I, (Gay) Robot? Radar Rates the Androids

Just how fabulous are the robots of the silver screen?
By Paul Stinson,  Newser User
Posted Jun 29, 2008 2:44 PM CDT
I, (Gay) Robot? Radar Rates the Androids
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 R2-D2 took top honors on Radar's list of gay robots.    (AP Photo/Daniel Lovering)

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
(More robots stories.)

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