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This time out, the Pavement Pounders were joined by Margo Donohue of the Book Vs. Movie podcast to discuss The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins and its smash hit film adaptation. Huge thanks to Margo for classing up the place by hanging out with us! Pounder Rankings!: Margo: book movie Colin: book movie James (rebel!): … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #37: The Going Exchange Rate on Kisses (The Hunger Games, feat. MargoD of Book vs. Movie) →

No clever title this time, because we were fortunate enough to have a chance to sit down (virtually) with Michael A. Burstein and discuss his short story “I Remember the Future” and its recent short film adaptation. It’s not quite our usual format, as for the most part we took a back seat to Michael, … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #36: I Remember the Future, Interview with Michael A. Burstein →

For a special Christmas treat, this time the Pavement Pounders discuss Die Hard, adapted from Roderick Thorp’s Nothing Lasts Forever. Is it a Christmas movie? Is it science fiction? These questions and more considered. Sprechen Sie talk? Eh? Pounder Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: movie book Notes: Honest Action: Die Hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnHKv2G0wCw Tattoo fail ‘Nothing Last’s Forever’: http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamdavis/examples-proving-we-need-to-be-more-careful-with-grammar#.jlJr7jnPRK … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #35: The Movie is Canon (Die Hard) →

For a special tie-in with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Pavement Pounders discuss their Top 3 entries in the dearly-departed Expanded Universe, now called Star Wars: Legends. Pavement Pounder Picks!: Colin: Heir to the Empire, by Timothy Zahn Han Solo: Paradise Snare, by A.C. Crispin Spinter of the Mind’s Eye, by … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #34: Ion Canonization, or an Axe-Whuppin’ (Top 3 Expanded Universe Entries) →

All things being equal, this episode would’ve been released for Halloween 2015. But 20th Century Fox decided to push Victor Frankenstein to Thanksgiving Weekend, so it’s Franksgiving, or Thankenstein from the Pavement Pounders! Under consideration this time are the classic 1818 novel Frankenstein, its equally classic 1931 adaptation, 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein, Mel Brooks’s Young … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #33: Bilateral Kidney Stones (Frankenstein) →

And now for something completely different! Eschewing the normal homework-heavy format, the Pavement Pounders discuss their lists of Top 3 Science Fiction books. This is a new thing they’re hoping to do more of, so be sure to get in touch with your suggestions for future lists, and let them know what you thought of … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #32: Practically Illiterate (Top 3 SF Books) →

For a brief Episode #31, the Pavement Pounders discuss Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant, which recently had a Fathom Event re-release. Also under discussion is the book the film is based on, variously titled as The Iron Man and The Iron Giant. Thanks to Roger from The Geek Likes for suggesting the title. Also, be … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #31: Hogarth’s Getting a New Daddy (The Iron Giant) →

For Episode #30, the Pavement Pounders are joined by Matt Anderson of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss the new film The Martian, adapted from Andy Weir’s best-selling book. Seth totally forgets about the Earth’s magnetic field when discussing the radiation problem.  Also, his Windows laptop totally freezes up halfway through.  See if you can spot … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #30: Weir Science (The Martian, feat. Matt Anderson) →

For Episode 29, the Pavement Pounders discuss Steven Gould’s excellent novel Jumper and its lackluster 2008 film adaptation. Just read the book series! For a podcast on a better Doug Liman film, check out our episode about Edge of Tomorrow (All You Need is Kill). Huge thanks to Steven Gould for replying to our tweet, and … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #29: We Mean No Harm to Your Planet (Jumper) →

(Ironic Title Translation: Don’t Change Anything.  You’ll get it once you’ve read the story.) In honor of what would have been Ray Bradbury’s 95th birthday, the Pavement Pounders discuss his well-known short story A Sound of Thunder with Phil Nichols, Senior Advisor to the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at Indiana University.  Also under consideration … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #28: Deaunt Chaynj Ennithnng (A Sound of Thunder, feat. Phil Nichols) →