The guys discuss the importance - and difficulty - of creating a truly outstanding opening scene before discussing their personal favourite movie openings.
The guys are back to discuss what makes a movie a guilty pleasure. Does it matter what anyone else thinks, if you love it? They then discuss their top five personal favourite guilty pleasure movies.
The guys discuss truly great movies - revered films - taught in prestigious film schools - that they are embarrassed to admit, they don't actually love.
Jeremy Major and Ian P. Causer are back for the second season of Popcorn in Orbit. They discuss what they've been working on over the summer before diving into their first "Legend" discussion; the truly great Robert Zemeckis.
In the season finale the guys discuss their own personal highlights from the first season before making their selections for the first ever inductees into the Sci-Fi Hall of Fame!
The guys discuss the issues raised inside the second season of 'Light and Magic' before talking about their ten favourite "Not Quite Sci-Fi" movies.
Happy Birthday, Jaws!
Jeremy and Ian discuss the news revealed at Star Wars Celebration Japan, before turning their attention to the enduring legacy and genius behind a cinematic great and all time favourite of both hosts, Jaws... before Jeremy tests Ian's level of fandom.
Writer, director, actor, composer — and creator of the Hamilton Film Festival drops by to discuss the 20th anniversary of the independent film festival and the indie Sci-Fi scene. Nathan also drops his favourites list and Jeremy explains to him why he is wrong!
The guys are back to discuss their all time favourite Sci-Fi antagonists. The rules? Only one entry allowed per film/franchise and one entry per actor.
The guys are back with an all new Top Ten List. They're all time favourite Sci-Fi protagonists... with a couple of rules of course... they are only allowed one entry per franchise and one entry per actor.
The guys discuss the technologies that Sci-Fi has successfully predicted through the lens of Philip K. Dick's short story and Steven Spielberg's subsequent adaptation: Minority Report.
Former ILM-er and Cinematographer, Carl Miller, drops by to talk about his career and experiences working on such mega movies as Pirates of the Caribbean, Nightmare Before Christmas and three - count them - three Star Wars movies.
The guys discuss the recent academy awards and the possible reasons why the Sci-Fi classics have received a relative lack of success - outside of the technical categories.
Tim drops by to discuss an incredible career in sound and practical effects. From watching Lawrence of Arabia with David Lean, to blowing up a planet on Star Wars - via nearly being thrown off set by Paul Verhoeven - Tim regales the guys with fantastic anecdotes from his storied career... before telling them where they went wrong in their "Top Ten" list.
Ian gets Jeremy back with a spot quiz on Seinfeld, before discussion turns to Sci-Fi comedy and question why parody and satire are so prevalent? Finally, the guys discuss their all-time favourite comedy film and Ian issues a plea for sanity...
Jeremy and Ian try to understand and explain the enduring popularity and genius of Star Trek, and the colossal impact it has had on Science-Fiction... before discussing the nature of partisan fandom.
Producer, director, VFX legend and all-round great guy Robert Munroe takes time out from his incredible schedule to talk to the guys about his extraordinary career (The Expanse, Altered Carbon, X-Men, Dolphin Tale, All is Lost and many more), his relationships with Hollywood royalty, his inspirations, and exciting plans for the future.
Is Ian The X-Files super-fan he claims to be? Jeremy puts him to the test after discussing the impact of the 90s cultural phenomenon.
Ian poses a challenge to Jeremy: To come up with their all-time favourite Sci-fi movies... but with some rules. It's a favourites list NOT a greatest list — they can only have one entry per director and one entry per franchise.
It was a LOT harder than expected.
The guys chat with author Aaron Lam about his association with Oscar-Winning FX God, Colin Chilvers, as well as a multitude of gifted composers and the unforgettable scores they created.
Aaron is the author of Believing a Man Can Fly and Composing Adventure: Conversations with Composers about Great Adventure Scores.
Check out his work at https://www.aaronlamauthor.com
