Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi

"Shouldn't this thing have me by now?!" -- George

Kevin and George talk about whether or not it's alright to bail on a book and who the onus to continue is on: the reader or the author. Should a book be expected to hook you or not? We also talk a little bit about STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, a Heinlen classic, and discuss what is and what is not Steampunk. Join us!

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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"It was hard to get a word in edgewise." -- George

We've got a theme song thanks to the musical genius of professional musician and friend of the show Tony Fernandez. Producer Vic has apparently released his family now. So, we're all good to go about our SOLARIS episode. We agree on more points than we disagree, but still manage to fight about just about everything. Come and watch our dear friendship slowly whither over a set of movies about a ghost ocean planet and some dead wives. Go, SCI-FI!

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.

BIBLIOGRAPHY (only with movies and TV as well):

FILMS:

Solaris, 1972, dir. by Andre Tarkovsky

Solaris, 2002, dir. by Stephen Soderberg

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George and Kevin back from the Ether, wherever the hell that may be. This episode is like an after school special. There are many lessons to be learned. The first of which, regardless of his height, don't take your 3 year old on Space Mountain. However, most importantly: do not commit to making even a "nano-budget" sci-fi film unless you know how to tell a competent and complete story. Also, I've actually read about 20 pages of a book and I might read more. Come watch us run.

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 WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

FILMS:

Senn, 2013, dir. by Josh Feldman

BOOKS:

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

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"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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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer is like punk fans saying they love The Smiths." -- Kevin

We essentially eat ice cream and talk about how bad a job we are doing. So, essentially an episode of Sex & The City. Somewhere in there we manage to talk about the Sci-Fi television series DARK MATTER and how it is a "slow burn".

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
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer

BOOKS:

• Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
• Woken Furies by Richard K. Morgan
• Eon by Greg Baer

PODCASTS:

• DecipherSciFi

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"Is that how movies work?" -- Kevin

We talk about Stranger Things. That is literally all that I can write because my wife is having a baby RIGHT NOW! Enjoy the show!

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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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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Busy Daddy George recently attended Comic Con, as he does every year. This is a short tribute to walking through those front doors, into a haven of geekdom. How did it used to feel? How does it feel now? How might it in the future? We consistently ask here at BUSY DADDIES DO SCI-FI, "what is Sci-Fi?". This is one fans attempt at answering a slightly deeper, more personal question. Not the what, but the why of it all. Why do I keep on going back to these fictional realms? Where is it all going and how does it affect my life? WHY does it affect my life? Why?

At the very least, there are rather scantily clad cosplayers to look at. I hope you enjoy the first BONUS in this tiny little corner of fandom that we call The Busy Daddies Do Sci-Fi Podcast.

Music is "Let's Start At The Beginning" by Lee Rosevere

"No seltzer this week. You get water."

--Producer Vic

After a chiding from our producer, we're back to George and Kevin in the booth as Kevin is still off fighting for the future of the Horse Crab Nebula and their ability to marry outside their caste system. It's a noble effort. On the show we talk about Jennifer Phang's ADVANTAGEOUS and whether or not we'd be into the deal presented. POKEMON GO and the phenom it's becoming in our neighborhood is briefly discussed. Also a discussion about the 90s classic FREEJACK leads Kevin into discussing a sci-fi novel by a Brazilian rock star named Yos.

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:

• Advantageous
• Freejack

BOOKS

• A Planet For Rent by Yoss

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"I think I've said enough." -- Kevin

George is on a family vacation with no cell service. Adam is off in the Antares System fighting a multi-generational, multi-dimensional war strangely with FULL BARS. Kevin takes the reigns on this episode of BUSY DADDIES DO SCI-FI PODCAST to talk about Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovac's novels. Also, how he managed to survive 1600 pages or Patrick Rothfuss, who may or may not be in rehab.

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:

• Advantageous
• Interstellar
• The Man From Earth

BOOKS

• Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
• Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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