772: The Compulsion of Art

With the guiding hand of Prof. Siracusa choosing the curriculum, we watch select animated shorts from the Netflix series “Love, Death + Robots.” John’s quest to find the perfect photorealistic CGI animation continues. Tony does his companions a solid if he’s ever killed on a moon. The others debate if they represent love, death, or robots. We try to reconnect with our inner pool-polishing robots. It’s a real team effort.

"Love, Death + Robots"

Host Jason Snell with John Siracusa, Annette Wierstra, Brian Hamilton, and Tony Sindelar.

Referenced Works

Love, Death and Robots (theincomparable.com/topics/post-910)

Show Notes & Links

Here’s the viewing list for the Love, Death & Robots episode of The Incomparable.

• “Sonnie’s Edge (netflix.com/watch/80223965?trackId=14277283)” (Season 1, Episode 1) 17m

• “Lucky 13 (netflix.com/watch/80223964?trackId=14277283)” (Season 1, Episode 13) 15m

• “Zima Blue (netflix.com/watch/80223962)” (Season 1, Episode 14) 11m

• “Bad Travelling (netflix.com/watch/81424938)” (Season 3, Episode 2) 22m

• “The Very Pulse of the Machine (netflix.com/watch/81424935)” (Season 3, Episode 3) 17m

• “Swarm (netflix.com/watch/81424936)” (Season 3, Episode 6) 17m

• “Golgotha (netflix.com/watch/81713949)” (Season 4, Episode 6) 10m

Plus one (optional) upsetting bonus episode:

• “Jibaro (netflix.com/watch/81424939)” (Season 3, Episode 9) 17m

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