Galactic Driftwood

Captain's Log, stardate... uh, actually, we don't have those on Earth yet. So let's call it Earth-date, August 28th, 2022. Number One (aka Linda) and Number Two (aka Josh Caito) and I beamed into Bally's hotel and casino in Las Vegas for Creation Entertainment's "56 Year Mission" Star Trek convention. Our last trip to this "Kahn" (as attendees like to refer to it) was in 2019, before COVID, and th...

"If it bleeds, we can kill it." Welcome back aboard the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood! We're back for another pass through your planet's newest movies and this week we're talking about Prey, the latest entry in the Predator franchise, currently streaming on Hulu! Unfortunately, none of us have any direct experience with Predators... so it's probably best you hear what we have to say about the movie.&n...

"...to boldly go where no one has... wait. What's that?! NOPE!" Though delayed by a freak solar wind storm, the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood has slid back into your relative orbital trajectory! We had something of a scare during the storm, so we're going to be sampling something that gives you terrans a scare: the new movie from Jordan Peele, Nope. We're happy to have Jenna back on the crew, along wi...

...or how to lose your friends for only all of your money. Bad news, everyone. During one of their planetary expeditions the entire crew of the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood has come down with a really bad case of Collectible Cardgame-itis. The specific strain is Magic: The Gathering, or M:tG for short. Everyone's doing well, and learning how to handle their new mental compulsions (casting spells, buy...

"I cast Magic Missile!" Greetings from the bridge of the USS Galactic Driftwood! There was a lot of entertainment news coming out this week, including a trailer for the new Dungeons and Dragons movie: Honor Among Thieves. In honor of the new movie coming out, we decided to go back 22 years to the first Dungeons and Dragons movie and ... wow. There's some speculation about why aliens haven't contac...

When hell is full... you know that the crew of the Galactic Driftwood will be back to watch everything from a safe distance. That distance being orbit. Thankfully, hell still has room left and you can book your vacation now! In the meantime, we'll be talking about a film one of our friends and frequent guests (almost a host himself) Stu Burns turned us onto, One Cut of the Dead (Amazon Instant Vid...

Inner Worlds are colliding this week on Galactic Driftwood as we interview the writer, producer, and actor Katie Otten, and fellow actor Tim Mantil, from the new web series Inner Worlds. Inner Worlds is a story about a group of characters that are starting a Dungeons & Dragons campaign together but, unlike the majority of D&D series out on the Internet where people just record themselves p...

This week on Galactic Driftwood it’s a virtual herogasm as Linda and the boys discuss season 4 of The Boys!   There’s a lot to discuss, so get a firm grip on your towel and prepare for a super discussion on some of the top revelations and most over-the-top moments from this season.   The crew also discusses the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and a deep dive into episode 9...

We will, we will, rock you! The crew of the Galactic Driftwood was honored this week to find out one of your planets ranking systems has placed our broadcasts in " The Top 50 Fiction Podcasts! " We understand your planet uses many ranking systems for various things, but we're happy to be recognized by your primitive internet. While we mention it, that's not what we're talking about this week! This...

Just let me enjoy my space-wizards with their pew-pew swords. Here on the good ship Galactic Driftwood, we take notice when things start to go awry on our home world. This week, we'll be talking about the sad trend of attacking actors and shows on social media for being "too woke" or whatever people are complaining about. So, I guess consider this a warning, if you think that a lesbian couple in a...

"You saved the breast for last!" The crew of the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood is entering your local orbit again and this time we're sampling some of your finest human mea... I mean your finest horror movies. Oh, who are we fooling. This week we're setting our replicators to "long pork" and reviewing Fresh, a horror movie currently streaming on Hulu. If you haven't guessed from my many hints, this mo...

" ... to explore Strange New Worlds, new life, and new civilizations... " It's finally time to talk about something that the crew of the Galactic Driftwood has been looking forward to for quite a bit: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. It's no secret we've got some fans of the original series on the ship so this return to "classic" Star Trek has been something that a bunch of people have been excited...

“Fear is the path to the dark side … fear leads to anger … anger leads to hate … hate leads to suffering.” - Yoda . Lately, the crew of the Galactic Driftwood has been a little overworked. Your planet is producing too much nerdy entertainment for every member of the crew to review. This week, on the Galactic Driftwood Podcast, we'll be selling each other on the different shows that we're watching...

While the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood is an interstellar vessel, our home port is Omaha, Nebraska. One of our charter mission is to talk to area fans, creators and nerds of all types. This week, we're talking to area author Matthew Rotundo , author of the The Prison World Revolt Trilogy ( Petra , Petra Released , and Petra Rising .) We got to talk to him about his novels, writing process, and a vari...

By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth ! The good ship Galactic Driftwood is pulling into a parking orbit to transmit another episode of nerdy goodness to your planet! In this episode, the crew welcomes a couple special guests, Jermaine of the Trekkers' Delight podcast and award winning author Matthew Rotundo , to talk about the newest MCU movie, Doctor Strange 2: The Multiverse of Madness! We have a varie...

Look out. We're gonna be talking about some body horror. Also, we'll be talking about some things that aren't the House of the Dragon trailer. Badum-tish! Welcome back to the good ship, the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood as we slide back into your planet's orbit. This week, we're again sampling trailers that we've found on the internet and talking about the upcoming projects. Of note, we'll be talking...

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. Greetings from the bridge of the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood. Most of the crew was out on away missions this week so we're a bit short staffed. Still, we had enough people around to talk about the end of the second season of Picard (Paramount+). We were also going to talk about the first episode of Strange New Worlds, but there was just so much to talk about with the end of this...

Coming soon to a screen (of varying size) near you!  It's time once again for the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood to drift through your planet's local orbit again so that we can sample your fine science fiction and fantasy wares. This time we're checking out trailers for upcoming series and movies. We're getting excited about multiple projects, some coming to movie theaters, some coming to one of t...

This week on Galactic Driftwood we ask the question, "How much can you actually eat?" when every restaurant is an all-you-can-eat buffet? Well, we don't actually ask that exact question but dance around it. We've talked before about how the proliferation of streaming services impacts us, but now the grand-daddy of streaming, Netflix is having some troubles so it bears talking about again. Join us...

The good crew of the Galactic Driftwood has another away mission to report on! This time Captain Danger (aka Bill) led a highly trained away mission to Lyons, Nebraska for the Third annual CosmicCon. Hidden away in this small town is a fellow mad scientist by the name of Bill Hedges, following his passion and running Cosmic Films Studio. Danger and the rest of the away team helped him do some film...

Fandom is Family. We're back in your orbit again for another sampling of your pop-culture goods but this week is a little different. This time we checked out bio-filters (face masks), updated our immunizations (vaccine boosters), and Captain Danger sent out a couple of away teams.  While the others were checking in on Bill Hedges at CosmicCon 2022, Seth beamed down to check out ConStellation...

Happy First Contact Day! This week, let's fly with the crew of the starship Galactic Driftwood as we talk about the incredible season finale of Star Trek Discovery's season 4, and the intriguing season 2 of Star Trek Picard to date. There's lot's to discuss that will take us from the far future of Discovery all the way back to the original series episode "Assignment Earth!" So, what are you waitin...

"I made a vow to have peace no matter how many people I have to kill to get it." - Peacemaker It's time again for the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood to make another pass around your planet to sample your fine pop culture and weigh in. This week, we watched Peacemaker (on HBO Max) and ... wow. You guys have some really messed up super heroes. Join the crew as we talk about the many gruesome ways that pe...

Make sure that you keep track of where you leave your eyes. The good ship Galactic Driftwood is cruising through your orbit yet again, and this week the crew is talking about the second season of Raised by Wolves, currently streaming on HBO Max. It's atheists robots vs. religious humans and ... well you'll have to listen to the episode to see how that turns out. We're also talking about the new mo...

A safe galaxy is a human galaxy! Mon capitaine, how we've missed you! The crew of the Galactic Driftwood has been keeping up to date with the new season of Picard. At the time of recording, there were only two episodes available, but that still gave us plenty to talk about! So much happened! Be warned, there's going to be spoilers ahead. Also, we're going to be talking about what's happening leadi...