The Odyssey and beyond: Greek myths onscreen
With Christopher Nolan's cinematic presentation of The Odyssey still making boffo box office, we spend some time going o…
Roles that Can't be Recast (just pack 'em up and put 'em away)
Some parts just can't be recast, and attempting to do so would only lead to disaster. Mark and John go through a suprisi…
When Star Trek Has Failed Itself
Star Trek has always been defined by its vision of a future Earth (if not a future galaxy) and a Federation of different…
When We Make Contact Part 3: The International System
In the finale of a three part series, Mark and John discuss the implications of potential first contact to global politi…
When We Make Contact Part 2: Religion and Culture
Mark and John continue the conversation about First Contact, this time speculating on what it would do to our religion a…
When We Make Contact Part 1: Economy and Politics
Mark and John start their path down a rabbit hole they'll dig into in a multi-part series "When We Make Contact" where w…
Our Favorite Fictional Sociopaths
Diving back into the world of villainy, Mark and John discuss sociopathy and their favorite examples in film and TV.…
The Cli-Fi Episode! Climate and Environmental Destruction in Sci-Fi
For obvious reasons, environmental doom is an increasing theme in sci-fi. So much so that the term "Cli-Fi" (with the "C…
Our favorite death scenes
Settle in as we review nearly 20 of the best (or at least the best as we see them) death scenes in film and TV. Some obv…
Our Favorite Parasites
It's tick season! We talk our favorite science fiction parasites (and a few symbiotes) in this episode honoring the retu…
A look at spoiled characters
Let's call it the Hank Pym effect - one single choice by one writer making one character kind of wrecked forever. There …
Sci-fi Bracketology 2026!!!
It's March Madness folks, get your brackets out and pick the winners -- of the best sci-fi movies and TV! Thirty-two "te…
Star Trek: State of the Franchise
For the first time in a decade there's no Star Trek series currently in production. John and Mark take a look at the sta…
Resistance Movements in TV and Movies
Mark and John get into the political once again in an analysis of resistance movements in Sci-Fi on the big and little s…
Movies you wish you could see for the 1st time again
There are favorite movies, and there are the movies you wish you could have that 1st-viewing experience with again. Some…
Sci-fi that will make aliens laugh their asses off at us
Not quite our "dumb" sci-fi.... more the embarrassing ones. The ones that will make you cringe when we finally meet the …
Movies that don't know they're horror movies
Mark and John look at what makes a movie a horror movie (surprisingly complicated!) and apply that to movies that aren't…
Science as the Bad Guy - When sci-fi hates science
There are mad scientists aplenty in science fiction, but somethimes - perhaps ironically - it's the science itself that …
"Look at Us Now: A Comic Book Movie" Filmmaker Vee Rodriguez on what comics mean to us
"Look at Us Now: A Comic Book Movie" Filmmaker Vee Rodriguez has a conversation with Mark and John about what comics mea…
Villains who make a good point
Baddies are a dime a dozen, but the really good ones are the ones that have a point and demand you listen. Mark and John…