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Take Me To Your ReaderThe Running Man (2025 re-adaptation)This time we cover the remake/re-adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man. Rankings!: Colin: Book/2025 movie/1987 movie James: Book/2025 movie/1987 movie Seth: Book/1987 movie/2025 movie
2025-11-2948 min
Take Me To Your ReaderAssistant *to* the Regional Major (The Long Walk, by Stephen King)Seth was under the weather after returning from doing the Cotswold Way hike in England, so to protect the other guys from germs, this was recorded on his backyard patio, so please forgive the neighbor dog’s squeaky toy accompaniment. Rankings! Colin: movie/book James: book/movie Seth: movie/book Post-credits scenes for this episode include some discussion of … Continue reading Assistant *to* the Regional Major (The Long Walk, by Stephen King) →
2025-09-271h 06
Take Me To Your Reader“Supertoys Last all Summer Long,” by Brian Aldiss (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)Wrapping up (for now) the informal Robot series we’ve been doing, we discuss Brian Aldiss’s short story “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” adapted (loosely) to A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: Film Short Story Notes: https://brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/story-collections/collections-r-z/supertoys-last-all-summer-long/
2025-08-3051 min
Take Me To Your ReaderMurderbot (S1:E1-2)We’re doing a Murderbot series! We reacted to the trailer, and now we’re covering the first two episodes. We’ll do at least two more of these to cover the full season. If you’re listening on the website because your podcast player feed has gone dead, please update it to the RSS feed below: https://pavementpodcast.com/feed/podcast/tmtyr/
2025-05-2134 min
Take Me To Your ReaderMurderbot Trailer discussion/reactionWe recorded some quick thoughts that ironically take a while to get to about the Murderbot trailer and what we hope to see in the series. Happy May the Fourth! Murderbot is a droid, so it’s clearly canon.
2025-05-0514 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR: The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown (feat. Peter Kuskie)We got to go see The Wild Robot at our local SF Film Festival, so we figured it was high time we covered this terrific movie, and we were joined by Colin’s elder son, Peter. Rankings: Peter/Colin/James/Seth: Movie/Book
2025-04-2943 min
Take Me To Your ReaderInterview with Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7We had a great conversation with Ed Ashton about his background in engineering and medical research, how he finds the time to write a novel every year, and how Mickey7 and Mickey-17 came to be. Edward’s website: https://www.edwardashton.com/
2025-04-1200 min
Take Me To Your ReaderPlus or Minus 10 (Mickey7/Mickey-17)This time the guys look at Mickey7, by Edward Ashton, and its new adaptation, Mickey-17. We pretty much go full spoilers for everything, so be warned. The book takes a couple of days to read, and the movie will be on streaming soon. Rankings!: Colin: book/movie James: book/movie Seth: book/movie
2025-03-2900 min
Take Me To Your Reader“Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov (1999 movie)This time the guys take up “The Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov, the 1976 novelette, and its 1999 movie adaptation Bicentennial Man. Rankings!: Colin: movie/story Seth: story/movie James: story/movie Notes & Links: That Joel Kinnaman/Eric Roberts looking The Positronic Man cover: Elizabeth Freeman, who successfully sued for her freedom from slavery https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/elizabeth-freeman-sued-for-freedom Bicentennial Man as … Continue reading “Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov (1999 movie) →
2025-02-2800 min
Take Me To Your ReaderShe Artered Arterially (Nosferatu 2024)We take a quick look at the new Nosferatu movie as part of our ongoing Draculadaptations series. We had some trouble with our digital recorder and lost parts of the conversation. I’ve tried to salvage what I could and I hope you enjoy it. Good news is that we all enjoyed the movie.
2025-01-2600 min
Take Me To Your ReaderJumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg (Jumanji 1995, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017)This time we discuss the 1981 Caldecott-winning children’s book Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg, adapted into the 1995 Robin Williams movie of the same name, and expanded into the new Jumanji franchise started by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Rankings!: Colin: 1995 movie, 2017 movie, book James: 2017 movie, 1995 movie, book Seth: 2017 movie, 1995 movie, book
2024-10-2700 min
Postcards from a Dying WorldEpisode #148: SF Hall of Fame #6 Nightfall by Issac Asimov w/ Alec Nevala Lee & Seth HeasleySupport
the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff
In 1970
Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame”
featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre.
The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late
60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be
joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk
about the authors in the book.
In this
episode, I am joined by two experts on the history of Scie...
2024-07-051h 28
Take Me To Your ReaderA Wrinkle In Time, by Madeline L’EngleIt’s unfortunately time to talk about the A Wrinkle In Time adaptations. We also discuss the book, of course, but I tried to pull back a bit since my fuller thoughts on the book are also covered in my Hugos There episode with Mandy Self: https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeline-lengle-feat-mandy-self/ Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: book very large chasm, perhaps a cloud … Continue reading A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeline L’Engle →
2024-05-3100 min
Take Me To Your ReaderPercy Jackson and the Olympians: Season OneThe guys follow up their coverage of The Lightning Thief by discussing the first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Rankings: Colin/James/Seth: book/series/a very large gap/movie
2024-02-1500 min
Take Me To Your ReaderThose Meddling Satyrs: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2010 movie)This is the first of two episodes we’ll do on The Lightning Thief. In this one, we just discuss the book and 2010 movie. We’ll get to the series next month once it’s complete. Rankings!: James/Colin/Seth: book/movie (duh) A couple of links: My blog post that I resurrected and commented on: https://pavementpodcast.com/the-lightning-thief-movie-how-to-badly-adapt-a-book-a-case-study/ Rick Riordan’s reminisces … Continue reading Those Meddling Satyrs: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2010 movie) →
2024-01-2700 min
Take Me To Your ReaderThe Woking Dead (The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells), with Tim KuskieWhile James was away in South America, Colin’s younger son, Tim, joined us for a discussion of H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, along with several adaptations, including the radio play, the classic movie, the 2005 remake with Tom Cruise, and the 2019 BBC limited series. Rankings! Colin: 2005/novel/Radio Play/1953/2019 Tim: novel/Radio Play/2005/1953/2019 Seth: … Continue reading The Woking Dead (The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells), with Tim Kuskie →
2023-12-1500 min
Take Me To Your ReaderThe Crystal Egg, by H.G. Wells (feat. Phil Nichols)This time, the guys welcome back Dr. Phil Nichols to talk about the recent adaptation of H.G. Wells’s “The Crystal Egg” by the Planet Zoom Players, as well as briefly touching on the Tales of Tomorrow adaptation from 1951. Rankings: Colin: PZP adaptation, story, Tales of Tomorrow James: PZP adaptation, story Seth: PZP adaptation, story, Tales of … Continue reading The Crystal Egg, by H.G. Wells (feat. Phil Nichols) →
2023-08-2700 min
Take Me To Your ReaderCaudal Fins All the Way Down (The Meg)It’s summer, and Shark Week, so the guys take on Steve Alten’s 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror and its 2018 action movie spectacle starring Jason Statham. Rankings! Colin: Movie/Book James: Audiobook/Movie Seth: Movie/Book
2023-07-2900 min
Take Me To Your ReaderIt’s A Flat Earth! (Nightfall, by Isaac Asimov)This time, the guys consider Isaac Asimov’s excellent short story / novelette “Nightfall,” adapted to pretty dreadful movies in 1988 and 2000. Rankings! Colin: story/1988 movie James: story/2000 movie/1988 movie Seth: story/2000 movie/1988 movie
2023-06-2400 min
Random Trek"...Nor the Battle to the Strong" (DS9) with Seth Heasley
Seth Heasley, podcaster and patient podcast guest, joins Scott to discuss "…Nor the Battle to the Strong)" (DS9 S4E4). Topics include what to do when you run out of topics for your podcast, the forgotten Klingon/Federation war, and the all-consuming terror of parenthood.
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2023-04-0446 min
Take Me To Your ReaderA Very Breakable Nose (Timecop)This time, we hit 1994’s Timecop, based on the Dark Horse Presents character from the August, September, and October 1992 issues of Dark Horse Comics. There are splits, and messy time travel logic, and awesome performances from Bruce McGill and Ron Silver. Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: Movie Comics
2023-03-2500 min
Take Me To Your ReaderI’m Apathy (The Cabin at the End of the World/Knock at the Cabin)Colin’s older son, Peter, joins us for a discussion of Paul Tremblay’s 2018 novel, The Cabin at the End of the World, recently adapted into the 2023 M. Night Shyamalan film Knock at the Cabin. Full spoilers for both. Rankings! Peter: Movie Book Colin: Movie Book James: Movie Book No, wait, Book/Movie (swayed by Seth) … Continue reading I’m Apathy (The Cabin at the End of the World/Knock at the Cabin) →
2023-02-2500 min
Take Me To Your ReaderThe Most Dangerous Game, Part Two (Cigarettes Kill!)Picking up a dangling thread from last year, the guys discuss a few more adaptations (or “adaptations”) of “The Most Dangerous Game.” Covered this time are A Game of Death from 1945, Hard Target from 1993, Surviving the Game from 1994, and The Hunt, from 2020. No rankings this time. But we all liked The Hunt best. Colin/James/Seth: 2020 Quibi series … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Game, Part Two (Cigarettes Kill!) →
2023-01-2800 min
Postcards from a Dying WorldEpisode 100!!! V - The mini-series & Final Battle Panel Discussion with Issa Diao, Ryan J. Downey, Seth Heasley and Juan Sanmiguel100 episodes! Season two Finale! For the big show, I decided I wanted to do something special, no matter if there was a demand or not. In my childhood, there was one Science Fiction property that was important to me as Star Wars or Star Trek. Debuting on NBC in May 1983 only weeks before Return Of The Jedi we were introduced to V the Mini-series. An alien invasion story that I enjoyed as a kid for laser battles and spaceship chases I had no idea that it was also a grown-up re-telling of It Can’t Happen Here the 1935 novel by...
2023-01-202h 33
Take Me To Your ReaderThe Most Dangerous Game, Part OneThis time, the guys discuss the classic 1924 Richard Connell short story “The Most Dangerous Game” and several adaptations sharing the name (or at least 90% of the name). This is Part One of at least a two-part series covering the many, many adaptations of this story. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: 2020 Quibi series “movie” story 1932 … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Game, Part One →
2022-11-2600 min
Take Me To Your ReaderWeird: The Al Yankovic StoryThe guys do a quick reaction/breakdown of the new movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which was adapted from a Funny or Die parody trailer. Trailer available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcNuiri2dV0 Movie available here: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/066097da82ed5762966888a59b151058/weird-the-al-yankovic-story Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: Movie/Trailer
2022-11-0800 min
Take Me To Your ReaderSomething Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury (feat. Dr. Phil Nichols)Our friend Phil Nichols joins us for a discussion of Ray Bradbury’s 1962 novel Something Wicked This Way Comes and its 1983 theatrical adaptation. There may also be mention of another adaptation (oooh, spooooky!) Rankings!: Phil/Colin/James: Book/Movie Seth: Movie/Book Notes/Links: Pants in the Boot: https://www.theincomparable.com/pants/ (Episodes #27-30 discuss differences in housing) Bradbury 100 episode on Bradbury’s … Continue reading Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury (feat. Dr. Phil Nichols) →
2022-10-2900 min
Postcards from a Dying WorldEpisode #90 1930s Sci-Fi Series Rule - 18 by Clifford Simak w/ Alec Nevala- Lee & Seth Heasley.In July 1938 Astounding magazine under the editorship of John W. Campbell published a story for the first by future Grand master Clifford D. Simak. This story Rule-18 was not a classic, nor was it considered one of the great SF writer's better stories. OK, so why the hell are we covering it on this series devoted to classic SF stories classics of the 30s? The impact of this story is an interesting case. When the issue ran the story was dismissed in the letter column by a young fan from Brooklyn named Issac Asimov. Wanting to understand his issues...
2022-09-261h 36
Take Me To Your ReaderRated Arrrr! The Pirates! In An Adventure With ScientistsFor International Talk Like a Pirate Day (2022), the guys do a quick episode on Gideon Defoe’s The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, adapted into The Pirates! Band of Misfits (it was retitled in the U.S.). Rankings!: Colin: Movie Book James: Book Movie Seth: Movie Book
2022-09-1900 min
Take Me To Your ReaderSol-er Power (Soylent Green/Make Room! Make Room!)One of the first titles I ever planned on us covering, yet somehow it’s taken more than eight years to find our way back to it. It’s Harry Harrison’s 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room!, loosely adapted into the classic 1973 movie Soylent Green. Rankings!: Colin: Movie Book James: Book Movie Seth: Book Movie
2022-08-2700 min
Take Me To Your ReaderThe Black Phone, by Joe Hill (feat. Ethan Heasley and Jonathan Watkins)Seth’s son Ethan joins the team, along with Jonathan Watkins from Cinema Sins, to discuss the new movie The Black Phone, adapted from the 2004 Joe Hill short story of the same name. Rankings! Jonathan/Ethan/James/Colin/Seth: Movie/Story
2022-07-3000 minTake Me To Your ReaderThe Black Phone, by Joe Hill (feat. Ethan Heasley and Jonathan Watkins)Seth’s son Ethan joins the team, along with Jonathan Watkins from Cinema Sins, to discuss the new movie The Black Phone, adapted from the 2004 Joe Hill short story of the same name. Rankings! Jonathan/Ethan/James/Colin/Seth: Movie/Story
2022-07-3000 minTake Me To Your ReaderThe Black Phone, by Joe Hill (feat. Ethan Heasley and Jonathan Watkins)Seth’s son Ethan joins the team, along with Jonathan Watkins from Cinema Sins, to discuss the new movie The Black Phone, adapted from the 2004 Joe Hill short story of the same name. Rankings! Jonathan/Ethan/James/Colin/Seth: Movie/Story
2022-07-3000 min
Take Me To Your ReaderFirestarter 2022 Remake, with Deanna ChapmanThis time the guys tackle the new adaptation of Firestarter. Unfortunately, James was ill and not able to join us. The good news is that Deanna Chapman from Chat Sematary stopped by for the discussion. Rankings!: Deanna/Colin/Seth: Book Original Movie Remake Chat Sematary Links: https://twitter.com/ChatSematary https://www.chatsematary.com/
2022-05-2800 min
Take Me To Your ReaderCampy On Purpose? (The Game of X/Condorman)Rounding out the Tri-Sheck-ta, the guys discuss the 1965 Robert Sheckley novella The Game of X and its 1981 “adaptation,” Condorman. Rankings!: Colin: Movie Book James: Book Movie Seth: Movie Book
2022-05-0100 min
Take Me To Your ReaderLiteral Screen Presence! (Immortality, Inc., by Robert Sheckley/Freejack)The guys discuss Robert Sheckley’s 1958 novel, Immortality, Inc. and its 1992 film adaptation (starring Mick Jagger), Freejack. Leg two of the Tri-Sheck-Ta is in the books! Rankings! Colin: Book/No Award James: Book/Movie Seth: Book/Movie
2022-03-2600 min
Take Me To Your ReaderChekhov’s Vomit (8-Bit Christmas)For Christmas 2021, the guys discuss Kevin Jakubowski’s hilarious 8-Bit Christmas and its 2021 HBO Max adaptation. Rankings!: Colin: Movie Book James: Book Movie Seth: Book Movie
2021-12-2400 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTry Some Chrono-Bismal! (Needle in a Timestack)The guys discuss Robert Silverberg’s 1966 short story, “Needle in a Timestack,” and the 2021 film adaptation of the same name. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: short story movie
2021-11-2700 min
Take Me To Your ReaderShe’s The Invisible Man! (The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells)This time, the guys discuss H.G. Wells’s 1897 novel The Invisible Man and its 1933 film adaptation, as well as 2000’s Hollow Man and the 2020 film also named The Invisible Man. Rankings! Colin/James: 2020 film novel Alien Voices audio-drama 1933 film Hollow Man Seth: 2020 film 1933 film Alien Voices novel Hollow Man
2021-10-3000 min
The GribCast#060: Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970 Hugos Reading Challenge) Feat. Seth Heasley & The Hugo GirlsThe Gribshnobler is joined again by Seth Heasley, host of the Hugos There podcast, as well as all 3 hosts of the Hugo Girls podcast. In this episode we discuss the science fiction short story Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin, which was one of the nominees for the Best Short Story Hugo award in 1970. Along the way we talk about how the story connects to the novel The Left Hand of Darkness, plus some extra chat about Nnedi Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Isaac Asimov, and Harper Lee, and more. https://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/hugos ...
2021-09-301h 45
Take Me To Your ReaderNosebleeds for Everyone! (“Button, Button” and The Box)Taking another work of short fiction, this time the guys discuss Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” adapted to a 1986 Twilight Zone episode of the same name, and also adapted to the 2009 movie The Box. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: short story Twilight Zone movie Notes & Links: Funny or Die comedy short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7rzIwrEqpw CBS Radio Mystery Theater adaptation … Continue reading Nosebleeds for Everyone! (“Button, Button” and The Box) →
2021-09-2545 min
Take Me To Your ReaderDrinking the Cadre Cola (The Running Man)Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast This time, the guys pick up a listener suggestion, from longtime listener Malc Foy, The Running Man, by Stephen King. Rankings! Colin: Movie/Book James: Book/Movie Seth: Movie/Book Note: We’ve been having some trouble with our digital recorder. I tried to mitigate the static/distortion we got in a few places, but if you hear it, … Continue reading Drinking the Cadre Cola (The Running Man) →
2021-08-2852 min
Take Me To Your ReaderThe Marginal Value of Trolling (Stowaway)Seth needed a break from reading, so for this episode, we watched the 2021 Netflix film Stowaway and compared it to “The Cold Equations.” We also mentioned Cora Buhlert’s excellent response to the classic story, “The Cold Crowdfunding Campaign.” Highly recommended. Notes & LinksCora Buhlert:http://corabuhlert.com/“The Cold Crowdfunding Campaign”: http://corabuhlert.com/2021/03/16/the-cold-crowdfunding-campaign-is-now-available-as-a-free-e-book/Scott Manley’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A
2021-07-3028 min
Take Me To Your ReaderHe Flapped His Butterfly Wings (The Map of Tiny Perfect Things)Picking up a short title to keep Seth sane, and a cheery-ish one to keep Colin sane, the Pavement Pounders discuss Lev Grossman’s short story “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” and the 2021 Amazon film of the same name. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Rankings! Colin: movie/story James: tied! Seth: movie/story
2021-05-3052 min
Take Me To Your ReaderIt’s Not a Victimless Movie (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Part Two: Remakes)Jonathan Watkins from Cinema Sins joins us for a discussion of the three remakes of Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1978, 1993, and 2007. Rankings! Jonathan 1978 1956 book 1993 2007 James 1978 book 1956 1993 2007 Colin book 1958 2007 1978 1993 Seth 1978 book 1956 1993 2007 Notes & Links Jonathan’s Links: … Continue reading It’s Not a Victimless Movie (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Part Two: Remakes) →
2021-04-241h 05
Take Me To Your ReaderWho is the rankest? (Seven Years of Rankings, Analyzed)In this episode, Seth did a bunch of homework (not enough as it turned out), to find out which of the trio was more likely to pick a particular medium first in his rankings. Some assembly required, warranty void if opened, math not valid in Texas.
2021-04-0128 min
Take Me To Your ReaderIt’s a Veggie Tale! (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Part One)For our first post-100 episode, we dive into Jack Finney’s The Body Snatchers, originally published in Collier’s Weekly and adapted four times. This episode covers the novel and the original 1956 adaptation Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: book movie
2021-03-2752 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #99: Bad Year for a Downer Movie (The Midnight Sky)The guys discuss The Midnight Sky, the new film on Netflix, based on Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel Good Morning, Midnight. Rankings! Colin: Movie/Book James: Book/Movie Seth: Book/Movie
2021-01-2041 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #96: There is No Chronology (Slaughterhouse-Five)James and Seth are joined by Emmanuel Dubois to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five and the 1972 film adapted from it. Colin sat this one out as he didn’t have anything nice to say about either. Rankings Emmanuel/James/Seth: Book/Movie Notes: Seth’s blog about his first time reading the book: http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2010/04/28/wordful-wednesday-slaughterhouse-five/
2020-10-3156 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #96: There is No Chronology (Slaughterhouse-Five)James and Seth are joined by Emmanuel Dubois to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five and the 1972 film adapted from it. Colin sat this one out as he didn’t have anything nice to say about either. Rankings Emmanuel/James/Seth: Book/Movie Notes: Seth’s blog about his first time reading the book: http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2010/04/28/wordful-wednesday-slaughterhouse-five/
2020-10-3156 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #96: There is No Chronology (Slaughterhouse-Five)James and Seth are joined by Emmanuel Dubois to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five and the 1972 film adapted from it. Colin sat this one out as he didn’t have anything nice to say about either. Rankings Emmanuel/James/Seth: Book/Movie Notes: Seth’s blog about his first time reading the book: http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2010/04/28/wordful-wednesday-slaughterhouse-five/
2020-10-3156 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #95: Homeopathic Adaptation (World War Z)The guys are joined by Colin’s son, Peter Kuskie, to discuss Max Brooks’s excellent 2006 novel World War Z, and the movie of the same name from 2013. Rankings: Peter/James/Colin/Seth: Book Movie
2020-09-2756 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #94: Unexpected Sleaze (Jaws)This time the guys pick up Peter Benchley’s 1974 bestseller, Jaws, adapted into the Original Summer Blockbuster(TM) directed by Steven Spielberg. Pounder Rankings!: Colin: – Movie – Book James: – Movie – Book Seth: – Movie – Book Notes & Links: LFTS Jaws video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzMwYb8Z5hA&t=653s Behind the scenes of Jaws:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYtYIF_g-T4 Swim Calls:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvEf7tmT5Q About the last surviving … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #94: Unexpected Sleaze (Jaws) →
2020-08-2947 min
Star Trek Story, Myth and Arcs podcastEpisode 11: Why Federation is the BEST Trek novel w/ Seth HeasleyIn this episode I am joined by one of my favorite Science Fiction, podcasters Seth Heasley. Seth is the Co-host of Take Me to Your Reader and the Hugo’s There podcast. We got together to read and discuss the Citizen Kane of Star Trek novels Federation by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. This mid-90s Trek novel is the favorite of many fans and it is epic in scope. This spoiler-filled discussion breaks down all the elements that make Federation a great novel but superior storytelling to films the films that knocked it out of the canon. We suggest befo...
2020-07-301h 29
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #93: Baubled Adaptation (The Black Cauldron)This time the guys hit up The Black Cauldron, the 1985 film, very loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron. Rankings? Please. Notes Comfort Reads episode with Seth & Colin: https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/comfort-reads-the-chronicles-of-prydain-by-lloyd-alexander-feat-colin-kuskie/ Nostalgia Critic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUsfYaKN3nY History of The Black Cauldron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YbBEFKv6Rg Dude loves the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6jfVTMfuzY
2020-07-2544 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #92: Some Kind of Magic Mushroom (The Girl With All the Gifts)This time out, the guys discuss M.R. Carey’s short story “Iphigenia in Aulis,” which was adapted into both the book and movie The Girl With All The Gifts. Rankings!: Colin: Short Story, Book, Movie James: Short Story/Book, Movie Seth: Book, Movie, Short Story Notes: Not XKCD but a good comic nonetheless about “All Lives Matter”:
2020-06-2748 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #91: JC Saves! (A Princess of Mars / John Carter)The Pavement Pounders discuss A Princess of Mars, the 1912 novel, adapted into the 2012 movie John Carter. Rankings! Colin: Book/Movie/(Other Movie) James: Book/Movie Seth: Movie/Book Notes: Encyclopedia Barsoomia: https://barsoom.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page
2020-05-3048 min
Spectology: The Science Fiction Book Club PodcastIn Conversation: Our Favorite Underrated SF Movies, with Seth Heasley of the Hugo's There podcastOnce again we're joined by Seth Heasley of the Hugo's There podcast (https://hugospodcast.com) to talk about science fiction films! This time, we're talking about our favorite SF movies we think are underrated in some way. Maybe they bombed at the box office, maybe critics hated them, or maybe they have just been forgotten and deserve another viewing.
What did we pick? You'll have to listen to find out! But it was a load of fun to have Seth back on, and you should check out his podcast (the episodes where Adrian or Matt guested are g...
2020-05-121h 04
The GribCast#053 - 1970 Hugo Challenge: Intro & Best Dramatic Presentation (feat. Seth Heasley)Seth Heasley, host of the Hugos There Podcast, joins The Gribshnobler to introduce his 1970 Hugo Awards Reading Challenge and to discuss all of the science fiction movies and media nominated for the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation in that year, including The Bed-Sitting Room, The Illustrated Man, Marooned, The Immortal (1970 TV pilot), and news coverage and documentary of Apollo 11. Authors discussed include Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel R. Delany, Larry Niven, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, Piers Anthony and more! Also featuring music by Ethereal Delusions (synthwave) and ArTe Space (ambient drone)
2020-03-312h 16
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #87: Hurled Around the World (Reel Future Retrospective)This time the guys look back over the history of their podcast, going all the way back to the beginning in order to properly answer Dr. Phil Nichols’ question about their experience reading/reviewing Reel Future. Notes/Links Seth’s post on podcast editing: https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/comments/7w9dn1/how_to_be_kind_to_your_podcast_editor/ Podcast room library:
2020-02-2957 min
Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #85: Polar Ex-Blessing (The Polar Express)For Christmas 2019, the Pavement Pounders discuss one of Colin’s favorites (and one of Seth’s least favorites), The Polar Express. Rankings!: Colin: movie book James: book movie Seth: book movie Last time Colin picked MOVIE and Seth picked BOOK was Frankenstein! Four years ago! Notes:C.S. Lewis’s XMas and Christmas: http://www.cslewisinstitute.org/Xmas_and_Christmas Collider Crew fixing The Scorpion … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #85: Polar Ex-Blessing (The Polar Express) →
2019-12-2157 minSpectology: The Science Fiction Book Club Podcast21.2: Childhood's End post-read w/ Seth Heasley: Religion, Psionics, and Big Ideas in Science FictionSeth Heasley of the Hugos There podcast (https://hugospodcast.com) joins us to discuss Arthur C. Clarke's 1950s classic, Childhood's End (https://amzn.to/2srqLWa).
This is a short book about big ideas, asking what would happen if aliens came to Earth and instituted a generations-long paternalistic program to get us ready for our next stage of evolution.
We discuss the book's major influence on science fiction, from Vinge, Niven, & Stephenson, to anime like Akira, to The Three-Body Problem. We dig deep into the books politics around colonialism. And we ask what it would be lik...
2019-12-171h 26Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #84: Might Give Me Epsilepsy (The Andromeda Strain)The Pavement Pounders go back into the Crichton vault to pick up The Andromeda Strain. And don’t forget to check out their interview with Daniel H. Wilson. Rankings!: James/Seth/Colin: Book/Movie/Miniseries
2019-11-301h 10Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #83: The Andromeda Evolution, Interview with author Daniel H. WilsonFor this special episode to tie in with Episode #84 (forthcoming), Seth and Colin sit down with Daniel H. Wilson, author of The Andromeda Evolution, the brand new sequel to The Andromeda Strain. Topics range from Mr. H Wilson’s history as a geek, to the history of this project, to possible adaptations of his work. Notes & … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #83: The Andromeda Evolution, Interview with author Daniel H. Wilson →
2019-11-2341 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #81: Lighter Than the Movie! (The Illustrated Man, feat. Dr. Phil Nichols)Wrapping up their 5 year journey through Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders hit The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury, and discuss the 1969 film adaptation of…something other than what’s in the book. Rankings! Phil/James/Colin/Seth: Book Story Movie
2019-09-2859 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #80: I Think We Fixed This Thing! (Damnation Alley)Stumbling toward the finish line of Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Damnation Alley” and its 1977 film abomination adaptation. The movie’s plot makes little sense. We fixed it for you. Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: novella movie Notes: Galaxy magazine “Damnation Alley”: https://archive.org/details/Galaxy_v26n01_1967-10_modified/page/n5
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Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #78: It’s Easier to Count on the Little Man (The 10th Victim)This time, the boy discuss another title from Reel Future, Robert Sheckley’s “The Seventh Victim,” adapted to La Decima Vittima (The 10th Victim) in 1965. Rankings!: Colin: Story James Story Movie Seth: Story Movie Notes: Archive.org copy of the story: http://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1953-04/Galxy_1953_04#page/n39/mode/2up
2019-06-3031 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #77: He Played the Armageddon Card! (The Wandering Earth)This time, the guys discuss The Wandering Earth, the blockbuster Chinese film based on Cixin Liu’s story of the same name. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: story movie
2019-05-3142 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #74: It’s Forward Engineering! (This Island Earth)To celebrate their 5th podcasting anniversary, the Pavement Pounders continue with what they’ve been doing. Namely, working through Reel Future. This time, it’s This Island Earth, the 1952 novel by Raymond F. Jones, and its 1955 film adaptation. Show Notes Exclusive Pounder Rankings! (Yes, we forgot to record it): Colin/James/Seth: Book Movie
2019-02-2434 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #73: A Different Ooze (Empire of the Ants)Continuing their march through Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss HG Wells’s “The Empire of the Ants,” and the very poor 1977 adaptation. Pounder Rankings!: James/Colin/Seth: story movie Notes: Seth’s new podcast Brief & Not so Brief (RSS feed): http://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/brief
2019-01-2630 minSpectology: The Science Fiction Book Club PodcastIn Conversation: SF Movie Adaptations w/ Seth HeasleyAdrian & Matt are joined by Seth Heasley of the Hugos There & Take Me to Your Reader podcasts to talk about our favorite SF movie adaptations. We each take turns picking one of our favorites, then talk about it as a group.
Which movies do we pick? What kinds of adaptations are our favorites? Which movies do we think are actually better than the book? You'll have to listen to find out.
Make sure to check out Seth's podcasts. A good place to start is his & Adrian's conversation on The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula...
2019-01-1559 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #72: I Like the Jackass Explanation (It’s a Wonderful Life)Merry Christmas! This time, the guys talk about It’s a Wonderful Life, and the christmas card (yes, it’s true) it was based on, “The Greatest Gift,” Rankings (omitting audiobook references)! Colin: Movie Story James: Story Movie Seth: Movie Story Notes: Mental Floss “25 Wonderful Things about It’s a Wonderful Life”: http://mentalfloss.com/article/60792/25-wonderful-facts-about-its-wonderful-life
2018-12-2333 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #71: It’s Like a Dead-tini (Re-Animator, plus bonus interview with JL Giles)Continuing through Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 1985 film Re-Animator, based on HP Lovecraft’s story “Herbert West-Reanimator.” It does not receive universal acclaim. After the main episode, stay tuned for an interview with comics and graphic novel artist JL Giles. (Interview begins at 41:34 if you want to skip straight there.) Rankings!: Seth/James/Colin: … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #71: It’s Like a Dead-tini (Re-Animator, plus bonus interview with JL Giles) →
2018-11-3058 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #70: This Movie is Woke! (The Halloween Tree)Once, again, the Pavement Pounders are joined by Dr. Phil Nichols to discuss some Ray Bradbury. This time, it’s The Halloween Tree, the book, the television film, and the Colonial Radio Theater production. Rankings!: Phil: Radio Theater Movie/Book tie Colin: Radio Theater Book Movie James: Book Radio Theater Movie Seth: Radio Theater Book Movie
2018-10-291h 01Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #69: Silver-Clad Lady Fantasy Dream (Buck Rogers)For a very groovy episode 69 (not deliberate, but appropriate), the Pavement Pounders discuss Armageddon 2419 AD by Philip Francis Nowlan, basis for several adaptations, including Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979 movie/series) and Planet Outlaws (1953 edit of the original 30s movie serial). Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: 1979 movie/series novella Planet Outlaws Over the next … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #69: Silver-Clad Lady Fantasy Dream (Buck Rogers) →
2018-09-3047 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #67: Responsibility Expects No Reward (Twilight Zone “Paladin of the Lost Hour”)The Summer of the Twilight Zone has begun, with the Pavement Pounders picking another Harlan Ellison story to discuss. This time it’s “Paladin” or “Paladin of the Lost Hour,” adapted into Season 1, Episode 7b of the revived Twilight Zone from the 80s, an episode starring Seth’s favorite entertainer, Danny Kaye. Rankings!: Colin: Twilight Zone … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #67: Responsibility Expects No Reward (Twilight Zone “Paladin of the Lost Hour”) →
2018-07-2825 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #65: Great Stuff With the Pigeon! (HBO Films’ Fahrenheit 451, feat Dr. Phil Nichols)This time, the Pavement Pounders are once again joined by Phil Nichols (*Dr.* Phil Nichols, if you please!) to discuss the new HBO Films adaptation of Fahrenheit 451. No one will be seated for Seth’s explanation (definitely canon) of what “The Nine” is. Hold onto your butts! Rankings!: Phil: book Truffaut film HBO movie Seth: … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #65: Great Stuff With the Pigeon! (HBO Films’ Fahrenheit 451, feat Dr. Phil Nichols) →
2018-05-271h 08Random Trek"The Thaw" (VOY) with Seth Heasley
Seth Heasley, host of The Hugos There podcast, joins Scott to discuss Voyager’s “The Thaw” (VOY S2E23). Harry Kim isn’t the only clown on this episode. Topics include questioning the central premise of this episode (we recommend not doing this, the episode is better without too much thought), Voyager’s poor sound dampening, and the things that scare us all.
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2017-12-1644 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #58: A Very Important “And” (Children of Men)This time, for a very late November episode, the Pavement Pounders discuss PD James’s The Children of Men and its 2006 adaptation, Children of Men. The movie and book were not universally loved by all of us, but it spurred a great conversation. Thanks so much to Dominic Coddington for suggesting the topic! Rankings: Colin/James/Seth/Dominic: … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #58: A Very Important “And” (Children of Men) →
2017-12-031h 00Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #57: You’re 50 Percent Right (Blade Runner 2049)We wanted to get a quick podcast out here, so we convened in Seth’s dining room to record our reactions right after seeing the movie. Apologies for the poor audio quality and frequent dog interruptions, but there you go. (And then Seth forgot to post the darn episode.) The long and the short of it … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #57: You’re 50 Percent Right (Blade Runner 2049) →
2017-10-1424 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #56: Heeere’s Batty! (Blade Runner)Wrapping up the Summer of PKD, the Pavement Pounders endured Blade Runner and whine about it for a bit. And two of three Pavement Pounders enjoyed the novel on which it’s based, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? And Seth can’t seem to pronounce “Voight-Kampff”. Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: book movie Bonus Rankings! (PKD films we’ve done): James: Total … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #56: Heeere’s Batty! (Blade Runner) →
2017-09-3044 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #54: Fedoraportation! (The Adjustment Bureau)The Summer of PKD continues, this time with The Adjustment Bureau, the 2011 adaptation of “Adjustment Team.” Have the Pavement Pounders finally found a good one? (Yes. Yes they have.) Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: Movie Story Notes: Read the story for free here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Adjustment_Team Next month’s homework, “Second Variety”: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32032
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Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #52: De-Woo it! (Paycheck)As the first entry in the Summer of PKD, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 1953 short story “Paycheck” and the 2003 film of the same name, starring Ben Affleck. (This is an effort to economize on precious time, as the three of us will have a difficult time getting together over the summer.) Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #52: De-Woo it! (Paycheck) →
2017-05-3045 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #50: Whiskey, the Water of Life (Dune)Note: We’ve added an episode for the 2021 film. Get it here: http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/i-like-the-flying-fat-man-dune-2021-film/ To celebrate their 50th episode, the Pavement Pounders got James drunk and made him read Dune. (And also watch the 1984 film and the 2000 miniseries.) Unfortunately, Seth’s recording failed (silently) at about the 40 minute mark, so his audio is pulled … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #50: Whiskey, the Water of Life (Dune) →
2017-03-311h 26Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #49: Watch This on VHS (Firestarter)This time out, the Pavement Pounders discuss their very first Stephen King, going with Firestarter, the 1980 novel and its 1984 theatrical adaptation. Alas, no exploding chickens in the movie. But lots of feathered hair, teke-ing really hard, and good old Hollywood whitewashing! Hooray! Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: Book Movie Notes: Seth was lazy this time and … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #49: Watch This on VHS (Firestarter) →
2017-02-2547 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #48: Robot Rocky (Real Steel)Brace yourself for a hard-hitting gut punch of a knockout movie, and also for Seth’s best attempts to destroy the universe with the worst possible puns and Dad jokes, because this time out, the Pavement Pounders discuss Real Steel, loosely based on the Richard Matheson short story “Steel,” as well as the Twilight Zone adaptation … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #48: Robot Rocky (Real Steel) →
2017-01-2841 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #47: Punching People and Getting Promoted (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)For Christmas 2016, the Pavement Pounders discuss a film that came out on Christmas Day 2013 that also happens to be adapted from a short story which was also adapted into a 1947 Danny Kaye film that Seth just happened to grow up watching over and over. It’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” by … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #47: Punching People and Getting Promoted (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) →
2016-12-2449 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #46: There Are No The’s (Arrival)This time out, the Pounders discuss the new film Arrival and “Story of Your Life,” the Nebula-winning Ted Chiang novella on which it’s based. Go see this movie! It’s awesome! Pounder Rankings!: Colin: Story Movie James: Story Movie Seth: Movie Story (But it’s pretty close on all counts) Notes: Zencastr! https://zencastr.com Ted Chiang interviews: http://www.indiebound.org/author-interviews/chiangted https://electricliterature.com/the-legendary-ted-chiang-on-seeing-his-stories-adapted-for-the-screen-and-the-ever-expanding-916a9530e598#.x3a6212z0 … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #46: There Are No The’s (Arrival) →
2016-11-2054 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #43: Montag Shot First (Fahrenheit 451, feat. Phil Nichols)For Episode #43, the Pavement Pounders are lucky enough to be joined once again by friend of the show Phil Nichols, senior advisor to the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies. Fahrenheit 451 is the topic this time, both the Francois Truffaut adaptation and, of course, the classic dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury. Pounder Rankings!: Phil/James/Colin/Seth: Book … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #43: Montag Shot First (Fahrenheit 451, feat. Phil Nichols) →
2016-08-311h 32Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #41: Everybody’s a Victim (The Prestige)This time out, the Pavement Pounders discuss one of Seth’s favorite films, Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige and the Christopher Priest novel of the same name on which it’s based. Not everybody agrees about how awesome the movie is, but Seth is clearly right in this case, and also typing these show notes. Pounder Rankings!: Colin: … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #41: Everybody’s a Victim (The Prestige) →
2016-05-281h 07Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #40: Guilty Underpants (Supercut: Year Two!)We’re well into our second year here, and if Seth has to listen to each episode multiple times, he should at least be allowed to pull out some of our best bits and chuck them into a supercut. This is a good sampling of our discussions on adaptational considerations, James’s proclivity for dropping in “That’s … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #40: Guilty Underpants (Supercut: Year Two!) →
2016-05-1515 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #39: Selfie With the Monolith! #aliens (2001: A Space Odyssey)This time out, the Pavement Pounders are joined by Ben DeBono of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss Stanley Kubrick’s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Colin and Seth both disliked the film on first viewing. Will things change after this viewing? What will James think about it the first time out? The movie is (kind of) … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #39: Selfie With the Monolith! #aliens (2001: A Space Odyssey) →
2016-04-091h 18Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #35: The Movie is Canon (Die Hard)For a special Christmas treat, this time the Pavement Pounders discuss Die Hard, adapted from Roderick Thorp’s Nothing Lasts Forever. Is it a Christmas movie? Is it science fiction? These questions and more considered. Sprechen Sie talk? Eh? Pounder Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: movie book Notes: Honest Action: Die Hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnHKv2G0wCw Tattoo fail ‘Nothing Last’s Forever’: http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamdavis/examples-proving-we-need-to-be-more-careful-with-grammar#.jlJr7jnPRK … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #35: The Movie is Canon (Die Hard) →
2015-12-2648 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #30: Weir Science (The Martian, feat. Matt Anderson)For Episode #30, the Pavement Pounders are joined by Matt Anderson of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss the new film The Martian, adapted from Andy Weir’s best-selling book. Seth totally forgets about the Earth’s magnetic field when discussing the radiation problem. Also, his Windows laptop totally freezes up halfway through. See if you can spot … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #30: Weir Science (The Martian, feat. Matt Anderson) →
2015-10-171h 16Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #27: Interview with The Heinlein Society’s Keith KatoSorry folks, no clever title this time, and no actual new book/movie review featuring James, Colin and Seth. Instead, Seth was lucky enough to get Keith Kato of the Heinlein Society on the phone to chat about the Society, R.A.H. himself, his work, rumors of future adaptations, and even some tidbits about Predestination, which the … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #27: Interview with The Heinlein Society’s Keith Kato →
2015-08-0600 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #21: Word Salad With the Pavement Pounders (Supercut!)Now that we’ve been doing this about a year, we figured it was high time to put together a supercut of us being idiots. So if you’ve joined us recently, here’s your chance to see what you’ve missed. Colin insists on adaptational fidelity and disagrees with Seth! Seth admits or doesn’t admit he’s wrong! James … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #21: Word Salad With the Pavement Pounders (Supercut!) →
2015-04-1800 minTake Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #12: Speak Softly and Carry an Electrified Pitchfork (The Thing)In Episode #12, the Pavement Pounders discuss John W. Campbell’s 1939 novella “Who Goes There?” and the three films (at least loosely) based on it, including 1951’s The Thing (From Another World) and the 1982 and 2011 films titled The Thing. Colin is right about something! Seth accidentally defends the Star Wars prequels! James forgets to plug in the … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #12: Speak Softly and Carry an Electrified Pitchfork (The Thing) →
2014-10-311h 15Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #11: Some Of My Best Friends Are Drac (Enemy Mine)In the first episode of Take Me To Your Reader, Season Two, the Pavement Pounders examine the 1985 film Enemy Mine and the Hugo and Nebula Award Winning novella on which it was based. The movie didn’t win nothin’. Pounder Rankings!: Seth/Colin/James: novella movie Notes: Season Two plans!: http://pavementpodcast.com/season-two-plans/ A couple of io9 articles on the movie: … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #11: Some Of My Best Friends Are Drac (Enemy Mine) →
2014-10-011h 02Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #9: Groundhog D-Day (Edge of Tomorrow)In Episode #9, the Pounders discuss Edge of Tomorrow, adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s much more interestingly-titled light novel All You Need is Kill. In a twist that’s perhaps ironic and perhaps moronic, Seth didn’t notice his mic was unplugged until the discussion was well underway. Fortunately, he’d been splattered with Alpha blood and was able to time … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #9: Groundhog D-Day (Edge of Tomorrow) →
2014-07-061h 24Take Me To Your ReaderTMTYR Episode #6: Quantum Physics Means Never Having To Explain Yourself (Timeline)In Episode #6, the Pavement Pounders take up a listener suggestion and read Michael Crichton’s Timeline and check out the 2003 film based on it. Along the way, we find out that Seth has read a lot of Crichton books and has gripes about swords making a zing sound when drawn. And James takes offense to comparisons to Paul … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #6: Quantum Physics Means Never Having To Explain Yourself (Timeline) →
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