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post #1 of 257
11/22/03 at 3:10pm
Thread Starter 
Welcome to my Robots Tournament.

So who's the greatest robot/android of them all? That's what we're gonna find out.

The List
  1. Bender (Futurama)
  2. Bicentennial Man (a.k.a. I Sing the Body Electric)
  3. Bishop (Aliens)
  4. Bubo (Clash of the Titans)
  5. Crow T. Robot (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
  6. C-3PO
  7. D.A.R.Y.L.
  8. Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  9. David (A.I.)
  10. Dot Matrix (Spaceballs)
  11. Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still)******
  12. Gypsy (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
  13. Huey (Silent Running)
  14. The Iron Giant
  15. Johnny Five (Short Circuit)
  16. Kay-Em 14 (Jason X)
  17. Marvin (The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
  18. Maximillian (The Black Hole)
  19. Mechagodzilla
  20. Mecha-Streisand (South Park)
  21. Megatron (The Transformers)
  22. Paulie's Robot
  23. Opera Singing Robot (Late Night With Conan O'Brien)
  24. Robby (Forbidden Planet)
  25. Robocop
  26. Rosie (The Jetsons)
  27. R2-D2
  28. Teddy (A.I.)
  29. The Terminator (T-800 model)
  30. The Terminatrix
  31. The Tin Man (The Wizard of Oz)
  32. Twiki (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)


Wild Cards
  1. Ash (Alien)
  2. Cain a.k.a. Robocop 2
  3. Cylon Centurion (Battlestar Galactica)
  4. ED 209 (Robocop)
  5. Futura (Metropolis)
  6. Gigolo Joe (A.I.)
  7. Gunslinger (Westworld)
  8. HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
  9. Lore (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  10. Optimus Prime (The Transformers)
  11. Pimpbot 5000 (Late Night With Conan O'Brien)
  12. The Robot (Lost in Space tv series)
  13. Roy Batty (Blade Runner)
  14. The Terminator (T-1000 model)
  15. Tom Servo (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
  16. V.I.N.CENT (The Black Hole)
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post #2 of 257
11/22/03 at 3:33pm
Nominate:

Cyberdyne Systems Model T-800 programmed to kill Sarah Connor (from The Terminator)

PimpBot 5000 (from "Late Night with Conan O'Brien")

Roy Batty (from Blade Runner)


Second:

Marvin the Paranoid Android

Brad
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post #3 of 257
11/22/03 at 6:47pm
Gosh, hard to narrow it down to just 3!

Nominate:
Robby (Forbidden Planet)
Futura (Metropolis)
R. Daneel Olivaw (Asimov's Empire & Foundation series)

(if it has to be from movies or TV then scratch Daneel and change it to Buffy-bot from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Second:
Gort
Roy Batty
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post #4 of 257
11/22/03 at 7:04pm
Nominate:

Data (Star Trek:TNG)
Bishop (Aliens)
Bender (Futurama)
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post #5 of 257
11/22/03 at 7:14pm
Thread Starter 
Seconding Data and Bender.
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post #6 of 257
11/23/03 at 5:11am
nom:

HAL 5000
David (AI)
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post #7 of 257
11/23/03 at 6:46am
Murphy (Robocop)
R2-D2 (forgot the name of the movie)
Huey (the tree-hugger from Silent Running)


Second

Hal
Futura
The Terminator
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post #8 of 257
11/23/03 at 7:27am
Thread Starter 
I'm not too sure about HAL (a computer) or Robocop (a cyborg), but if no one complains, I'll leave 'em in.

Besides, Roy Batty was technically an artificially-created human wasn't he? Argh, what a quandary...

Three more noms and seconds for everyone who's participated thus far.

I added to the noms list:

Cylon Centurion (Battlestar Galactica)
Gunslinger (Westworld)
The Terminator (T-1000 model from Terminator 2)

Quote:
R2-D2 (forgot the name of the movie)

Can't remember the name of the movie, but I seem to remember it sucking. BTW, Didn't this R2 dude have a friend?

Quote:
Huey (the tree-hugger from Silent Running)

What about Dewey and Louie? You playin' favorites?

Note: there were no robots in Lord of the Rings. :p)
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post #9 of 257
11/23/03 at 7:46am
Are Robotic performances allowed?

if so I'll nominate

Mark Wahlberg - I'm convinced he's a real life android created by the studios. My goodness the man has only one expression that ever crossed his face & the monotone delivery of his lines is the clincher.

If not then

The Iron Giant
C-3PO (I still can remember the name of that movie)
Ash (Alien)
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post #10 of 257
11/23/03 at 7:47am
Thread Starter 
Robotic performances? Good idea for another tournament!

Good call on the Iron Giant!

Dammit, what was the name of the robot maid on The Jetsons?
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post #11 of 257
11/23/03 at 8:17am
Rosie - wait, was this a "geek check"?

Brad
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post #12 of 257
11/23/03 at 9:20am
Nominate

Twiki from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Opera Singing Robot from Late Night With Conan O'Brien

Lore from Star Trek: The Next Generation
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post #13 of 257
11/23/03 at 10:50am
Nominate:
Rags (Sleeper)
Mecha-Streisand (South Park)
Bubo (Clash of the Titans)

Second:
David
R2-D2
C3PO
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post #14 of 257
11/23/03 at 10:56am
Nominate:

The Robotic Richard Simmons from The Simpsons.

Second:

The Iron Giant
Bishop (Aliens)
The Terminator
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post #15 of 257
11/23/03 at 11:02am

Twiki from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century


now that's a blast from the past. Is this another geek check?

Even though that little robot annoyed the hell out of me back when I was 11 or 12 years old I have to second such an inspired choice.

BTW - I just watched The Two Towers EE last night. Best film of 2002. :p)
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post #16 of 257
11/23/03 at 3:26pm
Thanks for the compliment Jim!

Second

PimpBot 5000 (Late Night With Conan O'Brien)

Bubo (Clash of the Titans)

Robby (Forbidden Planet)
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post #17 of 257
11/23/03 at 6:38pm
Nominate:

ED209 Robocop
V.I.N.CENT The Black Hole
Cain Robocop 2

Second:

Maximilian
Gunslinger
Cylon Centurion
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post #18 of 257
11/23/03 at 7:47pm
I'll nominate
1)Megatron (The Transformers)

I'll second
1)PimpBot 5000 (Late Night With Conan O'Brien)
2)Robocop
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post #19 of 257
11/23/03 at 9:06pm
Thread Starter 
List updated. We're up to 24 but keep 'em coming!

I seconded Huey and ED 209.

I nominated The Terminatrix, Mechagodzilla, Teddy from A.I., Rosie from The Jetsons, and Crow, Gyspsy, and Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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post #20 of 257
11/23/03 at 9:24pm
OMG I can't believe I forgot Teddy. I love that little guy.

Second: Teddy
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post #21 of 257
11/23/03 at 11:18pm
Second:

Crow T. Robot
Mechagodzilla


Brad
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post #22 of 257
11/23/03 at 11:59pm
2nd
Mecha-Streisand
Gypsy

Nominate
THE GREATEST ROBOT EVER IN MOVIE HISTORY WHO HAS SOMEHOW NOT BEEN NOMINATED

GENTLEMAN, I GIVE YOU

PAULIE'S ROBOT
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post #23 of 257
11/24/03 at 12:13am
Nominate:

Trent - The Outer Limits - Demon With A Glass Hand
"The Robot" - Lost In Space
The Colossus - The Colossus of New York

- Walter.
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post #24 of 257
11/24/03 at 5:48am
Thread Starter 
I seconded Megatron and that brings us to 30. Unlimited seconds for everyone - let's see if we can get 8 wild cards for round three (after we have those, I'll rearrange the lists so that the wild card list has some stronger choices.

And who the heck is Paulie's Robot?
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post #25 of 257
11/24/03 at 5:50am
Thread Starter 
I also added to the noms list:

Bicentennial Man (a.k.a. I Sing the Body Electric)
Dot Matrix (Spaceballs)
Eve (Eve of Destruction)
Johnny Five (Short Circuit)
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post #26 of 257
11/24/03 at 6:01am
I think Paulie's robot is in one of the later Rocky ... I vaguely remember a stupid robot in one of those


I'll second Paulie's robot
and Bicentennial Man
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post #27 of 257
11/24/03 at 6:55am
Second:
Ash (Alien)
Johnny Five (Short Circuit)
Lore (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Rosie (The Jetsons)

And if I can have one more nomination:
Optimus Prime (The Transformers)
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post #28 of 257
11/24/03 at 8:15am
Thank you Simon, but the robot wasn't stupid, he could have been one of the great comedy side kicks of all time. He basically stole the movie in Rocky 4. Unfortunatly, Paulie f'd up and lost all their money forcing the robot to be sold for scrap (or he may have hit the comedy club circuit, I don't know and unfortunately Rocky 5 offered no answers. )

I'm very disappointed in you Steve. Take a break from the froo-froo stuff and truly "expand your horizons" by watching Rocky 3-5.

Oh, and I nominate that really lame robot they stuck on the cartoon version of The Fantastic 4 as if the Fantastic 4 wasn't fantastic enough without adding a robot.
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post #29 of 257
11/24/03 at 8:37am
Thread Starter 
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Oh, and I nominate that really lame robot they stuck on the cartoon version of The Fantastic 4 as if the Fantastic 4 wasn't fantastic enough without adding a robot.

That would be Herbie. He sure was no replacement for the Human Torch!

And I've seen Rocky, does that count?

Seconding Optimus Prime. Three more wild cards and we're good to go.
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post #30 of 257
11/24/03 at 8:57am
Thread Starter 
Actually, we may be able to get 16 wild cards.

Added to the noms list:

Byron (Slipstream)
D.A.R.Y.L.
The Tin Man (The Wizard of Oz)

Keep the noms and seconds coming.
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