Tag Archives: 1977

TMTYR Episode #86: Post-Apoplectic World (Logan’s Run)

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Following up on a recent request from Steven Lindlbauer, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 1967 book Logan’s Run, by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson and its 1976 adaptation to film and 1977 adaptation to television.

TMTYR Episode #80: I Think We Fixed This Thing! (Damnation Alley)

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damnation-alleyStumbling toward the finish line of Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Damnation Alley” and its 1977 film abomination adaptation.

The movie’s plot makes little sense. We fixed it for you.

Rankings!:

Colin/James/Seth:

  • novella
  • movie

 

Notes:

Galaxy magazine “Damnation Alley”:
https://archive.org/details/Galaxy_v26n01_1967-10_modified/page/n5

TMTYR Episode #79: Evacuate Through the Back Door (Millennium/Air Raid)

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TMTYR Episode #79: Evacuate Through the Back Door (Millennium/Air Raid)







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millenniumposterContinuing on the quest to finish off Reel Future, this time the boys hit up John Varley’s 1977 short story “Air Raid” and its adaptation, the 1989 film Millennium.

Plus, another entry in the list of emails Colin has received from authors he asked for comments. And this one is a doozy. For certain definitions of doozy.

Rankings!

Colin:

  • Book
  • Movie
  • Story

James:

  • Story
  • Movie

Seth:

  • Movie
  • Story

TMTYR Episode #73: A Different Ooze (Empire of the Ants)

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empireoftheantsContinuing their march through Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss HG Wells’s “The Empire of the Ants,” and the very poor 1977 adaptation.

Pounder Rankings!:

James/Colin/Seth:

  • story
  • movie

Notes:

Seth’s new podcast Brief & Not so Brief (RSS feed):
http://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/brief