Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi

"Mark Twain."

--Kevin

1996 might not be known as the best year in Science Fiction, or maybe it is.  I don't know.  I didn't exactly do any research on it.  However it was the year that the Philip K. Dick short story SECOND VARIETY was adapted into the movie SCREAMERS, starring Peter Weller and Jennifer Rubin.

Kevin and George (the Busy Dads) bounce judiciously between the two in recounting their experience with another classic tale of Artificial Intelligence come to life.  

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"NOPE!"

--George

What does one talk about when everything that can possibly be talked about has been talked about?  This is the dilemma that confronts the BUSY DADS as they take a long, hard (hah) look at STAR TREK 2:  THE WRATH OF KHAN.

A paramount achievement of not only Star Trek, but of Sci-Fi in general.  Kevin, an uninitiated wanderer in the world of Trek, and George, a Klingon speaking Trekkie/er that still pretends he is commanding a starship when he's in the shower, take your hand on this miraculous journey.

You SHOULD be scared!

"INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER"

Isn't that what we're all after?  A meaningful answer.  So, in lieu of our Wrath of Khan episode, we are instead going to be doing another dramatic reading of a great Science Fiction Short Story.  

Join BUSY DAD George as he reads THE LAST QUESTION by the master Isaac Asimov.  Asimov actually considered this short to be some of his finest work and, I must say, that I agree.  It weaves a classic sci-fi tale of man wrestling with his own limits and surpassing them.  Only to find that there are some answers man is not meant to have.

Sit back, relax, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the reading of THE LAST ANSWER.  Thank you!

We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners.  As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS.  Consider yourself warned.

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"We don't know what's good for us."

--George

As though we are going to find a diamond in the rough if we just keep sifting, Kevin and George return once again to the "treasure trove" of the Netflix Sci-Fi and Fantasy section.

Only, behold, this time we find more than the usual absolute crap.  Join us as we take a look at Extinction, which has recently been billed as "Netflix's first good sci-fi movie".  Spoiler:  it's not..

Come aboard!

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"Heinrich was my favorite character."

--George

The BUSY DADS take the plunge on the 1981 horror/thriller/sci-fi cult classic POSSESSION.  What seems to be the simple story of a spy being broken up with by his crazy wife ends up becoming so much more.  

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"Sorry to bother you."

--Kevin

We are back and "better than ever!  So better in fact that we've decided to jump back into the dumpster fire that is Netflix's Science Fiction section to review ORBITER 9.

Also, join us in the celebration that is the Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi Language extravaganza.  We celebrate the many languages of the world by boldly watching a movie that is entirely in another one.  WOW.  We are so cultured.  Next thing you know we'll actually be reading books.  

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Orbiter 9, 2017, dir. by Hatem Ruiz-Zorilla

Sorry To Bother You, 2018, dir. by Boots Riley

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As if George's life wasn't busy enough, his favorite Russian film making antagonist is back from beyond the grave.  Kevin and George sit down, crack a bottle of non-flavored seltzer (thanks, Vic) and talk about Andrei Tarkovsky's iconic masterpiece STALKER.

Meditative.  Beautiful.  Mesmerizing.  But, science fiction?  Well, it doesn't really matter.  Take the trip with us as we unwind what this moving piece of art did for our minds and for our souls.  

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

STALKER, 1979, dir. by Andrei Tarkovsky

SPOILER POLICY:  We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners.  As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS.  Consider yourself warned.

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"I love chaos!"

--Kevin

Kevin and George talk about the movie that the entire planet has seen twice.  The culmination of 18 movies and 10 years of movie making and it, SOME HOW, did not manage to let George (a dedicated Marvel fanboy) down in the slightest.

Come and listen to find out how this movie was JUST LIKE Kevin's 8 year old son's birthday party  All this AND MORE as the Busy Dads take on AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR!

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Avengers: Infinity War, 2018, dir. by The Russo Bros.

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"...shorter."

--Kevin

In this episode we take another look at Neil Blomkamp's Oats Studios and their new three part short series, Adam.

What did it do for us?  What could it do for you?  How does one tell a vast story in such a tiny amount of time?  Why are some better than others?

We answer absolutely none of those questions and, instead, just make fun of each other for most of the episode.  However, it's still a good time.  Check us out.  

"That doesn't sound right.  That sounds negative."

"It sounds fecal."

How can one movie make George go from crying during the viewing to throwing a keyboard at Kevin while discussing it the next day?  How can the same movie have Kevin pontificating about the mortality of the Cyclops in the Odyssey and also begrudging Jared Leto for not looking homeless enough?  How can one movie elicit such different responses from two ENTIRELY RATIONAL (I know) people!?!  How?!?

This is the paradox of the movie MR. NOBODY.  Come and listen as the Busy Dads try and make sense out of the "unable to make sense-able".  

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Mr. Nobody, dir. by Jaco Van Dormiel

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This time BUSY DADDIES Kevin & George walk through the quiet cult film MAN FROM EARTH.  Kevin discusses the vast differences between sci-fi authors Yoss and Richard K. Morgan.  George lavishes praise upon the podcast WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE and how it reminds him of some of his favorite, humor filled, Sci-Fi works.  We come full circle back to MAN FROM EARTH in a breakdown of laughter and celebration of the shittyness of that movies ending.  Hope you enjoy.

SPOILER POLICY:  We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners.  As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS.  Consider yourself warned.

WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT?

MOVIES:

• Man From Earth (watch it FREE on Hulu), 2007, dir. by Richard Schenkman
• Fantastic Four, 2005, dir. by Tim Story 

BOOKS:

• A Planet For Rent by Yoss
• Woken Furies by Richard K. Morgan
• The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton

PODCASTS:

• Welcome to Nightvale by Joseph Fink

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"If you just wanna hear the Altered Carbon part of the podcast, skip to 33 minutes 14 seconds."

--George

Don't worry.  We certainly don't go out on a high note.  As George and Kevin attempt to remove some potty humor from the show, we visit the cult film JOHN DIES AT THE END.  Which, yes, was fantastic and we both loved.

So, we also talk about the shit that was the Netflix series ALTERED CARBON.  Kevin's hopes of a decent adaptation are dashed and George revels in the idea of what could have been.

Join us!!!

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Altered Carbon, 2018, Netflix

John Dies At The End, 2012, dir. by Don Coscarelli

The Wind Up Girl by Paulo Bacigalupi

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hurari

We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners.  As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS.  Consider yourself warned.

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"Oh, so we're still talking about the birds and the bees here."

--George

We have just recently watched WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (I know, we're late).  So, the Busy Dads decide to go back and talk a bit about all the Planet of the Apes movies.  To George they're an integral part of his childhood science fiction experience, to Kevin it's just some apes throwing poop.

See who wins.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Original series

• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Remake

• Planet of the Apes (2001)

Reboot series

• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

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"Is this a documentary?"

--Kevin

Guillermo Del Toro has served us up the perfect mix of Swamp Thing and Amelie that we've all been waiting for.  With a combo like that how could you possibly go wrong?  Well, according to one of us you cannot and according to another one of us it just doesn't matter.

Join us for the masterpiece that is our low-level aggression at each other over THE SHAPE OF WATER.  Enjoy and keep coming back.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

The Shape of Water, 2018, dir. by Guillermo Del Toro

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"Listener drive."

--George

The Busy Dads jump into the vast world created by novelist Tim Powers in his 1997 fantasy/sci-fi/period/action/time-travel epic THE ANUBIS GATES.

Ever wonder if you can outrun a 15 foot tall magic clown in 19th Century London?  Well, you can't.

Come and join us for the ride.  

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

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"Is BLACK MIRROR the visual answer to everything that I critiqued about BRIGHT?"

--Kevin

Everyone's darling dystopian Sci-Fi series is back, but this time there's a bit of a twist.  We start off the season on a bright palette homage to original Star Trek?  Say what?!

Join the Busy Dads as we discuss the beginning of the fourth season of Black Mirror.  Take the ride with us and let us know what you think.  

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"Bright is not a movie"

--Kevin

David Ayer and his best friend Will Smith can never make a movie together again after Suicide Squad.  So they have come to Netflix.  They've teamed up with Joel Edgerton for a cop movie meets fantasy wannabe epic.  This is BRIGHT.  We didn't hate it.  Well, the collective "we".  Kevin totally hated it.  Come and listen to what went wrong, what went right and why either of us care enough to call a movie out for not being better than it could be.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Bright, 2017, dir. by David Ayer

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"Whatever you do don't pull your punches!"

--Kevin

Star Wars is known the world around.  It's pervasive and it's iconic.  The Busy Dads have watched the most recent entry into the Star Wars saga, THE LAST JEDI directed by Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper).  We share a bottle of seltzer and discuss whether or not it's possible for a movie called STAR WARS to actually NOT be STAR WARS.  We also talk about whether or not that really matters and how much are we going to try to NOT like something even in the face of floating, frozen people in space.

Come and listen to us overly dissect a movie that we both really enjoyed in order to please the inner fanboy that wants desperately to not like something that the higher self wants equally desperately to love.  Also, we make jokes about turning loveable Disney toys into sex dolls.  So, there's that.

Also, lets us know what YOU thought.  This was a divisive Star Wars movie and we want to know what you thought as well, listener.  

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Star Wars:  Episode VIII:  The Last Jedi, 2017, dir. by Rian Johnson

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"The name of this episode should be DO WE HAVE TO?"

--Kevin

After a well-written and critically acclaimed first season The Duffer Brothers return to Netflix with STRANGER THINGS 2.  Kevin and George revisit their favorite characters from Hawkins, Indiana and even take a kinda "meh" side trip to Chicago, Illinois.  What worked and what didn't?  Did we still care?  How long can they keep this series going on just the ultimate beauty that is Steve Harrington's hair?  Find out all of this and more in this episode of BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI!

Join us!

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Stranger Things 2, 2017, The Duffer Brothers, Netflix

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"What would you do if you knew this was the last night of the world?"

For our Thanksgiving special Busy Dad George does ANOTHER reading of a great Ray Bradbury short.  This time around it's THE LAST NIGHT OF THE WORLD.

What better way to be grateful for all that we have, than to be reminded that likely in another universe there is a version of you that is standing in a post-apocalyptic rubble just trying not the break his glasses.  

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.  See you in two weeks!

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

"The Last Night of the World" from THE ILLUSTRATED MAN by Ray Bradbury

We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners.  As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS.  Consider yourself warned.

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