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Episode 66 - Ye Olde Tyme Sci-Fi
A long time ago people were into a thing called, “Science Fiction.” The idea was to take real - or somewhat possible - scientific concepts, apply them to fictional characters, and see how things played out. H.G. Wells, George Melies, Issac Asimov… they had a GAS with this stuff.
Cut to today and there’s a ton of stuff called "Science Fiction" that is really just Horror (like Alien) or Young Adult Fiction (like E.T.) or Action (like Marvel anything) or Screaming Abomination (like Independence Day). These things are called science fiction, but they really only carry its set dressing - spaceships, aliens, ray guns, and futurism.
In an effort to help you, our listener, understand the difference between real science fiction and poseur science fiction, we’re combing through the films, books, shows and everything else people typically call Sci-Fi when it usually ain't.
4:45 - RBG (2018)
6:25 - The House With A Clock In Its Walls (2018)
12:15 - The Hurricane Heist is now on Netflix
13:40 - Maniac (2018)
16:50 - Ozark (season 2)
19:55 - Fight Club book vs movie
22:00 - Ye Olde Tyme Sci-Fi - definitions
29:10 - Things that people call science fiction that aren’t
36:00 - Do these count?
40:21 - Bad science fiction
53:57 - Some examples of good science fiction
Clips
Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat
Nathan Barr - Quite Different Around Here - The House With A Clock In Its Walls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
38 Special - Caught Up In You
Dan Romer - Annie and Owen - Maniac (Music from the Netflix Limited Series)
Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh
Roy Clark - Ol Time Religion
Clip from Thor (2011)
Clip from Star Trek s1e20 “Court Martial”
Clip from Star Trek: Voyager s3e4 “The Swarm”
Clip from Total Recall (1990)
Clip from Avatar (2009)
Honda Asimo at USA Science and Engineering Festival
Clip from Starship Troopers (1997)
Clip from Black Mirror
Don Davis - Main Title - The Matrix (Original Motion Picture Score)
Bernard Hermann - Twilight Zone end title theme
Richard O’Brien - Science Fiction / Double Feature
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By Magnificently Huge PodcastA long time ago people were into a thing called, “Science Fiction.” The idea was to take real - or somewhat possible - scientific concepts, apply them to fictional characters, and see how things played out. H.G. Wells, George Melies, Issac Asimov… they had a GAS with this stuff.
Cut to today and there’s a ton of stuff called "Science Fiction" that is really just Horror (like Alien) or Young Adult Fiction (like E.T.) or Action (like Marvel anything) or Screaming Abomination (like Independence Day). These things are called science fiction, but they really only carry its set dressing - spaceships, aliens, ray guns, and futurism.
In an effort to help you, our listener, understand the difference between real science fiction and poseur science fiction, we’re combing through the films, books, shows and everything else people typically call Sci-Fi when it usually ain't.
4:45 - RBG (2018)
6:25 - The House With A Clock In Its Walls (2018)
12:15 - The Hurricane Heist is now on Netflix
13:40 - Maniac (2018)
16:50 - Ozark (season 2)
19:55 - Fight Club book vs movie
22:00 - Ye Olde Tyme Sci-Fi - definitions
29:10 - Things that people call science fiction that aren’t
36:00 - Do these count?
40:21 - Bad science fiction
53:57 - Some examples of good science fiction
Clips
Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat
Nathan Barr - Quite Different Around Here - The House With A Clock In Its Walls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
38 Special - Caught Up In You
Dan Romer - Annie and Owen - Maniac (Music from the Netflix Limited Series)
Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh
Roy Clark - Ol Time Religion
Clip from Thor (2011)
Clip from Star Trek s1e20 “Court Martial”
Clip from Star Trek: Voyager s3e4 “The Swarm”
Clip from Total Recall (1990)
Clip from Avatar (2009)
Honda Asimo at USA Science and Engineering Festival
Clip from Starship Troopers (1997)
Clip from Black Mirror
Don Davis - Main Title - The Matrix (Original Motion Picture Score)
Bernard Hermann - Twilight Zone end title theme
Richard O’Brien - Science Fiction / Double Feature