Show #30: Pre-show Discussion

Show #30 will be about E. E. “Doc” Smith’s “Galactic Patrol”, part of the classic Lensman series.

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KAMN Show #29: Colossus: The Forbin Project

Welcome to Show #29!

Summer, David and Brian join forces to discuss the 1970 feature film, Colossus: The Forbin Project.

Voicemail: caller is excited about the possibility of the Ninjas talking about “War of the Worlds”, and wants to know who does our theme song. The song is “Ninja” by 7 Seconds of Love, and while I have neglected to credit them in the show, they are completely credited on the Special Features page, where we link to the MP3 and the cute music video they created for the song.

C2 calls in with sentiments about Joe’s passing; Woody comments on the “Highlander” discussion and the retconning that happened in the sequels (that never really happened), and Summer comments on the breaking that happened in the Matrix sequels (that should never have happened); Trevor from MMM Commentaries calls in also letting us know about the HG Wells collaboration with Starship Sofa on the books and movies; Lucid Dream from Anime Roundtable offers his condolences on Joe’s passing. David reads an email from John about “Fire Upon the Deep”, and how our commentary inspired him to go out and buy the book, and the theory that the Slow Zone also affected the mental abilities and acuities of the people living there.

Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave and Brian give an overview of the film, and discuss some of the relatively groundbreaking computer usage (for 1970), and talk a bit about the understated acting performances and how they help create create the slow build up of human desperation in the face of an powerful and inscrutable adversary.

The Ninjas also talk about the original book, it’s two sequels, and the plans for an upcoming remake of the movie; one potentially directed by Ron Howard and one that would incorporate story elements from all three novels, to give the story a longer storyline with more depth, and possibly an ending that doesn’t seem quite as desolate as the original film.

Consumer warning: this film is NOT in widescreen format on the DVD. The only known widescreen home video version appears to be the laserdisc. Summer suggests merely renting the DVD, in the hopes that a widescreen version may be released as the remake gets closer to completion.

Promotional Notes: David’s pop culture show, Moldawer in the Morning, is a new member of the FarPoint Media Network!

The next KAMN show will cover “Galactic Patrol” by E. E. “Doc” Smith, and Tim Callender from The Babylon Podcast will join us for that commentary.

If you have a promo you’d like us to play, send it or send a link to it to us!

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Movies and Books mentioned:

Promo: Podcasting: Now and Beyond: The Dragon*Con Podcasting Track
Promo: George Hrab: Geologic Podcast
Wikipedia: Dennis Feltham Jones
Wikipedia: Colossus: The Forbin Project

 

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Back in the Saddle

The Ninjas are returning, very soon now, with a pretty cool episode about Colossus: The Forbin Project, the 1970 film starring Eric Braeden.

Also, we’ve got a slight change in the lineup for upcoming shows:

Show #30: Galactic Patrol by E. E. “Doc” Smith
Show #31: Poltergeist (1982)
Show #32: War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Show #33: Quantum Leap (1989-93)

As always, you can check out the list of upcoming shows, and potential upcoming show topics on our Future Topics page.