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This time the guys look back over the history of their podcast, going all the way back to the beginning in order to properly answer Dr. Phil Nichols’ question about their experience reading/reviewing Reel Future. Notes/Links Seth’s post on podcast editing: https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/comments/7w9dn1/how_to_be_kind_to_your_podcast_editor/ Podcast room library:

Following up on a recent request from Steven Lindlbauer, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 1967 book Logan’s Run, by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson and its 1976 adaptation to film and 1977 adaptation to television.

For Christmas 2019, the Pavement Pounders discuss one of Colin’s favorites (and one of Seth’s least favorites), The Polar Express. Rankings!: Colin: movie book James: book movie Seth: book movie Last time Colin picked MOVIE and Seth picked BOOK was Frankenstein! Four years ago! Notes:C.S. Lewis’s XMas and Christmas: http://www.cslewisinstitute.org/Xmas_and_Christmas Collider Crew fixing The Scorpion … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #85: Polar Ex-Blessing (The Polar Express) →

The Pavement Pounders go back into the Crichton vault to pick up The Andromeda Strain. And don’t forget to check out their interview with Daniel H. Wilson. Rankings!: James/Seth/Colin: Book/Movie/Miniseries

For this special episode to tie in with Episode #84 (forthcoming), Seth and Colin sit down with Daniel H. Wilson, author of The Andromeda Evolution, the brand new sequel to The Andromeda Strain. Topics range from Mr. H Wilson’s history as a geek, to the history of this project, to possible adaptations of his work. Notes & … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #83: The Andromeda Evolution, Interview with author Daniel H. Wilson →

It’s the TMTYR/Hugos There Podcast crossover you’ve all been waiting for! For Halloween 2019, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 2019/1944 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel winner, Conjure Wife, by Fritz Lieber, and its three (!) movie adaptations. We’ve been warned by at least one woman that any female readers/listeners may hate read/watch. We understand … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #82: Oh, I Had Some Brews (Conjure Wife, Hugos There crossover) →

Wrapping up their 5 year journey through Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders hit The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury, and discuss the 1969 film adaptation of…something other than what’s in the book. Rankings! Phil/James/Colin/Seth: Book Story Movie  

Stumbling toward the finish line of Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Damnation Alley” and its 1977 film abomination adaptation. The movie’s plot makes little sense. We fixed it for you. Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: novella movie   Notes: Galaxy magazine “Damnation Alley”: https://archive.org/details/Galaxy_v26n01_1967-10_modified/page/n5

Continuing on the quest to finish off Reel Future, this time the boys hit up John Varley’s 1977 short story “Air Raid” and its adaptation, the 1989 film Millennium. Plus, another entry in the list of emails Colin has received from authors he asked for comments. And this one is a doozy. For certain definitions of doozy. … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #79: Evacuate Through the Back Door (Millennium/Air Raid) →

This time, the boy discuss another title from Reel Future, Robert Sheckley’s “The Seventh Victim,” adapted to La Decima Vittima (The 10th Victim) in 1965.       Rankings!: Colin: Story James Story Movie Seth: Story Movie Notes: Archive.org copy of the story: http://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1953-04/Galxy_1953_04#page/n39/mode/2up