Science Fiction
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The Curator of Schlock #309: Galaxina
The Curator of Schlock #309 by Jeff Shuster Galaxina Is this worse than Casino Royale? Happy Valentine’s Day. Well, happy Valentine’s Day to everyone else, but me. Beatrice broke up with me about six months ago, complained that I didn’t have a five-year plan. I don’t even know what that means. Maybe I made her… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #308: The Shape of Things to Come
The Curator of Schlock #308 by Jeff Shuster H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come Is this a lost TV pilot? Hey nerds! That sci-fi crap is real big right now. We just wrapped up another Star Wars trilogy, Jean-Luc Picard is back in the saddle, and Doctor Who is as nonsensical as ever. You geeks must be… Continue reading
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Episode #399: Rion Amilcar Scott!
Episode 399 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing.) This week, I talk to fiction writer Rion Amilcar Scott about his extraordinary fiction collection, The World Does Not Require You. We discuss the academic… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #299: Terminator Genisys
The Curator of Schlock #299 by Jeff Shuster Terminator Genisys No more Terminator movies ever! I know I covered this movie once before. I think it was back in 2015. I rambled about the summer movies that year. One has to wonder in twenty, thirty, or even fifty years, which movies from the 2010s will be remembered? Scott Pilgrim vs.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #298: Terminator Salvation
The Curator of Schlock #298 by Jeff Shuster Terminator Salvation Okay. I’m bored! So maybe I was a bit off on my Terminator: Dark Fate box office success predictions. No, it didn’t do as well as the opening weekend for Joker. No, it didn’t do as well as the opening weekend box office for Terminator Genisys. The media is… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #297: Terminator 3
The Curator of Schlock #297 by Jeff Shuster Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines It ain’t that bad. Terminator: Dark Fate premiers this weekend. I expect it to smash box office records. I see Terminator sequels, spinoffs, and television series in the future. Arnold Schwarzenegger will dance in the limelight once again. Commando II will soon follow. In fact,… Continue reading
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Episode 370: A Discussion of Cory Doctorow’s Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Episode 370 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. This week, we go to Walt Disney World with Nathan Holic and David James Poissant in order to discuss Cory Doctorow’s science fiction novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #235: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom vs. Rampage
The Curator of Schlock #235 by Jeff Shuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom vs. Rampage Why can’t scientists leave well enough alone? We’re back with another versus column. I tried this last week with Death Wish (1974) and Death Wish (2018) with stellar results if I do say so myself. I had the pleasure of seeing… Continue reading
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