Time Traveling Robots in Space #50 - Star Wars is Back!!

What is the "Looper Effect"?  Who survived hurricane Sandy out at sea?  And we talk at length about the return of Star Wars!



* Details are finally coming out about the new Twilight Zone movie.
http://updates.io9.com/post/34917139634/leonardo-dicaprios-twilight-zone-movie-will-feature

* We learn about the floating robot that survived at sea and took readings during hurricane Sandy.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57544555-1/seafaring-robot-sails-through-sandy-unscathed/

* George Lucas sells Star Wars and his other properties to Disney. Then announce episode 7!
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/30/3577656/disney-buys-lucasfilm-plans-to-release-star-wars-episode-7-in-2015?=1

* This week's Audible.com pick, Star Wars: Heir to the Empire: the Thrawn Trilogy, Book 1

* And, our picks; the film Cloud Atlas, "Marionettes, Inc" one of the short stories from Ray Bradbury's book The Illustrated Man and Fringe: Season 1.

*  Question of the week; Since we talked a lot about Star Wars on this episode, what job would you like to have in that universe and on which side would you want to be?

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Time Traveling Robots in Space #47 - What A Bee Brain!

Backwards time travel debunked, bee brains for robots and upcoming sci-fi movies that aren't sequels or remakes.



* What is Looper's potential for real world time travel?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/02/showbiz/movies/looper-time-travel-pierce/index.html

* Scientists want to upload bee brains into robots.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57525206/engineers-hope-to-upload-bees-brains-into-robots/

* Upcoming sci-fi films that aren't remakes or sequels.
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/22850/10-sci-fi-films-to-look-forward-to-in-2013

* This week's Audible.com pick, Saturn: A Novel of the Ringed Planet by Ben Bova

* And, our picks; The Kerbal Space Program game, the Radio Lab interview with astronaut Dave Wolf,
the short film Rocket boy Roger and the astronomy podcast The Jodcast.

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Time Traveling Robots in Space #46 - Making Us Repeat Ourselves

A not too spoiler-filled review of Looper, military bots to think for themselves and we got space jumping.



* Paul is out this week, but Brad Ludwig fills in and we try not to reveal too much about Looper with him on the show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looper_(film)

* New "Brains" allow military robots to find their way back!
http://www.businessinsider.com/packbot-gets-new-functionality-2012-10

* "Space" jump planned for October 8th.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/felix-baumgartner-parachute-jump-skydiving-space_n_1939663.html

* This week's Audible.com pick; The Wind Over The World by Steven Utley.

 * And, our personal picks; the short film Robots of Brixton and the store Radio Shack for selling robots!

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Time Traveling Robots in Space #37 - Worst Series Finale Ever

Futurama's time traveling episode, a robot that never loses at Rock-Paper-Scissors and what could be the craziest idea for a reality TV series yet.



* Looper's second U.S. trailer released.
http://sciencefiction.com/2012/06/29/joseph-gordon-levitt-and-bruce-willis-face-off-in-second-us-trailer-for-looper/

* Futurama tackles a time paradox.
http://cliqueclack.com/tv/2012/06/28/futurama-election/

* Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter director's future robot movie revealed.
http://io9.com/5919379/first-details-about-gareth-edwards-and-timur-bekmambetovs-robot-movie

* The robot that always wins at Rock-Paper-Scissors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nxjjztQKtY
http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/fusion/Janken/index-e.html

* Tom Corbett: Space Cadet comic gets live action treatment.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=62586

* A Dutch company's mission to Mars that will be a reality TV series.
http://www.space.com/16300-mars-one-reality-show-colony.html

Plus, our picks… The book Robopocalypse, the CD Smooth Federation and the film Safety Not Guaranteed

As promised, here's the link to the rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock game from Big Bang Theory.
http://youtu.be/Kov2G0GouBw

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