Episodios

  • The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part Two (Disney+ series, season two)

    The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part Two (Disney+ series, season two)
    Feb 28 2026
    Following up on our previous episode, we cover the latest season of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, which is by almost any measurement a better adaptation than the movie. I’d been sick a looong time and wasn’t quite out of the woods at the time of recording, so make some … Continue reading The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part Two (Disney+ series, season two) →
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    43 m
  • The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2006 book/2013 movie)

    The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2006 book/2013 movie)
    Jan 31 2026
    We return to Percy Jackson and the Mystifying Adaptations with Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, the 2013 movie based on The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan. Will this movie right the ship and kick of the remaining three movies into a successful and beloved quintilogy? (It will not.) We’ll reconvene next month for the … Continue reading The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2006 book/2013 movie) →
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    51 m
  • Star-Wikileaks! (The Star Wars Holiday Special, with guest Scott Kirkwood from starwarsholidayspecial.com)

    Star-Wikileaks! (The Star Wars Holiday Special, with guest Scott Kirkwood from starwarsholidayspecial.com)
    Dec 24 2025
    We all attended a screening of the Star Wars Holiday Special in Vancouver, Washington a couple of weekends ago, and I reached out to one of the co-producers on the documentary film A Disturbance of the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened, who happens to live in our town, and he agreed to … Continue reading Star-Wikileaks! (The Star Wars Holiday Special, with guest Scott Kirkwood from starwarsholidayspecial.com) →
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    1 h y 15 m
  • The Running Man (2025 re-adaptation)

    The Running Man (2025 re-adaptation)
    Nov 29 2025
    This time we cover the remake/re-adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man. Rankings!: Colin: Book/2025 movie/1987 movie James: Book/2025 movie/1987 movie Seth: Book/1987 movie/2025 movie
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    49 m
  • Frankenstein (2025 del Toro film)

    Frankenstein (2025 del Toro film)
    Oct 26 2025
    It’s been 10 years since we covered this topic last, and we finally have a great adaptation! We got to see the new Frankenstein adaptation in theaters and recommend you do the same.
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    37 m
  • Data Outta Compton! (War of the Worlds 2025)

    Data Outta Compton! (War of the Worlds 2025)
    Oct 18 2025
    Double-dipping this month, covering a couple of previously covered books that got new adaptations. First up, the absolutely delightful nonsense that is The War of the Worlds, starring Ice Cube.
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    43 m
  • Assistant *to* the Regional Major (The Long Walk, by Stephen King)

    Assistant *to* the Regional Major (The Long Walk, by Stephen King)
    Sep 27 2025
    Seth was under the weather after returning from doing the Cotswold Way hike in England, so to protect the other guys from germs, this was recorded on his backyard patio, so please forgive the neighbor dog’s squeaky toy accompaniment. Rankings! Colin: movie/book James: book/movie Seth: movie/book Post-credits scenes for this episode include some discussion of … Continue reading Assistant *to* the Regional Major (The Long Walk, by Stephen King) →
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    1 h y 6 m
  • “Supertoys Last all Summer Long,” by Brian Aldiss (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)

    “Supertoys Last all Summer Long,” by Brian Aldiss (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)
    Aug 30 2025
    Wrapping up (for now) the informal Robot series we’ve been doing, we discuss Brian Aldiss’s short story “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” adapted (loosely) to A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: Film Short Story Notes: https://brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/story-collections/collections-r-z/supertoys-last-all-summer-long/
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    51 m