It’s summer, and Shark Week, so the guys take on Steve Alten’s 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror and its 2018 action movie spectacle starring Jason Statham.
Rankings!
Colin: Movie/Book
James: Audiobook/Movie
Seth: Movie/Book
In Episode #26, the Pavement Pounders were delighted to be joined by Nicholas Jensen to talk about Starship Troopers, the Robert Heinlein novel and the Paul Verhoeven film of the same name (if not the same content).
This podcast also features a brief segment from a longer discussion with Keith Kato of The Heinlein Society. The full interview, minus the Starship Troopers part, will be released as Episode #27 in the coming weeks.
Pounder (and Guest) Rankings!:
Nick:
James:
Colin:
Seth:
Notes:
Nick’s Brother’s page:
http://www.bjsmoviereview.blogspot.com
Now Playing/Books and Nachos:
http://www.booksandnachos.com/
http://www.nowplayingpodcast.com/
The film and book contrasted:
io9 article on the book:
http://io9.com/5439145/starship-troopers-is-perfect–and-therein-lies-the-problem
Cracked article on the book:
http://www.cracked.com/article_19259_6-mind-blowing-ways-starship-troopers-predicted-future.html
The movie was brilliant?
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/2ab31t/starship_troopers_1997_paul_verhoeven_was/
Fan theory about the Bugs destroying Buenos Aires:
https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/1moua0/starship_troopers_buenos_aires_was_a_falseflag/
And yet another article defending the movie:
http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/11/defense-starship-troopers-novel-film-misunderstood/
Boeing Videos about SLS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx1KTmdNW9I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdqhGhfX62Y
For Episode #17, fittingly a prime number, the Pavement Pounders discuss Contact, by Carl Sagan, and the 1997 film adapted from it. Big thanks to Rem from The Sci-Fi Movie Podcast for recommending it!
Full Spoiler alert! Asterisms discussed! Swedish Radio Astronomy considered! The Drake Equation pondered! And also the crucial question of why, for the love of God and the sanity of Seth, don’t movie people run like real people run?
Alternate titles:
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin/James/Seth:
(Unanimity is rare, but it has to happen sometimes. It’s probably in the Drake Equation.)
Notes:
Sci-Fi Movie Podcast Contact:
http://sci-fimoviepodcast.com/sci-fi-movie-podcast-contact/
Sci-Fi Movie Podcast Rise of the Planet of the Apes, featuring Seth:
http://sci-fimoviepodcast.com/sci-fi-movie-podcast-rise-planet-apes/
Carl Sagan’s Letter About the Screenplay:
http://io9.com/5931333/read-carl-sagans-letter-politely-telling-warner-bros-their-script-sucked
Phil Plait’s review of the film:
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/movies/contact.html
Do Astronauts carry suicide pills?
http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/10/astronauts-and-suicide-pills.html
Should we broadcast to aliens:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/be-or-not-be-signaling-aliens-question-seti-n305546
Rise/Set/Transit Times for Major Solar System Bodies and Bright Stars:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/mrst.php
xkcd:
Drake Equation: http://xkcd.com/384/
The Search: http://xkcd.com/638/
Fundamental Forces: http://xkcd.com/1489/
Seth’s Review of Contact:
http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2015/02/book-review-contact-by-carl-sagan
