Smoking and Drinking in Space!

This week the guys take a trip down amnesia lane when they re-watch a childhood favorite through the lenses of jaded adulthood and find 1986's Short Circuit lacking. Starfleet on Mars: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/mars-orbiter-discovers-star-trek-logo-on-the-martian-surface Killjoys: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/killjoys-jumanji-spongebob-squarepants?__source=Blastr_Vayner_syfy_Facebook&...

This week's episode quickly goes off the rails as Jason, James and Rob give their very passionate opinions on the first feature length sci-fi film, their take on the imagery in the film, why one of the characters constantly fondled herself and Frank makes another appearance. NASA is opening up the ISS for private occupancy: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/nasa-is-selling-out-the-iss-so-you-can-take-...

This week we conclude our coverage of the Firefly saga with the Joss Whedon written and directed movie Serenity and also discuss James' dislike for anything good which includes Monty Python and Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit. Live action Akira has its director and it is Taika Waititi: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/akira-taika-waititi Terminator: Dark Fate - https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/terminator-d...

In this week's episode, Jason, James and Ralph (Rob) wrap up the Firefly TV series as they discuss iLaser Guns and their awful battery life, one dimensional villains modeled after other one dimensional villains and Rob wants to go to Bovine University when he grows up. Disney now controls Hulu, next, the world: https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/05/14/disney-full-control-hulu-streaming/?fbclid=Iw...

It's a triple header this week as we creep ever closer to the end of the Firefly series. Not only that, but this episode is a very special (as in after school special) episode because James cracks into a bottle of rum from a local distillery and takes on the drinking duties for this week. I am Mother trailer: https://nerdist.com/article/i-am-mother-trailer-netflix-robot/ Mr. Fantastic got a face l...

This week the guys continue their time travelling quabbles and their coverage of Firefly with an in depth discussion of Spanish word pronunciation, porn 'staches and mall walking horror villains. A high school in New Jersey put on a theatrical production of Alien and Sigourney Weaver came to congratulate them: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sigourney-weaver-visits-the-nj-high-school-cast-of-alien-t...

This week Jason, James and Rob are whisked away to a place where the weddings are a drunken, informal affair with only one consenting party. No, it's not Arkansas. Continue with us as we hit the halfway mark on our discussion of the sci-fi western, Firefly. New MIB International Trailer: https://nerdist.com/article/men-in-black-international-trailer-tessa-thompson-chris-hemsworth/ WandaVision: htt...

In this week's episode, Jason, James and Rob continue their ride through the space western that was taken from the world far too early where it's discovered that James has never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Yale scientists made zombie pig brains: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/scientists-just-zombified-pig-brains-are-we-next Dark Phoenix: https://sciencefiction.com/2019/04/19/dark-phoenix-...

This week Jason, James and Rob discuss episodes two and three of the space western that steals your medicine but gives it back and then steals all your dinner trays instead, it's Joss Whedon's Firefly. Lots of Robotech stuff in anticipation of live action movie (wondercon panel): https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/robotech-unveils-fleet-of-updates-for-comic-and-live-action-movie-at-wondercon

This week Jason, James and Rob start their analysis of the space western by Joss Whedon that was screwed over by TV executives with their stupid episode ordering and the network scheduling that made it a hunting expedition to find the new episode, it's 2002's Firefly. The Nerdist ranks Star Trek Series: https://nerdist.com/article/all-7-star-trek-series-ranked/ James Gunn's new Horror movie: https...

In this week's episode we welcome Josh from the podcast The Film Appraisers to talk about the 1998 Neo-Noir Sci-Fi film and future look at how people would actually play The Sims, Dark City. Chang Chen joins Dune cast: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/chang-chen-cast-legendarys-dune-movie-1195239 New Stranger Things trailer: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2...

This is a bitter sweet episode. On one hand, it marks the one year anniversary of Smoking and Drinking in Space! On the other, I say goodbye to my dearest friend and co-host. I hope you will join me and many others as we reflect back on our favorite Red moments in the show and celebrate his invaluable contribution to Smoking and Drinking in Space! -Jason I want to give a special thanks to the foll...

In this week's episode Jason welcomes fellow BGA co-host Joe to share some exciting news and review the film that put the rock in Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, it's 2011's Real Steel. Optimus Prime confirmed in Bumblebee 2: https://fullcirclecinema.com/2019/03/16/optimus-prime-bumblebee-2-last-knight-sequel/ Build your own lightsaber with rancor teeth: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/build-your-own-ligh...

This week Jason welcomes Albert from The Cantina Cast and The Basement to discuss the fun 80s film that could have been a huge boon to NASA's public image but was overshadowed by one of the most tragic disasters in space exploration, 1986's Space Camp. What we know so far about the new Picard Star Trek series: https://nerdist.com/article/picard-star-trek-series-everything-we-know/

This week Rob is back to discuss the movie that wanted to be a reboot of 2001 but was more of a blue screen of death instead starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko, it's 2013's Oblivion. Introducing your newest KFC Colonel... Robocop? https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/robocop-is-kfcs-new-colonel-and-hell-kill-you-if-you-ask-about-the-secret-recipe Man in the High Castle is cancelled af...

In this week's episode, Crowley from Bad Gamers Anonymous joins Jason as they discuss the film that gets sand in all the nooks and crannies but still managed to start a franchise starring Kurt Russell, James Spader and Mili Avital, it's 1994's Stargate. Yesterday movie trailer: https://nerdist.com/article/yesterday-trailer-time-traveler-steals-beatles-music/ AI is creating pictures of people... wh...

In this week's episode we discuss the 2014 sci-fi sequel to the 1993 comedic hit that tells the revenge story of Punxsutawney Phil as he unleashes his army of doom upon the world and one man's repeated efforts to bring about an early spring, it's 2014's Edge of Tomorrow. Spoiler Alert!: Between 8:08 and 8:44, there are some light spoilers about the end of The Expanse Season 3. You have been warned...

In this week's episode, Rob fills in for an absent Red as we discuss Sly Stallone's sci-fi action film that pits him up against the fast feet and flashy wardrobe of Wes Snipes where anything and everything is open game for total destruction, including our wits, it's 1993's Demolition Man.

This week we discuss the movie with the protagonist that does it all: brain science, rocket surgery, rock and/or roll, electro-shock treatment. ALL THE THINGS! Red was not pleased. Upside news: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/upside-director-neil-burger-sets-sci-fi-voyagers-next-project-1203110404/ IO article: https://io9.gizmodo.com/earth-is-dying-and-its-time-for-humans-to-gtfo-in-the-f-18316...

In this week's episode we look at the film that was just an episode of Amazing Adventures stretched to a feature length movie and explore some of the wacky conspiracy theories that gestate and then ferment inside the warped mind of Red. Star Trek series rumors: https://nerdist.com/picard-series-will-change-star-trek-romulans/ Episode IX rumors: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/rumor-of-the-day-the-st...

In this week's episode we discuss the science fiction anthology series from the 1960s that became the comeback kid with a much longer run in the 1990s that does weird things to the viewer's television set, it's the Outer Limits. Episode IX news about Carrie Fisher's footage: https://nerdist.com/star-wars-episode-ix-carrie-fisher-many-minutes-leia/ Predator movie alternate ending: https://nerdist.c...

In this week's episode we discuss a movie all about fighting robots, swearing muppets and the possible end of the Kelvin Star Trek universe (Yay!). Bandersnatch article: https://nerdist.com/black-mirror-movie-bandersnatch-trailer-trippy/ The Seth MacFarlane interview: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/seth-macfarlane-talks-orville-season-2

This week we discuss the film that put poop potatoes on the menus of fine dining restaurants everywhere, we confuse pounds per square in with inches mercury and the finer points of maritime law: it's 2015's The Martian. Dark Crystal Prequel cast list: https://nerdist.com/dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-prequel-cast-mark-hamill-simon-pegg/

In this week's episode we discuss the movie that lovingly pokes fun at sci-fi fans while being a whole lot of fun in the process, it's 1999's Galaxy Quest . NASA gives advice to the Avengers: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/nasa-weighs-in-on-how-to-rescue-tony-stark-from-the-avengers-endgame-trailer Info about the upcoming series, Embody : https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/development-james-corden-to-de...

In this weeks episode we discuss a case of reappearing moon tractors, Spaaaaaace Maaaaadness, and Sam Rockwell's tight glutes. Here's the Tardigrade article mentioned that was also erroneously linked to episode 38 where we didn't discuss it at all: http://axamonitor.com/doku.php?id=tardigrade_lawsuit