2021

336: They Keep Killing The Spinoffs (Escape to LA)

Damn we can never get any Doctor Who spinoffs can we?

This week on K9 and Company. Wait no wrong spinoff. This week on Class… Sarah Jane Adventures… The Prisoner… Hang on just bear with me I’m going to get there eventually. Oh Torchwood, that’s right Torchwood: Children of Earth. Dammit. It’s Escape to LA, written by  Jim Gray and John Shiban and aired on July 29, 2011.


Show-notes:
46:39: More on car crushers I guess.


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335: Confusing Confluence of Culinary Ideas (Dead of Night)

Honestly this title alone was confusing.

We record these podcast in the dead of night now actually. Like way late at night. Like 7 PM. I know, so late right. In the UK the sun is probably still up at that time, being all a million miles from the equator and all that, but down here thanks to the end of DST we’re solidly two hours into darkness at that point. Yeah sun goes down at 5. Well 5:30 now but you get the point. It’s Dead of Night, written by Jane Espensen and aired on July 22, 2011.


Show-notes:
3:04: Check out our classic sci-fi podcast, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-fi Podcast.
13:38: Speaking of blog posts, we have a blog now that you can and should definitely check out.
17:50: Inferno the movie, not Inferno the Doctor Who story.
24:12: Here’s our blog post on Torchwood Children of Earth and the “Steven Moffat Effect”
30:16: November 23 on the tardis wiki
50:00: Here’s “Embrace Lung Cancer,” our episode on the book Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
52:43: Skip Schoolink on imdb
53:01: His full name is Rostam Batmanglij.
1:07:00: Check out our movie trilogy podcast, Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast.
1:11:10: Here’s our blog post on Revolution of the Daleks and Ryan and Graham’s departure.


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The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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334: Different Hairstyle, Same Fists (Rendition)

I usually prefer to keep my hairstyle the same and change up my fists, but maybe that’s just me.

This new rendition of Torchwood continues to amaze and astound. This week, we’re off to the land of the free and the home of the brave. But first, the Torchwood team (i.e. Gwen and Jack) have to deal with some snakes (noun; a treacherous or deceitful person) on a plane. It’s Rendition, written by Doris Egan and aired on July 15, 2011.


Show-notes:
0:55: Check out our other podcasts, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast and Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast.
4:13: Imagine being one of the people who got a car on Oprah. Imagine.
4:34: Bees!
13:05: Check out Delayed Replay, a podcast that reviews movies that definitely weren’t delayed by the pandemic and definitely came out.
40:00: Will I ever have to stop linking the Gonna Score Tonight song from Grease 2? The world may never know.
1:04:40: Yes, MI5 is domestic and MI6 is international.
1:04:40: I actually looked for like half an hour for this quote and couldn’t find it at all.
1:25:17: Here’s our first blog post on the Apple II Prisoner game from 1980.


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The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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333: When the Starz Align (The New World)

Sometimes, when the stars align, you get a fourth season of Torchwood. This is that season.

We enter the final season of Torchwood, and the podcast is coming to a close. Of an era. Close of an era. Haha almost had you going there for a second didn’t I? You were worried for a hot a second right? Ha ha. Ha. It’s The New World, written by Russell T. Davies and aired on July 8, 2011.


Show-notes:
2:12: Thank you TARDIS Wiki for prominently displaying this disembodied head on your page for Miracle Day.
15:47: It was The Subprimes by Karl Taro Greenfield.
46:24: If you want to listen to us discuss The Prisoner and other sci-fi shows that aren’t Doctor Who, check out our classic sci-fi podcast, Inevitable A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast. We also just published this blog post about the Prisoner Apple II game from 1980.
51:00: The Fourth Doctor’s era lasted from 1974 to 1981.
1:08:42: And if you want to listen to us talk about movie trilogies for some reason, check out our movie trilogy podcast, Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast.

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The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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332: Smoking Candy Corn (Children of Earth: Day Five)

Halloween can’t come soon enough.

So the children of earth are saved and the day is mine once more. We only had to sacrifice one kid rather than the 10% that the 456 requested, but the 456 are off gallivanting somewhere else. They have technology to do almost anything but replicate this weird chemical? I dunno. It’s Children of Earth: Day Five, written by Russell T. Davies and aired on July 10, 2009.


Show-notes:


1:01: It was Family Guy that did the Super Man 4 bit.
18:14: It’s not our latest post anymore, but here’s the post I was talking about: Children of Earth and the “First Contact” Archetype
1:11:17: It’s shallow focus.
1:19:40: It was Playing in the Dark by Toni Morrison. I think the link is just an excerpt of it.

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331: Nickelodeon Slime (Children of Earth: Day Four)

I love slime!

Children of Earth is rapidly coming to a close. Which means we’re going to finally move on to the final season of Torchwood which means oh god we’re running out of content. What are we gonna do?! Maybe the 456 should take us instead, that way we can stop making podcasts. It’s Children of Earth: Day Four, written by John Fay and aired on July 9, 2009.


Show-notes:


1:50: Here’s the Ianto page on the TARDIS wiki.
8:06: Check out Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast, our classic sci-fi podcast. Here’s our first Sapphire and Steel episode.
25:52: Here’s a frickin weird ad about Nickelodeon slime as an example.
28:26: Here’s what the Aggro Crag looked like.
29:05: Check out our first Children of the Stones episode on Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
38:25: This guy
1:10:26: I didn’t look into it too much, but MySpace is kinda just dedicated to like media news and stuff nowadays it looks like.

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The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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Qatsi

If we could have made this episode a tone poem we would have.

The audio quality in this episode is a little worse than normal because it was recorded quite early in quarantine (nearly a year before release) before we had figured out how to properly record these things via skype. Because of that Kiyan’s audio sounds a bit scratchy. Sorry about that. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t make it a visual poem, since maybe the visuals could distract you from the audio. Alas. What a kind of shit way to end the season of Triple Play. It’s Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi.


Show-notes:


12:23: Archdaily says Kowloon Walled City was 33,000 people on 2 hectares (215,278 square feet) of land.
17:53: Our Matrix episode from (oh god) 2016.
23:57: Our Godfather episode from (oh god) 2020. Just as we did here, we pronounce Coppola wrong for this entire episodes. Hell yeah. And by hell yeah, I mean damn.
29:26: The BBC explains why Prince changed his name to a symbol.
37:16: The Four Corners are where Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona meet.
53:00: Yeah so apparently Reggio directed this music video.

Sources and other stuff:
Koyaanisqatsi dot org
LA times
Powaqqatsi’s soundtrack (vice)
Naqoyqatsi review (Variety)
Naqoyqatsi article from Spirit of Baraka
Philip Glass’ hands-on role with the soundtracks (New Yorker)
Making of documentary on youtube</a


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330: Obsessed with Beans (Children of Earth: Day Three)

Really riding this bean trend a little late.

Are we all ready to hear the story about the beans? You know the beans that I bought the other day? Well I bought some beans, and I took them home. And then I put them in my pantry. And that’s it. That’s the whole story. It’s better than getting invaded by aliens anyway. Speaking of which, it’s Children of Earth: Day Three, written by Russell T. Davies and aired on July 8, 2009.


Show-notes:


7:42: The original “Bean Dad” threads have been deleted, but here’s a summary from the BBC.
25:37: Here’s the blog post we’re talking about.
27:00: Check out Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast, our movie trilogy podcast.
1:05:36: For more INFORMATION on The Prisoner, check out our classic sci-fi podcast Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast, where we watched the entire series.


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The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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329: The Most Whoa Moment (Children of Earth: Day Two)

Whoa, dude – Keanu Reeves

After our short interlude into Doctor Who territory we’re officially back with Torchwood. That’s right, we’re back with Torchwood. Jack is back. Well Jack never left even when we went over to Doctor Who, but now he’s back. So its Gwen, back from her little cameo mention last week. The gang’s all here: Jack and Gwen.It’s Children of Earth: Day Two, written by John Fay and aired on July 7, 2009.


Show-notes:


38:44: I’m reading the Tardis wiki page for film here.
48:07: Here are the fake Doctor Who stories in question for: Classic Who, Classic Who (part 2), New Who, and New Who (part 2)
58:52: Check out our classic sci-fi podcast, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
1:11:59: Check out Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast, our Blake’s 7 podcast.
1:13:57: Here’s the blog post about the First Doctor’s Christmases. Shoutout once again to Steven for contributing this!


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The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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Robocop

Dead or alive you’re coming with us.

So this time we decided to watch an action movie that turns out to have actually quite complex societal implications. We also watched two other pieces of crap, so it wasn’t really just the one movie. But we did watch that movie. Did you know Paul Verhoeven responded to me on twitter? It was just Paul F. Verhoeven and not the Paul Verhoeven who directed this movie. But same thing. It’s Robocop 1, 2, and 3.


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