Galactic Watercooler
Weekly talk-radio-style show celebrating and exploring the whole galaxy of science fiction (sci-fi), fantasy, and comic culture. Each week GWC's geek hosts jump into new material, becoming fans and passing on the experience with the help of what's widely recognized as the friendliest community in ...
Weekly talk-radio-style show celebrating and exploring the whole galaxy of science fiction (sci-fi), fantasy, and comic culture. Each week GWC's geek hosts jump into new material, becoming fans and passing on the experience with the help of what's widely recognized as the friendliest community in science fiction and fantasy.
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#343: Robots, Pt. 2: Bots Emulating Humans
We dive into the realm of robots who want to ...
We dive into the realm of robots who want to be (or emulate) humans and how they serve as a mirror for us to look at ourselves, individually and as a society. And we run down the week in geek, including some interesting Star Trek news,
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#342: Chuck and Sean Doo the Nooos
We put the Robots arc on hold, as Audra is ...
We put the Robots arc on hold, as Audra is getting some well-deserved rest, so Sean and Chuck cover this week's news. And yes, Audra will be back soon!
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#341: Robots, Part 1
This week, we kick off a long-overdue discussion talking about ...
This week, we kick off a long-overdue discussion talking about robots: robots who want to destroy the world!
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#340: Villains We Love, Part 4: Dark Helmet
In this episode, we conclude our Villains we Love to ...
In this episode, we conclude our Villains we Love to Love arc, with Mel Brooks' classic villain (of a sort), Dark Helmet.
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#339: Villains We Love, Part 3: GLaDOS
We continue our Villains we Love to Love arc, with ...
We continue our Villains we Love to Love arc, with a look at Portal 2's GLaDOS, her Louise-Fletcher-like chilling calm, nurture-less "mother" persona, and impressively psychotic ability to manipulate -- plus the interesting differences in how we percei...
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#338: Villains We Love, Part 2: The Monarch
In this episode, we continue our Villains we Love to ...
In this episode, we continue our Villains we Love to Love arc with the Venture Brothers' outrageously-costumed, insecure, high-voiced swinger and villain extraordinaire: the Monarch. We examine the Monarch's unusual upbringing, creativity,
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#337: Villains We Love, Part 1: Dr. Evil
In this episode, we kick off our "Villains We Love ...
In this episode, we kick off our "Villains We Love to Love" arc with a look at the sympathetic and narcissistic Doctor Evil, his pitiful, neutered grasping for power, and the important line between villains who are likable,
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#336: “B” Movie Arc, Part 3: Judge Dredd
In our final "B" movie installment, 1995's bum-shell Judge Dredd, ...
In our final "B" movie installment, 1995's bum-shell Judge Dredd, we enjoy talking cheesy design elements, the dearth of non-ridiculous flying motorcycles, British views on American violence and vigilantism,
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#335: “B” Movie Arc, Part 2: Total Recall
We continue our "B" movie arc with the epically cheesy ...
We continue our "B" movie arc with the epically cheesy 1990 sci-fi flick Total Recall and realize that Arnold's mechanical acting is ideal for a robot or a comic straight man but less convincing in Recall's mind-frak thriller landscape.
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#334: “B” Movie Arc, Part 1: Trancers
We kick off our "B" Movie arc with the hilariously ...
We kick off our "B" Movie arc with the hilariously cheesy, sometimes campy, and all-around fun 1985 sci-fi action flick Trancers. We revel in laughter over the movie's halfhearted future-car, zombie cross-dressing stunt doubles,
