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Current Events
by Mike Slocum, Jake MacMillan
Two random guys on the internet, one who doesn't know a lot about scifi and one who does, talk about the science fiction TV shows they're watching. Currently, that's Star Trek: Discovery
Episodes
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125: Avengers Endgame
Ah, a classic. We watch it again both as a pallet cleanser after the two previous movies didn't pan out so well and to get ready for Loki.
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124: Army of the Dead
We watched it so you don't have to. The best thing we could say about Army of the Dead was "at least it's not 4 hours and 15 minutes long". But we had fun talking about it. Join us, won't you?
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123: Star Gate The Movie
Mike and I take on the movie that started it all, or well, at least thousands of episodes of SyFy TV: Star Gate. It's not as good as you remember it!
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121: Top 10 SciFi Novels
...according to how important they were to us. Not a definitive list, but lend an ear anyway.
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120: Top Ten Movie Going Experiences
This was a fun one. Mike and I scoured our failing memories for the best movie going experiences of our lives. Theaters, movies, places, times, whatever it was that made seeing a movie in a theater a true experience.
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119: Falcon And The Winter Soldier Finale
A confused, wonderful mess with no clear ending is exactly what I would expect from a bridge series meant to lead us into the next phase of Marvel movies. Well done.
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118: Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 5
Who needs Excalibur, John Walker wonders as he uses his new super soldier strength to create his own shield out of steel.
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117: Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 4
Everyone probably expected this politically appointed Captain America thing to go bad, but no one predicted it would go "blood on the shield" bad. Listen as we clutch our fainting pearls in horror.
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116: Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 3
We talk about Bucky's unreasonable-sounding but purely hypothetical plan to help noted war criminal Zemo escape prison.
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115: Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 2
Boom, what did I tell you? The show gets much better in the second episode and we talk about it, but this time enthusiastically.
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114: Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 1
We weren't super impressed with the first episode of this limited series, but spoiler alert, it gets much, much better.
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113: WandaVision Finale
Well, golly, Marvel made us cry.
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112: WandaVision Episode 8
Now that we're caught up, we let the WandaVision story steal our breath so we can talk about it.
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111: WandaVision Catch Up
Having not planned to watch WandaVision for the cast, we found ourselves too intrigued to let it go so we watched all episodes up to 7 and talked about it.
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110: Top 15 Science Fiction Movies of the 2010s
Really important to note these are the top 15 Science Fiction films according to how important they were to us personally. Not a definitive ranking by any means, but a fun conversation.
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109: Star Trek Discovery 3x13
Mike and I discuss Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 13. NOTE: Previous episode had damaged audio, so no entry there
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107: Star Trek Discovery 3x11
Mike and I discuss Season 3 Episode 11 of Star Trek Discovery
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106: Star Trek Discovery 3x10
The exciting conclusion to Georgiu's Terran saga and her sendoff to her own series, Section 31. We're that much closer to having an all Star Trek streaming service, folks. Join Mike and me as we discuss the goings on in the Discovery universe.
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105: Star Trek Discovery 3x9
Welcome back to one of our favorite places in the Star Trek universe as Philippa returns to the Terran timeline to sort some stuff out with alt-Michael.
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104: Star Trek Discovery 3x8
We get a chance to visit Book's homeworld in this episode and further his relationship with Burnham as well as introduction to a throwaway brother we will probably never see again. Also why is Book's brother from Spain? All this and so much more. Join us, won't you?
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103: Star Trek Discovery 3x7
A bit of a meander from the Discovery crew as they set up the final push for the third season. We also talk about George Clooney so stay tuned.
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102: Star Wars Movies Ranked
Before you get angry, remember that our rankings are based on how important these movies were to us. But, here we are, counting down all 11 Star Wars films and recounting our feelings about them in excruciating detail.
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101: Mandalorian 2x8
We were bowled over by the second season finale so we talked about how we were bowled over by the second season finale. Join us!
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100: Star Trek Discovery 3x6
Burnham saves Book from a scrap yard that is basically a slave camp. It's more fun than it sounds and the new improved Burnham is a true joy to watch.
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99: Mandalorian 2x7
Probably the best episode of the season and all because Bill Burr makes everything great. It doesn't hurt that the episode is tight and action packed without being supercilious.
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98: Star Trek Discovery 3x5
So we get to Starfleet/Federation finally and without dilithium they turn out to be a group of ships trying to protect an entire quadrant without enough resources. The future is a lot bleaker than we had hoped.
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97: Mandalorian 2x6
Well... I mean, they lost the baby? Does that even happen? We're upset, too. Join us and be upset with us.
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96: Star Trek Discovery 3x4
Sort of like a side mission in DLC, the crew has to sort out Adira's Trill situation.
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95: Mandalorian 2x5
Finally! Ashoka Tano! The series returns to its former excellence and brings a beloved character with it.
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94: Star Trek Discovery 3x3
Finally reunited, Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to Earth, eager to learn what happened to the Federation in their absence. And boy are they surprised at what they find.
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93: Mandalorian 2x4
Not a stellar episode and we're starting to wonder what's going on with this season. Two played out characters return for some reason. And we complain about it. Join us, won't you?
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92: Star Trek Discovery 3x2
After a year apart, the crew of Discovery finds the future to be less glitzy and fun than they had expected when they signed on for this.But we get to see Joe from Medium play a bad guy which he's really good at.
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91: Mandalorian 2x3
Hey, it's another throwaway episode but we get to see Bo Kataan and I get to mispronounce her name repeatedly as "Boa Katana". Join me for my humiliating defeat.
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90: Star Trek Discovery 3x1
We decide we can't wait to finish Mando before we start season three of Discovery so we move temporarily to two podcasts a week. Yes, that is a lot of editing. Thank you for noticing.
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89: Mandalorian 2x2
A bit of a throwaway episode, but fun nonetheless. Mando must take a frog woman on a dangerous journey for some reason or other.
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88: Mandalorian 2x1
We switch gears (and universes) to Star Wars and the second season of the hit show The Mandalorian. But more importantly, we talk about it.
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87: Top Fifiteen SciFi Movies of the 2000s
Join us for a friendly discussion about which movies were most important to at the turn of this new century. Fortunately, our list turns out to be exactly right with no changes necessary.
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86: Star Trek Discovery 2x14
The Finale of Season 2 brings a parting of ways with our favorite starship captain and a commitment from Discovery's stars to do another season in a completely rebooted universe.
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85: Star Trek Discovery 2x13
Jake & Mike Talk Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Episode 13
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84: Star Trek Discovery 2x12
Jake & Mike Talk Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Episode 12 Program Note: Either I had a malfunctioning mic jack or I recorded this at the bottom of a well with Baby Jessica. Take your pick!
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83: Star Trek Discovery 2x11
Jake & Mike Talk Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Epiisode 11
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82: Star Trek Discovery 2x10
Jake & Mike Talk Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Episode 10
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81: Star Trek Discovery 2x9
Jake & Mike Talk Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Episode 9
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80: Star Trek Discovery 2x8
Jake & Mike Talk Discovery Season 2 Episode 8
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79: Star Trek Discovery 2x7
Oh, my, did we have sound problems on this episode. My apologies in advance. It seems my microphone had a meltdown so there's some serious reverb on my audio track that a much better engineer would have to get rid of. The episode... was also average, cartilage to connect some story arcs. But we…
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78: Star Trek Discovery 2x6
Yes, and we're back to the usual high quality episodes with a return to Saru's homeworld and an explanation of the Great Balance. Come for the Star Trek, stay for our stupid theories on time travel.
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77: Top 15 SciFi Movies of the 1990s
Again this is the top as in "most important to us personally" so you can put away your torches and pitch forks. In fact, I'd love to see others' lists.
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76: Star Trek Discovery 2x5
Woof, every now and then a stinker gets through even on a usually good show like this one. Join us as we try to find nice things to say about "Saints of Imperfection"
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75: Star Trek Discovery 2x4
The first in a short (hopefully) run of below average episodes, this one features a giant sphere called Deus Ex Machina.
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74: Star Trek Discovery 2x3
By this point we've come to realize that no one who beams aboard Discovery is ever going to be Spock and we're just going to keep seeing Burnham's disappointed face every time. But that doesn't mean we're disappointed to see Spock's mom and find out more about what he's been up to lately.
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Two random guys on the internet, one who doesn't know a lot about scifi and one who does, talk about the science fiction TV shows they're watching. Currently, that's Star Trek: Discovery
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