Favourite robot (or 'droid') of all time?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, May 7, 2006 03:44
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:08 PM

Mine is the Lost in Space Robot. Funny and deadly, he had it all (except he couldn'r run really fast...).
Interestingly, the re-designed LIS Robot for the movie version would be my 2nd choice.

"Destroy Robinson family!" always sends chills up my spine

What metalic monstrosity is your fav?

Danger, Danger Chrisisall

WILDIGSTART

Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:32 PM

I've always had a 'thing' for Data.

Other than him, my 3 fave roboty things are:
Ash
R2D2
Vincent

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SIMONB

Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:35 PM

Originally, (when I was younger) it was probably a tough choice between R2D2 or one of those hovering robots from Disney's Black Hole (I only have vague memories of them now though, it all seems so long ago...)

Now I'd have to say R2D2, though I also liked Kolob from an old TV series called "Children of the Dog Star" though he was more of a space probe....(does anyone else remember him?)

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GLOBLABSURDITY

Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:19 PM

I'm mostly partial to those robots from the Mystery Science Theatre. Just because they make me laugh--so I'll also have to go with Marvin from Douglas Adams' Hitchiker's Guide novels & movie--for the same reason.
When I was a kid--I loved Lost in Space too, Chrisisall. Sometimes (rarely) I'll start slinging my arms around & shout "danger,danger"--& my husband will laugh--but the kids just look at me like their mom has truly lost her mind. I get the same look from them when I tell them "out damn spots, out I say!"--as we are leaving to go out somewhere.Ha!
Cheers.

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RHODRI

Monday, March 20, 2006 4:39 PM

Rommie, the Avatar from(*cough) Andromeda, played by the sexy Lexa Doig, has a certain appeal.

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Monday, March 20, 2006 5:24 PM

Terminator
R2D2
Mecha-Godzilla!

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OCT0GEN

Monday, March 20, 2006 5:32 PM

bishop (aliens)
gort (day the earth stood still)
any of the terminators

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Monday, March 20, 2006 5:38 PM

I became very fond of Naomi Armitage from Armitage III. The scene where she rings the church bell for her dead friend still makes me teary.

Other than that, it would have to be Bender!

Fry: Why do robots need to drink alcohol?
Bender: (slurring) I don't need to drink! I can quit any time I wanna!

Hee hee hee!

ARCADIA

Monday, March 20, 2006 5:39 PM

I am torn between The Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager (gotta love Robert Picardo) and number Six from Battlestar Galactica. I thinkt he Doctor wins, just a little, little bit.

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WEICHI

Monday, March 20, 2006 6:11 PM

Please do not turn this into spoilerama.

I am only 7 episodes into the second season of Battlestar Gallatica (I do not have the cable)but my favorite "robot" if an evolved Cylon counts, would be whichever one is the best hidden ultimate betrayer on that show. I already have several suspects - and I so want to be surprised.

See how I'm not punching him, I think I've grown!

SICKDUDE

Monday, March 20, 2006 6:45 PM

Nobody's mentioned Robby the Robot yet?! My absolute favorite! Originally in Forbidden Planet, he 'guest starred' in a whole bunch of things, including a great episode of Arc II.

After that, who can forget Huey/Luey/Duey from Silent Running? Loved the little guys!

I am assuming this does not include "mecha", right?

"It's a cow."

NUCLEARDAY

Monday, March 20, 2006 10:15 PM

Any of the robots from Ice Pirates (that movie just cracks me up :)

(Hmm... wonder if Joss ever saw that movie...)

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MSCKAREN

Monday, March 20, 2006 10:21 PM

As soon as I read the title of the thread, I was thinking "Danger Will Robinson! Danger!

I'm a child of the 70s so its:

Lost in Space Robot
R2D2
Neighbor lady robot in the original "Stepford Wives" (very creepy!)

Oh, and I actually liked AI -- so the kid, his teddy bear and the gigolo robot are runners up for me.

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COWOFPAIN

Monday, March 20, 2006 11:07 PM

People, you shame me! Are we perhaps forgetting a certain Techno Human EmuLating MAchine,hmmm? You can't help but feel sorry for Thelma's memory chip problems, even though they make her act somewhat like you want to kill her and yourself.(clumsy-ass-thinks-he-knows-it-all Harlan)

And don't forget the Gizbot, useful little thing.(when it isn't malfunctioning and stealing eating utensils) Oh fantastic, now I'm having Space Cases nostalgic depression on top of an overdue English paper during exam week. In conclusion, my problems are many and overwhelming, not unlike Thelma's. So go Thelma!(or...ah..yeah,something)

CBY

Monday, March 20, 2006 11:15 PM

Chuck Norris
Dolph Lundgren
Steven Seagal
[...]

Well, actually it's Ash (Alien). Very creepy fellow.

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KAYNA

Monday, March 20, 2006 11:15 PM

HK-47 for the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. He is a sarcastic asassin droid whose favorite way to describe humans is the word "meatbag".

R2D2 (more SW) cause I'm convinced that those fart noises he makes are swears or similar rude comments. He's a smarta**.

Even though it's not really one of my favorites, this is annoying me. What did they call that wierd little robot thing on Power Rangers?

Also, on a related subject, go here http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/giantrobot/ for a fun little test to see which colossal death robot you would be. The title is a bit missleading since Bender is one of the possibilities.
Here's my result:
Scowling wilfully towards Autobot City, you're Megatron!
Look in a mirror and feel the evil. Then eat the mirror. You eat mirrors for breakfast. You are a badass death robot. You busted on Optimus Prime. You. Are. Megatron. Go outside and burn some animals, because you're worth it.

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CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:44 AM

The first Power Rangers robot was Alpha 5. I have no clue where Alpha's 1 through 4 might be. Nor do I particularly care.

I don't really have a favourite, being such a huge Transfan (seriously; Transformers is about as big to me as Firefly). It tends to be whatever TF I last laid eyes on.

If we're discounting mecha, then my vote goes for the ultimate machine, the king of droids, and one of the greatest characters ever devised by human mind:

DRD 1812

*trundles around bleeping the 1812 Overture while Sh*t Blows Up*

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DECKROID

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:36 AM

Gort! "Klaatu Barada Nikto!"

Bishop "Yeah man, right. Bishop should go. Good idea!!"

Sonny "I DID NOT MURDER HIM!"

These are good, but the best EVER is...

Roy Batty: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the darkness at Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die." (This was Ad-Libbed by Hauer, how cool is that for an actor?)

BELUGASMOM

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:55 AM

DATA!!!!!!! oh and that robo-dog on one of the Dr Who's

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DeckRoid:

Roy Batty

While not strictly a 'robot', he is a manufactured being, and as such I would agree he is the best.
I was thinking more the bubble-headed booby type...

Chrisisall does not compute

DECKROID

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:32 PM

Oh, bubbly booby robots...

Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet:: "Sorry miss, I was giving myself an oil-job"

COSMICFUGITIVE

Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:58 PM

'Ted' from Btvs was a pretty scary robot. Excellent villain too.

What about Johnny 5, from the 'Short circuit' movies? Especially when he turned evil!

Sonny from 'I robot'? Our very own Alan Tudyk!

I liked 'April' from Btvs. She was a tragic character. Loved it when she threw Spike through the window.

Um.. What about Robocop? Great character! The first movie was excellent.

There are the Cybermen from Doctor Who, and I can't forget the Daleks. Uh.. Can the Daleks be classed as robots? (The updated versions are kinda robotic.) Every kid and adult in the U.K hid behind the sofa whenever they came on screen. They're both classic!

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GREATBLACKTHORN

Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:02 PM

If anyone's ever played Knights of the Old Republic, you'll know which one I'm talking about...I got quite used to being referred to as a "meatbag"...

She'll turn you in before you can say "Don't turn me in...lady..."

ZORPRIME01

Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:08 PM

I don't know if mecha counts or not, but would assume it does. If so, I'd probably have to go with the Veritech fighter from Macross/Robotech.

Voltron might be up there too.

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AZBROWNCOAT

Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:16 PM

MARVIN!!!!!!!!!! The paranoid robot!!!! My absolute fave.

Then R2
Then the bots from MST3

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DONTCALLMELAWRENCE

Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:35 PM

1812 one of the more memorable DRDs from Farscape

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NEZZERUS

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:57 AM

I'd say HK-47 (meatbags, heheh, "shall I kill something for you, master?")

And most definitely Optimus Prime. Go Transformers.

And, now that I think about it, general Grievous was kind of a badass. I mean, FOUR LIGHTSABERS!?!?!?

And, if anyone out there is familiar with Megatokyo ( www.megatokyo.com, check it out) I'd put Ping in there too. "it has a secret program of ultimate destruction. All Sonys do."

ZAKNRFAMA

Monday, March 27, 2006 4:01 AM

My two favorites would have to be Marvin the 'paranoid android' from the Hitchhiker's Guide series and the Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager.

They both provide for interesting situations and conversations. XD

Oh, and yeah, Grievous kicked ass. Except that he died so bloody easily. He's got nothing on R2D2.

DERANGEDMILK

Monday, March 27, 2006 5:01 AM

No love for C3PO on this thread, eh?

The Robot from Forbidden Planet was awesome, but does anyone remember that old disney flick, Batteries Not Included. Those miniature flying saucers were oh so cute......

AHEM (forcibly deepens voice) I mean uh....that IG-88 was pretty kick ass. Argh, growl.

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JOHNBOY

Monday, March 27, 2006 5:51 AM

"Hymie, kill the light!" ***BANG***

Man, how can everyone forget Hymie?

Cheers,
Johnboy

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER

Monday, March 27, 2006 6:38 AM

Hmm...gotta go with one of the following:

1) R2-D2 (gotta share the astromech love)

2) The T-800 Terminator (Arnie's a doink, but still...he'll be back!)

3) Data (androids are just interesting to watch, especially ones portrayed by Brent Spiner)

4) Rommie (Andromeda is one of the weakest Roddenberry shows but.....look at her! She could give a toaster a hard-on)

5) Major Katsuragi from Ghost in the Shell (would have had her higher, but her status is still unclear....android or cybord?)

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KAYNA

Monday, March 27, 2006 6:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by GreatBlackthorn:
If anyone's ever played Knights of the Old Republic, you'll know which one I'm talking about...I got quite used to being referred to as a "meatbag"...

Ha ha! Check my post further up. and why don't some of y'all take that colassal death robot test I linked? It's kinda fun. Here's the link again. http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/giantrobot/

And DM, I loved batteries not included. It's a family classic in my house.

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SIXSHOOTER

Monday, March 27, 2006 8:12 AM

OPTIMUS PRIME!
Bad arse red big rig that talks like John Wayne.

There is nothing as cool as Stan Bush’s ‘The Touch’ blaring away as Prime mows Thrust down, forward flips and shoots another Decepticon mid-air upside-down.
It makes you want to stand up out of your seat and yell “Fuck Yeah!”

And to this very day I still remember crying like a schoolgirl with a skinned knee when he died.

Wait... did he say 'spoilerama'?

RAY53208

Monday, March 27, 2006 8:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by wildigstart:
I've always had a 'thing' for Data.

i always had a thing for the buffybot.

ray

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MIGHTYROAR

Monday, March 27, 2006 8:59 AM

1. Marvin (Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy) The original , not the Alan Rickman monstrosity.

2. Lore (Data's just such a wuss)

3. Sonny (I, Robot)

THESOMNAMBULIST

Monday, March 27, 2006 9:11 AM

Hey Big 'C' how'd I miss this....?

Ok I dunno if he strickly counts as a robot but defintitely:

YUL BRYNER as that "gun totting bad 'bot" in WESTWORLD

Honorable mentions to HUEY and DUEY from Silent Running and I kinda liked that bizarre looking thing in that Film Saturn 7 is it? With Kirk Douglas and Harvey Kietel. It had like a pin for a head! Really strange.

and of course GORT

Laters

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PALLAS

Monday, March 27, 2006 9:18 AM

Marvin from Hitchhikers and K9 from Dr Who.

K9 mostly for the effects. I'm sure I remember a scene where you can see the string pulling K9 along. Brilliant.

CYBERSNARK

Monday, March 27, 2006 2:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BlueEyedBrigadier:
5) Major Katsuragi

Kusanagi. Unless you're talking about one of the mangas. I believe they have a different lead character than the movies & series.

FWIW, S.A.C.'s version of Kusanagi's described as a cyborg, even though she has no organic parts left. The only thing "real" is her Ghost, which is probably why she's so dismissive of Turing-capable machines (if the Tachikomas are developing Ghosts, then there'll be nothing that makes her "human").

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CHRISISALL

Monday, March 27, 2006 2:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

YUL BRYNER as that "gun totting bad 'bot" in WESTWORLD

"Sloppy with your drink. Get this boy a bib. He needs his Mama."

CLASSIC! I own it. Heck, I saw it in the theatre (my Dad had to take us). Terminator's seeds were planted there.

I'm shot Chrisisall

KUANGZHEDE

Monday, March 27, 2006 2:55 PM

One Word...

Bender

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KUANGZHEDE

Monday, March 27, 2006 2:56 PM

One Word...

Bender

CHRISISALL

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by KuangZheDe:

Ack! Someone save us!

THESOMNAMBULIST

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

YUL BRYNER as that "gun totting bad 'bot" in WESTWORLD

"Sloppy with your drink. Get this boy a bib. He needs his Mama."

CLASSIC! I own it. Heck, I saw it in the theatre (my Dad had to take us). Terminator's seeds were planted there.

I'm shot Chrisisall

He, he Big 'C' you be slippin' bud.

Ok dood I have another one which frankly I'm amazed nobody has mentioned it yet, especially you 'C' :

M A X I M I L L I A N from the BLACK HOLE - pure evil circuitry!

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CHRISISALL

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
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M A X I M I L L I A N from the BLACK HOLE - pure evil circuitry!

Sorry, Black Hole was never a favourite, walked out of the theatre rather disappointed....

Chrisisall, who liked the little robot in Spy Kids 2

THESOMNAMBULIST

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
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M A X I M I L L I A N from the BLACK HOLE - pure evil circuitry!

Sorry, Black Hole was never a favourite, walked out of the theatre rather disappointed....

Chrisisall, who liked the little robot in Spy Kids 2

Pity as the final shot of ol' Max surveying his 'other' worldy domain against a fiery volcanic backdrop packs a hefty punch....

Say what about: 'The Evil Robot Us's' From Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey :D!

...ok thinking too hard now.

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CHRISISALL

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

Say what about: 'The Evil Robot Us's' From Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey :D!

"Dude, I got a full-on robot chubby."

STATION! Chrisisall

THESOMNAMBULIST

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

Say what about: 'The Evil Robot Us's' From Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey :D!

"Dude, I got a full-on robot chubby."

STATION! Chrisisall

Ha! Ha!

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DESKTOPHIPPIE

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:35 PM

Quote:
i always had a thing for the buffybot.

ray

The Buffybot was very, very funny, and also really adoreable.

Willow: At least she's finally stopped with those knock knock jokes.
Buffybot: Ooh, who's there?
Xander: If we want her to be exactly-
Spike: She's never be exactly.
Xander: ... I know.
Tara: The only really real Buffy is really Buffy.
Giles: And she's gone.
Buffy: If we want her to be exactly she'll never be exactly I know the only really real Buffy is really Buffy and she's gone who?

SICKDUDE

Monday, March 27, 2006 6:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Johnboy:
Man, how can everyone forget Hymie?

OMG, that reminds me! Remember Yo-yo from "Holmes and yo-yo" (1976)??? Now THAT was a useless robot...

Also, Haro from Gundam.

"It's a cow."

JOHNBOY

Monday, March 27, 2006 10:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sickdude:
Quote:
Originally posted by Johnboy:
Man, how can everyone forget Hymie?

OMG, that reminds me! Remember Yo-yo from "Holmes and yo-yo" (1976)??? Now THAT was a useless robot...

Oh, it has to be *useful*! Can't go past Kryten from Red Dwarf - thanks to his groinal socket.

Kryten comes into Lister's room, plugs a vacuum cleaner hose into his groin, and starts to vacuum.......

LISTER: I didn't know you could do that!
KRYTEN: Oh yes, I can plug a number of add-ons into my groinal socket, allowing me to perform virtually any household task imaginable.
LISTER: Like what?
KRYTEN: Oh, you name it: buzz saw, power drill, hedge trimmer ... even an egg whisk.
LISTER: What, so you just, like, stick the egg whisk attachment on the end and you can, like, whip up a Spanish omelette?
KRYTEN: I certainly can, sir, but it's amazing how few people are prepared to eat them.

Cheers,
Johnboy

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:39 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sickdude:
Also, Haro from Gundam.

"Dammit!"

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PEULSAR5

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:54 AM

OMEGA SUPREME!!

Also, no one seems to have mentioned Twiki from Buck Rogers or that silly Muffit from the first Battlestar Galactica series. (I know they seem stupid now, but I loved them when I was in 3rd grade when those shows were on.)

KNIBBLET

Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:33 PM

Hands down, no contest.

'Giant Robot' from the old Johnny Sokko series. He rocked!

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NEZZERUS

Friday, March 31, 2006 3:02 AM

alright, she might not be technically considered a robot, but what about Cortana from Halo?

"Wait, if these alien face huggers latch onto your head and lay their eggs in your stomach, doesn't that mean they stick their, you know, down your throat?" "OH MY GOD, THEY'RE RAPING YOUR FACE!!!" "Yeah, like dying isn't bad enough, you have to get a face full of alien wing-wong." VG Cats

FLAMINGFLY

Monday, April 3, 2006 12:33 AM

HK-47 "You are a very harsh master, master. I like you"

"Ahh... Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"-Stegosaurus

SAINTANDEOL

Monday, April 3, 2006 1:00 AM

my favorite robot is GIR from Invader Zim. He has the funniest little voice and the craziest little head.

"Then the squirrel went back to his home planet to fight all the bad guys!"

"Hi floor! Make me a sammich! SAMMICH!!!"

"Aww, I wanted to explode."

"MY WALNUTS!!!"

SAINTANDEOL

Monday, April 3, 2006 1:02 AM

oops, double post. GIR still rules.

KAYNA

Monday, April 3, 2006 1:28 AM

GIR does indeed rock. I was just going to post to add him to my list. Let's see it was

HK-47 ( assasin driod with an attitude)
R2-D2 (smartass robots are awesome)

Now to add

GIR and (so do stupid funny ones)
Lopez from Red vs Blue (see comment for R2)

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Wednesday, April 5, 2006 1:31 AM

1:sonny
2:HK-47
3R2-D2

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SERENITYVALLEY

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 1:50 AM

Ha! I was wondering when someone was going to say Kryten.

Also, I notice that a lot of people are saying Marvin, which is cool. I've got nothing against Marvin or even Eddie, but what about Colin (Douglas Adam's "Mostly Harmless" the fifth Hitchhiker's book)?

Ford rewires a little security robot to love everything so that he won't attack him. "I gurgle with pleasure!" it keeps saying. He decides to name the little robot Colin. Later, they both end out falling/jumping out a window:

"Colin!" Ford bawled.
Colin didn't respond. Ford went cold. Then he suddenly realised that he hadn't told Colin his name was Colin.
"Come up here!" Ford bawled.
They were still descending, but the rate had slowed.
"Up, Colin!" he shouted.
Nothing.
"Your name," shouted Ford, "is Colin. So when I shout 'Up, Colin!' I want you, Colin, to go up. OK? Up, Colin!"

And I'll go with Sonny too.

What, no one liked AI?

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JOHNBOY

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 4:18 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SerenityValley:
Ha! I was wondering when someone was going to say Kryten.

Also, I notice that a lot of people are saying Marvin, which is cool. I've got nothing against Marvin or even Eddie, but what about Colin (Douglas Adam's "Mostly Harmless" the fifth Hitchhiker's book)?

Ford rewires a little security robot to love everything so that he won't attack him. "I gurgle with pleasure!" it keeps saying. He decides to name the little robot Colin. Later, they both end out falling/jumping out a window:

"Colin!" Ford bawled.
Colin didn't respond. Ford went cold. Then he suddenly realised that he hadn't told Colin his name was Colin.
"Come up here!" Ford bawled.
They were still descending, but the rate had slowed.
"Up, Colin!" he shouted.
Nothing.
"Your name," shouted Ford, "is Colin. So when I shout 'Up, Colin!' I want you, Colin, to go up. OK? Up, Colin!"

And I'll go with Sonny too.

What, no one liked AI?

Apparently not. It left me a bit cold.

Never did read "Mostly Harmless" since I was under the impression that it was an unfinished work at the time of Adams' death, and is therefore somewhat "unpolished". You recommend it, then?

But if it is HHGTTG then I can't go past Marvin - the way he talked that Assault Robot into destroying itself with nothing more than depressing talk (Book two??) was priceless.

Cheers,
Johnboy

SERENITYVALLEY

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 2:22 PM

Nope, Mostly Harmless is done. He said it was his least favorite of the five because he was feeling depressed when he wrote it, but I liked it a lot. If you like the Hitchhiker's characters, you gotta know what happens to them in the end! Yes, I recommend it. I heard it on tape. It was very funny. Perhaps you were thinking of Salmon of Doubt, which was published, but incomplete. That was his third Dirk Gently novel. Dirk has to go investigate what happened to the back half of a half-cat. Too bad we'll never know how it ends.

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JOHNBOY

Thursday, April 6, 2006 12:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SerenityValley:
Nope, Mostly Harmless is done. He said it was his least favorite of the five because he was feeling depressed when he wrote it, but I liked it a lot. If you like the Hitchhiker's characters, you gotta know what happens to them in the end! Yes, I recommend it. I heard it on tape. It was very funny. Perhaps you were thinking of Salmon of Doubt, which was published, but incomplete. That was his third Dirk Gently novel. Dirk has to go investigate what happened to the back half of a half-cat. Too bad we'll never know how it ends.

http://www.simple-assault.com/Firefly.htm

Ah, yes, you are correct. I was thinking of the Dirk Gently book. The first was so-so, but I liked the second very much.

I'll just have to look up Salmon of Doubt then.

Thanks for the heads-up.
Cheers,
Johnboy

SERENITYVALLEY

Thursday, April 6, 2006 3:23 AM

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The first was so-so, but I liked the second very much.

Really? The first one is my favorite book (and I don't mean out of Douglas Adams' stuff, favorite book ever), though yeah, the second was great too.

http://www.simple-assault.com/Firefly.htm

FANTASTICLAUGHINGFAIRY

Thursday, April 6, 2006 4:36 PM

I'd go for Marvin the Paranoid Android from Hitchhiker's Guide. From the books and the new film particularly - Alan Rickman's voice suits him perfectly. He's ace.
I also liked Terminator. It's Arnie. 'Nuff said.

Brain the size of a planet, and they send me to open a door.

SAFEAT2ND

Thursday, April 6, 2006 4:50 PM

Ok, call me old, or cheesey but I liked:

Old B.O.B. and VinC.E.N.T. from the Black Hole. Maximillian was downright nasty.

Twiki from the first Buck Rogers Season.

K9 from Dr. Who.

And of course R2D2 and C3P0.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

STORYMARK

Thursday, April 6, 2006 5:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by sixshooter:
OPTIMUS PRIME!
Bad arse red big rig that talks like John Wayne.

There is nothing as cool as Stan Bush’s ‘The Touch’ blaring away as Prime mows Thrust down, forward flips and shoots another Decepticon mid-air upside-down.
It makes you want to stand up out of your seat and yell “Fuck Yeah!”

And to this very day I still remember crying like a schoolgirl with a skinned knee when he died.

Wait... did he say 'spoilerama'?

I am so with you on that one. Prime is THE 'BOT.

I love "The Touch". I managed to find the soundtrack on CD a few years back.

And I think possibly the biggest laugh I had in the 90's was when the store I was working at put on the Boogie Nights soundtrack, before I had seen the movie. When Marky Mark started his redition of "The Touch", I literally fell on the floor laughing.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

RMMC

Friday, April 14, 2006 3:05 AM

Just one? *whimper* I can't do it.
1.) Marvin the Paranoid Android (series, not movie)
2.) Kryten from Red Dwarf
3.) Roy Batty --Blade Runner

Well, at least I kept it to three.

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RMMC

GIXXER

Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:28 AM

Any of the ABC Warriors. Hammerstein. Decent chap. I've forgiven him for the guest spot in the Hollywood Judge Dredd.* Joe Pineapples. Excellent sniper. Deadlock. Bad news for the unrighteous.

G

*Yes Mr Stallone, you'll be fine in the role. That height thing. No-one'll notice. You want to take the hat off? But he neve-... Of course. That would be a great idea. Brilliant, if I might be so bold as to offer my genuine opinion.

KAYNA

Sunday, April 16, 2006 3:03 AM

I'v been watching MST3K lately so I just have to add Tom Servo and Crow. Not that Crow. He's a gold robot is all.

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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.

CYBERSNARK

Sunday, April 16, 2006 2:58 PM

Heh. Have you seen the MST3K blooper where Crow's head catches fire and kinda melt/explodes?

"That's it! I can't work like this --I'm going to my trailer."
*Crow walks off, aflame*

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

SERYN

Monday, April 17, 2006 12:20 PM

Thank you CS,

1812 has got to be amongst the best little metal space bugs ever to be always getting himself in the s***.

He's my fave too.

I kinda liked that one from Buck Rodgers, the round plate like one, at least, he hated the beedy beedy beedy robot, so we had something in common.

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Hodgins: Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn it stops. You tell it to stop it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage it watches reruns of Firefly.
FozzieWash, You know what I always say: sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug!
KermieMal, I never Know what the heck you're talking about.
FozzieWash, Hey, look! They're sending us free lumber!
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

JONUS

Monday, April 17, 2006 12:56 PM

R2-D2
C-3PO
Optimus Prime
Megatron
Robocop
Terminators

SPACEMANSPIFF

Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:50 AM

Two of my faves...

Frank, from Argentosoma (all of the robots from that series are awesome).

Melfina! Can't fly the Outlaw Star without her! (And there's the whole River association from way back.)

Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?

FALLENANGEL

Sunday, April 23, 2006 7:08 PM

Sonny from I, Robot. Just melted my heart.

Sonny:"They all look like me. But none of them are me. "
Susan Calvin: "That's right. You are unique. "
Sonny: [pause] "Will it hurt?"

Ack! I wanted to cry when he said that!

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People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome.

CAPTAINJAMESKIRK

Monday, April 24, 2006 12:54 PM

Actually, I've got two favorites and this is probably going to age me.
My two favorite robots are:
1)Robby the Robot from the movie "Forbidden Planet" who also guested on an episode of "Lost in Space"
2) Gort from the movie "The day the Earth stood still"
and to the person who mentioned Rhomy of "Andromeda" played by Lexia Doig- you're right she was very good too!

Captain James T. Kirk
USS Enterprise NCC 1701-A

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Monday, April 24, 2006 12:58 PM

The lesser known IG-88 from Empire strikes back

www.myspace.com/didxl

CHECK ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STICK

Monday, April 24, 2006 1:48 PM

I'd have to say Dog from Halflife 2 if for no other reason than no one has mentioned him yet, and the fact that he can kick some serious arse. Other than that I'd have to go with Bender and the bots from MST3k. I like my bots with a sense of humor ;)

Ironically enough I'm an ABC warrior.
"ABC Warrior!

In bars frequented by colossal death robots, you're always the quiet guy at the back who no-one ever bothers. And for good reason. You've fought in several nuclear wars, could beat the sun in a staring match, and have a chin larger than many articles of furniture. Morals are not a concept you understand, but strangely enough, nobody ever questions your judgement. Usually because they're dead. Even Judge Dredd wets himself when you turn up. Grrrr."

eh kinda fits my personality actually, I'm one of the speak softly and carry a big stick types.
One day
One plan
One army of Browncoats

On June 23, we aim to misbehave.
"Once you've been to serenity you never leave... you just learn to live there"

HERO

Monday, April 24, 2006 3:30 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
What metalic monstrosity is your fav?

Hard to pick just one, how about a top ten (in no particular order)?

1. Buffy-bot (we all want one of our own)
2. R2D2
3. Muffit (the Original BSG)
4. K-9 (Doctor Who)
5. The original Cylons (By your command)
6. Number 6 (who is really a 10)
7. Robot from Lost in Space
8. Data (but not movie Data)
9. Vincent and Bob ('The Black Hole'...always had a soft spot for poor old Bob.)
10. The Terminator (He'll be baack, the energizer bunny of killer robots.)

H

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Monday, April 24, 2006 6:01 PM

some good ones have popped up since my last post

and I would have to add dog to my list

One Day.
One Mission
One Army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, We Aim To Misbehave.
www.SerenityJune23rd.com

CHERRYBOMB

Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:18 PM

Most of you probably don't know this one, but my favorite is the Maria Robot from Fritz Lang's "Metropolis." Her metallic form is said to be the inspiration for C-3P0, and her android form was just creepy.

By the way, EVERYONE should see "Metropolis" (1927?) -- it's a very cool, very classic movie.

GIXXER

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 11:10 AM

K-9.

Never liked him before. Unjustifiably lumping him in with Daggets, Twiki and all manner of irritating cuteness for some reason lost in the mists of time.

Disco, he may be, but

Select to view spoiler:

damn, did he kick some ugly bat-shaped ass, or what? Following up with an heroic last stand and exploding corrosive stuff. And entirely matter-of-fact about it, too...

Good doggie.

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 3:19 PM

Apparently K9's getting his own series!

http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php#newsitemEEuVlAEVVyGhyInyMp

Quote:
In a rather unsurprising development to anyone who has followed the trail of rumors - first reported on Outpost Gallifrey, in fact, nearly two years ago - K9 will feature in a new animated spinoff series worked on by one of his creators, Bob Baker, and made by Jetix Europe. "Doctor Who's faithful robotic assistant, who will be reunited with his master on Saturday in a special guest appearance on the revived BBC show, will become a star in his own right -- equipped with a lethal blaster -- in a computergenerated series made in partnership with the Walt Disney Corporation. K9 Adventures will be a 26-episode comedy-fantasy series set in outer space. The new-look K9 is a galactic crime-fighter -- far removed from the underpowered pup given to Tom Baker in 1977. Bob Baker, co-creator of the robot dog, promises to give his pet 'a sleek new look using state of the art CGI animation mixed with live action'.

Check the new look.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

GIXXER

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 3:57 PM

Humph... I prefer the Disco look.

The 3000 years in the future styling was fine. Why did they have to bugger about with it?

Let's hope they don't get their restyling mitts on the TARDIS. It'll be redone as one of those perspex hoods you see at train stations.

G

Sarah-Jane. Still a babe, and no mistake.

VINTERDRAKEN

Saturday, May 6, 2006 8:35 AM

I must say that Muffit from the original BSG is my alltime favorit robot, remember when I watched the movie on my parents Betamax and I loved that furry/metally little critter.

You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!

EMBERS

Sunday, May 7, 2006 1:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:

What metalic monstrosity is your fav?

#1 - my heart will always belong to Data!

#2 - Marvin on Hitchhiker's Guide has always been a huge favorite, I didn't like his design in the movie...but Alan Rickman definitely embodied the voice and mood!

CHRISISALL

Sunday, May 7, 2006 3:26 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:

#1 - my heart will always belong to Data!

You know, I don't ever think of him as anything other than a person, complete and whole.
That's why I didn't choose him as my favourite 'droid'.
I guess he would be my favourite, even before the LIS robot...

Plus: his chip is nicer than Spike's Chrisisall

EMBERS

Sunday, May 7, 2006 3:44 AM

oh I think Spiner worked very hard to give Data his androidhood...in the episode when he creates a daughter, and he is devistated by the loss of her...
the non-emotional was more moving than all the over the top emotional break downs of Deanna Troy...
(apologies to Marina Sirtis fans)

another, more recent favorite is the unstoppable Boomer/Sharon:

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