We’re well into our second year here, and if Seth has to listen to each episode multiple times, he should at least be allowed to pull out some of our best bits and chuck them into a supercut. This is a good sampling of our discussions on adaptational considerations, James’s proclivity for dropping in “That’s what she said,” and Colin’s hatred of the new Trek movies and his love of redemption stories.
This time out, the Pavement Pounders are joined by Ben DeBono of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss Stanley Kubrick’s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Colin and Seth both disliked the film on first viewing. Will things change after this viewing? What will James think about it the first time out?
The movie is (kind of) adapted from Arthur C. Clarke’s short story “The Sentinel,” and the novelization of 2001 was done in parallel with script development for the movie, so it’s an interesting adaptational situation for us.
Huge thanks to Ben for joining us and providing some guidelines for enjoying the film! Make sure to follow the links below to more SFC content.
Hosted by Seth Heasley, James Ralston, and Colin Kuskie.
Pounder Rankings!:
Ben:
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
The Sci-Fi Christian:
http://thescifichristian.com
2001/Kubrick-focused SFC links:
http://thescifichristian.com/2015/09/episode-396-who-killed-stanley-kubrick/
http://thescifichristian.com/2013/05/2001-a-space-odyssey-live-blog/
The Amazingly Accurate Futurism of 2001:
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/amazingly-accurate-futurism-2001-space-odyssey/
The Space Odyssey Explained:
http://www.kubrick2001.com/
One-Point Perspective:
http://filmmakermagazine.com/85083-the-one-point-perspective-in-stanley-kubricks-work/#.Vwb10Xp9Wa4
“Daisy Bell” sung by a computer:
http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=4445
Recording right about the time of our second podcast anniversary, this time we discuss Colossus: The Forbin Project, adapted from DF Jones’s novel Colossus.
Many thanks to everyone who’s interacted with us in any way since we started doing this. It’s been a lot of fun and we look forward to many more awkward discussions in the future.
Colin says nucular repeatedly! Seth repeats the word “story” over and over in a single monologue! James thinks the movie title could fit an adult film! And we all agree scientists should be familiar with Frankenstein.
Featuring Seth Heasley, James Ralston, and Colin Kuskie.
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
Seth on Original Remake:
http://originalremake.podbean.com/e/ep-18-oceans-11-and-oceans-eleven/
Original Remake links:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/original-remake/id1081323796 (they totally added iTunes after we recorded this)
http://originalremake.podbean.com/
KAMN episode (discussion starts at 18:35)
http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/05/13/kamn-show-29/
http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/
Other reviews of Colossus: The Forbin Project:
https://astrobioloblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/review-%E2%80%93-colossus-the-forbin-project/
http://www.wired.com/2009/01/top-10-evil-com/
http://blogcritics.org/dvd-review-colossus-the-forbin-project/
http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2014/09/classic-70s-movie-colossus-the-forbin-project.html
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/rage-against-the-machine-a-brief-history-of-evil-movie-computers-20140417
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/colossus.html
Potential Remake:
http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/70226-sci-fi-classic-colossus-remake-to-star-will-smith
50 Best SF Films (#17):
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/50-best-sci-fi-movies-of-the-1970s-20150114/colossus-the-forbin-project-1970-20150113
John Landis on the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t46Kjy-IJpY
This time out, the Pavement Pounders were joined by Margo Donohue of the Book Vs. Movie podcast to discuss The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins and its smash hit film adaptation.
Huge thanks to Margo for classing up the place by hanging out with us!
Pounder Rankings!:
Margo:
Colin:
James (rebel!):
Seth:
Notes:
Connect with Book Vs. Movie!:
No clever title this time, because we were fortunate enough to have a chance to sit down (virtually) with Michael A. Burstein and discuss his short story “I Remember the Future” and its recent short film adaptation. It’s not quite our usual format, as for the most part we took a back seat to Michael, allowing him to steer the conversation wherever he wanted. And that’s a very good thing.
Topics discussed:
We cannot adequately express to Michael how cool it was to chat with him. Huge thanks to him and to his family for letting us distract him awhile!
In terms of homework for this podcast, you’ll definitely want to have read “I Remember the Future” and perhaps “Broken Symmetry” and “Cosmic Corkscrew.” (See the link below to get a copy of the collection containing all of these and more.)
Notes:
Michael’s article “Asimov and Me”:
http://www.mabfan.com/asimovandme.shtml
Apex Book Company:
http://www.apexbookcompany.com/
Read “I Remember the Future” on the Apex site: http://www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontpage/15359497-free-fiction-i-remember-the-future-by-michael-a-burstein
Interview with director of the movie:
http://file770.com/?p=16563
Homepage for the movie, with cast, backstories and awards:
http://www.irtf.kascreations.com.au
Direct link to the movie:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/irtf
Michael’s Award-Nominated Fiction:
http://www.apexbookcompany.com/collections/all-books/products/i-remember-the-future-the-award-nominated-stories-of-michael-a-burstein
Einstein’s Bridge, by John Cramer
http://www.amazon.com/Einsteins-Bridge-John-Cramer/dp/0380788314
Michael’s story “Lifeblood”:
http://www.johnjosephadams.com/by-blood-we-live/free-fiction/lifeblood-by-michael-a-burstein/
Michael’s latest project Pangaea:
http://www.crazy8press.com/books/pangaea/
Michael’s contact info:
http://facebook.com/mabfan
http://twitter.com/mabfan
http://mabfan.livejournal.com
http://bursteinbooks.com
For a special Christmas treat, this time the Pavement Pounders discuss Die Hard, adapted from Roderick Thorp’s Nothing Lasts Forever.
Is it a Christmas movie? Is it science fiction? These questions and more considered.
Sprechen Sie talk? Eh?
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin/James/Seth:
Notes:
Honest Action: Die Hard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnHKv2G0wCw
Tattoo fail ‘Nothing Last’s Forever’:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamdavis/examples-proving-we-need-to-be-more-careful-with-grammar#.jlJr7jnPRK
Stop calling Die Hard your favorite Christmas movie:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/here-is-an-opinion-that-is-not-as-clever-as-you-might-think
Why Die Hard is the Perfect Christmas movie:
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/24/die-hard-christmas-movie
For a special tie-in with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Pavement Pounders discuss their Top 3 entries in the dearly-departed Expanded Universe, now called Star Wars: Legends.
Pavement Pounder Picks!:
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
What does Canon mean?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canon
What’s in the Canon?
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/16/star-wars-canon
Thrawn Trilogy:
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-The-Thrawn-Trilogy/dp/1595824170
Star Wars: Clone Wars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVk9lPotcW4
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
http://www.amazon.com/Splinter-Minds-Eye-Star-Legends-ebook/dp/B00513F9CA/
Han Solo: Paradise Snare:
http://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Snare-Star-Wars-Trilogy/dp/0553574159
Star Wars: Republic Commando:
http://www.amazon.com/Star%C2%A0Wars-%C2%A0Republic%C2%A0Commando-Pc/dp/B000VV9T7S/
Wookieepedia: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Barnes & Noble series on the Expanded Universe:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/building-a-galaxy-far-far-away-the-story-of-the-star-wars-expanded-universe-part-1/
All things being equal, this episode would’ve been released for Halloween 2015. But 20th Century Fox decided to push Victor Frankenstein to Thanksgiving Weekend, so it’s Franksgiving, or Thankenstein from the Pavement Pounders!
Under consideration this time are the classic 1818 novel Frankenstein, its equally classic 1931 adaptation, 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein, Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein, a couple of other adaptations, and the new film Victor Frankenstein.
Pounder Frankings, or Pounder Rankenstein!:
Colin:
(though his favorite item was Young Frankenstein)
James:
Seth:
Notes:
Read the book free!:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84
How Universal Re-Copyrighted Frankenstein’s Monster:
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2011/10/24/how-universal-re-copyrighted-frankensteins-monster/
Crash Course Literature: Frankeinstein
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyyrwoCec1k
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRDjmyEvmBI
Heart in a box:
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/540861/transplant-surgeons-revive-hearts-after-death/
1910 Edison Company silent film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcLxsOJK9bs
Mary Shelley: Grandmother of Science Fiction (The Great Courses):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUr32Ji69g8
Discovery Channel’s “Great Books: Frankenstein”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uzHneTLuYE&spfreload=1
Legacy of Frankenstein: The Monster is the One in the White Lab Coat:
http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/legacy-of-frankenstein-the-monster-is-the-one-in-the-white-lab-coat
Aldini’s grim demonstrations:
http://www.peashooter85.com/post/65399622846/the-real-dr-frankenstein-the-mad-science-of
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/oct/07/research.highereducation1
Seth’s review of Frankenstein:
http://seth.heasley.net/blog/2010/10/frankenstein-by-mary-shelley/
List of Frankenfilms:
http://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/frankenstein.films.html
And now for something completely different! Eschewing the normal homework-heavy format, the Pavement Pounders discuss their lists of Top 3 Science Fiction books. This is a new thing they’re hoping to do more of, so be sure to get in touch with your suggestions for future lists, and let them know what you thought of this episode.
Perhaps using the Contact Form? (http://pavementpodcast.com/contact-us/)
The Lists!
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
Sci-Fi Stack Exchange:
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/
Reddit thread on list philosophy:
https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/3sqv10/looking_for_opinions_on_the_philosophy_of/
Our previous episodes mentioned on the show:
Jumper: (http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/tmtyr-episode-29-we-mean-no-harm-to-your-planet-jumper/)
I, Robot: (http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/tmtyr-episode-25-there-is-no-spooner-i-robot/)
The Martian: (http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/tmtyr-episode-30-weir-science-the-martian-feat-matt-anderson/)
For a brief Episode #31, the Pavement Pounders discuss Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant, which recently had a Fathom Event re-release. Also under discussion is the book the film is based on, variously titled as The Iron Man and The Iron Giant.
Thanks to Roger from The Geek Likes for suggesting the title.
Also, be sure to check out our new friends Margo and Margo on Book Versus Movie.
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin/James/Seth:
Note that our Frankenstein episode will post in December due to Victor Frankenstein premiering over Thanksgiving (Franksgiving) weekend.
Notes:
Book Versus Movie:
http://www.bookversusmovie.com/
Brad Bird on the demise of hand-drawn animation:
http://www.blastr.com/2015-9-17/iron-giants-brad-bird-lost-art-hand-drawn-animation
The Incomparable #205: Love Machine:
https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/205/
