Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi

This time BUSY DADDIES Kevin & George walk through the quiet cult film MAN FROM EARTH. Kevin discusses the vast differences between sci-fi authors Yoss and Richard K. Morgan. George lavishes praise upon the podcast WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE and how it reminds him of some of his favorite, humor filled, Sci-Fi works. We come full circle back to MAN FROM EARTH in a breakdown of laughter and celebration of the shittyness of that movies ending. Hope you enjoy.

SPOILER POLICY: We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned.

WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

MOVIES:

• Man From Earth (watch it FREE on Hulu), 2007, dir. by Richard Schenkman
• Fantastic Four, 2005, dir. by Tim Story

BOOKS:

• A Planet For Rent by Yoss
• Woken Furies by Richard K. Morgan
• The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton

PODCASTS:

• Welcome to Nightvale by Joseph Fink

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"Whatever you do don't pull your punches!"

--Kevin

Star Wars is known the world around. It's pervasive and it's iconic. The Busy Dads have watched the most recent entry into the Star Wars saga, THE LAST JEDI directed by Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper). We share a bottle of seltzer and discuss whether or not it's possible for a movie called STAR WARS to actually NOT be STAR WARS. We also talk about whether or not that really matters and how much are we going to try to NOT like something even in the face of floating, frozen people in space.

Come and listen to us overly dissect a movie that we both really enjoyed in order to please the inner fanboy that wants desperately to not like something that the higher self wants equally desperately to love. Also, we make jokes about turning loveable Disney toys into sex dolls. So, there's that.

Also, lets us know what YOU thought. This was a divisive Star Wars movie and we want to know what you thought as well, listener.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, 2017, dir. by Rian Johnson

We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned.

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Theme song by Tony Fernandez

"The meditative quality of this meditative movie was moving."

--Kevin

In a continuation of our return to some of the classic of Sci-Fi, and in anticipation of the sequel, the Busy Dads will finally take a look at the Ridley Scott iconic film that is BLADE RUNNER. Kevin and George discuss why this movie is important now and why it's important to both of them. There is some talk of comparison to the seminal work by Philip K. Dick on which the movie is loosely based as well as talk about any expectations we have for where the universe could go in the next movie.

So, get your Replicants out of retirement and join us for Episode 47 of the Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi Podcast. Replicants our of retirement? That doesn't make any sense! If they're retired that means they're dead. Oh, jeez. I'll never hear the end of this one.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

MOVIES:

Blade Runner, 1982, dir. by Ridley Scott

BOOKS

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

SPOILER POLICY: We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned.

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Theme song by Tony Fernandez

"That's the opposite of having a gift, George."

--Kevin

How could you possibly condense 40 years worth of comic book stories, told across multiple titles and timelines into one movie and have it maintain all the appeal of the original material? Well, you cannot. BUT...if you just want to make a kick-ass, really fun Sci-Fi Comic Book movie with some great characters and memorable moments then you hire James Gunn. We talk about GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, which Kevin has never seen and George has seen about 50 times. So, break out your Rocket Raccoon Happy Meal Toys and your Drax the Destroyer Slurpee Cups and buckle in for an HOUR of Busy Dads talking about a comic book movie.

Enjoy and thanks for putting up with us!

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

MOVIES:

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014, dir. by James Gunn)

SLITHER (2006, dir by James Gunn)

SUPER (2010, dir. by James Gunn)

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

BOOKS:

Revelation Space by Allaistair Reynolds

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore

Guardians of the Galaxy

SPOILER POLICY: We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned.

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Theme song by Tony Fernandez

"Jackie Chan was NOT in Wild, Wild West." -- George

Adam may be dead for all we know. However, Kevin and George soldier on in his stead. After a brief interlude into Supermanism, we talk about William Gibson's BRIDGE TRILOGY of books and compare them to Young Adult Literature. Specifically, UNWIND by Neal Shusterman. After discovering that Keanu Reeves has played a lot of Jesus allegories, we watch the trailer for the upcoming HBO series WESTWORLD and talk about how different it will be from the cult classic on which it's based.

SPOILER POLICY: We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned.

WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

TELEVISION:

• Dark Matter, SyFy
• Westworld, HBO

BOOKS:

• The Bridge Trilogy by William Gibson
• Unwind by Neal Shusterman

MOVIES:

• Westworld
• Wild, Wild West
• The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?
• Shanghai Noon
• The Day the Earth Stood Still

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