Episode 6: To Struggle is to Grow

It's the first Sci-Fi Malady Isolation Unit episode. What does that mean? It means its just Scott because we were unable to get the crew together to record this week. Me being a trekkie, I decided to discuss a theme from TOS, (The Original Series) that a society that does not have conflict or struggle is a flawed, non growing society, even if it is perfectly happy, crime, poverty and disease free. It is by facing difficulty and striving to overcome it that individuals and humanity as a whole, improve, not by being happy or healthy.  While being happy and healthy are important and everyones end goal, it is only by overcoming obstacles that we improve. 

1/19/17 Edit - The original upload had an editing error which had 30 seconds of dead air. I corrected that with today's upload. 

Episode 5: Take Me Out Into the Black

This week the Sci-Malady crew was a little shorthanded, but The Ragemaster and Scott discussed a science fiction cult classic, Firefly. Spoilers, we love Firefly and had nothing negative to say about it. It is simply one of the greats in the pantheon of science fiction franchises.  In this week's episode we discuss why Firefly was so great, artistically, as well as why the show was ultimately cancelled. We wrap with a what if discussion about whether Firefly should or should not return for a postscript on Netflix. 

 

Episode 4: RageMaster Hates Rogue One

In this week's podcast the Sci-Fi Malady crew discusses Rogue One, what it did well, where it failed and asks the question should the writer/director have attempted to inject some originality into the film instead of following the same old formula. This episode contains numerous spoilers, so if you have not seen the movie yet bookmark this episode and give it a listen after checking out Rogue One. 

Sci-Fi Malady Episode 3: A Golden Age of Nerdom

It's current a golden age to be a nerd. After years of all things geek being uncool, science fiction, fantasy, video games, all things once considered nerdy, are now fringe cool. In someways that is awesome.  A wider market for science fiction and fantasy products means more movies, novels and TV shows.  It has given us Game of Thrones, The Ender's Game Movie adaptation, a new Star Wars Trilogy, a new Star Trek TV show, but is has also given us AVP, AbramsTrek and countless other movies which lack any messages, substance, or in some cases a plot. 

In the Golden Age of Nerdom, movies are now made for the masses, which means more and bigger special effects and explosions, murder-killing, flash panning and fast cutting camera shots, and all types of things out of a Michael Bay wet dream.  In this weeks episode the crew laments that so much new science fiction is watered down garbage while discussing examples of past science fiction we felt was done at a high level. 

Show ending soundbite goes to The RageMaster - he is starting to earn that name. 

***A note on production. I had a latency issue with the computer while recording this.  There are a couple minutes of distortion halfway through, then it clears up, bear with it, it won't last long.  You do however, miss a good discussion of Dune and the Chronicles of Riddick, which were unfortunate casualties of this computer failing, or maybe operator failing***

Time Travel (And Terminator 3 Sucks)

Time Travel. It is one of those areas of science fiction that is either done really well or really poorly.  When done well you get a story that is entertaining, thought provoking and full of mind screwing moments.  In this week's Episode of Sci-Fi Malady the crew, sans Ragemaster, discuss when time travel is done well in science fiction and where it fails, and of course, why Terminator 3, and Salvation, are abominations against mankind.  

Corey wins the best edit of the week which is the last you hear before the show ends.