Those Sci-Fi Guys

Hell has frozen over. Mack and DT talk about season 3 of Picard and the first episode. And Mack loves it! They talk about the things they liked, some criticism, but the welcome return of Riker and the conjecturing where the season is going to go from there.

DT and Mack remark how it’s Girl Scout Cookie season again and the unearthly appeal people have for them. After discussing the behavior of parents at youth sports and a secret room in DT’s house, the guys then talk about The Cousin Oliver Effect. In which certain sci-fi shows made late character additions and if they breathed new life into the franchise.

Mack opens the show with his opinion that Crocodile Dundee II was a perfect sequel. DT acknowledges he saw that movie in the theater. Then the guys delve into what upcoming in Sci-Fi for 2023 including Star Wars, Star Trek, and Marvel. They detail what they look forward to the most and the least

Mack opens the show with an unexpected loss in the sci-fi community. Then the guys talk about how Mack took Jr. to a doctor’s appointment and the unexpected process that was. DT talks about taking the family out for a nice little jaunt to a small book fair. Then they begin talking about Sci-Fi reboots and how That 90’s Show was the inspiration for this episode.

The guys review the first season of Bad Batch. Mack expresses his appreciation for it in moving the timeline forward and DT fills in a lot of the background behind the lore. They talk about what worked, what didn’t but walked away very satisfied with the season.

The guys continue into their discussion on the chronological development of the Klingons and production in DS9 where both guys agree they reached their pinnacle, how they kind of fell off in Voyager and were introduced to Earth in Enterprise. Then they give 5 minutes on how Discovery ruined them.

Mack finally acknowledges he survived the Atmospheric River… for now. DT discusses his rough football weekend. Then they dig into the chronology of the evolution or development of the Klingons in the Star Trek Universe. They start in the TOS era, go through the movies, and end with the TNG era. It opens things up for a Part 2 because these guys just aren’t efficient enough.

Mack opens the show lamenting how much rain California is getting. The guys then share their disgust in the fact that meteorologists are now making up terms like Atmospheric River, Bomb Cyclone, and the old goodie Rain Event. The guys later dig into Season 7 of Star Wars The Clone Wars, the pivotal moments of being introduced to the Bad Batch, where Ahsoka went after her redemption, and what occur...

The guys begin the new year discussing how their New Year’s celebrations went. Then DT tells Mack how he needs to watch Yellowstone and all its spinoff incarnations. Then they go into their favorite sci-fi shows that underwent major shakeups and changes in order to try and keep them alive. They discuss all the Star Treks and bring up Stargate and Babylon 5. Then at one point Mack gets pissed and s...

A nice little bonus episode to close out the year where the guys discuss the introduction of certain characters that basically saved the franchise. The big ones are Captain Pike for New Star Trek and Grogu for Star Wars. But they have other ideas in mind.

We’ve reached 100 episodes! The guys explain why this is in fact the 100th episode and how they’ve progressed along the way with the different milestones in the last year and a half. This time, they venture through the different 100th episodes of shows like TNG, DS9 and Stargate SG1. Sometimes they agree and others, mainly Mack, disagrees. But here is to another 100 epsiodes!

The guys decide to extend their creative talents in conjecturing what they would do with Star Wars differently. DT goes over changes to the sequel trilogy and how it could have been more than a missed opportunity. Mack goes to the prequel trilogy and tries to fix how Anakin could have been more relatable and the characters all around less wooden.

The guys decide to go into how they would develop Star Trek if they were in charge given at any point in the franchise’s history.

The guys open up with DT’s reluctance on the subject for the show. His attitude regarding Avatar and Mack jumps in on how he hated it the first time around. They discuss how Avatar was a visually stunning film but it was not the extraordinary film that it was made out to be. Mack even calls it a version of the Emperor’s Clothes where the critics called it wonderful despite it not being so because...

The guys open with Mack discussing how the holiday season began with his first Christmas party the previous night with his family and neighbors. DT talks about how he will be spending Christmas at the house for the first time. This brings them to discuss the Guardians Holiday Special on Disney Plus and the Guardians Vol 3 Trailer. Then they go on to discuss the value of the cinema experience and h...

The guys open up with DT talking about seeing Wakanda Forever and Mack laments how he doesn’t seem to have the time to see a movie in the theater anymore. This branches into the guys pondering the death of civic groups like Rotary and Elk’s and if we adults now are joining something different instead or if it’s parenting. Then they explore different plagues in Sci-Fi where DT has some unique knowl...

The guys open up talking about their Thanksgivings and how this was the first time in bout 18 years DT had celebrated the holiday with his family in his home town. Then they recap the Andor series. The go over the plot, their impressions, and what their thoughts were overall.

Mack opens up with his lament that there are not many Thanksgiving movies out there other than the tried and true Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Dutch. But TV is filled with episodes dedicated to the holiday. Mack reads through a list of different Sci-Fi shows that had Thanksgiving at the center of the plot including ALF and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Happy Thanksgiving!

The guys decide to focus on series that were cut too short for their liking. They focus on shows predominately 1-2 seasons long include Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525 and Brisco County Jr. Ultimately they can agree that Jack of All Trades had the best theme song of all time.

The guys open up with a discussion on the passing of Kevin Conroy. They go over how influential he was to their appreciation of Batman. To Mack, he was the definitive Batman. Then the two discuss how Sci-Fi history could have been different if certain actors were never chosen for the part or if they cut out early from the role.

This episode has the guys discussing Tale of the Jedi. They go through each episode discussing the deeper nuances of these characters involved and how we get to see it fleshed out. We see the birth of Ahsoka and the fall of Dooku and they discuss how that was pulled off in light of us technically knowing the bigger story.

An Election Night Special! The guys go into how Sci Fi has shown politics in different franchises. Battlestar Galactica where there was election fraud for the greater good, and the Klingons where Worf took the heat to help preserve the Empire. There are lots of cases seeing how politics is represented.

The guys share what they did for Halloween this year. Then they get into the recap and thoughts on Lower Decks Season 3. Mack and DT had some differing opinions and many agreements.

The show opens up with the guys wondering what CEO’s in big tech companies do vs traditional companies in light of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Mack shares stories of his roommate’s experience while working for Yahoo and he crazy benefits provided thereof. Then they delve into the world of What If in Star Trek and Star Wars, as in What if Discovery was originally set post Nemesis? Then Hijinx...

With no specific subject for this episode, they go over the trailers for Secret Invasion, Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Then they discuss the ramifications of James Gunn taking over creative control of DC Studios at Warner Bros.