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Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:01:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2006-2011 summer@kickassmysticninjas.com (Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford) summer@kickassmysticninjas.com (Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford) 1440 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/images/KAMN144x144.jpg http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com 144 144 http://feeds.feedburner.com/kickassmysticninjas Discussing old-school scifi and fantasy, Ninja style The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas are here to bring you a new perspective on old school science fiction and fantasy. science, fiction, fantasy, movies, TV, books, ninjas, discussion Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford summer@kickassmysticninjas.com no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2010/03/07/kamn-show-47/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2010/03/07/kamn-show-47/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:36:25 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=257 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.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2010/03/07/kamn-show-47/feed/ 33 1:10:28 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 generat[...] 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/12/31/kamn-show-46/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/12/31/kamn-show-46/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:00:23 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=256 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.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/12/31/kamn-show-46/feed/ 10 0:55:13 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. 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/10/25/kamn-show-45/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/10/25/kamn-show-45/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:25:06 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=255 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.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/10/25/kamn-show-45/feed/ 16 0:50:47 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. 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/03/11/kamn-show-43/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/03/11/kamn-show-43/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:30:23 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=248 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Jen and special guest Krazy Joe discuss the 1982 scifi cult classic TRON, brought to us by Disney Studios. Related news: Yes, TRON 2.0 is a sequel currently in pre-production, slated for production start sometime later this spring. The electronica band Daft Punk has been signed to score the TRON 2.0 soundtrack]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/03/11/kamn-show-43/feed/ 17 0:35:00 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Jen and special guest Krazy Joe discuss the 1982 scifi cult classic TRON, brought to us by Disney Studios. Related news: Yes, TRON 2.0 is a sequel currently in pre-production, slated for production start sometime[...] Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Jen and special guest Krazy Joe discuss the 1982 scifi cult classic TRON, brought to us by Disney Studios. Related news: Yes, TRON 2.0 is a sequel currently in pre-production, slated for production start sometime later this spring. The electronica band Daft Punk has been signed to score the TRON 2.0 soundtrack Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/02/11/a-remake-of-triffids/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/02/11/a-remake-of-triffids/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:08:26 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=247 The Day of the Triffids is being remade. On the upside, it's being done by the BBC]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/02/11/a-remake-of-triffids/feed/ 3 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/27/kamn-show-42/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/27/kamn-show-42/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:00:09 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=230 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the original 1961 story The Stainless Steel Rat, first in a long series by Harry Harrison.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/27/kamn-show-42/feed/ 11 0:32:50 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. 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/11/29/kamn-show-41/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/11/29/kamn-show-41/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:00:19 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=228 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss 1987 cult favorite The Hidden, directed by Jack Sholder and written by Jim Kouf. There's a Hidden II... supposedly. But there's love, there's hate, there's humor for the first one, and we share it all with you.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/11/29/kamn-show-41/feed/ 4 0:41:54 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss 1987 cult favorite The Hidden, directed by Jack Sholder and written by Jim Kouf. There's a Hidden II... supposedly. But there's love, there's hate, there's humor for the first one, and we sha[...] Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss 1987 cult favorite The Hidden, directed by Jack Sholder and written by Jim Kouf. There's a Hidden II... supposedly. But there's love, there's hate, there's humor for the first one, and we share it all with you. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/07/kamn-show-39/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/07/kamn-show-39/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:00:20 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=223 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.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/07/kamn-show-39/feed/ 2 0:44:50 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[...] 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/30/kamn-show-38/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/30/kamn-show-38/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 17:27:26 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=220 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 Award winner in 1976.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/30/kamn-show-38/feed/ 6 0:50:29 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 Award winner in 1976[...] 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 Award winner in 1976. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/04/30/kamn-show-37/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/04/30/kamn-show-37/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:18:31 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=217 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 version was based on a story called "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney, that was first serialized in Collier's Magazine in 1954, and published as a novel in 1955.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/04/30/kamn-show-37/feed/ 6 0:56:01 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 version was based on a story called "[...] 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 version was based on a story called "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney, that was first serialized in Collier's Magazine in 1954, and published as a novel in 1955. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/25/review-sapphire-and-steel/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/25/review-sapphire-and-steel/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:00:28 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/25/review-sapphire-and-steel/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/25/review-sapphire-and-steel/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/06/kamn-show-34/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/06/kamn-show-34/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:00:58 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/06/kamn-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.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/06/kamn-show-34/feed/ 14 0:46:09 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[...] 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/kamn-show-33/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/kamn-show-33/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:00:23 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/kamn-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.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/kamn-show-33/feed/ 5 1:16:21 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. 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:00:57 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/feed/ 2 1:09:53 Welcome to Show #30... again. Welcome to Show #30... again. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/05/13/kamn-show-29/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/05/13/kamn-show-29/#comments Sun, 13 May 2007 16:00:33 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/05/13/kamn-show-29/ Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave and Brian give an overview of the film, and discuss some of the relatively ground-breaking 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.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/05/13/kamn-show-29/feed/ 9 1:09:11 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave and Brian give an overview of the film, and discuss some of the relatively ground-breaking computer usage (for 1970), and talk a bit about the understated acting performances and how they help create create the slow [...] Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave and Brian give an overview of the film, and discuss some of the relatively ground-breaking 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. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:30:24 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/feed/ 4 1:12:08 Summer, Dave and Tim give an overview of the story, and discuss some of the more interesting aspects of the book: varying zones of thought dividing up the galaxy, a sentient evil entity and its sentient countermeasure, and a quasi-lupine civilizatio[...] Summer, Dave and Tim give an overview of the story, and discuss some of the more interesting aspects of the book: varying zones of thought dividing up the galaxy, a sentient evil entity and its sentient countermeasure, and a quasi-lupine civilization whose packs are formed from hive minds. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/15/kamn-show-26/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/15/kamn-show-26/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:30:07 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/15/kamn-show-26-far-seer/ Far-Seer. This is the first book in the Quintaglio Ascension trilogy, and it features a planet of intelligent and advanced dinosaurs.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/15/kamn-show-26/feed/ 4 0:45:34 Joe Murphy is back, joining Dave and Summer in the discussion of Robert J. Sawyer's 1992 novel, Far-Seer. This is the first book in the Quintaglio Ascension trilogy, and it features a planet of intelligent and advanced dinosaurs. Joe Murphy is back, joining Dave and Summer in the discussion of Robert J. Sawyer's 1992 novel, Far-Seer. This is the first book in the Quintaglio Ascension trilogy, and it features a planet of intelligent and advanced dinosaurs. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/01/kamn-show-25/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/01/kamn-show-25/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:00:23 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/01/kamn-show-25/ The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. It's a little hard to classify this movie because it pulls elements from so many different genres: a smattering of extraterrestrials, a lot of swashbuckling action, a little rock-n-roll, and a little romance.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/02/01/kamn-show-25/feed/ 4 1:16:05 Two Ninjas plus One discuss the 1984 cult classic film, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. It's a little hard to classify this movie because it pulls elements from so many different genres: a smattering of extraterrestria[...] Two Ninjas plus One discuss the 1984 cult classic film, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. It's a little hard to classify this movie because it pulls elements from so many different genres: a smattering of extraterrestrials, a lot of swashbuckling action, a little rock-n-roll, and a little romance. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/12/15/kamn-show-23/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/12/15/kamn-show-23/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:00:45 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/12/15/kamn-show-23-gateway/ Gateway. Published in 1977, it won the Hugo Award in 1977, and the Nebula and John C. Campbell awards in 1978.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/12/15/kamn-show-23/feed/ 10 0:39:53 The Ninjas discuss Frederick Pohl's award-winning novel Gateway. Published in 1977, it won the Hugo Award in 1977, and the Nebula and John C. Campbell awards in 1978. The Ninjas discuss Frederick Pohl's award-winning novel Gateway. Published in 1977, it won the Hugo Award in 1977, and the Nebula and John C. Campbell awards in 1978. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/11/30/kamn-show-22-the-omega-man/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/11/30/kamn-show-22-the-omega-man/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:30:06 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/11/30/kamn-show-22-the-omega-man/ The Omega Man, the 1971 movie adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic "I Am Legend", starring Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash and Anthony Zerbe. Doing a separate show on "I Am Legend" is a definite possibility for a future KAMN show.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2006/11/30/kamn-show-22-the-omega-man/feed/ 7 1:01:14 The Ninjas discuss the The Omega Man, the 1971 movie adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic "I Am Legend", starring Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash and Anthony Zerbe. Doing a separate show on "I Am Legend" is a definite possibility for a future [...] The Ninjas discuss the The Omega Man, the 1971 movie adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic "I Am Legend", starring Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash and Anthony Zerbe. Doing a separate show on "I Am Legend" is a definite possibility for a future KAMN show. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no