Episode 23: RoboCop

With Rachel in absentia, this week Val and Special Guest Aaron Lange discuss the pilot episode of RoboCop, a 1994 Canadian cyberpunk television series based on the RoboCop franshise. Twenty-two episodes were made, but the series was not renewed for a second season. The pilot episode runs two hours and was adapted from a discarded RoboCop 2 script, Corporate Wars, by the writers of the original RoboCop, Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. Made to appeal primarily to children and young teenagers, the television series ignores the events of the sequels and many character names are changed from the movie series.

Hot topics include: 1.) RoboCops, Ghost Cops, and Vampire Cops 2.) The enduring entertainment value of 1980s techno-fascism! 3.) Cyberpunk vs. Splatter Punks 4.) Aaron’s love/hate relationship with James Cameron 5.) A glimpse into the easy listening/psychedelic rock musical career of Dr. Cray Z. Mallardo 6.) Cleveland slander from Cleveland residents

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_(Canadian_TV_series)