Duel of the Fates

In this podiobook: As originally heard on the Dragon Page Wingin' It! Podcast: Duel of the Fates assembles highly diverse, iconic combatants from across the wide universe of speculative fiction and pits them head-to-head in meaningless contests of 5 silly categories. Hear! An exhibition duel between Darth Vader vs. Gandalf! Witness! Another exhibition of, um, something, between Molly (from Neuromancer) and Batman! Behold! The bracketed 8-character elimination tournament! 1) Tomi (from Spherical Tomi)2) Spider-Man3) Captain James T. Kirk4) Ash (from Evil Dead)5) Godzilla6) Starbuck from the original Battlestar Galactica (Dirk Benedict)7) Harry Potter8) HAL-9000 (from 2001) Who has the best look? Who has more Love Prowess? Who'd win in a fight? Who'd be more fun at a party? Relive the mayhem -- or experience this popular series for the first time -- as author Jack Mangan examines the quirks, strengths, and weaknesses of these notable SF characters (along with one of his own). There are quite a few surprises as characters are eliminated, and ultimately, a winner is crowned Duel of the Fates champion. You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll cry (if you're a bit of a nut), you'll disagree at times; you'll look at these characters in new and different ways.

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Episodes (10)

Episode 10 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: No duel here, just some previously unreleased material and info. And umm, a sort of interview. Notable words and phrases heard: existentialism, Slick Rick, deadpan, Bespin, battery-powered lightsaber, George Takei.

enDecember 20, 2005

Episode 9 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: The Final Duel - for the Championship!Notable words and phrases heard: getting emotional,litter it with cursewords, schwanzenegger, Cthulhu?,Have you ever heard anything so cute in all your life?

enDecember 19, 2005

Episode 8 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: The sceond round of the tournament.Notable words and phrases heard: irreversible, LoveProwess, Robert Smith, the Pacific Princess, Jack'stiny sins.

enDecember 18, 2005

Episode 7 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: The second round of the tournamentbegins. Notable words and phrases heard: PsychoKiller, vaguely pissed-off and bored, Firefly, prettysexual person.

enDecember 17, 2005

Episode 6 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: Number 4 seed: Ash (Evil Dead) vs. Number5: Godzilla. Notable words and phrases heard: discohell, Frau Blooka, boomstick, Bambi, a tad impatientand a bit fanatical.

enDecember 16, 2005

5. Epsiode 5 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: Number 3 seed: Capt. James T. Kirk (StarTrek) vs. Number 6: Starbuck (original BattlestarGalactica). Notable words and phrases heard: toupee,Yor, The Hunter From the Future, Britney, the A-Team.

enDecember 15, 2005

Episode 4 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: Number 2 seed: Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)vs. Number 7 seed: Harry Potter. Notable words andphrases heard: OK calm down, Blimey!, bubble bath,haiku, big wheel.

enDecember 14, 2005

Episode 3 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: Number 1 seed: Tomi (Spherical Tomi) vs.Number 8 seed: HAL-9000 (2001). The first of theofficial DotF elimination tournament duels. Notablewords and phrases heard: combat programmers, onlineApache helicopers, Karaoke, Freddy Mercury.

enDecember 13, 2005

Episode 2 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: Batman (DC Comics) vs. Molly (Neuromancer). The second of two exhibition matches, not related to the tournament. Notable words and phrases heard: Batpoles, Neuromancer, slash up the drunk lech.

enDecember 02, 2005

Episode 1 - Duel of the Fates

-In this episode: Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) vs. DarthVader (Star Wars). First of two exhibition matches, not related to the tournament. Notable words and phrases heard: asexual, Balrog, American Idol, tried a beard once.

enDecember 01, 2005

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