It’s the FINAL episode of The Starlost! And . . . what a note to go out on.

In other words: it’s bad.

Ben is joined by Alexandra Gilchrist, author of Song of the Stars and Baptism by Fire to talk about the series finale and how it ends not on a note of finality, but more like the scene was cut off in the middle by the editor.

LOOKS FOR JS EARLS’ WORK HERE:
Alexandra Gilchrist on Substack
Alexandra Gilchrist’s Website

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just IF they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII IIII I
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII IIII
* Doctor Who counter – IIII IIII II
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII IIII II

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It’s another episode of The Starlost, and this time we are joined by comic book writer, musician, and podcaster J.S. Earls!

“The Beehive” earned an apology from Ben to J.S. Earls because he felt bad about subjecting a friend to this atrocity of televisual terribleness. . .

This episode is, possibly, one of the worst hours of television ever put to film or video or whatever they shot it on.

In other words: it’s bad.

In this episode we talk about:
* Bees (no surprise)
* Other insects (because they are CRAZY COOL!)
* The Littlest Hobo (of course)
* Star Trek and Doctor Who (how could we not?)
* Aliens (the movie franchise, not the non-specific noun)

LOOKS FOR JS EARLS’ WORK HERE:
JS Earls on Amazon
JS Earls on Spotify
JS Earls on Facebook

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just IF they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII IIII
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII IIII
* Doctor Who counter – IIII IIII I|
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII IIII II|

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PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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It’s another episode of The Starlost, and this time we are joined by SyFy tv movie writer and novelist Greg Mitchell!

“Farthing’s Comet” is full of drama! (Difused drama, but still drama!)
It’s full of action! (Poorly paced, but still action!)
It’s full of music! (Inapropriately toned, but still music!)
It’s full of outer space special effects! (

In this episode we talk about:
* Land of the Lost
* The Littlest Hobo (does Ben need to start a Littlest Hobo podcast?)
* Of course, Star Trek and Doctor Who
* The science of comets

Please visit our guest host’s websites and buy his books!
Greg’s blog: thecomingevil.blogspot.com
Twitter or X or whatever: http://twitter.com/TCEauthor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100051569752765

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just IF they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII IIII
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII IIII (I really should’ve mentioned the spacewalk from the credits of this show but I didn’t, so no tally mark this time!)
* Doctor Who counter – IIII IIII I
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII IIII II

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” or becoming a Patreon Patron and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes
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You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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It’s the return of Walter Koenig! It’s the return of Oro! AND . . . it’s the return of Parker J. Cole!!!

Our favorite historical romance writer is back to talk about the one true recurring character, Oro, AND the one character who wasn’t even needed in this episode and had us scratching our heads, Williams.

In this episode we talk about:
* Columbo
* Shatner
* Babylon 5
* Beachcombers
* Robbie the Robot
* The most unneeded, inconsequential supporting character ever!!!
* “I want in!” . . . “Now, I want out!”

Please visit our guest host’s websites and buy her books!
Parker J. Cole – http://parkerjcole.com

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just IF they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII III
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII IIII
* Doctor Who counter – IIII IIIII
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII IIII I

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” or becoming a Patreon Patron and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes
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You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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Join Ben Avery and guest host Rob Southgate as they explore an episode of The Starlost that starts out feeling par for The Starlost, takes a turn toward interesting, and then fumbles the ending in spectacular fashion!

In this episode we talk about:
* Lord of the Rings
* Metropolis
* Babylon 5
* J. Michael Straczynski
* Harlon Ellison’s connection to JMS . . . and JMS’s connection to The Starlost?
* The fascinating ending . . .

Please support our guest by checking out his websites:
* Instagram @robsouthgate
* Southgate Media Group www.southgatemediagroup.com
* Southgate Media Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southgatemediagroup
* Southgate Small Business https://southgatesmallbusiness.com/
* 4 Horseman Publications https://4horsemenpublications.com/

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just if they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII II
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII IIII
* Doctor Who counter – IIII IIIII
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII IIII

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” or becoming a Patreon Patron and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes
or
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You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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Join Ben Avery and guest host Allan Reini as they talk about a terrible hour of television. Just awful.

In this episode we talk about:
* Ringo Starr
* How Astro-Medics COULD be a better show
* How this episode is the worst we’ve seen so far
* It is. It really, really is . . .

Please support our guest by going to their website:
http://flightoftheangels.com
https://www.facebook.com/FlightOfTheAngels

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just if they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII I
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII IIII
* Doctor Who counter – IIII IIII
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII IIII

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” or becoming a Patreon Patron and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes
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You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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Join Ben Avery and guest host John Harju as they talk about an hour of television that’s . . . actually not bad??? Social commentary and pathos and character development are actually present??? What’s this?

In this episode we talk about:
* Envoronmentalism
* The Cold War
* The Vietnam War
* The benefits of a Ben Bova
* Monty Python and the Holy Grail
* And the littlest hobo . . .

Please check out our guest host’s podcasts! You can find John Harju here:
The Bottom Shelf: https://www.facebook.com/TheBottomShelfPodcast/
Playing Games with Strangers: https://playinggameswithstrangers.com

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just if they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII III
* Doctor Who counter – IIII III
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII III

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” or becoming a Patreon Patron and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes
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You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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Join Ben Avery and guest host Kerry Nietz, author of AMISH VAMPIRES IN SPACE, as they talk about a rogue computer that wants to use our trio of heroes to become a “real boy”. This unusual episode of THE STARLOST has some interesting ideas and some poor execution . . . which perhaps means it’s not all that unusual.

In this episode we talk about:
* The Littlest Hobo (of course)
* Star Trek (of course)
* Space 1999
* The Forbin Project
* AI and AI run amuck
* Harlan Ellison (but actually a different Ellison topic than just his dislike for The Starlost . . . although we talk about that too . . .)

Please check out our guest host’s books, website, and social media! You can find Kerry Nietz here:
Website: https://www.nietz.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KerryNietzAuthor/
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KerryNietz

Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just if they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII IIII
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII II
* Doctor Who counter – IIII II
* The Littlest Hobo counter – IIII II

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” or becoming a Patreon Patron and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes
or
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You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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Join Ben Avery and gust host Dave Goulet, a screenwriter friend of Ben’s from Toronto, as they talk about psychic shrinking and telekinesis so our heroes can fix a computer. Because that’s truly the only way to fix a computer. Right? Right??? They also take some tiem to chat about Canadian children’s television . . . but not Mr. Dressup.

In this episode we talk about:
* The Littlest Hobo
* Other Canadian kids TV
* Star Trek (of course)
* Star Trek
* A directing career that began with The Starlost

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” or becoming a Patreon Patron and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes
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You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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Join Ben Avery and returning guest host Nathan Marchand for a conversation about the seventh episode of THE STARLOST, in which our heroes meet Checkov! Or is it Spock? It’s Walter Koenig, anyway, Harlan Ellison’s first choice to play Devon! He’s the alien. The alien Oro.

In this episode we talk about:
* Casablanca
* The only The Starlost cast member Ben and Nathan have both met!
* Walter Koenig . . . it’s Walter Koenig . . .
* How bad this episode was for Ben
* Aliens that look like humans
* Flying saucers
* Padding episodes
* How bored Ben was

Just to keep things going . . . (the counter is not how many times we mention them, just if they get mentioned in an episode…)
* Star Trek counter – IIII II
* Red Dwarf counter – IIII (none this week!)
* Doctor Who counter – IIII I
* The Littlest Hobo – IIII

Please visit our guest host’s websites and buy his books!
Monster Island Film Vault Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
Nate’s Personal Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, PLEASE support the podcast by “buying a coffee” . . . or tea and get bonus episodes about Star Trek The Animated Series! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upfromtheashes

You can also support the podcast by buying The Starlost materials using our affiliate links below. (Amazon links are affiliate links – if you order from these links it will not affect the price, but it will give the podcast a small percentage):
PHEONIX WITHOUT ASHES by Edward Bryant & Harlan Ellison (based on his original teleplay) – https://amzn.to/3rc5qP2
THE STARLOST DVD set: https://amzn.to/44VNVjY

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