Talking SciFive

"Greetings Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada!" That's right Scifivers, it's The Last Straighter! We journey through our favorite scenes and do some lovable bashing of this sci-fi classic!!

The much anticipated conversation about one of our favorites, Apollo 13. Join Lee, Ian, Jared, Will, Min, and very honored guest Dr. David Alexander (Col. Ret.) as we dive into the movie and get some real world lessons on the actual Apollo 13 mission. Enjoy this one, I know we did!!

Come down memory lane with Lee, Jared, Will, Ian and special guest Louisa Davis as they discuss the animated movies (and shows) of our childhoods! Lots of fun ones mentioned and good memories shared! Enjoy!

TSF discusses a list provided by SyFy on the Top 18 Science Fictions Movies released over a July 4th holiday weekend?! Do you think they got it right?? Join Ian, Lee, Will, Jared, and a very special guest!!

This one is definitely late to the line-up, recorded prior to Talking Scifive venturing to Kentucky for the amazing Wonderfest, we finally get to chat about one of our favorites mentioned a lot in the show - that's right, Starship Troopers!! Hope you enjoy this episode!!

The boys talk about Wonderfest 2024 and plans to return to the home of the largest modeling convention in the United States next year!! **This episode is two weeks behind schedule, apologies but please enjoy the recap!**

It is a day or two late, but this show the boys of Talking SciFive get to talk about their dad's and what sort of impact they had not only on them but what they cherished about sci-fi. Special call out appearance from none other than Andy Kapplin, Ian's dad. Enjoy this special episode!!

Whelp, Wonderfest 2024 was an absolute blast! Talking SciFive goes to Kentucky and in front of an audience no less!! Noted guest voices include Star Trek Production Designer and Illustrator John Eaves and NASA Flight Surgeon Dr David Alexander! What a fun show and great night all around!! Hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!!!

Talking Scifive goes back to its core with Lee and Ian diving into the Top Five most annoying or irritating aliens in SciFi. Granted the lists are a little skewed toward Star Wars and Star Trek; it was a fun one to do! Enjoy!!

Well we've certainly mentioned it enough times, it was finally The Orville's turn on Talking SciFive!!! Ian, Will, Lee, and Jared talk about the top five moments from Seth MacFarlane's The Orville! We have a brief discussion after the top five! Hope you enjoy!!!

We're back at it with the Star Wars franchise!! In honor of May the 4th, we decided to talk about the Star Wars characters we'd take out on a date, whether its dinner, bar, whatever, we're gonna tell you whose on our dating roster!! This was an absolute blast of a show to record; joined by three special guests!!!

Ian, Lee, and Will talk about the broad topic of their top five sci-fi franchises! Including some news from Lee in the sci-fi world, this episode was a good time!! Hope you enjoy!

Well, pardon the sniffles and coughing, but we pushed along to deliver this one to you! Join, Ian, Lee, Will, and Jared as they both deliver their lists and have some discussion too! Fun times for sure, regardless of being near deaths door!

What could get better??? Naval warfare, aliens, and Liam Neeson. Join Ian, Lee, Will, and Jared as we talk about the 2012 movie, Battleship! Stay tuned for bonus content!!

Not as long as I think the team expected, but, still a good time! Join Ian, Lee, Jared, Min Fryer, Louisa Davis, and Jon Krimm as we discuss our love hate relationship with the latest Star Wars trilogy series!

Ian, Lee, Jared, and Will deliver a genuinely fun time discussing evil aliens in sci-fi!! This was a blast to record and hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording!!

William Barton, Lee Ferguson, and Ian Kapplin dive down the list of underrated science fiction movies! Great range from the classics to some newer names! Definitely a fun one to explore! Hope you like it!!

Talking Scifive is back with a two hour episode!!! Took a bit of a break to reset and focus in on really what we want to do and this is the result!!! Join Will Barton, Lee Ferguson, and Ian Kapplin as they discuss the most heart breaking moments in sci-fi! We share some listeners picks and a great amount of discussion on our Top fives!!! Enjoy!!!

We're back with a great episode you guys!! This one was fun to record, even having David Dixon joining in up to the honorable mentions! It's the core of Talking SciFive; Ian Kapplin, Lee Ferguson, and Will Barton talking easily one of the best decades for sci fi cinema!! Hope you all enjoy this, buckle up too, we come real close to that 2hr mark!! *This is our first fully remote episode, s...

That's right, the ultimate show down and discussion episode here on Talking SciFive! Not much explanation needed on this one; Join Lee, Will, Jared, and I as we dive into the ultimate Avengers show down!!!

Across one of our favorite franchise's in sci-fi history, we jump into our top five characters in Star Trek - across all series, movies, new and old! Join Lee, Will, and I on this fun top five list!!

Yep, we're doing it....we're diving into the Star Wars franchise, with our favorite movies!! May the Force be with us on our journey! Hope you enjoy! Will Barton joins us on this episode, back again!!

Disney's 1979 The Black Hole was a wild wide when in came out in the theaters. Why does it still stick with us? Is it because it gave us our first glimpse at a black hole?? Or was it something more? Join Lee, Jared, and I as we discuss this classic movie and journey through...The Black Hole!

Welcome to our 50th episode!! That's right, we are 50 down baby!! Top Five Evil Robots on tap! Hope you enjoy this episode!! Such an awesome time recording...and, Jared nearly dies from the first shot of the episode! Haha! Hope you enjoy this one, I know we did!! Join Lee Ferguson, Jared Becker, and I as we dive deep into the Evil Robots of sci fi!!

What is it about movies we love to hate? We're not sure either, but we're damn sure gonna talk about it! Jared Becker joins us for this one!!! Hope you enjoy!!