In honor of Leonard Nimoy, the Pavement Pounders briefly discuss two episodes of The Outer Limits, both starring Nimoy, and also discuss the Eando Binder short story I, Robot on which the episodes were based. No, we’re not discussing the Isaac Asimov story collection or the Will Smith movie.  That’ll have to wait for later.  It was … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #18: No Ifs, Ands or Robuts (Leonard Nimoy) →

For Episode #17, fittingly a prime number, the Pavement Pounders discuss Contact, by Carl Sagan, and the 1997 film adapted from it.  Big thanks to Rem from The Sci-Fi Movie Podcast for recommending it! Full Spoiler alert!  Asterisms discussed! Swedish Radio Astronomy considered! The Drake Equation pondered! And also the crucial question of why, for … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #17: An Awful Waste of Space (Contact) →

Episode #16 is here and brings with it visions of the future.  This time, the Pounders discuss “The Minority Report,” by Philip K. Dick, and the 2002 Tom Cruise film Minority Report adapted from it. “In gloomy half-darkness, the three idiots sat babbling.” – Philip K. Dick, “The Minority Report” Was there ever a more apt description … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #16: Two Out of Three Idiots Can’t Be Wrong (Minority Report) →

Ringing in the new year with a brand new film, the Pavement Pounders discuss the new film Predestination, currently in limited theaters and video on demand.  The film is adapted from Robert Heinlein’s 1959 short story “-All You Zombies-“. Boys will be boys, and the Pavement Pounders got caught in a temporal underwear discussion loop.  It’s not … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #15: A Heinlein Timeline (Predestination) →

Merry Christmas to all! In honor of the holiday, the Pavement Pounders read Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol and watched four adaptations: Scrooge (1951, starring Alastair Sim),  The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, starring Michael Caine), A Christmas Carol (1999, starring Patrick Stewart), and Scrooged! (1988, starring Bill Murray). We also discussed other versions we’d seen and gave some … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #14: Double the Marley, Double the Fun! (A Christmas Carol) →

This time out, the Pavement Pounders review the 1969 Nebula Award-winning novella A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison, and the 1975 Hugo-winning film adaptation of the same name.   We did it so you don’t have to.  This one comes with a content warning: If you’re uncomfortable with a story involving a lot of … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #13: Cheesy Quilla-desa (A Boy and His Dog) →

In Episode #12, the Pavement Pounders discuss John W. Campbell’s 1939 novella “Who Goes There?” and the three films (at least loosely) based on it, including 1951’s The Thing (From Another World) and the 1982 and 2011 films titled The Thing. Colin is right about something!  Seth accidentally defends the Star Wars prequels!  James forgets to plug in the … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #12: Speak Softly and Carry an Electrified Pitchfork (The Thing) →

In the first episode of Take Me To Your Reader, Season Two, the Pavement Pounders examine the 1985 film Enemy Mine and the Hugo and Nebula Award Winning novella on which it was based.  The movie didn’t win nothin’. Pounder Rankings!: Seth/Colin/James: novella movie Notes: Season Two plans!: http://pavementpodcast.com/season-two-plans/ A couple of io9 articles on the movie: … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #11: Some Of My Best Friends Are Drac (Enemy Mine) →

In Episode #10, the Pavement Pounders discuss the influential and criminally under-read (at least in the U.S.) The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham. The 1962 British film adaptation as well as the 1981 and 2009 BBC mini-series adaptations are also discussed. We’re considering this the end of Season One of Take Me To Your Reader, … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #10: Day of the Torrence (Day of the Triffids) →

In Episode #9, the Pounders discuss Edge of Tomorrow, adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s much more interestingly-titled light novel All You Need is Kill. In a twist that’s perhaps ironic and perhaps moronic, Seth didn’t notice his mic was unplugged until the discussion was well underway.  Fortunately, he’d been splattered with Alpha blood and was able to time … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #9: Groundhog D-Day (Edge of Tomorrow) →