Earth-2.net Presents...

This month, The Brothers Wilson invite you all down to the Hey, an Actor! Ranch where they will be herding in three films starring Sandra Bullock. From comedy vehicle Miss Congeniality through to her supporting action turn in Speed and the terrifying space thriller Gravity (which will be spoiled despite being a 2013 film), Ian and Pandy consider how many of these films are actually better than classic Hollywood musical Singin' in the Rain, and why the Best Sound Mixing Oscar should weigh in to that discussion. There's also a six-plus minute discussion about Benjamin Bratt, and audio fall-out from the podcast's failure to reach the Parsec Awards' final shortlist. It's fair to say that Pandy took it rather badly.

Wendee and Dan finish their discussion of Hyperion, squeezing this in, naturally, between mentions of award slates, convention experiences, and possible new horizons for the podcast itself. Please consider subscribing to the BWP Patreon campaign at patreon.com/bookswp.

Four long years before the release of Bryan Singer's X-Men there was Generation X. Debuting on Fox in 1996 and adapted from a Marvel comic of the same name, it serves as the very first live-action X-Men movie. Join Dan and Mike as they spend 90 minutes discussing not only this made-for-TV movie, but also changes in a character's race, Night Court, The Real World, and the awesomeness that is Matt Frewer.

Apocalyptic August continues in this massive episode. First up, Desmond talks alien invasion and filmmaking with the co-directors and star of the brand new film Ejecta: Chad Archibald, Matt Wiele, and Julian Richings. Then Duane joins him for another double feature of Italian Apocalypse films: The New Barbarians and 2019: After the Fall of New York. Devil Dinosaur Jr. continues the Italian theme with a Stay Scary on Warrior of the Lost World. Then, Rich the Monster Movie Kid takes a look at the 1974 TV movie Where Have All the People Gone. Finally, some Dread Media listeners get in on the apocalyptic action. Of course, there's tunes: "Alien Blueprint" by Rollins Band, "Inherit the Wasteland" by Nausea, "Apocalypse 1997" by Gama Bomb, "Future World" by Helloween, "Riding on the Wind" by Judas Priest, "Where Has Everybody Gone?" by The Pretenders, and "Cities Fall" by Earth Crisis. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.

Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy meet a regenerated Zefram Cochrane and his gaseous companion ("Metamorphosis"). Spock deals with daddy issues, Kirk is stabbed in the back, and The Enterprise comes under attack all while delivering delegates to a conference ("Journey to Babel"). And the show closes with Dan and Mike discussing more Doctor Who / Star Trek crossovers because Dan and Mike. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

As punishment for his quiet abandonment of the Comic Reel-lief imprint, demonic forces have forced Ian Wilson out of his hiding place and tasked him with 12 Herculean tasks - AKA The Twelve Labours of Comic Reel-lief! The first labour requires Earth-2.net's British correspondent to finally deliver a retrospective of the Comic Book Movies of 2014, which features the return of Kazooioke, a guest appearance from Statistician Ian and the long-awaited Comic Reel-lief review of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Ian and Dave brave another two episodes of Crime Traveller. In "Sins of the Father," Slade finds himself implicated in the theft of some diamonds, and discovers that the case is related to the reason his father is in prison. In "Death Minister," Holly refuses to let Slade use the machine as it is becoming burnt out, Slade uses it behind her back, and Holly must turn detective in order to find him. The is also discussion of episodes not living up to their titles, the show dropping overt Doctor Who references, and the welcome surprise of an actor they are familiar with from their previous podcast.

In this special episode of Books Without Pictures, while taking a look at the 2015 nominees for Best Short Story, Wendee and Dan have strong words about slate organizers, some of the works they were successful in forcing onto this year's ballot, sandwiches, and their cat. This particular episode is being submitted for consideration for the 2016 award for "Most Repeated Uses of the Phrase 'Steaming Pile.'" Please consider subscribing to the BWP Patreon campaign at patreon.com/bookswp.

The August Previews episode features so many Marvel solicitations, Mike has to insert a bumper to comfort his failing voice.

Apocalyptic August barrels through the month with another great episode. This week, Desmond kicks off the show with a Dread Media Top 5 of his favorite apocalyptic comics before Darryll joins him to take a look at the 80s sci-fi comedy Night of the Comet. Rich the Monster Movie Kid continues his look at Charlton Heston's contributions to the subgenre with a review of Soylent Green. Then, departing from the apocalypse for a little while, Devil Dinosaur Jr. takes a look at the Choose their Kill webseries Eli Roth produced for Crypt TV. And a special bonus review with Jeff Strand of Greg Lamberson's latest film: Killer Rack. And, songs to lull you to your final sleep as the Earth moans and dies: "The Sky is Fallin'" by The Queens of the Stone Age, "Ride the Comet" by Ayreon, "Soilent Green" by Soilent Green, "Surprise! You're Dead" by Faith No More, and "Killer Rack" and "Funbags" by Armand Petri and Joe Rozier. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.278.5257. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Visit www.stayscary.wordpress.com and www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com.