Those Sci-Fi Guys

Mack opens the show lamenting how much rain California is getting. The guys then share their disgust in the fact that meteorologists are now making up terms like Atmospheric River, Bomb Cyclone, and the old goodie Rain Event. The guys later dig into Season 7 of Star Wars The Clone Wars, the pivotal moments of being introduced to the Bad Batch, where Ahsoka went after her redemption, and what occurred to her during the Siege of Mandalor.

The guys begin the new year discussing how their New Year’s celebrations went. Then DT tells Mack how he needs to watch Yellowstone and all its spinoff incarnations. Then they go into their favorite sci-fi shows that underwent major shakeups and changes in order to try and keep them alive. They discuss all the Star Treks and bring up Stargate and Babylon 5. Then at one point Mack gets pissed and stops talking for a while to make a point which only pisses off DT. A good time was had by all. Happy New Year!

A nice little bonus episode to close out the year where the guys discuss the introduction of certain characters that basically saved the franchise. The big ones are Captain Pike for New Star Trek and Grogu for Star Wars. But they have other ideas in mind.

We’ve reached 100 episodes! The guys explain why this is in fact the 100th episode and how they’ve progressed along the way with the different milestones in the last year and a half. This time, they venture through the different 100th episodes of shows like TNG, DS9 and Stargate SG1. Sometimes they agree and others, mainly Mack, disagrees. But here is to another 100 epsiodes!

The guys decide to extend their creative talents in conjecturing what they would do with Star Wars differently. DT goes over changes to the sequel trilogy and how it could have been more than a missed opportunity. Mack goes to the prequel trilogy and tries to fix how Anakin could have been more relatable and the characters all around less wooden.

The guys decide to go into how they would develop Star Trek if they were in charge given at any point in the franchise’s history.

The guys open up with DT’s reluctance on the subject for the show. His attitude regarding Avatar and Mack jumps in on how he hated it the first time around. They discuss how Avatar was a visually stunning film but it was not the extraordinary film that it was made out to be. Mack even calls it a version of the Emperor’s Clothes where the critics called it wonderful despite it not being so because everyone said it was. Either way they both didn’t like the first Avatar and probably wont see the second.

The guys open with Mack discussing how the holiday season began with his first Christmas party the previous night with his family and neighbors. DT talks about how he will be spending Christmas at the house for the first time. This brings them to discuss the Guardians Holiday Special on Disney Plus and the Guardians Vol 3 Trailer. Then they go on to discuss the value of the cinema experience and how Phase 5 can learn from Phase 4.

The guys open up with DT talking about seeing Wakanda Forever and Mack laments how he doesn’t seem to have the time to see a movie in the theater anymore. This branches into the guys pondering the death of civic groups like Rotary and Elk’s and if we adults now are joining something different instead or if it’s parenting. Then they explore different plagues in Sci-Fi where DT has some unique knowledge.

The guys open up talking about their Thanksgivings and how this was the first time in bout 18 years DT had celebrated the holiday with his family in his home town. Then they recap the Andor series. The go over the plot, their impressions, and what their thoughts were overall.