One of the first titles I ever planned on us covering, yet somehow it’s taken more than eight years to find our way back to it. It’s Harry Harrison’s 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room!, loosely adapted into the classic 1973 movie Soylent Green.
Rankings!:
Colin:
James:
Seth:
The guys discuss Robert Silverberg’s 1966 short story, “Needle in a Timestack,” and the 2021 film adaptation of the same name.
Rankings!
Colin/James/Seth:
Roger from The Kitchen Counter Podcast joins the guys for a discussion of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, including the original TV special, the Jim Carrey remake, the 2018 Benedict Cumberbatch movie, and the recent TV musical abomination.
Time Codes:
Grinch book: 13:08
Grinch TV Special: 19:34
Sandwich planning: 24:16
James’s “An Old Fashioned Christmas”: 35:36
Carrey: 38:16
Cumberbatch: 46:42
TV Not Special: 54:19
Rankings: 1:04:35
Roger’s Sandwich taste test: 1:11:39
Taste test at Seth’s house (with geese flying over): 1:14:00
Bloopers: 1:19:08
Rankings!:
Roger: TV special / book / 2018 movie / 2000 movie / TV musical
Colin: TV special / book / 2000 movie / TV musical / 2018 movie
James: TV special / book / 2018 movie / TV musical / 2000 movie
Seth: TV special / book / 2018 movie / 2000 movie / TV musical
Notes:
The Kitchen Counter: https://kitchencounterpodcast.com/
The Monster Demands a Sandwich: https://kitchencounterpodcast.com/the-monster-demands-a-sandwich/
Twitter Threads referenced:
https://twitter.com/hugospodcast/status/1336830346940174336
https://twitter.com/TKCpodcast/status/1336894202404225027
Sandwich images:
Note: We’ve added an episode for the 2021 film. Get it here:
http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/i-like-the-flying-fat-man-dune-2021-film/
To celebrate their 50th episode, the Pavement Pounders got James drunk and made him read Dune. (And also watch the 1984 film and the 2000 miniseries.)
Unfortunately, Seth’s recording failed (silently) at about the 40 minute mark, so his audio is pulled from what bled into the other guys’ mics. It’s not fantastic, but the conversation is still good, and James and Colin’s recordings kept on working.
Rankings:
James:
Colin/Seth:
Notes:
Seth’s new podcast, Hugos There (featuring Colin in the first episode):
http://hugospodcast.com
The Guardian retrospective on 50 years of Dune:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/03/dune-50-years-on-science-fiction-novel-world
Tor.com Dune Re-Read:
http://www.tor.com/series/rereading-frank-herberts-dune/
New Yorker article about Dune:
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/dune-endures
Nerdist News: 7 Things We Need from the New Dune!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DqyqcYi4kA
Impressions of Dune Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSA79XHMBFo
Deleted Scenes from Dune (1984):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2vZEP5jiaU
Roger Ebert’s review of Dune (1984)
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dune-1984
About Jodorowsky’s Dune:
http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/27/5554126/jodorowskys-dune-interview-greatest-sci-fi-film-never-made
A Beginner’s Guide to Dune (NSFW language)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47WzoluOH0
Recording right about the time of our second podcast anniversary, this time we discuss Colossus: The Forbin Project, adapted from DF Jones’s novel Colossus.
Many thanks to everyone who’s interacted with us in any way since we started doing this. It’s been a lot of fun and we look forward to many more awkward discussions in the future.
Colin says nucular repeatedly! Seth repeats the word “story” over and over in a single monologue! James thinks the movie title could fit an adult film! And we all agree scientists should be familiar with Frankenstein.
Featuring Seth Heasley, James Ralston, and Colin Kuskie.
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
Seth on Original Remake:
http://originalremake.podbean.com/e/ep-18-oceans-11-and-oceans-eleven/
Original Remake links:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/original-remake/id1081323796 (they totally added iTunes after we recorded this)
http://originalremake.podbean.com/
KAMN episode (discussion starts at 18:35)
http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/05/13/kamn-show-29/
http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/
Other reviews of Colossus: The Forbin Project:
https://astrobioloblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/review-%E2%80%93-colossus-the-forbin-project/
http://www.wired.com/2009/01/top-10-evil-com/
http://blogcritics.org/dvd-review-colossus-the-forbin-project/
http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2014/09/classic-70s-movie-colossus-the-forbin-project.html
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/rage-against-the-machine-a-brief-history-of-evil-movie-computers-20140417
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/colossus.html
Potential Remake:
http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/70226-sci-fi-classic-colossus-remake-to-star-will-smith
50 Best SF Films (#17):
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/50-best-sci-fi-movies-of-the-1970s-20150114/colossus-the-forbin-project-1970-20150113
John Landis on the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t46Kjy-IJpY
