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  • E3 2019 – SA317

    E3 2019 – SA317

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s our annual coverage of E3!

  • The Childishness of Geekdom (Thoughts on Simon Pegg’s Thoughts) — SA156

    The Childishness of Geekdom (Thoughts on Simon Pegg’s Thoughts) — SA156

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSome weeks ago, Simon Pegg made some controversial statements about geekdom and cinema and where it seemed to be heading. He backed off a little bit, and his intent was not to be as controversial as it was made out to be, but it also did provide some…

  • Was the Remake Better? — SA133

    Was the Remake Better? — SA133

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHollywood has no shortage of good ideas . . . that they already did and want to do again! Steve and Ben take a look at some of their favorite and least favorite remakes and discuss whether the original or the remake is better.

  • Video Gaming with Lucas Timmerman — SA116

    Video Gaming with Lucas Timmerman — SA116

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSVideo games…they’re not just for kids anymore! Steve and special co-host Lucas Timmerman dig deep to uncover the methods behind the madness, exploring themes, stories, and characters in this medium that are sometimes glossed over in the flashes of action a 30-second TV spot needs to sell it…

  • Sci-Fi/Fantasy New Years Resolutions

    Sci-Fi/Fantasy New Years Resolutions

    What would some of our favorite characters resolve to do for the New Year?

  • PSYCHO — Strange Christmas Movies #11 (of 24)

    PSYCHO — Strange Christmas Movies #11 (of 24)

    For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #11 — Psycho What it’s supposed to be: Alfred Hirchcock’s suspenseful interpretation of Robert Bloch’s novel about a serial killer who has a penchant for not just killing, but killing…

  • IRON MAN 3 — Strange Christmas Movies #4 (of 24)

    IRON MAN 3 — Strange Christmas Movies #4 (of 24)

    For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #4 — Iron Man 3 What it’s supposed to be: the third in the Iron Man series, the seventh in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, the first in Marvel’s post-Avengers…

  • The Way of the Warrior, pt. 1: The Simple Way (RED Church sermon series) — Ep. 97

    The Way of the Warrior, pt. 1: The Simple Way (RED Church sermon series) — Ep. 97

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe are proud to present a series of episodes featuring Dr. Jayce and his work at RED Church, by presenting some of his sermons that focus on living a life of spiritual depth. This episode is part 1 of 4 in the series of sermons that Dr. Jayce…

  • Ep. 66 — The Silver Chair and the Red & Blue Pills

    Ep. 66 — The Silver Chair and the Red & Blue Pills

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, Steve, Dr. Jayce, and Ben discuss The Silver Chair and its famous confrontation between the witch queen and Puddleglum, and the sci-fi and fantasy movies that reflect the idea of living in a world that is not reality. They also put on a couple dramatic…

  • Ep. 61 — Aliens and Strangers Part I: Alien Agenda

    Ep. 61 — Aliens and Strangers Part I: Alien Agenda

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt happened! The Strangers & Aliens and The Sci-Fi Christians have joined forces to take on the Aliens! It’s like the humans and the predators teaming up in those two movies with aliens, humans, and predators! The topic? The Alien franchise. But wait! This is just ONE HALF…

  • WHO REVIEW: The Rings of Akhaten

    WHO REVIEW: The Rings of Akhaten

    Spoilers ahead! They are labelled, but they are not hidden! Initial Thoughts: I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how they didn’t really like last week’s episode. I really enjoyed it. I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how they loved this week’s episode. I liked it, most of it, anyway. But where many…

  • Awesome Empire Strikes Back “making of” video!

    Awesome Empire Strikes Back “making of” video!

    This video is pretty awesome. It’s a making of documentary from the 1980’s, and it took me back to when I would wait and hope for shows like this to come on TV. Before VCRs, I had limited chances to see anything Star Wars related. I had Marvel comics, I had action figures, and I…

  • Two Views on Fandom (Other Podcasts)

    Two Views on Fandom (Other Podcasts)

    So in one day, I listened to two different podcasts that each had the same topic from two very, very different perspectives. They were posted within two days of each other. The topic: fandom. The podcasts: Geekually Yoked and The Sci-Fi Christian. They form a nice duology, and take on the topic from different angles.…

  • BOOK CLUB: Out of the Silent Planet

    BOOK CLUB: Out of the Silent Planet

    Call your library! Search your shelves! Borrow from a friend! Head to the bookstore! Or click on your favorite online bookseller! January is the first month of the Strangers and Aliens “book club” . . . and 2013 is the Year of C.S. Lewis . . . so that means it’s time for us to…

  • Upcoming 2013 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies!!!

    Upcoming 2013 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies!!!

    2012 was a great year to be a geek. From Avengers to The Dark Knight Rises to The Hobbit, and even from Prometheus to Skyfall, it was a pretty big year. (Read our list of movies we were looking forward to last year at this time here.) This year looks to be just a big,…

  • BOOK CLUB: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

    BOOK CLUB: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

    Call your library! Search your shelves! Borrow from a friend! Head to the bookstore! Or click on your favorite online bookseller! January is the first month of the Strangers and Aliens “book club” . . . and 2013 is the Year of C.S. Lewis . . . so that means it’s time for us to…

  • 2013: Strangers and Aliens’ “Year of C.S. Lewis”

    2013: Strangers and Aliens’ “Year of C.S. Lewis”

    We’ve got a lot of different things planned for the coming year. Interviews that we are setting up. Finishing the Seven Deadly Sins podcast series. More Negatron. Other things that we aren’t ready to talk about because they are still up in the air, and if they happen we’ll tell you about them. But one…

  • You Thought the Star Wars Holiday Special Was Bad?

    You Thought the Star Wars Holiday Special Was Bad?

    If you thought Star Wars Holiday Special was terrible . . . wait until you see this: Donny and Marie’s Star Wars special! It has everything: dancing stormtrooper, terrible puns, Red Foxx (complaining that this year planet Sanford “has no sun” — his show Sanford and Son came back in 1980, but it was just…

  • A Christmas Carol . . . in KLINGON!!!

    A Christmas Carol . . . in KLINGON!!!

    In researching A Christmas Carol, I came across this video from The Wall Street Journal. I’m not sure what’s stranger . . . A Christmas Carol in Klingonese or The Wall Street Journal reporting on it! Definitely worth watching the report. I don’t know if it is something anyone is still doing — the actual…