Tag Archives: 2021

Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (with guest Peter Kuskie)

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Peter Kuskie, who joined me for the Hugos There episode on Project Hail Mary, joins us for a discussion of the new movie, with some brief discussion of the book as well. For more book discussion, refer back to the Hugos episode.

The movie is a terrific adaptation and a great experience in the theater.

Amaze!

Rankings!:

  • Peter: Book = Movie
  • Colin: Book/Movie
  • James: Book/Movie
  • Seth: Book/Movie, but leaning towards Peter’s take

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Chekhov’s Vomit (8-Bit Christmas)

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For Christmas 2021, the guys discuss Kevin Jakubowski’s hilarious 8-Bit Christmas and its 2021 HBO Max adaptation.

Rankings!:

Colin:

  • Movie
  • Book

James:

  • Book
  • Movie

Seth:

  • Book
  • Movie

 

Try Some Chrono-Bismal! (Needle in a Timestack)

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The guys discuss Robert Silverberg’s 1966 short story, “Needle in a Timestack,” and the 2021 film adaptation of the same name.

Rankings!

Colin/James/Seth:

  • short story
  • movie

She’s The Invisible Man! (The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells)

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This time, the guys discuss H.G. Wells’s 1897 novel The Invisible Man and its 1933 film adaptation, as well as 2000’s Hollow Man and the 2020 film also named The Invisible Man.

Rankings!

Colin/James:

  • 2020 film
  • novel
  • Alien Voices audio-drama
  • 1933 film
  • Hollow Man

Seth:

  • 2020 film
  • 1933 film
  • Alien Voices
  • novel
  • Hollow Man

 

I Like the Flying Fat Man (Dune, 2021 film)

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This time we follow up on Episode #50 by giving our instant reaction to the new 2021 film Dune.

The Marginal Value of Trolling (Stowaway)

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Seth needed a break from reading, so for this episode, we watched the 2021 Netflix film Stowaway and compared it to “The Cold Equations.”

We also mentioned Cora Buhlert’s excellent response to the classic story, “The Cold Crowdfunding Campaign.” Highly recommended.

Notes & Links
Cora Buhlert:
http://corabuhlert.com/
“The Cold Crowdfunding Campaign”:
http://corabuhlert.com/2021/03/16/the-cold-crowdfunding-campaign-is-now-available-as-a-free-e-book/
Scott Manley’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A

He Flapped His Butterfly Wings (The Map of Tiny Perfect Things)

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Picking up a short title to keep Seth sane, and a cheery-ish one to keep Colin sane, the Pavement Pounders discuss Lev Grossman’s short story “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” and the 2021 Amazon film of the same name.

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Rankings!

Colin: movie/story

James: tied!

Seth: movie/story