The Pavement Pounders go back into the Crichton vault to pick up The Andromeda Strain.
And don’t forget to check out their interview with Daniel H. Wilson.
Rankings!:
James/Seth/Colin:
Wrapping up their 5 year journey through Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders hit The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury, and discuss the 1969 film adaptation of…something other than what’s in the book.
Rankings!
Phil/James/Colin/Seth:
Wrapping up the Summer of PKD, the Pavement Pounders endured Blade Runner and whine about it for a bit. And two of three Pavement Pounders enjoyed the novel on which it’s based, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
And Seth can’t seem to pronounce “Voight-Kampff”.
Rankings!:
Colin/James/Seth:
Bonus Rankings! (PKD films we’ve done):
James:
Colin:
Seth:
Notes:
One of those Top 10 lists with Blade Runner on it:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/oct/16/top-10-sci-fi-movies
Which cut should be watched?:
http://nerdist.com/blade-runner-35th-anniversary-which-cut-should-you-watch/
Great (and positive) analysis of the film’s visual style:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tbvMzqk3F4
Which is canon to Denis Villenueve?
http://screenrant.com/blade-runner-2049-original-movie-canon/
Nerdwriter video on Blade Runner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXRlGULqHxg
Lessons from the Screenplay video on Blade Runner:
Jason and Myke revisit Blade Runner with John Siracusa:
https://www.theincomparable.com/myke/28/
Sci-Fi Onscreen episode on Minority Report:
http://www.scifionscreen.com/episode-101-minority-report-2002/
This time out, the Pavement Pounders are joined by Ben DeBono of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss Stanley Kubrick’s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Colin and Seth both disliked the film on first viewing. Will things change after this viewing? What will James think about it the first time out?
The movie is (kind of) adapted from Arthur C. Clarke’s short story “The Sentinel,” and the novelization of 2001 was done in parallel with script development for the movie, so it’s an interesting adaptational situation for us.
Huge thanks to Ben for joining us and providing some guidelines for enjoying the film! Make sure to follow the links below to more SFC content.
Hosted by Seth Heasley, James Ralston, and Colin Kuskie.
Pounder Rankings!:
Ben:
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
The Sci-Fi Christian:
http://thescifichristian.com
2001/Kubrick-focused SFC links:
http://thescifichristian.com/2015/09/episode-396-who-killed-stanley-kubrick/
http://thescifichristian.com/2013/05/2001-a-space-odyssey-live-blog/
The Amazingly Accurate Futurism of 2001:
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/amazingly-accurate-futurism-2001-space-odyssey/
The Space Odyssey Explained:
http://www.kubrick2001.com/
One-Point Perspective:
http://filmmakermagazine.com/85083-the-one-point-perspective-in-stanley-kubricks-work/#.Vwb10Xp9Wa4
“Daisy Bell” sung by a computer:
http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=4445
In Episode #2, the damned, dirty Pavement Pounders delve into the classic 1968 film Planet of the Apes.
Also discussed are the Pierre Boulle novel on which it’s based, and the unfortunate re-adaptation/remake starring Marky Mark, with a brief conversation about Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the new franchise it’s started.
Along the way, they manage to segue from talking about remakes, reboots, and readaptations into a discussion of Batman. Because he’s Batman!!!
Pounder Rankings!!!
James:
Colin:
Seth:
Bonus Ranking, or Seth Ranks the Whole Franchise!
(note that this list differs from what Seth said on the podcast)
Notes:
