BeyondKasterborous

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BeyondKasterborous episodes

December 01, 2017 BeyondKasterborous: Special Editions, Director's Cuts, and Changing Narratives
Star Wars, Blade Runner, Alien, Terminator -- all movies with special editions, directors' cuts, and reboot/sequel/prequel continuations that fundamentally alter the original stories. What's it all about? Are these franchises irreparably damaged by the changes? Do fans have the last word on what is canon, or the creator?
James McLean and Gareth Kavanagh discuss.
1 hr 22 min
November 16, 2017 Douglas Adams: We Apologise for the Inconvenience
Christian Cawley chats with Gareth Kavanagh in the latest BeyondKasterborous podcast, focusing on the career of Douglas Adams, taking in Monty Python, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (books, audio, TV, and cinema), a brief mention of Doctor Who, The Meaning of Liff, and even Hyperland.
All of this nice leads to details from Gareth of his latest independent Room 5064 theatre production, We Apologise for the Inconvenience, which tells the story of Douglas Adams attempting to overcome writer's block...
Shownotes
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-12/original-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-cast-to-reunite-for-new-series/ - New Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio adaptation
http://amzn.to/2hEjZaD - And Another Thing...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1g84m0sXpnNCv84GpN2PLZG/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-game-30th-anniversary-edition - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game on the BBC website (warning: this will eat your day)
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000376 - Backpackers Guide to the Universe
http://amzn.to/2A1CGfG - The Meaning of Liff
https://www.fatsoma.com/room-5064-productions/2h99scpv/we-apologise-for-the-inconvenience-an-infinitely-improbable-play-about-douglas-adams - We Apologise for the Inconvenience tickets
Douglas Adams rarities:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOsPKjbMvxY&list=PLE090E024E3E8E7A3 - Hyperland on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF2fZ2iOXhk -
Douglas Adams on David Letterman, 1985
56 min
November 03, 2017 Excellent Journey Podcast #3 - Fugitive-esque
James McLean and John Kenneth Muir are back with another fascinating chat about US TV and movie culture. This time, The Fugitive -- the 1960s TV series and a 1993 Harrison Ford movie -- is the starting point.
1 hr 18 min
October 05, 2017 Star Trek: Discovery - Worth Jumping on Board?
Hitting subscription channel CBS All Action (and Netflix in the UK), Star Trek: Discovery introduces a new take on the Star Trek franchise. This week, Christian Cawley and James McLean investigate the new world, which takes place within the old continuity, and introduces characters such as Michael Burnham, Saru, some brand new Klingons.... and, um, Sarek.
Why is Star Trek so welded to its established history? Does the new approach (character-led storytelling) work? And why did we wait two episodes for Jason Isaac to appear? These, and other questions, may (or may not) be answered in this week's BeyondKasterborous!
52 min
September 21, 2017 Star Wars: Dropped Directors and Unwanted Origin Movies
There's a new Star Wars movie out in December... but what the heck is going on with the other two films currently in production? In the past six months, both the Han Solo origin movie and Star Wars Episode 9 have lost their directors. How has this happened? Who is to blame? And is the Star Wars franchise struggling with the weight of expectation for these new movies?
Christian Cawley and James McLean mull over the facts.
Shownotes
The Han Solo Origins movie
Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi
Star Wars 9
Heir to the Empire/Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn
Kenobi by John Jackson Miller
Doctor Who first incarnation recast
JJ Abrams on the "mystery box"
45 min
September 08, 2017 What's Your Favorite TV Show Since 2005?
Since the Russell T Davies/Julie Gardner-lead #DoctorWho gave genre TV a much-needed revival in 2005, producers on both sides of the Atlantic have taken a new interest in genre TV. While the UK had suffered a hiatus of such TV until the "Doctor Who effect" struck, in the US, the new wave of shows seemed to push the bar.

Twelve years later, we're enjoying a golden age of TV drama, much of which is sci-fi and fantasy, but with some hybrids in there. But which have been your favorites? Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss some of your top choices, and make a few decisions about their own.

Shownotes http://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2017/09/05/doctor-who-jobs-in-manchester-raise-more-questions-about-production-move/ - Doctor Who moving to Manchester?https://www.facebook.com/podkasterborous/posts/1492745544135290 - best TV shows since 2005 Facebook thread https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauntology - Hauntology

44 min
August 23, 2017 Whatever Happened to Escapism?
Well, it's been a nice summer, but we're back! James McLean and Brian Terranova are in the hotseat this week, steering conversation from The X-Files to Star Wars: The Last Jedi via Spider-Man: Homecoming and comedy in order to try and work out why real life keeps permeating fiction. Why can't escapism be just that?
We're not sure if the answer is out there (although the truth is, undoubtedly), but note that this week's podKast includes some spoilers.
1 hr 17 min
July 19, 2017 Excellent Journey Podcast #2 - Space: 1999
Recorded prior to the sad demise of Martin Landau, James McLean hosts another conversation with writer and author John Kenneth Muir about Space: 1999, the British cult sci-fi show from the seventies that starred Martin Landau and Barbara Bain.
1 hr 18 min
July 10, 2017 FLASH! AH-AHHH Discussed-in-this-week's-podcast!
James McLean and Gareth Kavanagh take an in-depth look at Dino De Laurentiis' memorable 1980 movie Flash Gordon in this brand new BeyondKasterborous podcast. Considering the quality of the actors, the relationship between the movie and its forebears, and the soundtrack -- not to mention some contentious issues with the direction and post-production -- you've probably already hit play.
If not, you're surely bored, and should consider destroying a planet...
51 min
June 08, 2017 Roger Moore Remembered
A little sidestep from a recent podKast, in which Brian Terranova, James McLean and Christian Cawley discuss the great #RogerMoore following his recent passing. Also, some Daniel Craig #JamesBond movie chat.
23 min