KAMN Show #47: Blade Runner
Welcome to Show #47! Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos and Sean Young, this movie set the standard for futuristic noir, and inspired an entire generation of scifi fans. Listener Feedback: You can leave comments here for the show, or at the Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas Forum. You can also... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #46: Fahrenheit 451
Welcome to Show #46, and Happy New year to all our Ninja fans! Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1953 Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, both the original and restored versions of the novel, and the 1966 film, directed by Francois Truffaut. Listener Feedback: You can leave comments here for the show, or at the Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas Forum. You can also email all of us at ninjas-at-kickassmysticninjas-dot-com,... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #45: Ghostbusters
Welcome to Show #45! Feature Discussion: Summer, Brian, and Jen discuss the 1984 pop culture sensation Ghostbusters, the lamentable GB 2, the ideas for more sequels, and even the different TV animated series. Listener Feedback: You can leave comments here for the show, or at the Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas Forum. You can also email all of us at ninjas-at-kickassmysticninjas-dot-com, or use the Contact Form…... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #43: TRON
Welcome to Show #43… Greetings, Programs! Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Jen and special guest Krazy Joe discuss the 1982 scifi cult classic TRON, brought to us by Disney Studios. Brief Story Description: Kevin Flynn is a young hotshot programmer who’s been ousted from his job at ENCOM after an older programmer, Ed Dillinger, stole the game code Flynn had been writing, and presented... [Read More...]
A Remake of Triffids?
The Day of the Triffids is being remade. On the upside, it’s being done by the BBC: BBC’s apocalyptic “Triffids” sets cast By Mimi Turner LONDON — Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Eddie Izzard and Jason Priestley are to star in a TV remake of the apocalyptic sci-fi drama “The Day of the Triffids,” based on the 1951 John Wyndham... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #42: The Stainless Steel Rat
Welcome to Show #42! Stainless Steel Rat. Brian and Dave delve into puns. ’nuff said. Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the original 1961 story The Stainless Steel Rat, first in a long series by Harry Harrison. Brief Story Description: The Stainless Steel Rat, a mastser thief and con artist, believes he has pulled off a successful bank job, but discovers that his heist... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #41: The Hidden
Welcome to Show #41! Yes, it’s a longer than typical delay, but we think you’ll still enjoy the fun. Dave apologizes wholeheartedly apologizes to Steven Brust. Why can’t we just acknowledge that there really was no fantasy idea theft, and that maybe there were similar inspirations for the object back in the day? Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss 1987 cult favorite... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #39: RoboCop
Welcome to Show #39! Feature Discussion: RoboDave, Brian-209, Summer and Jen discuss the 1987 hit movie RoboCop. A groundbreaking movie when it first came in, in terms of production as well as treading into new territories of movie ratings controversy, much can be said about RoboCop, and we try to hit all the fun points. Brief Story Description: The city of Detroit is besieged by crime, and an overworked... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #38: The Forever War
Welcome to Show #38! Yes, we put the promo at the beginning, because once we got rolling on the discussion, we never took a break. ‘Tis why we’re geeks. Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Jen tackle Joe R. Haldeman’s The Forever War, which was first serialized in Analog magazine in 1972, then published in novel form in 1974. It was the Nebula Award winner in 1975 and the Hugo... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #37: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Welcome to Show #37! Not surprisingly, the Ninjas voicemail number is gone. But we can probably handle smallish recordings emailed to us… check first before sending longer comments. Feature Discussion: Summer, David, Brian and Jen tackle Invasion of the Body Snatchers, both the 1956 version startting Kevin McCarthy, and the 1978 remake starring Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum. The 1956... [Read More...]
Review: Sapphire and Steel
This review was originally published July 2004, the DVD set having become scarce by then. Since then, the DVD set was rereleased by A&E Home Video in 2005, and can still be found at places like Best Buy and Amazon. Sapphire and Steel (1979-82) (DVD) Featuring Joanna Lumley, David McCallum Directed by Shaun O’Riordan Official DVD release date — November 18, 2003 “Sapphire and... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #34: Ringworld
Welcome to Show #34! Feature Discussion: David, Brian and Summer discuss the Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1970 novel “Ringworld”, by Larry Niven. The Ninjas talk about this classic SF novel, and also discuss how this type of story has held up over time. David’s a big fan of the Ringworld series, and even he admits there are some issues with some of the more recent sequels. The talk... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #33: Quantum Leap
Welcome to Show #33! Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about the Emmy-winning series “Quantum Leap”, which ran on NBC from 1989-1993, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. The Ninjas talk about the series, how the show’s setup and premise began with a fun and playful flavor, and progressed to a minor shift in season 4 and completely jumps the shark and loses its... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #30 Repost: Galactic Patrol
Welcome to Show #30… again. Summer, David and special guest Tim Callender (host of The Babylon Podcast) gather ’round to discuss “Galactic Patrol”, the original first novel of E. E. “Doc” Smith’s “Lensman” space opera series. The audio quality is still popping in places, but it’s the best Mike can do. KAMN Show #30 Repost: Galactic... [Read More...]
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... [Read More...]
