Category: Commentary
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Episode 19 — “Some Days You Just Can’t Get Rid of a Bomb: Batman Movie Retrospective”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In preparation for The Dark Knight Rises, Ben, Dr. Jayce, and Steve take on the Batman! They take a look back at the Batman films, starting with Adam West’s 1966 Batman, moving to the Tim Burton era Batman and Batman Returns, into the Joel Schumacher era with…
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Dr. Jayce’s Overrated & Underrated: Mel Gibson
In recent years it has become fashionably popular to mock Mel, but I can’t help but have a soft spot for the guy. He is one of my favorite actors/directors and I wish nothing but the best for him. He’s not perfect, but no one is…my bet is if I had cameras in my face 24/7…
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REVIEW: Prometheus
My initial spoiler free thoughts after my first viewing of Prometheus: 1. Yes, I said “first viewing.” This is a movie that encourages multiple viewings. I do not know if I will go and see this in the theater again (maybe a dollar theater) but I do plan to watch it again. Possibly a couple…
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Ironman vs. Red Tornado
Dr. Jayce’s Opinion- WHO WOULD WIN? Ironman WHY? Tony Stark is willing to cheat. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OUTCOME? I would have liked to see Red Tornado take on some other heroes like Vision. Ben’s Opinion- WHO WOULD WIN? Iron Man WHY?: Red Tornado would go into an emo state of jealousy because…
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Aquaman vs. Thor
Dr. Jayce’s Opinion- WHO WOULD WIN? THOR WHY? I think Aquaman could easily beat Thor by dehydrating him with his magic hand, but I don’t think Thor would allow Aquaman to touch him. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OUTCOME? Bummer. I like Aquaman. Ben’s Opinion- WHO WOULD WIN? Thor WHY?: It would be a…
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Episode 18 — “Once Upon a Grimm Time”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe topic: fairy tales. They are everywhere right now, appearing on two of the major TV networks in prime time, in theaters, and, of course, in DVD collections and toy boxes around the world. So what is it about fairy tales that cause us to enjoy them and…
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Dr. Jayce’s Mt. Rushmore Four of Fantasy
MY RUSHMORE FOUR: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers– I know about 2/3’s of you just spit out whatever you were drinking when you saw that the LOTR movie I chose to run with was the second one. Most go with three, but I will go to the mat saying that Towers is the…
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Wolverine vs. Hawkman
Dr. Jayce’s Opinion- WHO WOULD WIN? Hawkman WHY?: Hawkman hits Wolverine with a weapon while he is out of his reach and then carries him away while dropping him in a valcano before he wakes up. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OUTCOME: I love Wolverine, but unless Hawkman was glued to the ground, he would win…
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SCI-FI/FANTASY FOR KIDS: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
I discovered The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd on, of all places, the radio. I heard a couple episodes on my local public radio station, as part of a one hour block of short comedy sketches. They’d play a Bob Newhart sketch and a Bill Cosby recording and some other things that came from who…
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Super Hero Tournament of Champions: Superman vs. Thing
It’s tournament time! The greatest heroes of all-time battle each other in a drop down, drag out cage match. Who will win? The three of us Sci-Fi guys each get one vote and the fans also get a vote (That equals 4 total votes)! THIS IS NOT WHO YOU WOULD WANT TO WIN, BUT WHO…
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AVENGERS WEEK: Thor (movie review)
THOR (reviewed as a single movie) Thor was a difficult movie to make. It’s about gods and men, some of whom speak like Shakespeare. Sort of. It might be difficult to relate to that. So Marvel thought, “You know who makes Shakespeare relatable? Kenneth Branagh. Let’s just hire him.” So a Shakespearean actor and director.…
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AVENGERS WEEK: Biggest Avengers Disappointment
The general public hasn’t seen the new film yet (unless you live overseas, which is a whole other issue), but before I ever step into the theatre I already have one major disappointment that distracts from my enjoyment of this film. I’m not even talking about the injustice that Jack Kirby and his family…
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AVENGERS WEEK
It’s Avengers week here at Strangers and Aliens! Monday through Sunday, we will be celebrating and geeing out about the Avengers series of movies, starting with Iron Man, going through the individual movies, and culminating in a weekend of release podcast episode! The Avengers is a unique product in that instead of a movie studio…
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Fear #1 (COOL COMIC COVERS #4)
Cool Comic Covers is a weekly (almost) look back at some of the most interesting, intriguing, and engaging artwork in pop culture. This week: I don’t know why I love swamp monsters. It has something to do with the primal idea of the very earth or soil coming alive beneath you, perhaps. Or the idea of…
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VIDEO: “Happy Birthday David”, Prometheus Promo
If the movie Prometheus is just half as good as this “faux-commercial/short sci-fi film”, then I think sci-fi fans have something to look forward to. What strikes me is that this little promotional video, intended to generate interest in Ridley Scott’s prequel/not-a-prequel to his Alien movie, has a bundle of interesting ideas. Watching it, I…
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TOTAL RECALL trailer: I recall seeing something like this before…
The trailer for Total Recall is out! And I have to say, in this geek’s opinion, it looks fantastic. Very, very different than the original, for sure. And yet, oddly the same. Phillip K. Dick’s story was the basis for the Arnold movie back in the day, and Arnold’s movie, despite being an Arnold movie,…
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2012 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films — What Are YOU Looking Forward to?
Well, the studios have already dumped a couple big sci-fi/fantasy films on us, with movies like Chronicle (haven’t seen but want to), Ghost Rider (haven’t seen, probably will even though I have zero expectations to like it), John Carter (best box office flop of the decade), and Hunger Games (thoughts on the book and movie…
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Star Trek: Our Poll’s Winning Captain…
[poll id=”6″] Well, is anyone surprised at the results from our poll? Captain Picard won our poll, with over half of the votes! He’s the captain most of you would prefer as their commanding officer. So, okay Dr. Jayce, you’ve won this round…but not the war! Picard is an even handed leader who commands respect…
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Episode 12 — “John Carter of Mars”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJohn Carter, Disney’s $250 million sci-fi epic adventure movie opened to disappointing numbers this weekend, pulling in just a touch more than $100 million. Disappointing box office aside, was the movie itself a disappointment? Ben and Steve saw it this weekend and recorded this special, impromptu episode of…
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TERRA NOVA Is Dead! Long Live TERRA NOVA!
Terra Nova has been cancelled by Fox. No surprise there. It’s an ambitious, high concept sci-fi show about time travel and dinosaurs. It was a big budget version of Land of the Lost, or a family friendly hybrid of Jurassic Park and Lost in Space. And Fox is legendary among geeks for greenlighting interesting sci-fi…