Those Sci-Fi Guys

The guys devote another episode to things in sci-fi that grinds their gears. Everything from underused and under developed characters, to canon and the hope that The Orville will be renewed again with new information that Mack came across.

DT opens the show discussing the quiet weekend he had. Mack laments about things in New England he never appreciated but does not that he lives across the continent. Then he goes into how this was the week school started for his kids and his apprehension in his son starting middle school. Then they get into the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. They go through their likes, their dislikes and address some of the hate it’s getting which they feel is misplaced.

We record on our one year anniversary! The guys reflect on how time has flied, how much they appreciate what the show has done for their lives and what they hope will come of it. Then they discuss different episodes of their least like shows.

Mack is broadcasting from a secret location this episode! The guys discuss CavMan’s vacation and change to unwind with his family. Then they go into legendary duos in Sci-fi and how they were important to the work and in some cases, alternatives to each other.

The guys spend their time reviewing the whole season of the Orville. Their likes and dislikes. Certain episodes that really struck them, and the way if zigged when they thought it would zag. Plus Mack actually is about to cry at the thought that there might not be any more good sci-fi if this show isn’t renewed.

The guys open up discussing the solemn news of the losses of Nichelle Nichols and Bill Russell. They talk about how Uhura influenced them growing up and new observations made in the Original Series in which she was shown to be empowered especially for the time frame it was filmed. They then lead into other bad ass characters of sci-fi they missed previously and realize they are going to miss more and set up for a third episode.

The guys take the opportunity to discuss the full season of Strange New Worlds. As always, CavMan loves it and Mack… likes it also? It’s a weird day when Mack actually appreciates the new Star Trek that is being churned out.

The guys get back to talking about Sci-Fi! Mack discusses how he finally was able to cast the female co-lead in his audio drama and DT angles for a bit part that Mack intended on playing himself. They then talk about great voice actors and how their childhoods were shaped by them. Finally the guys get into some of the greatest Bad Asses of Sci-Fi spanning Lord of the Rings, Star Trek and even Hercules.

The guys are back from their break! They discuss what they did over that time and how their summers have shaped up so far. Then they just travel down the conversational road discussing the great comedians of past and present, Don Rickels, Rodney Dangerfield, and others. It’s admittedly not much of a sci-fi episode but it’s a good journey through comedy

The guys welcome each other back after their break. CavMan discusses home life and finally having all his possessions with him and the family to make their house a home and how they spent July 4th. Mack discusses his July 4th blowout and how he vacationed in Yosemite for the week prior. They then go into their own pet projects. Mack announces his new audio horror episode that will be making a debut in August under the banner of Haunted Griffin. CavMan talks about his Star Trek Fan fiction continuing how he wanted the TNG universe to go for the last decade, his ships, his crews, and how the MACO’s play a better part in it.