Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi

In this episode, I chatted with Prospect’s breakout star Sophie Thatcher—known for her haunting turn in The Exorcist Season One—and co-director Zeek Earl to explore the making of one of indie sci-fi’s most atmospheric gems.

🌌 About the Film Prospect follows teenage Cee (Thatcher) and her father as they descend onto a toxic alien moon in search of valuable gems. What begins as a mining expedition quickly spirals into a tense survival story, where trust is scarce and every breath counts. Directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, the film is a masterclass in world-building, shot in the lush Hoh Rainforest of Washington State.

Sophie Thatcher on crafting Cee’s emotional arc and stepping into genre storytelling

Zeek Earl on building a believable sci-fi world on a shoestring budget

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"The Apocalypse: First Wave”

In this special Rewind episode, we travel back to the electrifying atmosphere of New York Comic Con 2010, where The Walking Dead was just days away from its world premiere. Recorded live at the Jacob Javits Center, this roundtable features candid, early reflections from the cast and creators who would go on to redefine modern horror television.

Join host Tony as he sits down with:

🧟 Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes)

🧟 Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon)

🧟 Steven Yeun (Glenn Rhee)

🧟 Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori Grimes)

🧟 Laurie Holden (Andrea)

🧟 Jon Bernthal (Shane Walsh)

🧟 Robert Kirkman (Comic Creator & Executive Producer)

🧟 Frank Darabont (Series Developer & Showrunner)

Highlights Include:

The cast’s first impressions of their characters and the comic book source material

Frank Darabont’s vision for adapting Kirkman’s gritty survival tale

Behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the pilot episode

Reflections on the genre’s emotional depth and the human stories beneath the horrorWhy It Matters: This episode captures a rare moment in time: before the fandom, before the spin-offs, before the cultural phenomenon. It’s a love letter to the beginning, when The Walking Dead was still a gamble—and its creators were betting everything on character, atmosphere, and truth.Start Your Free One Year Trial On Sci-Fi Talk Plus Today

Guests:

Enrico Colantoni – Mathesar, the earnest Thermian leader

Missi Pyle – Laliari, the wide-eyed Thermian engineer

In this delightfully weird and wonderful episode of Byte, Tony chatted with Enrico Colantoni and Missi Pyle for a mini-reunion that celebrates the cult classic Galaxy Quest. With warmth, wit, and a few tentacle jokes, the two actors reflect on their time as Thermians—those lovable, tentacled aliens who misunderstood Earth’s sci-fi as historical fact.

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Tony chats with One of the creative minds behind Doctor Who: The Runaway, the animated VR short that lets fans step inside the TARDIS and join the Doctor on a high-stakes mission across space and time. With Jodie Whittaker reprising her role as the Thirteenth Doctor, this Oculus Rift experience blends storytelling, interactivity, and sci-fi spectacle in a way that feels like you're really there—sonic screwdriver in hand.

Tony shares his own gameplay impressions, describing the thrill of scanning alien lifeforms, dodging galactic threats, and navigating the TARDIS interior with full 360° immersion. 

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Guest: Brennan Lee Mulligan – Game Master, Writer, Performer, and Co-Creator of Dimension 20.

Legendary Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan joined me us to discuss the creation of his original online board game—a genre-bending experiment that blends classic tabletop mechanics with digital storytelling flair. Known for his work on Dimension 20, Brennan dives deep into the philosophy of game design, the emotional architecture of roleplay, and the collaborative magic that fuels his crew’s RPG adventures.

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This limited podcast series starts off with one of the driving forces of this classic series in Bruce W. Timm from the roundtables at NYCC. Some great insights into the creation of an animated classic.

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Former Journalist and now producer of documentaries talks about two episodes of Shock Docs on UFO abductions on the Betty And Barney Hill and The Travis Walton cases

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Interview with the author of Star Trek Nerd Search Quibbles With Tribbles. We chat some Dr Who too.

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A hundred years from now, humanity reaches for the stars—and pays the price for hope.

In this episode of Rewind, showrunners Jonathan Glassner (Stargate SG-1) and Dean Devlin (The Ark, Independence Day) take us behind the scenes of their latest sci-fi survival saga. The story follows a ship of colonists en route to Proxima Centauri B, Earth’s nearest habitable neighbor. But when a catastrophic systems failure kills the command crew and most of the technical staff, the mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.

🛸 What happens when the chain of command is broken—and the only way forward is together?

Glassner and Devlin unpack the emotional and logistical chaos that unfolds when scientists, civilians, and misfits must overcome clashing personalities, buried secrets, and dwindling resources to reach their destination. It’s a story of resilience, reinvention, and the fragile hope that binds us across the stars.

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Choreographer for the Subspace Rhapsody episode Roberto Campenella talks putting the dance sequences together and gives us a lesson in the simplest being the hardest.  

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