EPISODE 37: Friendship Saves The Day (Guardians of the Galaxy)

04/26/17 • 55 min

"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

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

--Kevin

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.

Thanks for listening and keep coming back. See you in two weeks.

Theme song by Tony Fernandez

Previous Episode

BUSY DADS CLASSIC: Episode 12: George Has Pink Eye

Original Airdate: April 13, 2016

“Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you limp.” –Adam

Well, consider the title a bit of a content spoiler. With Kevin getting back from a brutal work bender, this was the first time we’d been together in over a month. A catch up was in order. What are we doing. How are we BUSY and what’s going on in the DADDY world. We then make the leap into the SCI-FI part of the podcast title.

We watched the listener suggested flick COHERENCE, Kevin breaks down the current state of Chinese Sci-Fi with THE THREE BODY PROBLEM, and we talk about how Cronenberg influenced William Gibson with VIDEODROME.

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?

BOOKS:

THE THREE BODY PROBLEM by Liu Cixin

MOVIES:

COHERENCE, 2014, Dir by James Ward Byrkit

MEET THE FEEBLES, 1989, Dir by Peter Jackson

DEAD RINGERS, 1988, Dir by David Cronenberg

TELEVISION:

DAREDEVIL, 2016, Netflix

VINYL, 2016, HBO

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Next Episode

EPISODE 38: Comic George Vs. Movie George (Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2)

"Is that real?!"

--Kevin

Kevin is none too happy when he discovers that the Marvel movies are not VERBATIM adapted from the comic books. We talk about GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, Vol. 2 and both came away with very different takes on the flick.

Also, Kevin has read INFINITY GAUNTLET and managed to fine the hearty Sci-Fi in it all. So, buckle up and put on your favorite mix tape.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

MOVIES:

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

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOL. 2 (2017, dir. by James Gunn)

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.

Thanks for listening and keep coming back. See you in two weeks.

Theme song by Tony Fernandez