Top 5 androids from sci-fi movies

23/07/2024 49 min Episodio 62
Top 5 androids from sci-fi movies

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Whether they go “pew pew”, “what is this thing called ‘love’?” or “Give me your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle”, androids have, it turns out, been a staple of sci-fi films for a century.This week, Ayesha Khan joins Mark to rank androids from sci-fi films.(00:00) - Cold open
(00:19) - Introduction
(02:00) - What is an android?
(03:38) - Ayesha’s pick: The Terminator, from Terminator 2: Judgement Day
(07:32) - Mark’s pick: Marvin, from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
(10:29) - Ayesha’s pick: Ava, from Ex Machina
(13:16) - Mark’s pick: Ash, from Alien
(15:46) - Ayesha’s pick: Evil Maria, from Metropolis
(20:58) - Mark’s pick: The Terminator, from The Terminator
(24:33) - Ayesha’s pick: The Stepford Wives, from The Stepford Wives
(26:54) - Mark’s pick: David, from AI
(31:39) - Ayesha’s pick: Data, from Star Trek
(35:10) - Mark’s pick: C-3PO, from Star Wars
(37:56) - Midamble
(39:55) - Building the final list
(43:06) - Honourable mentions
(46:31) - Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*
Ayesha is the host of the podcast Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*. You can follow her tireless work wherever you get podcasts, and on Youtube and Instagram.