What about the Avalon android?

My main problem with this is the sheer unbelievable clumsiness of the robot

Ooh, good point!

I liked Avon standing aside and leaving Soolin to comfort Muller's lover - obviously woman's work, in his mind!

Not to mention its height and floppy arms.

(Hello AA!)

It may be like when Max shakes his hand unexpectedly in 'Death-watch'. He might be avoiding being put in a position where he has to put his arm around her or pat her hand, etc.

The 'lightning' noise when Vila tries to approach the box is also clumsy. But (a few minutes ago now) I liked Avon standing aside and leaving Soolin to comfort Muller's lover - obviously woman's work, in his mind!

Not to mention its height and floppy arms.

(Hello AA!)

You can't go on apologising for the stupid 'Muller' costume. It doesn't work and is totally unbelievable. Why does it go 'AAARGGHHH!' anyway?

Why do the space helmet have fins on them? Comms antenna?

Well, thanks for a good rewatch. I have to duck off early.

Have a good week, everyone.

Take care, Obsidian. I hope you fell better soon.

Okay, Vila. Teleport!

Why do the space helmet have fins on them? Comms antenna?

I missed 'Moloch' this time round, but was his life-support system not built into the replication machine? He had lived with it so long that he had forgotten it, and foolishly thought he didn't need it any more, so teleported only himself. After all, if the life-support system was connected to him, then it would teleport with him.

Well, thanks for a good rewatch. I have to duck off early.

Have a good week, everyone.

Take care, Obsidian. I hope you fell better soon.

Okay, Vila. Teleport!

To stop them from looking like the scary basic things from the early 1960s which they curiously resemble.

Aesthetics?

What have all these robots/AI/computers got against us anyway? We gave them 'life', didn't we? And we keep their batteries charged up/fuel inserted (whatever), and make them feel needed by letting them do all the difficult maths.

What have all these robots/AI/computers got against us anyway? We gave them 'life', didn't we? And we keep their batteries charged up/fuel inserted (whatever), and make them feel needed by letting them do all the difficult maths.

And we let them do all the fun stuff, like writing undergraduate essays and making camp pictures of Donald Trump, while we still do the cleaning.

As I point out every time: Avon said "I'll be back", long before Arnie.

You mean The Jetsons was wrong about all that???

I love this bit of Avon going up the pylon. Then chucking the cable cutters. I can see my electrical engineer father laughing every time.

Apparently so. Of course, this may just be an early move in their bid to make us their slaves.

I can imagine him going back and searching the undergrowth for them, cursing.

I can imagine him going back and searching the undergrowth for them, cursing.

Well, certainly most people are slaves – more serfs – to the big corporations. It shouldn't take too much more effort.

Nah, he'd let the minions (props people) do that, while he readjusted his hair. It was getting all messed up by the wind.

Got to do some bomb earrings.