We got to go see The Wild Robot at our local SF Film Festival, so we figured it was high time we covered this terrific movie, and we were joined by Colin’s elder son, Peter.
We had a great conversation with Ed Ashton about his background in engineering and medical research, how he finds the time to write a novel every year, and how Mickey7 and Mickey-17 came to be.
This time the guys look at Mickey7, by Edward Ashton, and its new adaptation, Mickey-17. We pretty much go full spoilers for everything, so be warned. The book takes a couple of days to read, and the movie will be on streaming soon.
This is an eligibility post for the 2025 Hugo Awards, which will be awarded at WorldCon in Seattle, Washington.
Take Me To Your Reader has been around since 2014 and has produced more than 150 episodes covering adapted science fiction movies (with occasional non-SF episodes).
2024 State of the Podcast / Eligibility for Hugo Award:
In 2024, the podcast produced 13 episodes on these topics:
The Shepherd, a 2023 Disney Plus short film based on the Frederick Forsyth short story “The Shepherd”
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, the 2010 movie based on the 2005 Rick Riordan YA novel The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season One, the 2024 Disney Plus series based on the 2005 novel.
Dune: Part Two, the 2024 film based on the 1965 novel Dune, by Frank Herbert
Spaceman, the 2024 Netflix film based on the 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia, by Jaroslav Kalfar
A Wrinkle in Time, the 2003 Disney Channel movie and 2018 theatrical release, based on A Wrinkle in Time, the 1962 novel by Madeline L’Engle
Stalker, the 1979 film based on Roadside Picnic, the 1972 novel by the Strugatsky Brothers
The Absent-Minded Professor, the 1961 movie, and Flubber, the 1996 movie, based on “A Situation of Gravity,” by Samuel W. Taylor
Games Adapted to Film, a live recording at the 2024 WorldCon in Glasgow, Scotland
R.U.R., a new stage adaptation of R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robot, by Karel Capek
Jumanji, the 1995 movie, and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the 2017 reboot, based on Jumanji, the 1981 children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg
No Escape (or Escape from Absalom), the 1994 movie based on The Penal Colony, by Richard Herley
The Hunt for Red October, the 1990 film based on Tom Clancy’s 1984 novel of the same name. (This episode was recorded onboard the USS Blueback, a diesel submarine permanently on exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.)
This time, the guys are joined by both of Colin’s adult sons as well as a mystery guest, at a secret location known only to everyone who listens to this episode. It’s a Christmas miracle!
We’re covering The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy, and its 1990 film adaptation. It’s fringy science fiction, but our podcast, our rules!
Yes, we were going to be doing The Hunt For Red October. But we decided to kick that one down the road a month and replace it with a much less worthy movie, and an even less worthierer book. It’s the 1987 novel Penal Colony, by Richard Herley, and it’s a bit of a stinker. The movie is watchably bad and available for free with ads in several locations. The movie is the Ray Liotta-starring dystopian-ish No Escape, notable mostly for Stuart Wilson’s turn as the Big Bad.
Trigger warning for the book: lots of talk of sexual assault in prisons. Also it’s super homophobic and basically distills down the essence of AIDS-fueled anti-gay sentiment that I remember so well from being a conservative kid in the 80s. We’ve moved on since then, but this book has not.
The movie is arguably worth watching-ish, so if you don’t already possess the book, don’t spend any money on it. We’ll explain why.
This time we discuss the 1981 Caldecott-winning children’s book Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg, adapted into the 1995 Robin Williams movie of the same name, and expanded into the new Jumanji franchise started by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
