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• La Jetée, by Chris Marker (12 Monkeys) 30.05.2026 51min

  This time we discuss 12 Monkeys, the Terry Gilliam film adapted from La Jetée, an experimental short film. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: Feature Film / Short Film
• Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem (feat. Ben DeBono) 30.04.2026 1godz 14min

  The time has come again for us to talk about a weird, slow science fiction movie, so I reached out to my favorite guest for such films, Ben DeBono from The Sci-Fi Christian. Thanks to Joe Smith for suggesting it, and to the Oregon  Museum of Science & Industry for screening it during this year’s … Continue reading Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem (feat. Ben DeBono) →
• Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (with guest Peter Kuskie) 28.03.2026 1godz 4min

  Peter Kuskie, who joined me for the Hugos There episode on Project Hail Mary, joins us for a discussion of the new movie, with some brief discussion of the book as well. For more book discussion, refer back to the Hugos episode. The movie is a terrific adaptation and a great experience in the theater. … Continue reading Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (with guest Peter Kuskie) →
• The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part Two (Disney+ series, season two) 28.02.2026 43min

  Following up on our previous episode, we cover the latest season of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, which is by almost any measurement a better adaptation than the movie. I’d been sick a looong time and wasn’t quite out of the woods at the time of recording, so make some … Continue reading The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part Two (Disney+ series, season two) →
• The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2006 book/2013 movie) 31.01.2026 51min

  We return to Percy Jackson and the Mystifying Adaptations with Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, the 2013 movie based on The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan. Will this movie right the ship and kick of the remaining three movies into a successful and beloved quintilogy? (It will not.) We’ll reconvene next month for the … Continue reading The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2006 book/2013 movie) →
• Star-Wikileaks! (The Star Wars Holiday Special, with guest Scott Kirkwood from starwarsholidayspecial.com) 24.12.2025 1godz 14min

  We all attended a screening of the Star Wars Holiday Special in Vancouver, Washington a couple of weekends ago, and I reached out to one of the co-producers on the documentary film A Disturbance of the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened, who happens to live in our town, and he agreed to … Continue reading Star-Wikileaks! (The Star Wars Holiday Special, with guest Scott Kirkwood from starwarsholidayspecial.com) →
• The Running Man (2025 re-adaptation) 29.11.2025 48min

  This time we cover the remake/re-adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man. Rankings!: Colin: Book/2025 movie/1987 movie James: Book/2025 movie/1987 movie Seth: Book/1987 movie/2025 movie
• Frankenstein (2025 del Toro film) 26.10.2025 37min

  It’s been 10 years since we covered this topic last, and we finally have a great adaptation! We got to see the new Frankenstein adaptation in theaters and recommend you do the same.
• Data Outta Compton! (War of the Worlds 2025) 18.10.2025 42min

  Double-dipping this month, covering a couple of previously covered books that got new adaptations. First up, the absolutely delightful nonsense that is The War of the Worlds, starring Ice Cube.
• Assistant *to* the Regional Major (The Long Walk, by Stephen King) 27.09.2025 1godz 6min

  Seth was under the weather after returning from doing the Cotswold Way hike in England, so to protect the other guys from germs, this was recorded on his backyard patio, so please forgive the neighbor dog’s squeaky toy accompaniment. Rankings! Colin: movie/book James: book/movie Seth: movie/book Post-credits scenes for this episode include some discussion of … Continue reading Assistant *to* the Regional Major (The Long Walk, by Stephen King) →
• “Supertoys Last all Summer Long,” by Brian Aldiss (A.I. Artificial Intelligence) 30.08.2025 51min

  Wrapping up (for now) the informal Robot series we’ve been doing, we discuss Brian Aldiss’s short story “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” adapted (loosely) to A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Rankings! Colin/James/Seth: Film Short Story Notes: https://brianaldiss.co.uk/writing/story-collections/collections-r-z/supertoys-last-all-summer-long/    
• Murderbot (S1:E7-10) “We can rank about it.” 26.07.2025 45min

  We discuss the final four episodes of Season One of Murderbot, then discuss the season as a whole, and then have a long post-script about what project to undertake after we cover one more robot story. (Hint: both possibilities begin with the letter S.)
• Murderbot (S1:E3-6) “I wanted elliptical travel!” 21.06.2025 30min

  Our continuing coverage of Murderbot, er, continues. We spend a bit of time discussing the pacing of the series. What do you think?
• Murderbot (S1:E1-2) 21.05.2025 34min

  We’re doing a Murderbot series! We reacted to the trailer, and now we’re covering the first two episodes. We’ll do at least two more of these to cover the full season. If you’re listening on the website because your podcast player feed has gone dead, please update it to the RSS feed below: https://pavementpodcast.com/feed/podcast/tmtyr/
• Murderbot Trailer discussion/reaction 05.05.2025 14min

  We recorded some quick thoughts that ironically take a while to get to about the Murderbot trailer and what we hope to see in the series. Happy May the Fourth! Murderbot is a droid, so it’s clearly canon.
• TMTYR: The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown (feat. Peter Kuskie) 29.04.2025 43min

  We got to go see The Wild Robot at our local SF Film Festival, so we figured it was high time we covered this terrific movie, and we were joined by Colin’s elder son, Peter. Rankings: Peter/Colin/James/Seth: Movie/Book
• Interview with Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7 12.04.2025

  We had a great conversation with Ed Ashton about his background in engineering and medical research, how he finds the time to write a novel every year, and how Mickey7 and Mickey-17 came to be. Edward’s website: https://www.edwardashton.com/
• Plus or Minus 10 (Mickey7/Mickey-17) 29.03.2025

  This time the guys look at Mickey7, by Edward Ashton, and its new adaptation, Mickey-17. We pretty much go full spoilers for everything, so be warned. The book takes a couple of days to read, and the movie will be on streaming soon. Rankings!: Colin: book/movie James: book/movie Seth: book/movie
• “Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov (1999 movie) 28.02.2025

  This time the guys take up “The Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov, the 1976 novelette, and its 1999 movie adaptation Bicentennial Man. Rankings!: Colin: movie/story Seth: story/movie James: story/movie Notes & Links: That Joel Kinnaman/Eric Roberts looking The Positronic Man cover: Elizabeth Freeman, who successfully sued for her freedom from slavery https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/elizabeth-freeman-sued-for-freedom Bicentennial Man as … Continue reading “Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov (1999 movie) →
• She Artered Arterially (Nosferatu 2024) 25.01.2025

  We take a quick look at the new Nosferatu movie as part of our ongoing Draculadaptations series. We had some trouble with our digital recorder and lost parts of the conversation. I’ve tried to salvage what I could and I hope you enjoy it. Good news is that we all enjoyed the movie.