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.

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.

KAMN Show #8: Knight Rider

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This week, we discuss Glen A. Larson’s Knight Rider.

Did Knight Rider help that subgenre back then? Does it hold up well enough to tempt new viewers and new shows?

KAMN Show #7: Snow Crash

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This week, we discuss Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash.

KAMN Show #6: Battlestar Galactica

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This week, we discuss Battlestar Galactica, both the old and the new.

Summer, Joe, Dave and special guest Tee Morris (Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy) talk about the original Battlestar Galactica, the new Galactica, and a few things in between.

KAMN Show #5: The Lathe of Heaven

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This week, we head back to the classic bookshelves to discuss Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven.

Show #3: Lord of Light

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Today, we talk about Roger Zelazny’s Hugo Award-winning novel, Lord of Light, first published in 1967. There are many levels to this book, and we try to hit most of them.

TV Shows: Threshold

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I really like the planned progression from the “Threshold” to the “Foothold” to the “Stranglehold” contingency plans. It means they’re expecting things to get worse, and we’ll get to see it. That’s what thrilled me about Babylon 5… and that I’ll get to see something similar unfold in a contemporary setting has me intrigued.

Show #2: Stranger In A Strange Land

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As mentioned in the pre-show thread, Joe has been having problems with the science fiction classics, and the latest masterpiece he wasn’t impressed with is Robert Heinlein’s Stranger In A Strange Land.

Show #1: Hyperion

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As was discussed earlier, I have had problems over the years trying to understand why there was so much hype about Dan Simmons’ Hyperion being such an outstanding novel, so I figured that’d be a good topic for a first show.