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Blade Runner : Episode 105
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Blade Runner What: Harrison Ford hunts humanoid androids and it’s beautiful. Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James...
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The 100 (Pilot) : Episode 106
Stream the show: iTunes | Netflix | Amazon The 100 (Pilot episode) What: The 100 descend for teenage drama on earth 97 years post-nuclear-apocalypse. Also there are grownups on a space settlement with...
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The Time Machine (feat Joe Ruppel) : Episode 107
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon The Time Machine [1895, 1960, 2002] What: We talk about H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine” and its two film adaptations. Time travel! Written/Directed by: H.G. Wells |...
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 : Episode 108
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 What: Like the first Guardians of the Galaxy, but more and better. And with Kurt Russel! Directed by: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt,...
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Pitch Black (feat. Fraser Cain of Universe Today) : Episode 110
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Pitch Black What: Vin Diesel is bad-ass Riddick on a pitch black planet and fights alien monsters. Horror! Directed by: David Twohy Starring: Radha Mitchell, Cole...
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Blade Runner 2049 : Episode 120
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Blade Runner 2049 What: Like Blade Runner, but the sequel. Gosling! Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto...
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The Osiris Child : Episode 121
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One What: A space adventure throwback with a very presumptive title where a dad rescues a daughter. And there are monsters!...
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Avatar : Episode 123
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Avatar What: Dances with Smurfs AKA Smurf Gully Directed by: James Cameron Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang Recommended and...
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Black Mirror Season 4 Part 1 (feat. Fraser Cain of Universe Today) : Episode 125
Stream the season: Netflix Black Mirror Season 4 Part 1 (Episodes 1-3) What: Dystopian sadness over and over where somehow the bright points are even worse Directed by: Toby Haynes, Jodie Foster, John...
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Black Mirror Season 4 Part 2 (feat. Liam Ginty, space person) : Episode 126
Stream the movie: Netflix Black Mirror Season 4 Part 2 (Episode 4-6) What: Stories of dystopian sadness but with multiple stories inside one sometimes. Directed by: Tim Van Patten, David Slade, Colm...
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Altered Carbon (feat. Zoltan Istvan, Transhumanist) : Episode 128
Stream the movie: Netflix Altered Carbon What: A great scifi vehicle for questions of consciousness and identity and transhumanism and Joel Kinnaman’s abs. Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik, Nick Hurran,...
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Mad Max Fury Road (feat. Brandon Rollins, Game Designer) : Episode 130
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Mad Max Fury Road What: Vroom vrooom *screeee* *crash* My name is Max. Directed by: George Miller Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult Featuring guest...
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The Cloverfield Paradox (feat. Adrian Falcone, physics nerd) : Episode 131
Stream the movie: Netflix The Cloverfield Paradox What: Event Horizon, Hanna-Barbera Edition. And then monsters. Directed by: Julius Onah Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl...
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Zardoz : Episode 132
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Zardoz What: Bodybuilding Einstein kills things. And weird stuff happens. Directed by: John Boorman Starring: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman...
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Timecop : Episode 135
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Timecop What: Jean Claude kicks faces. Directed by: Peter Hyams Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver Recommended and Related Media Bloodsport Because...
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Snowpiercer : Episode 137
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Snowpiercer What: Social commentary on a train with dreamy Chris Evans. Snowpiercer science. Directed by: Joon-ho Bong Starring: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton...
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Lost in Space [2018] (feat. Adrian Falcone, nerd) : Episode 140
Stream the thing: Netflix Lost in Space [2018] What: We cover the first two episode of Netflix’ rehash of the classic Lost in Space Directed by: Neil Marshall Starring: Molly Parker, Toby Stephens,...
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Enemy Mine : Episode 146
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Enemy Mine What: A human and an alien struggle to get past their differences. Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen Starring: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James...
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Demolition Man : 002
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the Blu-ray: Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon Demoliton Man What: In Demolition Man Wesley Snipes, irl criminal, fights Sylvester Stallone in the future while wearing...
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Ex Machina : 004
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the Blu-ray: Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon Ex Machina What: Dorky guy is called in to play Turing test with a truly impressive android. Directed by Alex Garland...
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I Robot : 005
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the Blu-ray: Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon I Robot What: Will Smith saves humanity and Shia Labeouf from robots. Directed by: Alex Proyas Starring: Will Smith,...
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A Scanner Darkly : 008
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the Blu-ray: Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon A Scanner Darkly What: Keanu Reeves deals with issues of identity and paranoia in this adaptation from the Philip K. Dick...
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Lost in Space : Episode 10
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the Blu-ray: Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon Lost in Space What: The Robinson family get… lost in space. Duh. Directed by: Stephen Hopkins Starring: Gary Oldman,...
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In Time : Episode 11
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the Blu-ray: Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon In Time What: Justin Timberlake fights the power in a world where time is currency. Directed by: Andrew Niccol Starring:...
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Looper (feat. Ted Chiang, Author) : Episode 25
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the Blu-ray: Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon Looper What: Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a Bruce Willis mask meets his future Looper Bruce Willis self, hijinx ensue. Directed...
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Idiocracy (feat. Adrian Falcone, Internet Nerd) : Episode 26
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Get the DVD: Amazon Idiocracy What: Luke Wilson finds himself in the future, where humanity has grown lazy and stupid. Then, satire happens. Or so I’m told. Directed...
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Forbidden Planet (feat. Chris Noessel, UI Expert) : Episode 36
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Forbidden Planet What: Leslie Nielsen and crew stop on an alien planet to investigate a previous mission and find only two survivors. With secrets. Directed by: Fred...
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Tomorrowland : Episode 43
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Tomorrowland What: Scientific curiosity and a love of invention and a quest to save earth from pessimism and destruction. Directed by: Brad Bird Starring: George...
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Cowboy Bebop The Movie : Episode 55
Stream the movie: Amazon Cowboy Bebop The Movie (aka Cowboy Bebop – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door) What: Spike, Jet and the rest try to hunt down a trenchcoated badass and need to save everybody from some...
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Minority Report (feat. Eliot Peper, author) : Episode 65
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Minority Report What: Tom Cruise running and a future justice system where technology can predict murders before they are committed. Directed by: Steven Spielberg...
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Passengers (feat. Adrian Falcone, Nerd) : Episode 72
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Passengers What: Two really pretty people get to know each other in spaaaaaaace. Directed by: Morten Tyldum Starring: Christopher Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Lawrence...
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Black Mirror Season 3, Part 1 (feat. Liam Ginty) : Episode 73
Stream the show: Netflix Black Mirror Season 3, Part 1 (feat. Liam Ginty) What: Like the Twilight Zone, but scifi. Created by: Charlie Brooker Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Kelly Macdonald, Wyatt...
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Ender’s Game : Episode 74
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Ender’s Game What: Chosen-one kid trains to lead humanity’s forces against insectoid aliens. Directed by: Gavin Hood Starring: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee...
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The Expanse VFX w/ Cailin Munroe : decipherSciFi is People 01
The Expanse VFX w/ Cailin Munroe : decipherSciFi is People 01 Stream The Expanse: iTunes | Netflix (Outside US) | Amazon An Interview: The Expanse VFX What: We talk to Cailin Munroe, VFX Producer on...
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Black Mirror Season 3, Part 2 (feat. Liam Ginty) : Episode 75
Stream the show: Netflix Black Mirror Season 3, Part 2 (feat. Liam Ginty) What: Like the Twilight Zone, but scifi. Created by: Charlie Brooker Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Malachi Kirby,...
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Edge of Tomorrow (Live. Die. Repeat.) : Episode 77
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Edge of Tomorrow (Live. Die. Repeat.) What: Fifty First Dates with aliens (alt: Groundhog Day with aliens). Tom Cruise finds himself in a time loop. Directed by: Doug...
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Independence Day: Resurgence : Episode 78
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Independence Day: Resurgence What: Aliens return to Earth for revenge and to tap our milky center. Like Independence Day, but resurgent. Directed by: Roland Emmerich...
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (feat. Brandon Rollins, Game Designer) :...
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure What: Bill Preston and Ted Logan are two totally excellent dudes facing one most heinous history exam. Directed by: Stephen Herek...
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The Space Between Us (feat. Chris Noessel, UI Expert) : Episode 80
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon The Space Between Us What: Tween love story in SPAAAAAAAACE and on MARRRRRRRRRS Directed by: Peter Chelsom Starring: Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson,...
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Ghost in the Shell [2017] (feat. Jolene Creighton of Futurism) : Episode 86
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Ghost in the Shell [2017] What: Scarlett Johansson-bot kicks a bunch of butt and questions the nature of self and it’s all very pretty. Directed by: Rupert Sanders...
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Oasis : Episode 88
Stream it: Amazon Oasis (Amazon Original Pilot) What: A Chaplain is called to help out on a space settlement. Based on Michel Faber’s ‘The Book of Strange New Things’. Directed by: Kevin Macdonald...
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Prometheus : Episode 90
Stream the movie: iTunes | Amazon Prometheus What: An origin story for humans. And some other species. Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba,...
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Nausicaa (feat. Miles Greb, comic creator) : Episode 91
Get the movie: Amazon Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind What: In humanity’s tenuous recovery from their self-imposed apocalypse, the Princess Nausicaa fights for peace and to basically save the world....
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Doom (the game) (w/ Daniel Barker) : Episode 97
Get the game: Steam | Amazon Doom (video game) [2016] What: Go to hell and kick some ass. Something something portals and guns or whatever. Published by: Bethesda Created by: id Software Featuring...
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Robocop (1987) : Episode 98
Stream Robocop: iTunes | Amazon Robocop (1987) What: Cop dies and evil corporation turns him into a cyborg Robocop. It’s awesome. Directed by: Paul Verhoeven Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan...
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Ready Player One: virtual reality haptics, digital economies, and optical...
Featuring guest co-host Jolene Creighton Fandom Identity according to interests. Fiction as personal and social mirror. Cultures and subcultures and super-niches. The “Stacks” Ad-hoc city large-scale...
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Image enhancement Naive vs machine-intelligent image enhancement. “Photorealistic hallucination” and honest technical names. Reconsidering the absurdity of fictional image enhancement in the age of...
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Skyscrapers History. The industrialization at scale of steel. The state of things. Future heights. Arcologies. Vertical cities Hong Kong’s real estate problem. Urban verticality and resource...
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Philip K Dick Giving’em the old Philip K Dick joint. Cyberpunk. Adaptation fidelity. Even though it looks like it’s the future… Luminescent tattoos! Bioluminescence, electroluminescence,...
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Back to the Future Part II: time travel options, retro futurism, and hip...
Likenesses The legal precedent set by Crispin Glover’s lawsuit against the production; folks are more careful these days as a result. “Grandma Tarkin.” Rick & Morty Rick & Morty’s original...
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