's interesting. And I do like Arnie quite a bit, but he's no Yul, that's for sure. I forget if I mentioned in this video, but I usually don't cover humanoid androids, but Yul was just too good not to.
As to Buck, I certainly relate to being a man out of time. It's gotten to the point where I consider anything made after the year 2000 a bit too modern for me. At least, film wise. I do watch some TV.
Color me surprised, I didn't know Dark Angel/Action Jackson director did stunts in his early days, neat. Box was interesting, at first he seems friendly and then your like "OMG he's insane, we got to get out of here.".😄 Did watch Buck in syndication but even as a Canadian sci-fi fan I'd never heard of The Starlost until now.🤔
Got a BD of Westworld this year, The Gunslinger and The Terminator are probably the scariest robots ever in film history imo. Also super expensive to get those pixel-vision shots in the 70s since it was basically NASA grade hardware used.😉
A big part of what makes Box work so well for me is the wonderful voice acting by Roscoe Lee Browne. I've been re-watching the very underrated Planet of the Apes TV series and Browne popped up on an episode. He was very good, as to be expected.
I knew The Starlost was pretty obscure here, but I didn't realize it was in Canada as well. That's little hidden gem right there.
Thanks, Logan.
Box was great, and made you think he was a good guy, at first. However... Tweaky kind of reminded me of Mason Reese. Westworld is a favorite movie of mine. Brynner was amazing as the gunslinger, and the menace he personified. Another note on Westworld. It was the first movie to mention a computer virus, even before any actually existed. Take it easy.
Box certainly was a charming fellow. Even after his intentions were known...still kinda just want to go along with him.
And that is an interesting tidbit about Westworld. I'd like to eventually cover the film itself. It's a darn good one. I picked up a great four movie collection recently that had it, Logan's Run, Omega Man, and Soylent Green.
Speaking of Mason Reese, looks like he is still rocking that Twiki haircut.
👏👏👏Such great info!!! Thank You
There were a lot of neat robots in the 70s. I'm glad I was able to dig up as much trivia as I did. It's not always easy, but a donut eating, Martini soaked robot enthusiast has gotta do what a donut eating, Martini soaked robot enthusiast's gotta do.
Another excellent robotic entry to your channel, my friend. But then again, you can never have too many robots. Mr. Ring deserves every bit of the love and respect you have given him. But you sold Darren McGavin's brilliantly quirky, funny Karl Kolchak character as almost normal. Ask Editor Anthony Vincenzo( also played brilliantly by the great character actor Simon Oakland) and he'll tell you he was anything but. The humor in that series was so underappreciated. But again, I digress. Box! Yes! I remember watching Logan's Run over and over when it played at the Cine' Twin movie theater back in 76. I was an usher so we see the movies for free, but please! Avoid the recycled popcorn from the popcorn machine. The owner was a bit... tight with a buck, so they would bag the leftover popcorn in a trashbag and mix it with the fresh stuff the next day. You might potentially get a piece of popcorn that was pretty old. I can't remember who said it, but Roscoe Lee Brown had an inappropriate sense of humor and would regail anyone within earshot with dirty jokes and limericks between takes. In that booming, classically trained voice. I'd love to see a 'Box: The Unedited Version edition of Logan's Run. The mind boggles. Beautifully memorable shiny design that Box. And great dialogue: "Plankton from the Sea.. Fresh as Harvest Day. My Birds! My Birds!" Where do find those commercials?! The dude hawking stereo equipment is so classic 70s! From his mustachioed, hairy opened puka shirt to the leisure suit. And man did he have the patter down. Do you know where that store was? I haven't seen that much oak shelving since the 80s. When I perfect my Time Machine, I'm going shopping for some stereo equipment. Now, what did I do with my leisure suit? I only saw the first few episodes of The Star-Lost back in the day, but Canadian actor Keir Dulei ( I'm sure that's misspelled) must have been reborn as a Starchild only to end up lost in space yet again. Where's HAL when you need him? I never caught that robot, but yeah, very 50s design. Did her chest open up and spray machine gun fire too? The feature film version of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is pretty enjoyable and was only released in theaters because of a the success of some tiny Space Opera franchise whose name escapes me at the moment. I did also get to work the Premiere that one at the Cine' Twin in beautious Hollywood, Florida back in the wayback. I think that one had some robots too...? Or were they androids? Tomato tomoto. Yul Brenner we Brilliant as the Gunslinger in Westworld! Probably the most memorable thing in a wonderfully unrated film. Written by the great Richard Matheson I believe. And that clip you used where he's running down the hallway toward the camera reminded me of Robert Patricks similar charging run from T2. But James Cameron would never rip off someone else's work. Unless it was Harlan Ellison, who wrote the classic Outer Limits episode: Soldier on which the Terminator was based. Mind your cats.😉 Swell job Slim.
This is quite true. It was Kolchak's charm, whit, and quirky way of being that made the show what it was. Had he been more straightlaced and by the book, I don't think it would nearly be the cult favorite it is. But, that being said, I couldn't let ol' Carl steal the show here from poor Mr. Ring. Not sure if it's a common occurrence, but I saw the series long before I ever saw the two movies. And seeing said movies changed my perspective on the show quite a bit.
Not sure if you were ever a Friends fan. But one of my favorite moments from the show is when Ross is talking about the "sexiest movie ever made". Of course, it was Logan's Run.
If you ever get that time machine working, you'll want to head straight to American Sound in Sacramento for all your stereo equipment needs. Might want to ask about some fashion advice as well.
But it begs the question.....is there ever a time in which you actually need HAL? Knowing the falling out the two of you had. Very sad story.
And I could be wrong, but I want to say that Westworld was actually written by Michael Crichton. Kind of his precursor to Jurassic Park. Ah yes, just went and checked. It was written and directed by Crichton. Speaking of Outer Limits, after I finish Twilight Zone the plan is to re-watch Lost in Space. But after that, I think it's time for an Outer Limits re-watch.
Thanks as always for watching, Captain Santiago. And the comment actually popped up almost immediately this time. I was just behind.
@ The Wacky World Lounge - First, I am not, nor have I ever been a fan of Friends. "But there's nothing wrong with that."🤔 However, you have peaked my curiosity. Just what was Ross' justification for making his statement about Logan's Run being sexy? Inquiring minds want to know. And boy, do I have Triceratops guano on my face, mixing up Msrs. Crichton and Matheson. Both fine writers. That's a Jurassic Park reference now that I've totally grossed you out with that imagery. I must also apologize my my insanely tangential ramblings. I'm old enough where any random thing sparks a personal memory. The sinapes fire at will these days. I've forgotten more than I ever knew. In fact, I'm going to have to check your previous Robots video for the accuracy of my statement concerning daggits and boxies. Box...es? Box-populi? What AM I talking about? Blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah. Boobies. Susan? Oh Susan. Wherefore art thou Susan. Am I blocked yet?
@@tonysantiago255 It's actually quite the funny episode. Ross has this very attractive cousin visiting. He starts to get it in his head that she has the hots for him. And this notion is sealed when she suggests watching Logan's Run, the sexiest movie ever made. Let's just say she was NOT flirting with him.
And ramble away, my friend. Though I don't know how much I can do for you in the boobie department....other than being a bubble headed boobie myself.
I only saw the Box part from Logan's Run
It's a really good film. Definitely worth watching.
Robot Gunslinger is definitely one of the greatest movie robots. I'd also like to give an honourable mention to Analyzer from Space Battleship Yamato, mainly for his unflinching continual sexual harrassment of the lead heroine. Also, as a Brit I'd be remiss in my duties if I didn't mention the K1 Robot from the creatively named 1974 Doctor Who serial "Robot".
Analyzer is a great design. If it wasn't so risky(copyright issues) using the footage, these lists would have a lot more classic anime entries. Same problem with Dr. Who footage. But the K1 robot was indeed really cool looking. Very 70s, but with a 50s flare.
Thanks for watching, Dave.
@ Dave B - Yes! K9 deserves an honorable mention at least. And the Robot in the episode Robot. I think Rob is showing some prejudice against the Brits! The swine! Actually, the original Tom Baker run may have featured more than one robot, but my memory is a bit 'foggy' on that. Pun intended.
Analyzer is way cool, and he holds a special place in my heart… but as IQ9 😋
@@tonysantiago255 Though I may be a swine and/or several forms of poultry, CZcams instantly blocked the last video I attempted to use any Dr. Who footage. And it was maybe a 20 second clip. So I've had to avoid anything Dr. Who unfortunately.
@ The Wacky World Lounge - Susan Wojcicki is a swine!🐖
Michael Crichton basically repeated himself with Westworld and Jurassic Park. A theme park of android cowboys goes off the rails and starts killing the tourists. A theme park of cloned dinosaurs goes off the rails and starts killing the tourists.
That's true. But if the killer robot isn't broken, don't fix it. Though I guess technically it was broken. So never mind.
Small correction: The majority of the robots in the parks in Westworld malfunctioned, not just the gunslinger. Although it always puzzled me why the female robot at the end seemed to still be following her programming.
Piece of trivia: When Westworld was shown on network TV, it had several scenes not in the theatrical version, such as shots of the hovercraft bringing the guests to the park. These extra scenes are thought to be lost as nobody has ever come up with a copy of them.
That is true indeed. I just didn't deem it too important to the short summary. But I shall stand in the corner of shame and contemplate my actions.
The adding of footage for the TV version isn't too surprising. That used to be such a common occurrence. But the fact that it is lost is quite interesting and unique. Do you recall seeing them yourself?
@@AtomicSnackBar I do. Back then, my family didn't go to the movies all that often, so I would usually have to wait until movies showed up on TV in order to watch them. The only scenes I remember are some shots of the hovercraft and (I think) a quick scene of someone being put on the rack in Medieval World when the robots all go berserk. In fact, I didn't see Westworld again until many years later, and I wondered why those scenes weren't there. At the time, i figured that they were just edited out for time, but later I learned that they had only been in the TV edit.
BTW, someone created a replica of the gunslinger. It looks just like Yul Brynner, and the faceplate opens up to reveal the electronics inside, as the chase music from the film plays. It's really cool. You can find videos of it here on CZcams.
@@lurkerrekrul Speaking of replicas, Westwood really is a movie that has been under merchandised over the years. When I was looking for the replica, I didn't see much of anything other than a model kit. There a pretty neat custom Lego figure of the Gunslinger though.
@@AtomicSnackBar To be fair, other than the Gunslinger and Richard Benjamin's character, there really aren't too many good merchandising subjects. Westworld is a cult movie, but it's not really famous the way that other merchandised movies are, and of course today, everyone is more familiar with the TV show.
Doing a search for model kits, shows that apparently there were two different resin kits. One with the gunslinger standing by a portion of fence holding a gun, and another, less detailed figure of him standing with his hands on his belt. I'm really curious though if these kits were licensed, as they would have had to deal not only with not only whoever owns the rights to Westworld, but also Yul Brynner's estate in order to use his likeness. I seem to recall that when McFarlane included some Terminator II characters in their Movie Monsters line, the one of Arnold's terminator had enough of the flesh removed from the face that it no longer looked like Arnold because they couldn't secure the rights to use his likeness. I once saw blog posts by someone who took the head and re-sculpted it to look like Arnold.
BTW, the gunslinger replica turned up in an episode of the TV show. In one of the episodes (season 1 or 2) a character is going through a disused storeroom and it's standing against the wall. They didn't focus on it at all, but you can clearly see it.
Mr. R.I.N.G. looks like they use the same mask either from or later in "The Six Million Dollar Man"/"Bionic Woman" for the Fembots. Also "Austin Powers".
They are quite similar. And I do think the Six Million Dollar Man episode was first. So it's possible.
Interesting video for this era of robots and it's always great to see how these earlier films had such a big influence on the movies to come in the future! Solid video Rob!
This is quite true. We wouldn't have the Terminator as we know him had it not been for the Gunslinger.
Thanks for watching, good Mr. Digital.
Bonus tidbit. The robotic rattle snake that "bit" one of the actors James Brolin in the movie Westworld missed the pad and he was bit and yes he had to take anti-venom just as a CYA just in case and yes they milked the snake that morning.
I had not heard that. That's interesting. I also didn't know what CYA meant. So I learned two somethings.
Thanks, Clarence.
CYA = Cover Your Ass. grab a blueray and watch the bonus stuff.
@@AtomicSnackBar
Yul Bryunner was awesome aa the gunslinger in Westeorld. Also really liked box from Logans Run. These robot lists are so cool. Hey, why not do a best Cyborgs list as well?
I've thought about that. Just have to decide if I want to make it a general cyborg series or break it up by decade. Which do you prefer, good sir?
@The Wacky World Lounge I think a more general approach would fit the Cyborg theme, maybe?
@@paulbowler5345 Got it. I will run your concerns by the P.R. team and get back to you within 14 to 3927 weeks.
@The Wacky World Lounge LOL Awesome! I will wait with baited breath to see if The Colossus of New York, Dr No, Ghost in the Shell, or the 6 Million Dollar Man make the list, 👍!
@I AM IN A CULT I generally either go by decade, or just mix them up and do it in parts. It usually just comes down to "Is there enough from the 50s to start with a 1950s episode?"
I loved watching Star Lost, too bad it only lasted 1 season - Walter Koenig was Checkov on Star Trek TOS and as Bester on Babylon5, a very good actor.
I met him at a con once. I was waiting for a band to set up. Just sitting down and relaxing. In walks Walter Koenig. He comes right up to me and started asking about the event. Really nice, down to earth guy.
@@AtomicSnackBar He is a good guy and actor. Watch him on Babylon5 and you’ll see how good of an actor he is, he plays Bestor, a Psy Cop who you don’t like
@@55Quirll Oh yeah, he was great on that one. Really underrated show too.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yes, I think they’re trying to reboot B5
@@55Quirll I have a bad feeling about this.
Chris Carter's (creator of X-Files) showed today's creators how to handle existing genre IP (even IP that you aren't a steward of) by recognizing the contribution of Kolchak to X-Files and honoring Darren McGavin by giving him a great supporting role in X-Files. Too bad most creators didn't absorb the lesson. Speaking of burning your IP down the gunslinger appearance in Futureworld reflected the worst of studio marketing - my 12 year old self was so excited to see Futureworld after seeing Westworld especially the gunslinger. Then Brynner's role turned out to be a short fantasy romantic dream with the leading actress - I was not amused. This kind of reflects what happened to the Westworld TV show - high initial hopes but later very pedestrian and moving away from what made the movie (or series) cool.
I mostly missed out on X-Files, only catching a handful of episodes. So I don't think I ever saw the episodes with Darren McGavin. But that is really neat that Carter would have him on. Twice if I'm not mistaken. And you are not kidding about the creator's of today having not learned that lesson. Yikes.
So speaking of Futureworld. What did you think of it, other than the initial disappointment of Yul's appearance? Have you revisited it, knowing what to expect?
Thanks for watching, Michael.
@I AM IN A CULT Didn't know that. That is unfortunate. You are right. That show was bad.
@I AM IN A CULT Wait....this is news to me. There was a remake?
Toa looks alot like Rosie from the Jetsons always liked west world
Rosie was a better dresser though.
Thanks for watching, Mr. D.
Box was a cool eh robot-cyborg na robot & one that to me has much Dr. Who type influence in the way he looked. Now that i have looked i don't see that you have done any old Dr. Who stuff but if you do i am looking forward to watching & with that show you will need a longer clip or several of them as you know how many robots & alien creatures you have to choose from.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to cover any Dr. Who material. The one time I tried, they blocked my video. Not a claim, but a full on block where no one could view it. I've been gun-shy to try again ever since.
I appreciate you checking out all these older videos, Paul.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yea they won't allow much & no full episodes at all. I recorded many of them off PBS years ago when the ran them & one show i so far have not heard you mention called RED DWARF, a sci fi comedy from the BBC which does have a sort of quirky & funny as hell robot called Kryten . They don't run any of them these days, but it used to on every Saturday night. They won't let that show on YT either. Just bits & pieces. Know i can't see talking about these shows as that is not a copyright thing as long as you're not showing clips from the show but i can't see photos making any difference as we can see them on the Google image site easy. YT is very strange when it comes to vids . They were going to take mine off if i didn't click on age restrictions & you've heard them it's just music with zero negative bad vibes & heck, they are instrumentals & I've seen way worse things than yours & my channels. I am loving your channel so be prepared for some very positive feedback & some things you may learn from this ole man LOL !!! I also learn from films you know that i have not seen. Long live Monsters, Robots, Mad Scientists & good ole Rock n Roll. 🎸🔥
@@paullevine1813 This was just a 10 to 20 second clip I used and they still got me. I don't know how others get away with it.
And you, good sir, are very welcome here at the Snack Bar.
@@AtomicSnackBar Glad to have stumbled onto your little gold mine of info & those great old films we love so much. I think i spend much time just looking at all the cool stuff you have behind you in what i call a collection & i am not really one other than my guitars & what i do have come from when i a lad was. So, i don't know how folks get away with posting Dr. Who stuff but i do know they can't post an episode old or new. Tons of Dr. Who snippets is all i ever see on YT but YT seems to let them post stuff as long as it's interviews & just bits & pieces. It's OK I'm sure we both know our Dr. Who's at least all the old ones.
@@paullevine1813 I'm glad to hear that. The collection is a work in progress, but it's getting there. Have two shelves in particular I'm working on. They are mostly hidden from view at this point.
Oops. Sorry. U knew that.
No problem at all. Thanks for watching, Lester.
Westworld(1973) they are 'androids' not 'robots'.
Other than one looking more humanoid than the other, what’s the diff?
love the idea/look for the Scream'N Demons...for the kids raised on "Easy Rider"? this particular toy (tearing up the roads) must've given conservatives palpitations at the time. i guess was a little cynic at the age Buck Rogers (and Battlestar Galactica) came out...their robots looked good but really gave me the irks. the Tweaky toy looks good though! i don't suppose that name would stand today given its drug connotations...though the way Tweaky moves it could explain some. A little withdrawal today, Tweaky? Let's get you a fix...i mean get you fixed! Did the Brit series "Blakes 7" have any worthy robots?...i seem to remember some sort of computer brain in what looked like a plastic fish tank... So Not a lot of movement from that guy!
That is an interesting point there. I hadn't though of any drug connotations. Though I guess I have heard the tweaker before. I was thinking he wouldn't stand today simply because of his less than appropriate habits. That Tweaky, he was a wild one.
On but off topic, I re-watched Easy Rider not too long ago. That, as I am sure was the case with many, was my first biker movie. Unless you count 1990: The Bronx Warriors.
@@AtomicSnackBar and speaking of wild one "The Wild One" with Marlon Brando from 1953 pre-dated Easy Rider by about 16 years to be the first significant biker movie, But of interest to fans of "extra genre bikers", "Werewolves on Wheels is a bit of silly fun as is "Psychomania" from 1973
@@jackfriend4u Yes, indeed. I actually did a standalone video for Werewolves on Wheels. Was testing the waters a bit to see if biker movies would go over well on the channel.
@@AtomicSnackBar "biker movies" is such a hard topic to define...like a genre unto itself. is it road movie, buddy movie, crime movie?...all of the above? i can see why werewolves with a pack mentality might be a good horror/fantasy aspect to any biker flick. Werewolves are certainly depicted as the veritable opposite in style to vampires. Werewolves seem to be op-shop army khakis and raincoats where vamps are all Armani and black velvet. There's been no letup in actual biker culture and as I've never seen "Sons of Anarchy" series I'm not up with the latest fictionalisations. I think a biker movie came out at the cinemas in the last month. I recall Larry Bishops "Hellride" being enjoyable. Like any genre within a genre film you can take any sub-culture aesthetic and apply it to just about any story. with Biker movies if you want it to be a success you've obviously gotta make it appeal to more than those who live that life, but then perhaps if you're compromising all the things that make the biker life attractive to some and horribly anti-social to others all you're left with is motorcycles and leather jackets.
How about Jet Jaguar? Love the content as always. Hey btw my album is out now! Me (producer) and my emcee Vivid put out a double album called Beholder that is conceptual. We have some videos here on YT under the Vivid artist channel.
Jet actually got the number 1 spot on the first Top 1970s Sci-fi Robots episode. Definitely a favorite of mine. And my favorite Godzilla buddy.
Thanks for watching, Chrono. And very spiffy. I will most certainly check that out.