We discuss three modern productions with roots in the 1960's:  Apple TV's Foundation, Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and For All Mankind (also Apple TV).  More at Sciencefictionuniversity.com.  And you can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/scifiu 

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We discuss timelines using examples from Loki, Travelers, Star Trek TOS "The City on the Edge of Forever," and 11.22.63  (Honorable mention to “All You Zombies”/”By His Bootstraps”, The End of Eternity)

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Looking at time travel stories generated by a main character waking from sleep.  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.  (Episode contains spoilers and occasional swear words.) 

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HBO's 2020 series "The Outsider" meets the cult classics the 1972 made-for-TV movie/pilot for "The Night Stalker" and the 1958 Steve McQueen debut "The Blob."  These science fiction stories are connected by a truth-knower untrusted by the authorities.  Those authorities are the "system" designed to protect society from danger and crime.  And there is a danger in these tales beyond the ability of the system to protect us.  More at ScienceFictionUniversity.com  

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(Spoiler Alert, and we swear a little in this episode.)  We've watched the first two episodes of Season 3 of HBO's Westworld and are ready to call it a #fail as narrative science fiction.   But it provides a perfect example of WHY stories need a hero, a villain, a writer, and a story.  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.  

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Artificial Intelligences:  Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about William Gibson's 1984 novel "Neuromancer," and Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey."  SPOILERS as always.  Support the show at our Patreon and thanks!  

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Gods Among Us!  Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about Valentine Michael Smith in Robert Heinlein's 1961 novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" and Doctor Manhattan in HBO's 2019 series "The Watchmen."  Support the show on Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/scifiu 

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Driftglass and Blue Gal compare and contrast Isaac Asimov's 1955 book "The End of Eternity" with Rian Johnson's 2012 film, "Looper."  

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Welcome to Science Fiction University!  Our premiere episode concerns Philip K. Dick's 1969 novel UBIK, and Christopher Nolan's 2010 film "Inception."  We'd love your feedback at sciencefictionuniversity.com or email the show at [email protected].  

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