Those Sci-Fi Guys

Mack complains about the weather and it being 117 degrees. Then discusses how he watched Where No Man Has Gone Before from TNG. DT Talks about Shark Week. Then the guys delve into movies that were normal but had Fantastical elements to them like Big and Field of Dreams. Mack thoroughly loves the experience as they explore the deeper moral parables.

So they’re finally doing it. The guys are covering the season of The Acolyte. They go through their thoughts and then lament about the loss of competency in Hollywood and how good stories are told. This season showed none of that and they discuss why Disney bought Star Wars at all if their intention was to push away the male fans.

The guys use this opportunity to delve into the pure fantasy genre, be it Lord of the Rings, The Sword of Shannara and other fines stories.

The guys discuss their plans for the 4th of July. DT discusses a fond memory of celebrating the 4th at Fort Knox. Then the guys get into how they would reboot GI Joe and other shows like the Pirates of Dark Water into live action TV shows.

The guys expand their previous discussion from Star Trek to all of Sci-Fi now.

The guys open the show with what they did for Father’s Day. Then they cue into their topics of the Dads in Star Trek. Mack thought there would be a lot more bad dad examples but he was surprised to find so many good ones. They even talk about Rom and Data and how they developed as fathers over time.

The guys discuss DT’s poral surgery briefly and his concerns for the Comic Con in Boston which seems to be losing celebrities. Then the guys do a first where they refuse to discuss Star Trek or Star Wars and discuss their favorite Sci-Fi Books and series. Mack cover Alternative history with aliens or if the South won the War. DT give another couple series adding onto the theme and then Mack talks about an alien invasion in a freshly post 9/11 America that felt too Star Trek like.

A very much needed retrospective on the Stargate franchise is done with special guest: Dave Walsh from These Sci-fi Guys! DT moderates as Mack and Dave explore the franchise, what they liked and what they didn’t beginning with the movie all the way through Stargate Origins.

The guys are back and are tackling their Western Episode that they tried recording a few weeks before but tech issues stopped that. They go into different sci fi western shows like Brisco County Jr and Firefly. Then they explore different movies like Avatar and Back to the Future 3. And yes, Star Trek is mentioned a few times too.

The guys discuss their Memorial Day weekends. Then they pull a full 180 and venture into Happy or Feel Good moments in Sci-fi. Yes, that moment is there. And Poker is involved in not one but two of them.