Those Sci-Fi Guys

Mack opens the show with a confession that they recorded a whole episode prior but forgot to his record. CavMan talks about the family finally being in the same town but staying how parents as they wait for the moving truck. Then they go into the finer point of the Kenobi series. Both love the show despite much internet rage and talked about the highlights and a couple problems they both noticed in real time as they recorded.

This is a special episode in which the guys talk about their favorite sci-fi memorabilia from their past. Mack shows some items that he was able to save throughout the years despite all the moves and the changes in his life. CavMan talks about some of his and they both discuss their shared childhood and what items were more special then than what they would be today.

The guys start the show about celebrities who were fans of Sci-Fi and how they guest starred on certain programs such as Star Trek and Star Wars. Then the conversation devolves into the guys fantasizing about being extras on Star Trek themselves as Mack reads an article by a person who lives the dream of being an extra on Enterprise.

The guys decide to delve into the general interest in Baby Yoda, otherwise known as Grogu. What makes him a fan favorite and are there other characters that are similar? Mack throws out a few ideas, but neither can really see an equivalent other than Elmo. Well, maybe Gizmo.

The guys open up discussing the special meeting with Memorial Day, it’s dual meaning in who we honor and getting ready for the summer with family. Mack then talks about an amusing and humbling moment he had with his French high school teacher at the grocery store. Then the guys talk about the subject of different stars who appeared in multiple franchises and some who were rivals with each other.

The guys open up with how tired Mack is after coming back from Disneyland. He describes the new Avengers campus and the shows they have. CavMan describes buying new patio furniture and the benefits of having a back yard on the east side of the house. They then segue into the topic of big Hollywood stars that have starred in Sci fi shows/movies for a one off.

The guys use this episode to discuss the first two episodes of Star Trek Strange New Worlds. CavMan loved it. Mack actually liked it! They go through the plots and what they liked and didn’t like. While Mack was appreciative of the change in style he points out some sloppy writing practices and how there still seems to be a lack of scientific principles. But they both agree that a show can be stronger when it is more episodic. It greats seminal episodes and it can also move on from bad episodes and not ruins the whole season.

The guys open up with DT lamenting about being away from his family and how the school his daughter attends did not stream her school play the way they advertised. They they begin to dig into Picard Season 2 and things that DT liked about it and things that Mack hated about it. There really wasn’t much middle ground.

The guys open up with DT discussing going to a country concert for a local boy that grew up in their town trying to break through and giving him a plug. Then they begin the discussion of characters in Sci-Fi that may deserve a spin-off. Mack goes against the mold and says that Worf would not need a spin off as it would be boring but Geordie would be great. Then it ends with them agreeing a Brisco County Junior Movie would be fantastic.

The guys open up after their short break. Mack talks about volunteering for the rodeo and helping to raise funds for Mack Jr’s Boy Scout troop. They then go into more details about DS9 such as A Call to Arms and how the Dominion Arc started in Season two but Season 5 was when we first saw a sequential list of episodes in a single story arc. Then they discuss how the characters in the show were developed and then just begin to gush about the overall greatness of DS9.