Smoking and Drinking

Ep. 37 – GATTACA (1997)

In this week’s episode we take a deep dive into the movie that NASA anointed “Most Plausible Sci-Fi” film and explores the ramifications of a eugenic society, it’s 1997’s GATTACA.
Smithsonian article mentioned in the episode:
https://www.smithsonianmag.c…

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Ep. 36 – Akira (1988)

In this weeks episode we take a look at the animated sci-fi classic about a boy and his deep seeded mistrust of nightmarish stuffed animals and his love of recumbent motorcycles and throbbing psychic limbs, it’s 1988’s Akira.

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Ep. 35 – OBSG – S01E12-13 – The Living Legend

In this week’s episode we discuss the strategic tactics of cult-like followings, the wonders of epic eyebrows and say goodbye to Old School BSG.

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Ep. 34 – OBSG – S01E08-09 – The Gun on Ice Planet Zero

In this episode Rob is back and we discuss the wintery mess that is this two part episode that crashed into a planet sized asteroid with a pump action laser cannon on top of a mountain. Links mentioned in the episode: https://www.wired.com/story/how-fast…

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Ep. 32 – OBSG – S01E04-05 – Lost Planet of the Gods

In this episode, Rob is back while we discuss Glen Larson’s confusion between Greek and Egyptian mythology and we wax nostalgic on the choking hazards of 1970’s era toys, we mean, “collectible miniatures”.

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Ep. 31 – Original BSG (S01E01-03) – Saga of a Star World

In this week’s episode we discuss the old school Battlestar Galactica three episode starter that was released as a motion picture in Canadia.  We get a good look at some of the 1970’s tech that was cobbled together to create the futuristic craft of an ad…

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Ep. 30 – District 9 (2009)

In this week’s episode we discuss Neill Blomkamp’s piercing look into the dark heart of the human condition and what might be the only scenario where humanity would actually drop their pettiness over their superficial differences and treat each other as …

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Ep. 29 – Cowboys and Aliens (2011)

This week Rob is back to guest host with us and we discus Jon Favreau’s fun little summer sci-fi action flick with an all-star cast including Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig that sees a group of Old West frontier townsfolk square up against …

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Ep. 28 – The Arrival (1996)

In this week’s episode we welcome guest host Rob with a truly awful film of R.I.P.D. proportions starring hot mess Charlie Sheen and that lady from Northern Exposure, it’s 1996’s The Arrival.

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