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Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

ManchuCandidate — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:56:43 PDT

@NefariousNewt:
Subtly influenced with a sledgehammer. Compare the original pilot, the Cage and the similarities are scary.

ManchuCandidate

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

NefariousNewt — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:45:14 PDT

@Moeskido: Very true. Right down to the Captain getting the girl. I wouldn't be surprised to find that Roddenberry was subtly influenced by Forbidden Planet.

NefariousNewt

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

ManchuCandidate — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:34:18 PDT

@Moeskido:
Part of me wished Leslie were Kirk. Coincidental that both captains were from Canada City.

Included Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson) in the crew.

ManchuCandidate

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Moeskido — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:31:25 PDT

@NefariousNewt: Now there's another i09 article. Even if it's been done: FP is the original pilot for Star Trek. Look at the senior crew and their relationships. Tell me they're not Kirk, McCoy, and Scott. Add to that the pretention of a Shakespeare-influenced plot.

Moeskido

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Mathmos — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:00:22 PDT

@ManchuCandidate: Much more creaqtive use of the Bundy connection than mine. Al Bundy, now there's a guy who probably had some real monsters in his id.

Mathmos

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

RAHfanboy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:45:04 PDT

The Brannock Device...what a lovely bit of trivia.

RAHfanboy

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

NefariousNewt — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:30:50 PDT

@ManchuCandidate: And let's not forget dashing leading man Leslie Nielsen. This is one of my favorite, all-time science fiction movies. Even with the dated special effects and corny dialog, it's still engrossing.

NefariousNewt

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

92BuickLeSabre — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:08:35 PDT

@Oxfordian: and what about the expression on her face?

92BuickLeSabre

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Xenocidal Maniac — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:00:01 PDT

It sure is foot fetishy. Must be why I like it!

Xenocidal Maniac

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Moeskido — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:14:38 PDT

That movie had a bunch of interesting press photos, some of which the old Cinefantastique magazine ran in their FP issue. One of the best was of the little guy who had to play Robbie, in the Robbie suit, which wasn't ventilated, and with his eyes blacked out.

Moeskido

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

olliverkirby — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:54:56 PDT

Robbie the robot to be exact

olliverkirby

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

DCGaymer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:36:11 PDT

Considering the tiny number of stores who handle shoes in different widths...I don't know why they botherd.

DCGaymer

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

BullfightsOnAcid — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:34:14 PDT

Sure you can try these shoes on. Just get up on top of that ladder since in the future we don't have chairs.

BullfightsOnAcid

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

ManchuCandidate — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:06:06 PDT

@Plague:
That would be Anne Francis, Robby's costar. Normally I'd agree, but I couldn't pass up an Al Bundy SF reference.

ManchuCandidate

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Dunny0, Team T/A — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:04:45 PDT

I know what movie I'm watching tonight...

Dunny0, Team T/A

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Oxfordian — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:59:08 PDT

He's, like, totally checking out that girl's legs.

Oxfordian

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Plague — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:49:27 PDT

While you two talk about the robot, I'll stare at Miss sci fi 50's hotness.

Plague

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

ManchuCandidate — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:45:46 PDT

@ratlas: Jinx.

ManchuCandidate

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

ManchuCandidate — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:45:18 PDT

"Did you know I was a SF movie hero and not some robot selling shoes to fat women? They called me Robbie the Robot and I was the greatest robot hero on Altair IV. At least I could have been till I met your mother," said Robbie as he shoved his hand down his metal pants, "I could have been big star in SF and ended up rich like that C3PO guy, but instead I ended up working at the shoe store. Ahahaha my life sucks."

ManchuCandidate

Shoe Store of the Future Replaces Brannock Device With Robot

Mathmos — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:45:00 PDT

replaces the Brannock Device and Al Bundy too

Mathmos