Those Sci-Fi Guys

This episode the guys open up on the blizzard DT went through and how Mack reflects on how he could never have been an elementary school teacher. They discuss how children somehow can’t follow direction but when they do, it’s a blessing. They also go over the blessings of always being prepared for any eventuality. They pay tribute to Tom Brady’s retirement and then move on to discuss Marvel Phase 4. They talk about their thoughts so far and where it’s going. Does Phase 4 have a direction?

The guys move into the second portion of their second second parter ever by discussing the different Enterprises. Mac tries to make the case for Moya from Farscape but it doesn’t go well. Then they talk about how The Enterprise A had only one movie where it was fully functional and how Mac Loves the D… From the Next Generation…

The guys continue their analysis of the best Sci-Fi captains. And DT continues to crap on Mac’s examples and thoughts. Ultimately they feel they have a good list and Mac steals a good one from DT.

This time, the guys decide to discuss Sci-Fi’s greatest Captains (or commanders) depending on the definition form the show or movie. First Mac discusses how he is chaperoning Mac Jr’s 6th grade class to the mountains ina few weeks and DT has some survival advice for him which include bringing a weapon… among 6th graders… Then they delve into the world of Sci-Fi and who was a great Captain/Commander ranging from Battlestar to Star Trek, to Exosquad to Forbidden Planet. The list keeps going that this became Part 1 of an analysis of the captains of Sci-Fi. Don’t worry, Part 2 is coming very soon.

The guys come back from their break and discuss what they did. DT talks about the last Pat’s game in Gillette Stadium and McKay talks about a near tropics new year. Then they talk about the culmination of Hawkeye, their thoughts on the Marvel Studios TV shows, and how they thought it could have ended differently but not in a bad way. Then they slide into Spiderman and their thoughts on the latest film. Overall, it was a great break!

The guys start out talking about DT’s plans for the holidays. Then they dive right into the idea of religion in sci-fi, such as Babylon5, Star Wars, and Star Trek. They question the writers’ motives for withholding religion from the stories at least on the human side. And then immediately point out Seth MacFarland is an atheist and how that is reflected in The Orville. Then they discuss the value of religion in sci-fi at all.

The guys open up with their frustrations on tech issues and the fact that Mac should have been more prepared than otherwise. They then discuss the merits of have Geordie or Miles O’Brian as and engineer on their ship. Then they discuss how Geordie was the most undeserved character on TNG, but then they discover how others in the main cast are underserved too. Then they explore the representation of the founding members of the Federation.

They guys dig right into the NBC show La Brea. The guys discuss the difference of California Cold versus rest the country cold. Then they talk about old man medicines. Mac talks about the stress of setting up Christmas decorations and they then analyze the characters and how the pilot is a solid foundation for a show that has been renewed despite it being a paleolithic Lost.

The guys start off discussing football on the college level and then the professional level. It’s a good 20 minutes before they start talking about Hawkeye and the first couple episodes and their thoughts on it.