2018

May

2018

Episode 19: Walking Simulator (Trial)

You see Roj Blake standing in front of you, what do you do?

Chris Boucher is back. Well he never actually left, but he’s back, or something like that. Travis is back too, but he’s gone rogue now, much like Chris when you think about it. First he was doing Terry’s (Servalan’s) bidding, and now he’s going off and doing his own thing without that pesky overbearing boss. It’s Trial, written by Chris Boucher and aired on February 13, 1978.

Show-notes:

2:33 Statler and Waldorf are Muppets.
11:25 Rasputin played Tom Baker playing Rasputin the the 1971 Rasputin movie, Nicholas and Rasputin and Alexandra and Rasputin.
27:48 Vaster than Empires and More Slow is a story about some people and some plants doing some stuff somewhere.
28:24 Looks like there are a bunch of living planets in DC, but I guess Mogo is the main one.
28:49 Destroyer is a new comic.
28:59 The Neverending Story is one of the best books ever written. Don’t watch the movies though cause they suck.
38:25 Bondfinger is Bondfinger?

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The Blake’s 7 title music was originally composed by Dudley Simpson.

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May

2018

199: The Sontaran Surprise (The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky)

Ah! I am so surprised that the Sontarans are in this.

This week we reveal that we’ve installed a super secret system into every car in the world. It’s the Trust Your Doctor Podcast GPS System. It comes with two equally annoying voice options: Dylan and Kiyan. It’s The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky, written by Helen Raynor and aired on April 26 and May 3, 2008.

Show-notes:

19:21 Margaret Cavendish’s The Blazing World might be the first English science fiction story.
20:01 You can probably download Some Presumptuous Approaches to Science Fiction from Project Muse is you’re a librarian, or a student, or if you work for an academic institution.
40:15 Yeah, Tommy Zoom is a British cartoon.
53:26 Hey Arnold is an American animated series that ends on a cliffhanger that didn’t get resolved for like 15 years.
57:39 Can’t believe the Ant-Man movie is already 3 years old.
58:46 Tardigrades are a microorganism that can survive in space.

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The Doctor Who title music was originally composed by Ron Grainer. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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May

2018

Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, Ocean’s Thirteen

Well, at least I can read the movie and watch the book.

This month we watched something that’s been on my list for a long time. They’re pretty different from anything we’ve watched before actually, these are the first proper “heist” movies that we’ve watched for this podcast. We’ve run through quite a gamut of genres so it’s kind of cool to find one we haven’t found it. It’s Oceans Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen, directed by Steven Soderbergh and released in 2001, 2004, and 2007.

Show-notes:

1:40 Logan Lucky is Steven Soderbergh’s new movie.
2:18 More about the Rat Pack.
4:56 Check out our episode on the Bourne trilogy.
5:07 Don Cheadle has done movies a little more than he’s done tv according to his wiki page.
9:42 It’s Circle, and it’s actually 3 years old.
18:01 It was George Nolfi’s script Honor Among Thieves.
22:58 One of these foxes is actually a cat.

Kiyan’s Recommendations:
Tristram Shandy (I said this was by Henry Fielding but it’s actually by Laurence Sterne)
Pamela & Shamela
Don Quixote
Tale of Genji
The Back Room
Frankenstein in Baghdad
The Meursault Investigation (a response to Camus’ The Stranger)
Seventh Function of Language by Laurent Binet
Ever 17

Ocean’s 11/12/13 stuff:
5 things you didn’t know about Ocean’s 11
Ocean’s 11 making of documentary thing from HBO
Extensive look at Ocean’s 11 production
Ocean’s 12 b roll from screenslam
Things you never knew about Ocean’s 12
Warner Bros’ behind the scenes of Ocean’s 13
Julia Roberts getting pranked
Don Cheadle’s terrible accent
Actors playing themselves
Making Ocean’s 11 + 12 video
Ocean’s 12 production notes
Soderbergh on Ocean’s 12
Bad article about Ocean’s 12 and metafiction
How 9/11 affected Ocean’s 11
Ocean’s 12 unpopular opinion review
In defense of Ocean’s 12
New York Times article about Ocean’s 13

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May

2018

Episode 18: BDSM America Ft. Sgt. Draino (Pressure Point)

This week on BDSM America… no I’m not finishing this thought.

This week is our first episode of Zenith that features three hosts rather than the usual two. Because we’ve somehow convinced some random fan to actually pull out a microphone and record with us. Yes, this week we are joined by the illustrious(?) Sgt. Draino for Pressure Point, written by Terry Nation and aired on February 6, 1979.

Show-notes:

16:22 Oddjob is a character from Goldfinger.
23:18 Foundation is a book series by Isaac Asimov.
41:28 Blake’s 7 in Character is a new Blake’s 7 podcast that examines minor characters in Blake’s 7
42:19 If you’ve ever wanted to make your own Blake’s 7 teleporter bracelet, now you can with the help of this 40 year old TV segment.
52:36 Person of Interest is a TV show that aired from 2011 to 2016.
53:06 Firefly and Eureka Seven are two other shows that were influenced by Blake’s 7.

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Apr

2018

198: You Ood What You Gotta Ood (Planet of the Ood)

More ood, more problems.

This week we visit the Sense Sphere again. Well. Sort of. We kind of come close, like the same solar system so that’s pretty close in my mind. And the Ood come back, which I guess means the Sensorites and the Ood are related somehow? It’s Planet of the Ood, written by Keith Temple and aired on April 19, 2008.

Show-notes:

0:28 Back at it again with the 3 year old memes.

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Apr

2018

Episode 17: The Ever-Ambiguous They (Horizon)

No one ever claimed we weren’t ambiguous on this podcast, you know.

This show is getting increasingly stressful to edit because I continue to actually forget to do so. I always remember way late at night Monday evening. This is more behind the scenes in formation than you could have ever possibly wanted or desired, but there it is. This week it’s Horizon, written by Alan Prior and aired on January 20, 1979.

Show-notes:

6:33 Blake’s 7 in Character now has more episodes on Colin Baker and Dorian.
28:10 Making Blake’s 7 is a twitter account about the making of Blake’s 7.
30:46 The original Magnificent 7 is alright, but I couldn’t watch the new one for more than 5 minutes.

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Apr

2018

197: 2008 Was 10 Years Ago (The Fires of Pompeii)

Everything we talk about happened 10 years ago.

Donna Noble has been saved oh shit no wait that’s the wrong story. Spoilers, sweetie. No in this one Donna saves people, like 4 of them, she forces the Doctor to. Easy mistake to make, I just swapped it around. It’s Fires of Pompeii, written by James Moran and aired on April 12, 2008.

Show-notes:

2:18 Some good Greek and Roman fonts at dafont.com. I’m sure you can tell which is which.
10:19 It was Rome.
13:52 Here’s what Phil Davis has been in. Mostly a lot of British TV stuff.
14:15 Evelina, or the the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World is an epistolary novel by Frances Burney.
14:32 Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.
17:18 Watch the “new” Icredibles 2 trailer here.
29:55 More info about the eruption of Vesuvius.

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Apr

2018

Episode 16: Same Universe According to Chris Boucher (Weapon)

We all know Chris is the end all be all on this argument.

Chris Boucher is still in control this week. Thankfully. It’s good to have a respite from Terry Nation right? I mean, the one episode alone was good but to be able to get two in a row (more!) is a fantastic little gift. It’s Weapon, written by Chris Boucher and aired on January 23, 1979.

Show-notes:

6:29 Lesley Judd shows you how to make a teleport bracelet in this Blue Peter segment.

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Apr

2018

196: Trust Your Moptor (Partners in Crime)

Everyone needs a mop, much the same way everyone needs a thneed.

It’s the beginning of the end. Russell T. is on his way out, he practically has one foot out of the door already, it’s his final season. He’s probably already given up actually, it’s just over now. It’s Partners in Crime, written by Russell T. Davies and aired on April 5, 2008.

Show-notes:

1:37 And what they’re referring to is Don Cheadle replacing Terrence Howard.
1:49 Check out our Blake’s 7 podcast Zenith.
21:20 They’re just called window cleaning platforms.
34:20 Official song about Stacy’s mom. Unfortunately doesn’t include her mourning her daughter’s death.

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Apr

2018

Episode 15: Luke Skywalker Cosplay (Shadow)

Everyone in my family has the force or something I don’t remember the quote anymore.

Finally Terry gave up on writing stories for Blake’s 7. Only took him 14 damn episodes to finally hand the reigns over to someone else. Although arguably the reigns didn’t go very far, just like, one seat to the right. To Christ Boucher. It’s Shadow, written by Chris Boucher and aired on January 16, 1979.

Show-notes:

14:10 Logan’s Run was a novel at first, then it was adapted into a movie and a tv series that came out a year before Blake’s 7.
16:24 Blake’s 7 in Character is a new Blake’s 7 podcast.
17:53 Dark Matter is a tv series.
26:10 Vaster than Empires and More Slow is a story by Ursula Le Guin.
52:10 Benny’s 7.
53:34 Space Fall is another new Blake’s 7 podcast.
54:54 Not going to bother looking up which podcast actually said this, but Shake and Blake is probably the first Blake’s 7 podcast ever.

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