Planet 8 Podcast

The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has wrapped up, and your Planet 8 crew had mixed opinions on it. In conversations with friends of the show Lord Blood-Rah and Jeff Wehenkel, we discovered that our viewpoints ranged widely, from overwhelmingly positive to mostly entertained to disappointed. We were all over the place! As our online discussions grew more lively, we thought, Why not...

There have been three Fantastic Four films from 20th Century Fox, and an unreleased , but infamous, film by Roger Corman. A couple of these films were...OK, maybe even good, but never the sort of cosmic-level, grand adventure that Marvel fans hoped for. With the arrival of the MCU, there has been anticipation of a FF film for years, but Fox had the rights, up until a short while ago. Now, Marvel/D...

This summer, a strange visitor from the planet Krypton has found his way to Earth, and our cinemas, again. Superman is back in another iteration, and the Planet 8 crew has done our duty and observed this visitation. Surprisingly, we all loved it!  Listen to the episode and we will go over, in this spoiler-filled discussion, why we loved it, what we thought was done so well, and maybe just a few th...

Welcome all to Planet 8! On this episode, your crew takes a look at the three film adaptations of the H.G. Wells novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau. We start with the atmospheric 1932 version, Island of Lost Souls, move into the updated 1977 film, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and then briefly discuss the trainwreck that was the 1996 version, also titled Island of Dr. Moreau. We discuss the themes of the...

We hope you enjoy this encore broadcast of episode 2 of Planet 8 from May 2018, featuring our desert planet picks!  Reach us at: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Planet8Cast Facebook:  www. Facebook.com/Planet8Podcast Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/planet8podcast YouTube:  https://youtube.com/Planet8podcast Aloha!

This episode, the Planet 8 crew and our honorary crew member, Lord Blood-Rah, take a trip back to the days before the internet, back when the only way we got any news about the latest sci fi films or learned about how all the great movies we loved were made, was through magazines. Yes, we had to go to the bookstore, or the liquor store, or even the smoke shop, to find the periodicals that gave us...

This episode we're coming to you with a film that people seem to either love or hate: it's John Boorman's psychotronic masterpiece, 1974's Zardoz. If you've never seen Zardoz, it's difficult to provide a description that captures the sheer audacity of this film. Set in a dystopian future with Sean Connery as a killer named Zed  memorable for his red banana-hammock outfit, there are a number of sci...

This episode, we take a trip in the wayback machine to experience "The Devil's Rain!" Part of the wave of Devil/Satanic films in the 1970s, this has an amazing cast, including William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Tom Skerritt, Ida Lupino, and a very young John Travolta! A true battle of good vs. evil, featuring a devil-worshipping cult after a special book that will allow them to ...rel...

We're back with another ape-tacular show! Sadly, this may be our last visit to the Planet of the Apes for a while, as we have now reviewed every single Planet of the Apes film! But the POTA universe being as vast as it is, we still have another area to cover, and that is the realm of TV! And the Apes appeared not only in a live-action show, but in a Saturday morning cartoon as well. With our speci...

According to Star Trek lore, April 5, 2063 is First Contact Day, the date when humans first encountered an alien race, the Vulcans. From that encounter, eventually the Federation would arise. But throughout science fiction, there have been many tales of first contact between humanity and alien species, and the end results have not always been so harmonious. In this episode, your Planet 8 crew disc...

There is nothing wrong with Planet 8 podcast. Do not attempt to adjust the episode. Unfortunately, life has caught up with the Planet 8 crew and we are unable to produce a brand new episode. But we hope you will enjoy this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes, a fond look at the classic 60s sci fi series, The Outer Limits. We'll be back on April 8 with a deep dive into the Plane...

Cap's back! And once again, your Planet 8 crew dutifully trudged into the theater to check out this latest entry in the MCU. We'll give you our honest, spoiler-filled opinions on the film. And since it has so many connections to past Marvel films and shows, we'll talk a bit about The Incredible Hulk (2008) and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) and how we feel about them, years later. It's i...

This episode, join your Planet 8 crew, as well as our guest Lord Blood-Rah, as we journey to the final frontier, to explore the first season of Star Trek. We each select two episodes to discuss. Considering what a phenomenal season that first season was, picking just two is not easy! But the eight we've chosen are a solid representation of Trek at its finest. That first year gave us all the themes...

We're back, with the next entry in a continuing series of episodes looking at what we think are the best science fiction films of each decade. Last time we looked at the 1950s. This time we turn our gaze to the swinging 1960s. The era of the race to the moon, the British Invasion, the civil rights struggle, and so much more, how would the times shape the sci fi produced? Each of your Planet 8 crew...

The year 2024 is now in the rearview mirror, but before we bid it a final farewell, your Planet 8 crew revisits some of their favorite sci-fi, fantasy, and horror TV shows and films that came out last year. Maybe some of them were your favorites too? Listen, and let us know what you liked and what we missed. For the Sensor Sweep, we have a couple of Kickstarters. Larry shares his Kolchak the Night...

Happy holidays to all! It's that time of year for gift-giving, overindulging in treats, and, of course, watching holiday-themed movies and shows. To celebrate our 150th episode, and since it just happens to coincide with the holidays, we decided to take a look at those beloved Rankin-Bass holiday specials. To help us with this prodigious task, we asked our friend Mr. Lobo, to join us! We'll review...

Although this isn't exactly what we planned for this particular episode, we're none the less pleased to be able to share with you this fun and engaging interview we did with actress Judith O'Dea, best known as "Barbara" from the original Night of the Living Dead! We had a fantastic time talking with Judith, and we think you'll enjoy this conversation, whether you're a big fan of NotLD or not! Next...

It is that time of the year when we reflect and express thanks for those things and people for which we are grateful. Here at Planet 8, we have given thanks for the MCU, for Star Trek, for Godzilla. This year, we are thankful for the Austrian Oak, the Governator, the one and only Arnold Schwarzenegger.  We're obviously grateful for his many genre films, and we'll talk a bit about Conan, Terminator...

Welcome back to Planet 8! This time, we're taking a stroll through one of the greatest decades for science fiction films, the 1950s. The 50s had it all - blockbusters and classics, thrillers and chillers, and grade D flicks that are more notable today for making you laugh rather than filling you with awe. There are some noticeable themes that run through sci fi of this decade. Of course, this was...

We're mere days from Halloween, and that means we've been looking at tons of horror films! For this year's Halloween episode, your Planet 8 crew decided to focus on the spookiest of fiends, ghosts! We travel through a variety of films, from classics like The Haunting (1963) to obscurities like The Stone Tape (1972). We hope you'll enjoy our thoughts on these films and even share yours too. For our...

It's October! And that means it's time for Planet 8 to delve into the spookier side of the things. But this time around, we are enjoying our horror films with a touch (OK, more than a touch) of comedy. That's right, we're talking about that wonderful combination of scares and laughs. Your crew discusses nearly 20 classic, and perhaps not so classic, horror films that will make you break out into g...

Finally! You've heard us mention it time and again, but we've done it: we're going to discuss and dissect that classic 1960s show, The Invaders! What is it about The Invaders that makes it so memorable? It only had 43 episodes. It wasn't put into syndication. So how has it persisted as a sci fi icon? It's a fantastic story of one man's battle to reveal the truth, to save mankind from total destruc...

We're back, and yes, we're talking about Marvel again. We've skipped a few of the Marvel films and TV shows, because frankly, we haven't been all that enthused about them. But the latest MCU effort is different. Not only did this film bring Deadpool and Wolverine into the MCU, it was also a sort of love letter to the Marvel Fox films of the past. Don't listen to this episode unless you've seen the...

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! OK, maybe you didn't demand it, but it's here: our sequel to episode 13's Road to the Apocalypse, from all the way back in November 2018! This idea has been gestating in Commander Larry's mind for some time, and now it's here. We jump back on the strange tram that carries us through various apocalyptic films and face the challenges of surviving them. How would you handle a...

NOTE: This summer has become a very busy one for your Planet 8 crew, and unfortunately that means we must bring you another "Best Of" episode, but it's a fun one from July of three years ago, as we took a look back at 1978's Superman! We hope you enjoy it.   To our American listeners, a belated happy 4th of July! As we celebrate our country's independence, we thought it appropriate to celebrate th...