RoboCop (Ep. 76)

"Somewhere, a crime is being committed." In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we tackle the officer who's part man, part machine, and all RoboCop.

In this episode we discuss:

• The 1987 original, directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith.
• The 2014 remake, directed by José Padilha, written by Joshua Zetumer (with credit to Neumeier and Miner), and starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Footnotes:

• Leeza (1993–2000)
• You Can't Do That on Television (1979–1990)
• MTV's Loveline (1996–2000)
• Commando (1985), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), starring Sylvester Stallone
• Letterkenny (2016–present)
• Writing Advice from Matt Stone & Trey Parker

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