Top 5 androids from sci-fi movies

Whether they go “pew pew”, “what is this thing called ‘love’?” or “Give me your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle”, androids have, it turns out, been a staple of sci-fi films for a century.

This week, Ayesha Khan joins Mark to rank androids from sci-fi films.

• (00:00) - Cold open
• (00:19) - Introduction
• (02:00) - What is an android?
• (03:38) - Ayesha’s pick: The Terminator, from Terminator 2: Judgement Day
• (07:32) - Mark’s pick: Marvin, from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• (10:29) - Ayesha’s pick: Ava, from Ex Machina
• (13:16) - Mark’s pick: Ash, from Alien
• (15:46) - Ayesha’s pick: Evil Maria, from Metropolis
• (20:58) - Mark’s pick: The Terminator, from The Terminator
• (24:33) - Ayesha’s pick: The Stepford Wives, from The Stepford Wives
• (26:54) - Mark’s pick: David, from AI
• (31:39) - Ayesha’s pick: Data, from Star Trek
• (35:10) - Mark’s pick: C-3PO, from Star Wars
• (37:56) - Midamble
• (39:55) - Building the final list
• (43:06) - Honourable mentions
• (46:31) - Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

Ayesha is the host of the podcast Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*. You can follow her tireless work wherever you get podcasts, and on Youtube and Instagram.