Smoking and Drinking in Space

A sci-fi podcast from a couple of guys who think they know sci-fi. We look at various sci-fi films and TV series through the ages and discuss them like we are intelligent people (we are not intelligent people).

Ep. 59 – Firefly – S01E10-12 – War Stories, Trash and The Message

It’s a triple header this week as we creep ever closer to the end of the Firefly series. Not only that, but this episode is a very special (as in after school special) episode because James cracks into a bottle of rum from a local distillery and takes on…

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Ep. 58 – Firefly – S01E08-09 – Out of Gas and Ariel

This week the guys continue their time travelling quabbles and their coverage of Firefly with an in depth discussion of Spanish word pronunciation, porn ‘staches and mall walking horror villains.
A high school in New Jersey put on a theatrical production…

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Ep. 57 – Firefly – S01E06-07 – Our Mrs. Reynolds and Jaynestown

This week Jason, James and Rob are whisked away to a place where the weddings are a drunken, informal affair with only one consenting party.  No, it’s not Arkansas.  Continue with us as we hit the halfway mark on our discussion of the sci-fi western, Fir…

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Ep. 56 – Firefly – S01E04-05 – Shindig and Safe

In this week’s episode, Jason, James and Rob continue their ride through the space western that was taken from the world far too early where it’s discovered that James has never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  
Yale scientists made zombie pig brai…

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Ep. 55 – Firefly S01E02-03 – The Train Job and Bushwacked

This week Jason, James and Rob discuss  episodes two and three of the space western that steals your medicine but gives it back and then steals all your dinner trays instead, it’s Joss Whedon’s Firefly. 
Lots of Robotech stuff in anticipation of live act…

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Ep. 54 – Firefly – S01E01 – Serenity

This week Jason, James and Rob start their analysis of the space western by Joss Whedon that was screwed over by TV executives with their stupid episode ordering and the network scheduling that made it a hunting expedition to find the new episode, it’s 2…

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Ep. 53 – Dark City (1998)

In this week’s episode we welcome Josh from the podcast The Film Appraisers to talk about the 1998 Neo-Noir Sci-Fi film and future look at how people would actually play The Sims, Dark City.
Chang Chen joins Dune cast: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/h…

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Ep. 52 – A Tribute to Red

This is a bitter sweet episode.  On one hand, it marks the one year anniversary of Smoking and Drinking in Space!  On the other, I say goodbye to my dearest friend and co-host.  I hope you will join me and many others as we reflect back on our favorite R…

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Ep. 51 – Real Steel (2011)

In this week’s episode Jason welcomes fellow BGA co-host Joe to share some exciting news and review the film that put the rock in Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots, it’s 2011’s Real Steel.
Optimus Prime confirmed in Bumblebee 2: https://fullcirclecinema.com/2019/…

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Ep. 50 – Space Camp

This week Jason welcomes Albert from The Cantina Cast and The Basement to discuss the fun 80s film that could have been a huge boon to NASA’s public image but was overshadowed by one of the most tragic disasters in space exploration, 1986’s Space Camp. 

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