In which I am joined by Curtis Bloes of Time Bandits Minute to discuss novelisations, and just what exactly is a “sound”?
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Citations
Spoiler study enjoyment. (2011, August 11). The Mary Sue. https://www.themarysue.com/spoilers-study/
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In which I am joined by Rob of the Great Escape Minute, and we discuss how futuristic technology in science fiction isn’t so futuristic anymore, spooky hidden details, and do Engineers see in sound?
Find Rob at the Great Escape Minute, he’s doing good work over there. I love this movie and he’s finding all sorts of details I never noticed:
In which I discuss religion, logical fallacies, and the ever changing cultural tastes in music.
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In which I am joined for the last time, for now, by Duncan Shields and we discuss Ridley Scott’s ego, future relationships with AI, and the importance of format and structure for effective storytelling, maybe the Alien prequels should have been a TV series?
In which Duncan (of Tronologically Speaking) and I discuss whaliens, good directors getting away with bad behaviour, and I deliver my very best David Lynch impression.
In which I discuss the inspirations for Walter, the ELIZA effect, and anticipating dangers from space.
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In which I discuss Oram, Ridley Scott’s cinematography, and compare this scene between film, book and script.
Join Clara of Studio Yutani and I as we dissect every iteration of Alien 3 in an attempt to find a version of the film that might have been as well received as its predecessors.
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In which I discuss Craig Green’s costumes, anti-gravity and read from the novelisation.
In which I talk about babies, generation starships, and neutrinos.
Citations
Crowl, A., Hunt, J., & Hein, A. M. (2012). Embryo Space Colonisation to Overcome the Interstellar Time Distance Bottleneck. JBIS, (65), 283-285. https://www.jbis.org.uk/paper.php?p=2012.65.283
Edwards, L. (2010, January 21). Humans were once an endangered species. Phys.org – News and Articles on Science and Technology. https://phys.org/news/2010-01-humans-endangered-species.html
Morber, J. (2017, April 26). Should we study human embryos beyond 14 days? PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/14-day-rule/
Neutrino Bursts. (2001). Science, 294(5548), 1793. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/294/5548/1793.2.full
Raised by wolves analysis – SE01 EP01 – Studio Yutani [Video]. (2020, September 12). YouTube. https://youtu.be/V-g0fP7NZS4
Shaffer, M. L. (1981). Minimum population sizes for species conservation. BioScience, 31(2), 131-134. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-abstract/31/2/131/223836?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Stoppler, M. C. (n.d.). Embryo vs. fetus: The stages of pregnancy. MedicineNet. https://www.medicinenet.com/embryo_vs_fetus_differences_week-by-week/article.htm
Turner, B. (2015, March 12). Are cheetahs clones of each other? HowStuffWorks. https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/are-cheetahs-clones-of-each-other.htm
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