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I, (Gay) Robot? Radar Rates the Androids

Just how fabulous are the robots of the silver screen?

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(Newser) – Gay marriage in California and Brokeback Mountain's emergence on the opera scene all point to an America that’s "getting its gay on," writes Evan Mulvihill in Radar—including its androids. Using a 'Homometer' (0: asexual; 1: beer and steak; 5: bisexual; 10: flaming), he takes a look at cinema’s most fabulous robots.

  • R2-D2, C-3P0, Star Wars: 9
  • Hal, 2001: A Space Odyssey: 7
 

  • Data, Star Trek, Next Generation: 5
  • Rosie the Robot Maid Jetsons: 9
  • Tin Man, The Wizard of Oz: 6
  • Bender, Futurama: 1
  • Johnny 5, Short Circuit: 8.5
  • Wall-E, Wall-E: 4
  • Gigolo Joe, Artificial Intelligence: A.I.: 9
  • The Iron Giant, The Iron Giant: 2
  • Smarterchild, AOL Instant Messenger: 0

Anthony Daniels, a British actor who played C-3PO in all six
Anthony Daniels, a British actor who played C-3PO in all six "Star Wars" movies, poses with a model of the fictional robot at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The pairing of robots C-3PO and...   (AP Photo/Daniel Lovering)
In this image released by Walt Disney Co., a scene from the Disney/Pixar's animated feature,
In this image released by Walt Disney Co., a scene from the Disney/Pixar's animated feature, "Wall-E" is shown. Wall-E received a Homometer rating of 4 from Radar Magazine.   (AP Photo/Walt Disney Co.)
This image released by Futurama TM and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp shows Bender of
This image released by Futurama TM and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp shows Bender of ""Futurama: Bender's Big Score!". Bender received a "Homometer" of 1 -not very fabulous.   (AP Futurama TM/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp, Matt Groening)
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