TMTYR Episode #15: A Heinlein Timeline (Predestination)
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Ringing in the new year with a brand new film, the Pavement Pounders discuss the new film Predestination, currently in limited theaters and video on demand. The film is adapted from Robert Heinlein’s 1959 short story “-All You Zombies-“.
Boys will be boys, and the Pavement Pounders got caught in a temporal underwear discussion loop. It’s not pretty. Seth could’ve edited it out, but for all we know, that would unravel the fabric of reality. Get it? Fabric? I’ll be here all week.
TMTYR Episode #14: Double the Marley, Double the Fun! (A Christmas Carol)
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Merry Christmas to all!
In honor of the holiday, the Pavement Pounders read Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol and watched four adaptations: Scrooge (1951, starring Alastair Sim), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, starring Michael Caine), A Christmas Carol (1999, starring Patrick Stewart), and Scrooged! (1988, starring Bill Murray).
We also discussed other versions we’d seen and gave some general Christmas-movie-viewing recommendations.
Thanks to everyone who listened this year. Our first episode was recorded in December 2013, so we’re officially a year old now!
Don’t forget to go check out our friends at The Sci-Fi Movie Podcast, as they’ve got a special Christmas episode up today.
Pounder Rankings!
Colin:
A Christmas Carol (1999)
Scrooge (1951)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Scrooged!
James:
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1999)
Scrooged!
Scrooge (1951)
Seth:
Scrooge (1951)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1999)
Scrooged!
Favorite adaptations (Top Three):
Seth:
A Christmas Carol (1984, George C. Scott)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Scrooge (1951)
James:
A Christmas Carol (1984, George C. Scott)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Scrooged!
Colin:
A Christmas Carol (1999)
A Christmas Carol (1984, George C. Scott)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Other versions watched by any or all Pounders:
1901 silent film
1935 Seymour Hicks film
1949 TV Adaptation (narr. by Vincent Price)
1970 Albert Finney musical Scrooge!
1971 animated short (Scrooge voiced by Alastair Sim)
TMTYR Episode #13: Cheesy Quilla-desa (A Boy and His Dog)
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This time out, the Pavement Pounders review the 1969 Nebula Award-winning novella A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison, and the 1975 Hugo-winning film adaptation of the same name.
We did it so you don’t have to. This one comes with a content warning: If you’re uncomfortable with a story involving a lot of language and discussion about rape and sexuality, you might want to give the story a miss. The film has far less language but a fair bit of nudity. So you can just tune into our discussion and save yourself the trouble.
Special Thanks to Emily for letting us dirty your dishes and poop on your floor.
TMTYR Episode #12: Speak Softly and Carry an Electrified Pitchfork (The Thing)
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In Episode #12, the Pavement Pounders discuss John W. Campbell’s 1939 novella “Who Goes There?” and the three films (at least loosely) based on it, including 1951’s The Thing (From Another World) and the 1982 and 2011 films titled The Thing.
Colin is right about something! Seth accidentally defends the Star Wars prequels! James forgets to plug in the mixer!
(We ended up only getting the recording on the laptop mic. It’s never happened before, at least since Jurassic Park…)
Pounder Rankings!:
James:
“Who Goes There?”
The Thing (1982) and The Thing (2011), combined into one film
TMTYR Episode #11: Some Of My Best Friends Are Drac (Enemy Mine)
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In the first episode of Take Me To Your Reader, Season Two, the Pavement Pounders examine the 1985 film Enemy Mine and the Hugo and Nebula Award Winning novella on which it was based. The movie didn’t win nothin’.
TMTYR Episode #10: Day of the Torrence (Day of the Triffids)
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“Dayofthetriffids” by Reynold Brown. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
In Episode #10, the Pavement Pounders discuss the influential and criminally under-read (at least in the U.S.) The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham. The 1962 British film adaptation as well as the 1981 and 2009 BBC mini-series adaptations are also discussed. We’re considering this the end of Season One of Take Me To Your Reader, so we went out with a bang here, discussing the book and three adaptations, as well as having a rather extended discussion of just what makes a good adaptation. Sparks fly, and there may be a bit of hair-pulling and an insult here or there. Honestly, though, we actually like each other. (We’ll be back in September, probably, with new episodes.)
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin:
book
1981 miniseries
2009 miniseries
1962 film
James:
book
1981 miniseries
2009 miniseries
1962 film
Seth:
book
2009 miniseries
1981 miniseries
1962 film
Notes:
Colin’s reference to Matthew Inman as the author of XKCD was in error (and Seth and James totally didn’t catch it). That’s Randall Munroe (https://what-if.xkcd.com/). Matthew Inman is The Oatmeal. We at the Pavement Pounders Podcast admire them both.
TMTYR Episode #9: Groundhog D-Day (Edge of Tomorrow)
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In Episode #9, the Pounders discuss Edge of Tomorrow, adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s much more interestingly-titled light novel All You Need is Kill.
In a twist that’s perhaps ironic and perhaps moronic, Seth didn’t notice his mic was unplugged until the discussion was well underway. Fortunately, he’d been splattered with Alpha blood and was able to time loop back and replace the missing content. And Alpha blood is really good for the skin, as we understand.
It makes a good redemption story, and Colin Loves a Good Redemption Story (TM).
BTW, I’m not sure we gave full spoiler warnings. So here it is: Spoilers!! Big Time!
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.
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin:
book
film
James:
film
book
Seth:
film
book
I think we can all agree Colin is just dead wrong as usual. Though Colin might disagree. And be wrong again.
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.
TMTYR Episode #6: Quantum Physics Means Never Having To Explain Yourself (Timeline)
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In Episode #6, the Pavement Pounders take up a listener suggestion and read Michael Crichton’s Timeline and check out the 2003 film based on it.
Along the way, we find out that Seth has read a lot of Crichton books and has gripes about swords making a zing sound when drawn. And James takes offense to comparisons to Paul Walker’s California Surfer Dude shtick.
Pounder Rankings! (it’s a landslide again):
Seth/Colin/James:
Book
Movie
Notes:
Thanks once again to Leo for suggesting the topic!
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