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TMTYR Episode #84: Might Give Me Epsilepsy (The Andromeda Strain)

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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:

  • Book/Movie/Miniseries

TMTYR Episode #61: Ready to Movie On (Never Let Me Go)

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Following up on a suggestion from John Hagmann, the Pavement Pounders discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel Never Let Me Go and its 2008 film adaptation, as well as Michael Bay’s The Island, which plays in a similar sandbox, only with more explosions and massive vehicular destruction.

Thanks to John for reaching out and suggesting a topic, even if Colin didn’t enjoy it.

Rankings!:

Colin:

  • The Island
  • NLMG movie
  • book

James:

  • Parts: the Clonus Horror (MST3K)
  • The Island
  • NLMG movie
  • book

Seth:

  • NLMG movie
  • Book
  • The Island

Show Notes:

Editorial about the book and the whole subject of cloning:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/magazine/what-would-a-clone-say.html

Jo Walton on NLMG:
https://www.tor.com/2009/05/05/the-upspoken-and-the-unspeakable-kazuo-ishiguros-never-let-me-go/

Scientific Plausibility of NLMG:
http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2007/06/24/scientific-plausibility-of-nev/

NLMG and The Island compared:
http://blogs.nature.com/spoonful/2010/09/never_let_me_go_and_the_island.html

Roger Ebert’s review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/never-let-me-go-2010

TMTYR Episode #60: Tangentially Inspired (Eagle Eye)

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The Pavement Pounders ring in 2018 with Isaac Asimov’s short story “All The Troubles of the World,” which was exactly how much adapted into the 2008 film Eagle Eye? You’ll have to listen to find out.

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Rankings:!

Unfortunately we had a 51% probability of rankings, but an abort recommendation.

Notes:
Full text of the story:
http://www.mcguiremarks.com/uploads/3/9/7/9/39793909/isaac_asimov-all_the_troubles_of_the_world_(1).pdf

Roger Ebert’s Review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eagle-eye-2008

Seth’s appearance on Random Trek “The Thaw”:
https://www.theincomparable.com/randomtrek/168/

TMTYR Episode #29: We Mean No Harm to Your Planet (Jumper)

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For Episode 29, the Pavement Pounders discuss Steven Gould’s excellent novel Jumper and its lackluster 2008 film adaptation. Just read the book series!Jumper poster

For a podcast on a better Doug Liman film, check out our episode about Edge of Tomorrow (All You Need is Kill).

Huge thanks to Steven Gould for replying to our tweet, and also to Edward, Matthew, Nick, and John for responding on Facebook.  You, too, can find us on social media (our website has all the deets).

Pounder Rankings!:

Seth/James/Colin:

  • Book(s)
  • Movie

Notes:

Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interviews Steven Gould:
http://www.wired.com/2014/08/geeks-guide-steven-gould/

Tom Scott’s humorous video on  teleportation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJt8yzR2aoY

The Oatmeal (not xkcd!) comic about shooting for the moon:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/shoot_moon

Jumper: Book vs. Film:
http://www.avclub.com/article/book-vs-film-ijumperi-2178

Another humorous Agony Booth review, this time for Jumper:
http://www.agonybooth.com/movies/Jumper_2008.aspx

Seth’s reviews of the Jumper series:
http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2012/05/book-review-jumper-by-steven-gould/
http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2012/06/book-review-reflex-by-steven-gould/
http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2013/03/book-review-impulse-by-steven-gould/
http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2014/10/book-review-exo-by-steven-gould/

The Sci-Fi Christian:
http://thescifichristian.com

TMTYR Episode #7: Shake My Hand Grenade (Death Race 2000)

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In Episode #7, the Pounders return to their classic format, discussing the 1975 cult classic Death Race 2000, based on Ib Melchior’s 1956 story “The Racer,” and also the 2008 remake/prequel Death Race with Jason Statham.

Pounder Rankings have been cancelled for this episode, because we couldn’t figure out how to recommend the story or either film.  But here are some general thoughts:

“The Racer”: Not the worst story you’ll ever read, and it’ll only take you a half hour to read.  Find it in an anthology linked below.

Death Race 2000: Sylvester Stallone is pretty awesome.  David Carradine is very David Carradine.  There are also bare chests of various descriptions.

Death Race: Loud and stupid, just the way you probably expected.

Notes: