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Episode 710: A Discussion of William Harrison’s Rollerball, with Sophia Ferrara!

Episode 710 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Sophia Ferrara returns to the secret HQ of TDO to chat about the dystopia of Rollerball, as imagined in the film and the short story, which was called “Roller Ball Murder.” Jonathan E and his pal Moonpie turn out to be a threat to The Corporation while thriving in a technocratic bloodsport. Good times.

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Should this couch pod scenario from Rollerball count as a conversation pit?

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Episode 710 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

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3 responses to “Episode 710: A Discussion of William Harrison’s Rollerball, with Sophia Ferrara!”

  1. D J Rout Avatar
    D J Rout

    “No player is greater than the game itself.” – Mr. Bartholomew.

    I can remember that from the trailer (I was 13), but you got there at around 47 minutes. Jonathan E at the end is the opposite of him at the end of the story. I’m being vague because…spoilers.

    And the game is also a 1960’s catharsis for the frustrations of the people – pon farr for the disco generation (he says pretentiously).

    All the stuff with Zero just seemed like filler, and I wonder whether the English actors at this point were put in so they could film bits in the UK and thus get the tax breaks that were so popular back then.

    I’m certainly interested in Ms Farrara’s thoughts on dystopian fiction. Nicely summarised by you both.

    Fantastic episode!

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  2. D J Rout Avatar
    D J Rout

    And if I recall correctly, it was rated M (for Mature audiences) when it came out in the Antipodes.

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  3. thedrunkenodyssey Avatar
    thedrunkenodyssey

    Rollerball should have been rated A for awesome, DJ. 😉

    Sophia and I return next week to talk about the dystopia of Huxley’s Brave New World, which has more to say about dystopian societies than Rollerball, but is obviously not as awesome as Rollerball.

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