“Dayofthetriffids” by Reynold Brown. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Through a combination of over-achievement by the offspring of two of the Pavement Pounders (Colin’s son going to the National Spanish Spelling Bee, Seth’s son to the State Swimming Championships, on consecutive weekends), and James having one of those inconvenient wedding anniversaries, we’re letting the schedule slide a bit. Like you noticed.
This is actually a good thing, since the next book on our list is The Day of the Triffids, which isn’t a terribly quick read but is awesome. Plus, there’s a feature film and two BBC miniseries to watch. So really we’re just letting you play along at home.
If you’ve read the book or seen any of the films, drop us a line letting us know what you think of them.
Plus, tell me that movie poster isn’t just all kinds of awesome!
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.
Hey there everybody! And I’m talking about the teeming mass of several people out there who actually read this.
For our next episode, we’ll be discussing Jurassic Park, both the book and movie. If you’d like to weigh in, leave a comment here or shoot us a message using the Contact Us page. (Or just comment on the Facebook post.)
Have you read the book? Seen the film? Both? Which do you prefer? Could Dennis Nedry have been played by anyone but Newman?
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!
For our next viewing session (and subsequent recording session), we’ll be checking out Ib Melchior’s The Racer, the basis for both Death Race 2000 and the Jason Statham remake from 2008.
This marks the first time, for me, that I hadn’t read the story or seen any of the films prior to embarking on the podcast. Totally stoked!
As always, we’d be grateful to receive any thoughts on the story or films that you want to pass along. Comment here or on the Facebook page, or use the Contact Us! page. If your comments are awesome enough, they may get read out on the show.
TMTYR Episode #5: Botox or Boat-Axe or Something (Odd Thomas)
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In Episode #5, the Pounders examine the recently-released but long delayed film Odd Thomas, based on the Dean Koontz book of the same title. Can it possibly live up to the book?
No. No, it can’t. But tune in for a few thoughts about what it did well and what could have been done better.
For Episode #6 (#5 is recorded and in editing, and by in editing I mean I haven’t looked at it since we recorded it), we’re going with a listener request and doing Michael Crichton’s Timeline and the sub-stellar film adaptation it spawned. Maybe we’ll find something good to say about it.
The problem is that we asked for feedback on it in that not-yet-posted Episode #5 and we’ll be recording again probably before it goes up.
Which brings us to you. Have you seen the film? Read the book?
I’m particularly interested in comments from any non-readers out there, because neither James, nor Colin, nor I can look at the movie with unstained eyes, as we’ve all read the book. So I’m curious if anyone honestly likes the film on its own merits.
Drop us a line here or on Facebook, or shoot us a note on our Contact Us page. Or fill out the poll below:
TMTYR Episode #4: Time of Death May Vary (They Live)
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Spousal mandates made clear at James’s house.
In Episode #4, the Pounders discuss the 1988 John Carpenter film They Live, along with the short story on which it’s based, Eight O’Clock in the Morning, by Ray Nelson. Full spoilers for basically everything.
Also, Colin expresses dismay at people dying at the wrong time. He’s a stickler, that guy!
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