Sci-Fi Happy Hour

Episode 024. Ted talks a tad about the ongoing government shutdown and Kwinn shares a little about the Star Wars fan film he’s making. (09:27) Next, we discuss our impression of Tron: Ares, (18:33) the character of Ares, the disconnect with audience expectations, and Depeche Mode. (28:32) The story lacked something and why was Kevin Flynn so old? (40:38) We move onto the Predator: Badlands trailer, and the release date will be prec...

Episode 023. An introduction to author Chris Tannhauser, he describes his work and shares how he grew into writing. (07:44) Next, we read an excerpt from Chris’ piece titled ENDNOTES FROM THE NEW PHRENOLOGY, an entertaining and vivid story about wizards, and Ted analyzes MOSTLY SKIN, Chris’ alternate history of the Weinermobile. Chris explains how he sees the short story format as an experience. (26:40) Chris’ favorite movies. (32:...

Episode 021. We’re talking Episode 8 of Alien Earth, focusing on the opening scenes of Arthur’s corpse on the beach and Dame’s visit to Marcy Hermit's grave. We debate the title "The Real Monsters," questioning whether it referred to Boy Kavalier and his cohorts, the Lost Boys, the alien specimens, or all the characters acting as monsters. We analyze the scene where Dame leaves a flower at the grave. Inconsistencies with how firear...

Episode 020. What’s with the oversized vent ducting from the lab? We analyzed the plot, character development, and inconsistencies in the story. Ted and Ruben agree Curly's character did not have a significant impact on the narrative. Ruben suggests Curly's character might be saved for a potential showdown in the next season. We also debate Wendy's motivations for releasing the xenomorph and discussed the alien's behavior in previo...

Episode 019. Tootles’ Deadly Blunder in the Specimen Hold, What’s with the Incubation Period? And does Boy Kavalier fit the Peter Pan Archetype? (14:28) How a Youngster in a Hybrid Body Would Behave, Could the Broken Door Panel be a Set Up by Kirsh? Our Supposition of a Second Season, and Hermit meets with Arthur about Dangers on the Island (29:10) How Long Have Xenomorphs been on Earth? Alien: Mahna Mahna, Wolf “T.Ocellus” in Shee...

Episode 017. (A Continuation of Episode 016 with Guest Ruben Davila) Only a Crew Like This Would Crash the Maginot, Noah Hawley’s Direction, Aliens on Earth, Peter Pan References, USCSS Maginot. (13:32) Boy Kavalier and the Synthetics, Aliens and the Terraforming Colony on LV-426, Maternal Stakes, Alien III, Cinematic Deaths of Aliens, Evolution of Synthetics. (40:20) Favorite Synthetics. Lack of Alphas in Alien: Earth, Fede Álvare...

Episode 016. Ted announces his plan to attend the Los Angeles: 1999 A 50th Anniversary Celebration of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Space: 1999. This Historic Event Runs September 12th to 14th, 2025. (2:04) Guest Ruben Davila returns. (03:06) We discuss the Alien franchise, from its original offering in 1979 to the current show: Alien: Earth. (15:54) The Alien timeline, Ted Doubts David Wiped Out the Engineers, (29:07) The Consistenc...

Episode 015. Kwinn talks about his recent scene work in Los Angeles. (7:38) Myths & Conspiracies: Sounds and signs from space and (10:17) crop circles. (27:18) A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick, government tracking, and the root problem of Substance D. (34:18) Movie: Ghost in the Shell 2.0 – discussions on technoparanoia, hacking into a person, influences on cinema, and (52:23) quoting Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi and Greek phil...

Episode 014. U.S. Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender ships at Juneau, Alaska. (4:44) Next, the “Buy” button is a lie, consumer ownership rights and the class action lawsuit against deceptive selling of digital goods. (23:01) World-building – Ted and Kwinn share some ideas. (28:50) Inventing a religion in your sci-fi story. (33:33) It is so easy to build a cult-like following, the Branch Davidians, Heaven’s Gate, taking a different ap...