Science vs Fiction

Here's an excerpt from our first patron (aka subscriber) episode. We'll be publishing patron episodes on our off weeks in between regular episodes, and here's a free sample! For the rest of this episode (in which Scott & Steven discuss the amazing Firefly pilot for 90+ minutes) head on over to patreon.com/scottEweinberg and support the show! Thanks. 

In addition to Firefly commentaries we'll also be doing interviews, "TV show vs. TV show" episodes, and all sorts of amusing stuff. If you like Science vs Fiction you will definitely dig the patron episodes as well.

The summer of 1998 gave us two wildly different movies about meteors/comets coming really close to destroying all of humanity -- but are Deep Impact and Armageddon really all that different? Yes. Yes, they are. Steven and Scott compare these two blockbusters in terms of cinematic quality, entertainment value, and of course scientific veracity. You'll never guess which movie gets better science grades.

On the inaugural episode of Science vs Fiction, Scott and Steven tell you a little bit about themselves before discussing two movies about humanity's first contact with alien life. 2016's Arrival (starring Amy Adams) and 1996's The Arrival (starring Charlie Sheen) have similar titles but VERY different ways of approaching the subject, both artistically and scientifically. Which is the better film? Which is more scientifically accurate? Listen to Science vs Fiction Episode 1 to find out!