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This weeks show is hosted by Amanda and in this Spoiler review of E4, the plot thickens like cold peanut butter!! Must admit, it’s nice to see an episode without Deloris! Needed a break from her intense scenes.  But she's probably channeling her personal experience of rape, to pull off the revenge plot - as mentioned in the YAAAAAY Elsie’s back!  Ford clearly has more plans for Elsie that she is aware of.   I think he’s going to use her to blow the whistle on what William was doing there! William's interview with Daddy Delos aka James (Jim) Delos, was for a special test we’ve come to see a LOT in sf films, the So who is the extra Control Unit made for? Was it for Ford, William, or Arnold?? Don’t like the way Native Americans are being portrayed in this show! And were those red velvet looking cupcakes the core for the control unit brain? I know those tasty delights were at the core of my hungry brain! Lol

Celebrating 20 years since the release of Alex Proyas, Dark City in Feb 1998, Amanda takes us down memory lane of one of the smartest sf films around. She explores the depth of this film to fellow members of what she calls, “obscure sf movie club.” Bringing light to some influences and comparisons to The Truman Show (Jun 1998), The Matrix, Inception, Star Trek and Westworld!  Such as: Murdoch aka Deloris, Dr. Schreber aka Arnold, Shell Beach and Feji comparison and the Borg’s collective mind – similar their “Tuning” abilities where they share a collective consciousness.   Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly and William Hurt. Proyas also directed, The Crow and iRobot. Other mentions: Slashfilm.com, Amazon, The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot, Funny scenes: Poor, Poor Mr. Quick, Kid Stranger looking like Mini-me from Austin Powers.

Colin Sharpe and Amanda Ray bring you thought provoking conversations on: Teddy's ballsy move to defy Deloris, show comparisons to: - the sequel to the original , and .  Familiar trope from , reappearances of actor from !

Today, Deysha Paredes from NYC, joins Amanda in comparing TV series, Black Lightning to Luke Cage!  Both had a great start and is still going strong with renewed seasons, but both still struggle in certain areas, one more than the other. We look at how real life experiences are played out in the series, the origins of the comic book characters, and where season 2 may take us.  Articles mentioned, .

Today's podcast, hosted by Amanda Ray is called, "Wearing the Devil's Hat" her review of Westworld's episode 2 "Reunion," and will cover, the mild face-off between Maeve and Deloris, which feels a bit like Black Panther's T-Challa & Killmonger, Malcom X & MLK played out in X-Men's Magnito & Professor X conflict. A strong fan theory that William was, sentenced to the park as punishment.   And his creation, "The Weapon" is a clone factory that Deloris will use to build her army of hosts for world domination.  Delos created the WW theme park similar to a "drug front," masking his more sinister plan. Deloris finds her own "Black Felix Lutz" a black tech who she uses like Maeve uses Felix.

Full Spoilers Alert!  Guest, Mason DeMerieux of Rave Cliff Media joins Amanda in discussing this epic superhero movie, and predictions for Captain Marvel! We answer questions such as, What was your funniest scene and line?  And which Marvel superhero made you like him/her?  We also discuss the impact Wakanda had in this film.  Seeing culture infused in a comic book movie, has never been done before in cinema.  Also Okoye (played by Danai Gurira), line about imaging a "Starbucks in Wakanda," I'm sure this line would have been Very different, if used at all, post the Starbucks Arrest of 2 black men!  Here's the original line, "When you said you were going to open up Wakanda to the rest of the world, this is not what I imagined," Okoye laments to T'Challa.  "What did you imagine?" "The Olympics... maybe even a Starbucks."

Full Spoilers & Profanity Alert! Lee Sizemore character is similar to Gaius Balter in Battlestar Gallactica, as both get on your nerves but they play their wormy roles very well.   Continues with the Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster theme.  A question from a male audience member at the Q&A pane about the uncomfortable full frontal male nudity. This would not have been a question if Maveve was nude again!  The question only came up because we're not used to seeing male actors in full frontal nude roles!  Fitting to have "Size-More" in such a vulnerable state, Maeve made him feel lower as he made her feel the same way in her narratives.  Also we needed to see if Sizemore had any balls! LOL Bernard & Deloris role reversal. Bernard is physically and mentally struggling.  Best line from Deloris line after people are begging her for their life, "It doesn't look like anything to me!"

Zac, Ellie and Amanda give a two part recap of the advanced screening of Westworld S2, EP event in Atlanta on April 19th!  In this half we cover one of the most experiential events in Atlanta this year!  Next week on Westworld Wednesday's we'll release the second part that covers our review of the first episode. Fernbank Museum of Natural History was the perfect venue to screen Westworld!   The irony to screen Michael Crichton's Westworld in a museum that has Dinosaurs everywhere was amazing!  It also felt like we were attending a Delos Incorporated gala to view Westward!  But this one, unlike in the show, ended much better!  Seeing the beautiful women dressed in all white dresses really helped set the mood before going into the theater!  This event was very different from Tribecca & Comic Con panels, for Atlanta we had a more southern charm with an intimate vibe and high-end but laid back at the same time. Themed Cocktail drinks - Felix Elixir and Maeve Millay was excellent!  Even the  catering was great!!  Proof Pudding did a great job!  Production designer Zeke Waters from Savannah College of Art worked with Amanda Ray and HBO on designing a beautiful reception space with images from the show and a cowboy hat wall. The energy of the guests was high and were exciting to see the show!  After the screening, Astronaut, Leland Melvin gave a great interview with Leo Nam (who plays Felix Lutz) - was down to earth, hilarious, personable, gave great advice to actors!  The audience asked questions about Leo and his experience on the show.  Betty Gabriel, new cast member in Westworld Season 2 and from the movie Get Out would have been a great addition to the panel.   MCSFO has a very small team and could not have done this without them!

In this episode of the MCSFO podcast, our host Colin Sharpe talks about the Writing of 's He starts with the great writers of the show - ,  and and takes a deep dive into the structure of Westworld’s story, and finishes with some predictions about Season 2! Show mentions:

Host, Amanda Ray reviews the new sci-fi thriller .  Speculation as to why the gave it 95%, while the audience gave it 86%.  Did it live up to the 95% review rating?  While well executed and perfectly acted, some areas in the plot were predictable and unrealistic.   But would have made a great extension to the franchise!  The silence in the film put's you in the mind of a or episode.  The alien creature was fast but not as scary, and it looked more like a cross between The Last Elemental – that plant monster in and the Demogorgon from ! It ended very strong and left you looking for a sequel! Great job Krasinski on directing!