SciFi4Me: Live From the Bunker

PRE-RECORDED: So... fandom. Fatigue. Drama. FOMO. The pressure of having to watch everything, read everything, keep track of everything so you don't miss out of whatever is coming next. Whether it's a big story universe or a new definition of "canon" for a franchise, things are getting quite overwhelming. Is it time we start being more selective in what we consume?  Feedback: livefromthebunke...

Author Russ Colchamiro joins us to talk about his new Angela Hardwicke story, HOT ASH, a sci-fi mystery about an intergalactic private eye. Nicholas Meyer says Russ "mines a vein of pulp fiction gold." HOT ASH is the third in the series published by Crazy 8 Press, and we'll talk about that plus "Russ's Rockin' Rollercoaster" on YouTube. https://russcolchamiro.com/ https://twitter.com/AuthorDudeRus...

Over the weekend, we learned of a massive leak of material connected to GRAND THEFT AUTO VI, something people have been anticipating for a long while. Not only game footage, but also the source code -- at least according to the guy who claims to have done it. THEN, we learn that the Rockstar hack might have been done by the same people responsible for the Uber hack. And THEN, we learn that not onl...

The campaigns continue, but what's the ultimate goal? Vanity Fair has a new article about Ezra Miller's troubles, but is it designed to help? Or does it make things easier for David Zaslav to cut ties with the actor? Also, Rolling Stone and the Washington Post are both hot for TUG, with hit pieces rewriting history and playing into the narrative that YouTube creators are all Very Bad People™. Is t...

Today we're going to go through a bunch of stuff in the stack thereof; not going to spend too much time on any one thing since it's Friday and we're all ready to wind down for the weekend. ~ Depp/Heard drama continues ~ G4TV collapses ~ Bakula isn't involved in QL Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me N...

Jason Nadler joins us today for a discussion about his dive into writing -- with no less than a trilogy as his first endeavor. We'll talk about THE BOOKS OF ALEXANDREA just as the second book is hitting shelves for you to check out.  Read our review of Book 1 here: http://scifi4me.com/book-review-jh-nadler-throws-a-pretty-good-book-club-at-us/ https://jhnadler.com/ https://twitter.com/jhnadle...

It's our "first" Monday (that's not a holiday) in the month, which means we're talking money and finance with Dan Danford and Matthew Stevens. This hour, we take a look at Cineworld's bankruptcy filing and what may be the beginnings of the collapse of social media? (One can hope, right?) Plus: something happened over the weekend that you should probably be concerned about. Feedback: livefromthebun...

PRE-RECORDED: Kind of a black pill discussion today. It's been a rough week, and it might or might not get better sometime soon. Maybe. Mr. and Mrs. Boss talk about the increasing amount of indifference being felt here. What happens when everything that should be exciting makes you say, "Meh"? Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter:...

The rise of artificial intelligence seems inevitable at this point. The genie is out of the bottle, and as we've discussed before, some people think that A.I. is on the verge of sentience (if it hasn't gotten there already). Is this progress for humanity? Or is this a giant leap backward in our development? What happens when we let artificial intelligence and robots take over everything? Are we ma...

Welp. The debate over THE LAST JEDI has started up again, and we're back to sniping at each other over that. All the while sniping at each other over the FBI, J.K. Rowling, Johnny Depp, Vic Mignogna, children attending certain adult-themed events, water and food shortages, embassies being evacuated, energy prices skyrocketing, and a whole host of other things that have us at each other's throats i...

Author Declan Finn returns to talk about his new book hitting shelves tomorrow: DARK WEB. It's the eleventh entry in the 'St. Tommy NYPD' series. The story follows Tommy as he has to dive into the horrors of the Dark Web after a Christian internet celebrity is kidnapped. https://declanfinn.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/DeclanFinnBooks Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://w...

Indie creators! This one's for you. Whether you're an author, illustrator, filmmaker, comic book creator, game designer, or inventor -- really, if you're creating anything in any category -- you need to be able to talk to people about it. Promoting your work doesn't come easy to some. That's why you need a media kit, and Mr. Boss is here to draw from 34 years of experience and help you build one....

Number 450! What are we going to do to celebrate? Well, more of the same. Recent headlines have delivered the news that Warner Bros Discovery is making more changes, and that's having an impact on the animation division, which means all sorts of armchair quarterbacks are having all sorts of uninformed opinions and half-baked hot takes. Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www....

Welp. We watched the first episode of SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW.  Is it as cringeworthy as some critics say? Is is the best show Marvel has ever delivered?  Well, no. And no. Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gboU11 http://www.twitch.tv/scifi4me Odysee: https:...

Word came down this week, that there's going to be a new version of the 1939 classic THE WIZARD OF OZ, coming from Kenya Barris, the producer of BLACK-ISH. And while details are sparse, it's being reported as a reimagining of the musical, not a new interpretation going back to the original books.  So... how do you think this will go? Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://w...

So, after the news broke that there were three options on the table for Warner Bros Discovery with regard to the $200 million production of THE FLASH, it appears that David Zaslav is choosing door number one. Ezra Miller has made a public statement of apology and is said to be entering treatment. So, we're all good now, right? Is that the plan? Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: htt...

Some discussion over the weekend regarding one of the upcoming bids for a future Worldcon. Apparently, there's a group in Uganda that wants to host one, and some people seem to have a problem with that. But digging further into it, there's a bit of a surprise with this one.  Also: unboxing! Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://...

Is it finally starting? Are we seeing cracks in the walls? Could it be possible that the monolith known as Big Tech is about to get its comeuppance?  Probably not, but there have been some interesting developments of late that bear further scrutiny. Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://www.subscribestar.com/scifi4me Newsletter:...

It's not every day you hear about a business in Indiana being raided by sheriff's deputies from California, but that's exactly what happened to Fiberglass Freaks, the only licensed builder of BATMAN '66 Batmobiles. Owner Mark Racop is here to tell us just how the situation escalated, all from a late payment. http://fiberglassfreaks.com/ https://twitter.com/FiberglassFreak https://www.facebook.com/...

Talking about the comics industry after seeing a video from  @Clownfish TV   -- https://youtu.be/PU5ChcU28aA -- in which we learn that the folks at Valiant Entertainment are apparently not working at Valiant anymore. Isn't the comics industry doing fine? Wasn't the Substack deal supposed to revitalize creator-owned comics?  Or maybe there were people in the comics industry that...

The Warner Bros Discovery Q2 call was yesterday (and we got the reports for Paramount, but no one's talking about them...), and the hits just keep on coming for David Zaslav as he takes steps to get the new company's debt under control while at the same time release movies and television shows that actually make money.  And yes, that means DC Studios. Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com...

The news broke Tuesday: BATGIRL won't be going to theaters or HBO Max, despite the money already spent on the project. It's cancelled completely and will never see the light of day. Same for the sequel to the animated SCOOB! Plus: Netflix has cancelled FIRST KILL after only one season.  Is there something in the water? Something in the wind?  Culture Casino joins us for discussion and an...

It's the first Monday of the month (August??! Where does the time go?) -- and boy, do we have a lot to talk about!  Second quarter reports, people deciding to dump subscriptions, the entertainment industry is in a bear market, and Visa's getting called out by a federal judge for what, now? Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar: http://w...

New author Michael Gallagher joins us to talk about his debut novel, BODY AND BLOOD, a thriller filled with noir-influenced action, creepy characters. It's a high-octane battle between Good and Evil starting at street level.  https://sevensorrowsbooks.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/MissingByline Feedback: livefromthebunker@scifi4me.com Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/scifi4me SubscribeStar...

Mike Sheffield is the Scholarship Chair at the Heinlein Society, an organization founded to promote the legacy of author Robert A. Heinlein. Through a number of programs, the Society encourages reading and discussing Heinlein's work along with a love of science. https://www.heinleinsociety.org/ https://twitter.com/HeinleinSociety https://www.instagram.com/the.heinlein.society/ https://www.facebook...