For episode #100, we discuss Red Alert, by Peter George, and Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, then talk about the adaptation of the former, Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and the two adaptations of Fail-Safe, the 1964 film and the 2000 live teleplay.
Rankings!
Colin:
James
Seth
This time the guys hit up The Black Cauldron, the 1985 film, very loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron.
Rankings? Please.
Notes
Comfort Reads episode with Seth & Colin:
https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/comfort-reads-the-chronicles-of-prydain-by-lloyd-alexander-feat-colin-kuskie/
Nostalgia Critic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUsfYaKN3nY
History of The Black Cauldron:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YbBEFKv6Rg
Dude loves the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6jfVTMfuzY
This time, the Pavement Pounders dig into the Outer Limits episode “Soldier,” adapted by Harlan Ellison from his story “Soldier from Tomorrow.” Why? Well, because of that little legal case that resulted in “Acknowledgement to the works of Harlan Ellison” in the end credits of The Terminator. We rule definitively on whether there was a case.
After recording this episode, we were saddened to hear of Ellison’s passing. We’ll try to hit a bit more Ellison in his honor in our next episode.
And for no reason, we still rank things!
Rankings!:
Colin/James:
Seth:
Show Notes:
Just how similar are Soldier and Terminator? James submits this into evidence (Seth quoted right along with the entire Terminator scene, word for word):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQqGAaMw7-o&app=desktop
Another analysis of the case:
https://electricliterature.com/was-1984s-the-terminator-a-harlan-ellison-rip-off-27f52272af11
Incomparable episode about Harlan Ellison’s work:
https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/401/
This time, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 1944 Fredric Brown short story “Arena”, which was adapted into a Star Trek TOS episode (S1E18), may have inspired the TNG episode “The Last Outpost” (S1E5), and there’s also an Outer Limits episode, “Fun and Games (S1E27).”
Big thanks to Rich O’Donnell for sending us the suggestion!
For the purposes of Rankings, here are the abbreviations:
“Arena” story: TS
TOS episode: TOS
TNG episode: TNG
Outer Limits episode: TOL
Our totally scientific ranking of how close the episodes were to the story:
And now our normal Rankings:
James:
Colin:
Seth:
Rich
And finally, Em Ratings for each:
Notes:
These Are The Voyages books:
http://www.thesearethevoyagesbooks.com/
For Halloween 2016, the Pavement Pounders discuss Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend and the three major films adapted from it: 1964’s The Last Man on Earth, 1971’s The Omega Man, and the 2007 film I Am Legend.
Slow, zombie-like vampires! Pale vampire Sith Lord beaniks! CGI uncanny valley superhuman darkseekers! And an Asylum film? What? (not really)
Big thanks to Adam Underwood for suggesting the topic and for being patient with us taking more than a year to get to it!
Pounder Rankings!
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
The Last Man on Earth full movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuPgXDWMB-Q
15 things about Last Man on Earth:
http://www.spookyisles.com/2015/06/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-last-man-on-earth-1964/
Review of all three films:
http://www.starburstmagazine.com/component/content/article/3-future-imperfect/988-qcome-out-nevilleq-i-am-legend
Comparison of all three films:
http://www.moviesmackdown.com/2007/12/legend-omega-lastman.html
About the I Am Legend alternate cut:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/must-watch-i-am-legends-original-ending-this-is-amazing/
SciFi Onscreen “Original vs. Remakes: I Am Legend”
http://www.scifionscreen.com/?p=452
