Open World Chat

The first of trilogy which will include fridging, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, and women giving up their power (or having it taken from them) to find happiness. In this one, we talk about the phenomenon of killing off women characters in the service of male character development, also know as "fridging."

Part two of recasting classic movies as films of today. What i fun game this was! Last episode Mark and John assigned each other Blade Runner and Princess Bride, and the results were... different. Come play along with us and come up with your own! This time around it's Jaws, A Clockwork Orange, This is Spinal Tap, and John Carpenter's The Thing. Enjoy the total geekery!

Mark and John have some serious geeking out fun and challenge each other to make contemporary recasting picks for classic genre (more or less) films. This is part one and it's two heavy lifts: The Princess Bride and Blade Runner. See if you lave, hate, or meh the picks!

These are the TV episodes that hit every beat perfectly, that couldn't withstand a single thing changed, and that should never be edited or messed with in any way. Not just the "oh that was cool, but maybe they could have done 'x'," - these are the untouchables. Have a listen and see what we're missing.

With Christopher Nolan's cinematic presentation of The Odyssey still making boffo box office, we spend some time going over the film before diving into a discussion of greek mythology (or some emblance thereof) on the big screen, the small screen, and even a little on the stage. Yeah it's a long one, but time just flies when you're having fun...

Some parts just can't be recast, and attempting to do so would only lead to disaster. Mark and John go through a suprisingly long and varied list of many of these roles - and aren't always in agreement! Take a listen and see if you agree.

Star Trek has always been defined by its vision of a future Earth (if not a future galaxy) and a Federation of different societies as an expression of values. But on many occasions it hasn't lived up to its lofty ideals. Mark and John look at those times throughout the franchise where Star Trek has ethically failed itself.

In the finale of a three part series, Mark and John discuss the implications of potential first contact to global politics and international conflict.

Mark and John continue the conversation about First Contact, this time speculating on what it would do to our religion and culture, including the philosophy and culture of capitalism.

Mark and John start their path down a rabbit hole they'll dig into in a multi-part series "When We Make Contact" where we consider the implications to the world of an actual First Contact scenario. In Part 1, we do some stage-setting and move into a conversation about the potential impacts to our political economy.