Show #12: Pre-show Discussion

The topic of discussion for Show #12 will be the 1976 film Logan's Run. Yes, it's based on the William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson novel, but I've never read it. And yes, there was a short-lived TV series in 1977 starring Gregory Harrison and Heather Menzies (14 episodes), but I never saw it. [...]

KAMN Show #11: Dune

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This week, we discuss Dune, the 1965 Frank Herbert novel that continues to have an impact on the way people think about science fiction.

The Ninjas also cover the theatrical movie (several different versions of it), and the more recent SciFi Channel miniseries treatment of the book. Listen to their varied opinions on the creative interpretations.

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However, there are some other shows that might be of interest to the KAMN audience: The Adventures of Brisco County Jr, Pinky and the Brain, the animated Beetlejuice, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman, V, La Femme Nikita, and for me (whoo-hoo), Spenser: For Hire.

KAMN Show #10: Ladyhawke

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This week, we discuss the 1985 fantasy Ladyhawke. Is it a cult classic, or is it something else entirely?

Show #11: Pre-show Discussion

It's Dune, boys and girls!

We're going to talk about the book that started it all, the David Lynch movie, and the SciFi Channel miniseries.

Show #10: Pre-show Discussion

For Show #10, we head back to the film vaults and pull Ladyhawke off the dusty shelves.

A cult classic fantasy starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Broderick, we have a tale of true love thwarted by dark magics, a power struggle between a Bishop and his former captain of the guard, and a journey where a brash thief becomes a reluctant hero.

KAMN Show #9: Sundiver

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This week, we discuss Sundiver, the first novel in David Brin's award-winning Uplift series. The first book of the first trilogy, the one that started it all.

Dave, Summer and Joe have varying opinions of the story, which always makes for a lively chat.

Classic Cylon Centurion in Distress

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See for yourself how low the old tin cans had fallen.

TV News: Dark Skies

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It seems to be a new trend for older tv shows to show up on cable networks.

It looks like one of the Encore networks has begun airing "Dark Skies", the scifi-mystery series starring Eric Close and Megan Ward.

Show #9: Pre-show Discussion

For Show #9, we head back to the bookshelves to examine the first book in David Brin's Uplift Saga, Sundiver.

The main premise behind the tale is that no sentient species ever became that way without having had a little bit of help from another sentient species, visitor or indigenous.