TMTYR Episode #75: An Epsilon for Effort (Brave New World, feat. Emily Ralston)
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For their 75th episode, the Pavement Pounders welcome back their very first guest, James’s lovely wife Emily, or as he calls her, Her Fordship. Under discussion is Emily’s choice, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and its two television adaptations.
There’s a fair bit of us talking over each other. Blame it on the soma.
TMTYR Episode #74: It's Forward Engineering! (This Island Earth)
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To celebrate their 5th podcasting anniversary, the Pavement Pounders continue with what they’ve been doing. Namely, working through Reel Future. This time, it’s This Island Earth, the 1952 novel by Raymond F. Jones, and its 1955 film adaptation.
Show Notes Exclusive Pounder Rankings! (Yes, we forgot to record it):
TMTYR Episode #71: It's Like a Dead-tini (Re-Animator, plus bonus interview with JL Giles)
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Continuing through Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 1985 film Re-Animator, based on HP Lovecraft’s story “Herbert West-Reanimator.” It does not receive universal acclaim.
After the main episode, stay tuned for an interview with comics and graphic novel artist JL Giles. (Interview begins at 41:34 if you want to skip straight there.)
TMTYR Episode #70: This Movie is Woke! (The Halloween Tree)
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Once, again, the Pavement Pounders are joined by Dr. Phil Nichols to discuss some Ray Bradbury. This time, it’s The Halloween Tree, the book, the television film, and the Colonial Radio Theater production.
TMTYR Episode #69: Silver-Clad Lady Fantasy Dream (Buck Rogers)
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For a very groovy episode 69 (not deliberate, but appropriate), the Pavement Pounders discuss Armageddon 2419 AD by Philip Francis Nowlan, basis for several adaptations, including Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979 movie/series) and Planet Outlaws (1953 edit of the original 30s movie serial).
Rankings!:
Colin/James/Seth:
1979 movie/series
novella
Planet Outlaws
Over the next year, we’re going to try to hit the following titles from the anthology Reel Future. Let us know which you’d like to see first:
Empire of the Ants (1977), based on The Empire of the Ants, by HG Wells Re-Animator (1986), based on Herbert West–Re-Animator, by HP Lovecraft This Island Earth (1955), based on This Island Earth, by Raymond F. Jones The Illustrated Man (1969), based on The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury The Tenth Victim (1965), based on The Seventh Victim, by Robert Sheckley Damnation Alley (1977), based on Damnation Alley, by Roger Zelazny Millennium (1990), based on Air Raid, by John Varley
Seth’s son, Ethan, swimming the 400m Freestyle almost a minute faster than Buster Crabbe’s Gold Medal time from the 1932 Olympics (Ethan took the bronze at the Junior Pan Pacifics in Fiji): https://youtu.be/4RQuh5gmayc?t=44s
TMTYR Episode #68: Ricky, Billy, Johnny (Nightmare at 20,000 Feet)
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The Summer of the Twilight Zone continues with the classic episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” written by Richard Matheson and based on his story of the same name. And he wasn’t done there! He also penned the screenplay for the Twilight Zone: The Movie segments adapting the same story.
Colin came up with a new ranking system, which thoroughly confused Seth. (Here’s a clip from our Stepford Wives episode showing Colin has a history of confusing his co-hosts.)
Rankings!
(“Billy” = 60’s TZ episode, “Ricky” = Matheson story, “Johnny” = TZ the Movie segment)
TMTYR Episode #67: Responsibility Expects No Reward (Twilight Zone "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
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The Summer of the Twilight Zone has begun, with the Pavement Pounders picking another Harlan Ellison story to discuss. This time it’s “Paladin” or “Paladin of the Lost Hour,” adapted into Season 1, Episode 7b of the revived Twilight Zone from the 80s, an episode starring Seth’s favorite entertainer, Danny Kaye.
Rankings!:
Colin:
Twilight Zone
Story
James
Story
Twilight Zone
Seth
Twilight Zone
Story
Notes:
The story:
http://harlanellison.com/iwrite/paladin.htm
TMTYR Episode #66: Soldier From the Futuristic Tomorrow (Soldier/The Terminator)
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This time, the Pavement Pounders dig into the Outer Limits episode “Soldier,” adapted by Harlan Ellison from his story “Soldier from Tomorrow.” Why? Well, because of that little legal case that resulted in “Acknowledgement to the works of Harlan Ellison” in the end credits of The Terminator. We rule definitively on whether there was a case.
After recording this episode, we were saddened to hear of Ellison’s passing. We’ll try to hit a bit more Ellison in his honor in our next episode.
And for no reason, we still rank things!
Rankings!:
Colin/James:
Terminator
Soldier from Tomorrow (story)
Soldier (TOL episode)
Seth:
Terminator wins!
Show Notes:
Just how similar are Soldier and Terminator? James submits this into evidence (Seth quoted right along with the entire Terminator scene, word for word): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQqGAaMw7-o&app=desktop