Uncanny Treks

Uncanny Treks

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Uncanny Treks episodes

  • S2E09-"Race Through Dark Places" vs. "Defiant"
    Race thru Dark Places S2E7(25 Jan 95) vs. Defiant S3E9 (21 Nov 94)-A couple of cool alternative history novels that incorporate modern technology in Underground Railroad narratives are Colson Whitehead Underground Railroad (2016) & Ishmael Reed Flight to Canada (1976). Bob read the Whitehead after our recording & digs it. He hasn’t read the Reed yet but really digs his Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down (1969) & Mumbo Jumbo (1977)-The group telepathy scene does seem to anticipate JMS’s concerns in Sense8 (2015-8)-Bob’s ranking of Riker guest spots: Voyager, Lower Decks, Deep Space 9, Picard, & Enterprise
    29 min
  • E208-"A Spider in the Web" vs. "Meridian"
    Spider in the Web S2E6 (7 Dec 94) vs. Meridian S3E8 (14 Nov 94)-Bob hasn’t watched much of either Parks & Rec or Brooklyn 9-9-Bob strongly recommends the AMC show Lodge 49-The voices of Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Ra’s al Ghul, & the Judge from Batman: The Animated Series all show up on B5, & the voice of Riddler shows up on DS9.-Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter stars in the first planetary romance novel series-David K. Johnson has written a good history of the Lavender Scare-Jessica Walters played Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development-The review of Ready Player 1 in ep 199 of Chapo Trap House is the only RP1 content you need-Matt recommends the Neal Stephenson novel Snow Crash -James Shigeta plays a Japanese-American detective in the Sam Fuller noir Crimson Kimono & a Vietnamese president in seaQuest DSV -Twin Peaks is one example of US media paranoia of Asian businesspeople in the 80s & 90s
    32 min
  • E207-"The Long Dark" vs. "Civil Defense"
    Long Dark S2E5 (30 Nov 94) vs. Civil Defense S3E7 (7 Nov 94)-Dwight Schultz also played Howling Mad in A-Team & Barclay in TNG-Jerry Doyle & Dwight Schultz both hosted rightwing radio shows, Schultz sometimes guesthosted for Doyle & Michael Savage, & Doyle’s show took Savage’s show’s slot. For the funniest account of Savage & his son, see ep 249 of the amazing podcast Grubstakers-Bob hates on the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy franchise
    31 min
  • E206-"A Distant Star" vs. "The Abandoned"
    Distant Star S2E4 (23 Nov 94) vs. Abandoned S3E6 (31 Oct 94)-Bob & Matt failed to make any references beyond their usual Trek, Babylon 5, & Twin Peaks this week, so they’ll just include a link to the video, a preview of their upcoming Patreon campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQI8VA4Iayo
    32 min

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