CycloMedia is clearly on an Avengers tip.
Rob and Clive pick apart Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron, rant about the character that should be in there, and find out that it’s not smart to laugh at the idea of AI rights.
And a quick peek at what we’re on about here:
Of the spate of superheroing movies that cluttered up the early part of the 21st century, Joss Whedon’s Avengers Assemble was among the best.
With a little urging from Cyclomedia, Rob and Clive look back at this underappreciated gem.
Oh, and while we’re at it…
Akira. The word that for many fans of a certain age describes Japanese anime. Kinetic, violent and surreal, the film and book still has the power to shock, move and excite.
Rob and Clive explore the film and its continued relevance to anime culture.
Warning: contains excessive yelling of the names “Tetsuooooo!” and “Kanedaaaa!”
And if you need a gentle reminder of what we’re yabbering on about, the whole thing is on YouTube…
INPUT ERROR: Scanning of additional data banks indicates that crew members Rob and Clive failed to mention RONALD SHUSETT as one of the credited writers on ALIEN. A key collaborator with Dan O’Bannon, the pair would go on to adapt the Philip K Dick short story ‘We Can Remember It For You Wholesale’ into another landmark Sci-Fi movie: Total Recall (also credited on that movie as writers: Jon Povill; Gary Goldman).
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PUNITIVE ACTION INITIATED…
So, it turns out we missed out on a vital piece of data when talking about Alien. Consequence: three weeks in the space doldrums on a diet of sprout protein and beans.
The atmospheric controls have been taking a hammering, I can tell you.
CycloMedia has started talking to us again, and has challenged us to improve his knowledge of Automan.
Because if there’s one thing we hate talking about, it’s obscure 80s SFTV from the master, Glen A. Larson.
Cursor, draw me the Autocar…
and while we’re at it, let’s check out some Automan action!
Alien. The movie that redefined SF horror and made the names of Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott. Is there anything more to say about this stone classic? Well, CycloMedia thinks there is, and it’s down to Rob and Clive to sort it out.
Who says podcasts can’t have a visual component? See, this is what I get up to when I’m left alone with Final Cut Pro.
A wide-ranging SF subject, of course, but here CycloMedia has pointed us at the obscure New World movie from 1982, starring Klaus Kinski as a space Frankenstein.
It’s life, Max, but not as we know it…
and if you want to know more, what better than a peek at the film itself? Don’t say we never give you anything!
POSTCAST: one should always watch the credits for interesting nuggets. Visual effects for Android were supervised by a certain Jim Cameron. I’m sure we’ll see more of him…
Cripes! CycloMedia was deeply unimpressed with last week’s exploration of Douglas Adams. Join Rob and Clive as they try to placate the crazy calculator with a chat about Dirk Gently and Doctor Who. Let’s hope it goes a bit better this time around…
After some huffing and blowing from CycloMedia, who hates the notion of anything Apple-based with a passion (the darn thing won’t even have Appletise in the commisary), we’re pleased to announce that you can subscribe to the A To Z on iTunes!
It’s now easier than ever to get our epic triviality into your earholes. Just click on the link below, or the one in the sidebar. Your choice. They both do the same thing.
Off we jolly well go, then. In this first edish (it’s a word, look it up) of the A To Z, Rob and Clive discuss that most English of SF writers, the esteemed Douglas Adams.
It doesn’t quite go as planned…
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