Sci-fi Creative Corner

Westworld's Leo Nam sits down with the MCSFO Podcast on staying safe during the COVID-19 outbreak via Zoom video. And despite the shows warning of a tech dependent future, it's also bringing us closer together in many ways at the moment. Getting inspired by stories of UK and Canada residents applauding healthcare workers and first responders. Catch Leo Nam playing Felix Lutz on Westworld, Sunday's 9PM on HBO.

SPOILER ALERT!  Live podcast reaction at the advanced screening of Gemini Man from from Tariq, Amanda, Dre, Zonga Fielding, Myles Evans and more. Here's some comments that were used to describe this action packed, VFX heavy film starring Will Smith. -The person who wrote this movie played a lot of Metal Gear games!Good job playing two separate characters -Nice to get The Fresh Prince to play opposite Will Smith ‍-Would this technology have the same affect with an actor we've never seen young, like Morgan Freeman?

SPOILER ALERT!  PROFANITY ALERT! Live reaction right after seeing The Joker for an advanced screening with MCSFO.  Review from  Roni, JB, Tariq, Brandon, Theo, Chae, Dre, Coach, Zonga Fielding, Brad Baker, AR. After taking a few minutes to gather our thoughts, here's some words that were used to describe one of the most anticipated films of the year! "Speechless" "I feel like I just did drugs" "It's different" "Best character piece of the year" "Did nothing to help rid the stigma of mental illness" "A stand alone piece outside the Batman lore" "What did I just see" "Gotham was the real villain in this movie" "Joaquin Phoenix played the true nature of the Joker" "This was rough, hard to watch" "Batman comic fans won't like the detail and timeline issues"

In this last episode we cover How they found such great crew members for this film such as,Jeff Mackey  from Discovery Channel. Inspiring kids to go into the field of puppetry through this film and take classes at Atlanta's Center for Puppetry Arts. Using puppets in science fiction filmmaking such as friends working on Supermarionation on PBS. Working with Stop-Motion and how technology has made the process any easier without losing the original look. How VFX can work with this type of art form. Look out for Miikshi the Meek Sheep new series premiering on Shaftesbury Kids YouTube Channel.

In part 3 we continue with the following: - Some lessons kids can learn from watching this lovable puppet from interpersonal messages, scientific and educational components and finding pride in hard to pronounce names. - Sparking an interest in science with girls as well as giving boys a new perspective on girl leaders in STEM. - How long Lindsay has been making puppets, what are they made of and how many she owns. - How many episodes in the new season and production dates. - Their experience filming behind a pizza shop for the first short.

In part 2 of this very informative interview with Justin and Lindsay Lee we cover: ‍ - Their experience working on new episodes from the 1960's recording with the late ! - The connection between and the British 60's Thunderbirds and . - How they received funding through The Canadian Independent Production Fund - IPF. - Support received from Shasberry Films by premiering Miikshi on - What we can expect from the new series. - The differences between working with, marionettes and hand puppets. - How Miikshi and her best friend Chickelyna got their names. - How Lindsay created this story and wrote it to entertain parents as well as a co-viewing audience of 6-9yr olds. - Some lessons kids can learn from watching this lovable puppet.

What is a Miikshi you ask? Miikshi The Meek Sheep in The Cosmic Potato, is the winner of the Best S.T.E.A.M. Short in the 2019 Kids with S.T.E.A.M. Sci-fi Film Festival! Director Justin Lee and writer Lindsay Lee is today's guest in this 4 part episode.   Justin Lee - puppeteer, graphic designer and voice actor. Lindsay Lee - voice actor, puppeteer and member of the Honeyball Puppetry troupe.  Under their production company they're in full swing with the production of a new series of Miikshi The Meek Sheep on early 2020. In this episode we cover: -The making of Miikshi. -How did you get into the field of puppetry. -Their inspiration, the late puppeteer and her lovable Lamb Chop. -How did you meet and begin working together as a couple. ‍ This fun and cute live-action puppet short is about shy sheep scientist Miikshi who just launched a potato into orbit, and her journalist best friend Chickelyna begs for the first radio interview. Miikshi's fear of public speaking soon takes back seat when her science experiment is on a collision course with Mibukiville!

Can you name any African American Female Scientists?  High School student filmmaker, Michaela Olabisi asked this question to her peers in the docu-short, The Missing Element.  This film won a special Jury Award for Best Student Documentary Short in the 2019 Kids with S.T.E.A.M. Sci-fi Film Festival!  Michaela is today's guest on a special podcast series. Ms. Olabisi is a recent graduate of , and the , where she completed her documentary short.   She also received a full scholarship to in New York.   In this interview, she shares her reasons for creating this docu-short and her plans to add her name to the growing list of African American Women in STEAM!

Dark Phoenix drops the mic with the worst debut in the franchise's history (!  However, if you were studying the mating habits of the Aye-aye in the remote jungles of Madagascar for the last 20 years, and never saw or heard of an X-Men film, then you probably enjoyed it!  After seeing an advanced screening of the last Fox X-Men movie Dark Phoenix, everyone was pretty fired up! So what you’re about to listen to is filled with SPOILERS, harsh language and brutal honesty about this film. There was even a split reaction of Fans vs Familiars!  No one held back and was pretty opinionated about this film. So in this podcast we spoke with: Natasha Mayet, Darion D’Anjou, Akil Dupont, Tariq Simmons, Dre Bravo, Marcel Williams, Couple & Friends Podcasters – Mr. & Mrs. Zonga Fielding, Amanda Ray and kicking off the conversation is JB Smith.

SPOILER & PROFANITY ALERT! In this unedited, raw, unfiltered, spoiler review of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, we express our excitement and love for these kaiju and our disappointment in the filmmakers for choosing actors over these beloved creatures.  Immediately following an advance screening of Godzilla, we all have strong opinions of this film and get into heated debates between die-hard fans and familiars. This movie was like watching a boxing referee constantly throwing himself in the ring for no reason and stopping the fight. Or basketball players getting fouled every 3 minutes for no reason.  Just let them fight!! HOSTS:  Zonga Fielding, JB Smith, Amanda Ray and guests:Darion D'Anjou, Glenn Callwood, Tariq Simmons, Natasha Mayet, Gerald Fisher, and Akil Dupont.