Surfing Sci-Fi: The Podcast – Episode 1: 05/05/11 to 05/14/11
Enjoy the Surfing features on Geek Life? We’re very happy to bring you a new feature, for your listening enjoyment: Surfing SF: The Podcast! Join the dynamic duo of Geek Life editor-in-chief Tiarra and lead staff writer Dan as they talk comedy, drama, and — of course! — sci-fi.
This action-packed first episode features discussion of Fringe, Doctor Who, Smallville, Stargate: Universe, Supernatural NCIS, Bones, and Community from the past week or so, along with a rewind to take a look back at the classic Tom Baker Doctor Who serial, The Pirate Planet.
Were there any great shows from last week that we missed? Any additional comments or questions about the shows mentioned in this week’s episode? Thoughts about the podcast in general? Feel free to email us at surfingSF@geek-life.com or send us a tweet or two at @aGeekLife. You can also find Tiarra and Dan on Twitter as @MarronMarvel and @ferociouswalrus respectively. We look forward to hearing from you!
Click Here to download Episode 1 from May 16, 2011.
Show Notes
00:01 – Introduction
00:24 – Explanation of idea behind the podcast
01:09 – How are you/banter/etc
01:35 – Dan comes from the FUTURE. Where there are no flying cars, but there are skateboard hooligans in 80s jean jackets.
02:15 – News. TV shows have been canceled, some new shows picked up.
08:54 – Tiarra is dubious about whether or not anyone cares about shows on the CW.
09:10 – More news, rumors about Star Trek: TNG being remastered in HD.
10:36 – “[Star Trek: TNG] is already pretty perfect as it is.” “I’m not going to have that argument with you right now.”
11:09 – Ally McWonderwoman (AKA Wonder Woman) by David E. Kelley was not picked up by NBC.
12:01 – SPOILER WARNING! This week’s show covers television from 05/06 to 05/14 and contains spoilers for said television shows.
12:37 – The Surf’s Up Show – sort of our viewer’s choice. This week it’s Fringe – “The Day We Died”
15:13 – Astrid’s hair was so cute in the future!
15:47 – Dan’s favorite scene from this episode
18:49 – Tiarra reacts to the cliffhanger ending of “The Day We Died”
19:43 – Thoughts on this season of Fringe compared to the previous two seasons; also, a Wikipedia check because Tiarra really still doesn’t believe that there were already two seasons of Fringe.
22:20 – Dan and Tiarra discuss Doctor Who – “The Doctor’s Wife”
26:57 – Tiarra explains the “Doctor Who Insider” clips that play during the commercials of the BBC America broadcast of Doctor Who
28:21 – Dan goes over the Smallville – “Finale,” plus a plug for a review of said episode by Christopher over at TheHomeWorld.net
29:40 – Final thoughts on Smallville as a series on the whole
31:00 – Dan discusses the Stargate: Universe – “Gauntlet”
34:20 – Final thoughts on Stargate: Universe as a series
35:31 – Dan talks about Supernatural while Tiarra takes a micro-nap
37:45 – “I’m not sure the season as a whole is working, unfortunately.”
37:55 – Tiarra talks about NCIS – “Swan Song”
40:16 – Dan is tired of hearing about NCIS. He wants to hear about Bones! Tiarra obliges. Bones – “The Hole in the Heart”
45:51 – Dan and Tiarra discuss the two-part season finale of Community – “A Fistfull of Paintballs” and “For a Few Paintballs More”
47:45 – Abed as Han Solo
49:26 – Tiarra’s only watched a few episodes of Community, she has a question about Abed
52:34 – The Retro Rewind, or Surfing Retro. A look back at some classic television. This week it’s the Doctor Who serial “The Pirate Planet” featuring the 4th Doctor, Tom Baker.
54:19 – This serial was written by Douglas Adams, aside about how awesome Douglas Adams is in general
57:11 – “So, what, is she at, like, Time Lord college or something?” Dan explains Romana to Tiarra.
59:38 – Wrapping up. Questions, comments, or other general inquiries can be sent to us via twitter (@ferociouswalrus and @marronmarvel) or by leaving a comment here on the site.
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