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TMTYR Episode #64: I’ve Had That Feeling (Ready Player One)

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TMTYR Episode #64: I've Had That Feeling (Ready Player One)

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The Pavement Pounders return to cover something currently playing in theaters, Ready Player One, based on the 2011 Ernest Cline novel.

(None of us hated the book. Or the movie. Feel free to listen to the podcast linked below if you did. Or you could listen to us not go overboard either praising or denouncing the book.)

We had a bit of trouble getting this podcast set up, and so Colin’s audio is less than ideal. But sometimes you just don’t have the connection to the OASIS server that you hope you’d have.

Tune in to the blooper reel if you want a taste of what it’s like to edit James and try and keep our podcast clean.

Rankings!:

Colin:

Book
Movie

Seth:

Movie
Book

James:

Movie
Book

Article referenced on the pod:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-it-took-ready-player-one-eight-years-to-become-a-mo-1824033088

372 Pages We’ll Never Get Back: (only listen if you truly hated the book)
http://372pages.com/

All the people decrying 80s nostalgia as the new worst thing ever:

TMTYR Episode #16: Two Out of Three Idiots Can’t Be Wrong (Minority Report)

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TMTYR Episode #16: Two Out of Three Idiots Can't Be Wrong (Minority Report)

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Episode #16 is here and brings with it visions of the future. This time, the Pounders discuss “The Minority Report,” by Philip K. Dick, and the 2002 Tom Cruise film Minority Report adapted from it.

“In gloomy half-darkness, the three idiots sat babbling.” – Philip K. Dick, “The Minority Report”

Was there ever a more apt description of this particular podcast? Will we all agree on which was the better presentation of this material? Or will there be…a Minority Report?

Pounder Rankings!:

Colin:

movie
story

James:

story
movie

Seth:

movie
story

Notes:

Reading brain images: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/22/brain-movies/
Eye transplants?: http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/news/20141030/scientists-set-their-sights-on-first-whole-eye-transplant
TV Adaptation?: http://tnsjournal.com/entertainment/minority-report-adapted-fox-tv-series/
Technologies in Minority Report: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jun/16/minority-report-technology-comes-true
Not everyone loved the movie: (some people are wrong): http://atollcomics.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-minority-report-vs-minority-report.html
On the other hand, Roger Ebert did love it: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/minority-report-2002
Find the story here: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?58214

Be sure to tune in to The Sci-Fi Movie Podcast in early February, as Seth will be guesting on the show to discuss Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

TMTYR Episode #8: The Tranny-saurus and the Philosoraptor (Jurassic Park)

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TMTYR Episode #8: The Tranny-saurus and the Philosoraptor (Jurassic Park)

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In Episode #8, the Pavement Pounders discuss Jurassic Park, both the 1993 film and 1990 book, and as might be expected, The Malcolm Effect rears its ugly head. We’re blaming Dennis Nedry for our recording setup failing us. So, we ended up with a great discussion being captured by the built-in laptop microphone. We’ll understand if you want to give it a miss, but if you can look past it, give it a listen.