Shot With a Happy Ending (The Prize of Peril, by Robert Sheckley)
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This time, the guys take on some Robert Sheckley in non-English adaptations, namely the 1970 German TV film Das Millionenspiel and the 1983 French film Le Prix Du Danger. Both of these films were adapted from Sheckley’s 1958 short story “The Prize of Peril.”
Of course, we engaged a couple of our friends who were native speakers to help break down the movies. So huge thanks to Cora Buhlert for her excellent breakdown of the German movie, and Emmanuel Dubois for helping us with the French movie.
No rankings this time, just a fun time all around.
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.
Nosebleeds for Everyone! ("Button, Button" and The Box)
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Taking another work of short fiction, this time the guys discuss Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” adapted to a 1986 Twilight Zone episode of the same name, and also adapted to the 2009 movie The Box.
This time, the guys pick up a listener suggestion, from longtime listener Malc Foy, The Running Man, by Stephen King.
Rankings!
Colin: Movie/Book
James: Book/Movie
Seth: Movie/Book
Note: We’ve been having some trouble with our digital recorder. I tried to mitigate the static/distortion we got in a few places, but if you hear it, it’s not your headphones.
Take Me To Your Eater, Episode One? (feat. Roger Anderson)
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Bonus episode!
Premise:
Can a skilled home cook replicate a cookie recipe just from the name? Roger takes a crack at “S’Mores Blossoms” and we get to taste the results. Sorry it’s not video, but we’ve attached photo evidence of everything except James, who was evidently hiding in a corner with his milk stout.
