154 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) & Ex Machina (2014)

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 1:09 a.m.

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1307886187927859201\n\nIt\u2019s Sentient Robot Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey perform the Turing\xa0test on a liquid-metal android assassin! \xa0\n\nThe Classic Film:\xa0Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)\n"A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from a more advanced and powerful cyborg\u201d (IMDb.com). It's T2! You know we're going to gush.\n\nThe Modern Film:\xa0Ex Machina (2014)\n"A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.\u201d (IMDb.com). Much more contemplative than the action-packed Terminator 2, we actually had more to say (good and bad) about Ex Machina.\n\nAudio Sources:\n"The Beginning: Making Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace" produced by Lucasfilm Ltd.\n"Ex Machina" produced by A24, et al.\n"Get Down Saturday Night" written by Kevin McCord & Oliver Cheatham and performed by Oliver Cheatham\n"Jurassic Park" produced by Universal Pictures & Amblin Entertainment\n"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones\n"Porkchop Sandwiches" produced by Fenslerfilm\n"Princess Bride" produced by Act III Communications, et al.\n"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al.\n"Silence of the Lambs" produced by Strong Heart/Demme Production & Orion Pictures\n"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" produced by Carolco Pictures, et al.\n"Tiffany on the Wild Side" (Unhappily Ever After S03E15) produced by Touchstone Television