The Great Derelict

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Brandon as they take to the karaoke bar of the Great Derelict to do a duet of Phil Collins 1989 classic 'Another Day in Paradise'… wait, no, no I'm being told what we are actually doing is taking a look at the Federation and asking if it really is the Paradise those time traveling Starfleet Officers always insist it is? You can find mo...

Welcome back the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Zoe and somehow Rachel has returned! We're taking a look at everyones favourite princes, rebel leader and general Leia Organa, her journey through the films and legacy,  how intertwined the character is with Carrie Fisher and the future of the character since her death.  You can find Rachelle on Twitter here:  https://twitter.com/StrangeR...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict Tonight Andy is discussing the Federation with Eric the Starfleet Historian, no not that Federation, but the Totalitarian State from Starship Troopers, We discuss the problematic themes in the Robert A. Heinlein novel and if some of Paul Verhoeven satirical dissection was lost amongst the Bugs, Blood and Beautiful people of his 1997 B-movie spectacular Would you...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week where we're going you wont need eyes....because its audio only! Join Andy, Ness and Will as they take a look at 1997's 'Event Horizon as we take a look as this Cult Classic to see if it still stands up  You can find Will on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Wyrm201 and his Podcast with Zarich - https://nerdgard.libsyn.com/ Ness can be found on Twitter - htt...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy will ride eternal on the Fury Road with Aunty Daria and Lord Humongous (or Darren to his friends) to look back at the history of the Road Warrior - Mad Max which should help us all get ready for when prices his £2 a litre and we all have to start wearing leather chaps (sometime round December at this rate) You can hear more from Darren on the Black...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week the temporal storms emanating from the Blackhole have been particularly bad meaning that no shuttles have been able to make it to the Derelict, plus Andy has been feeling nostalgic for the old days of Space Dock Jury and the Minisodes, so heres a Minisode about less being more You can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media -  http...

Pilot Attend! Your mission this week is to Join Andy (Alpha 1) and he is joined by wingman Murray in Alpha 2,  Menace with an Ursa Bryan as Red 4, and absolutely not planing to sneak of in the middle of the battle to salvage some Alien wreck and flog it at the local space mart the dream Space Pirate Medcalf! We're talking about Space sims, From Elite to Freespace, from Wing Commander to Star Citiz...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week, Andy is joined by Kit and Anne-marie, and making their official Podcast debut Quinn to discuss the tale of Topa on the Orville, from the conception of the Moclans as a punchline about single sexed species, to one of the most nuanced and best realised family units in all of Sci-Fi. You can find more from Kit on Twitter: -  https://twitter.com/geogrambli...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is in rarefied company as he is joined by Bill Krause aka Admiral Buck to talk about designing the latest Hero ship for a Star Trek show, the USS Titan-A from Picard Season 3 We discuss his work as a builder of fan models, marrying head Canon into his designs and how it feels to join the likes of Matt Jefferies and Andrew Probert and what might he...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by a pair of Mega City Ones finest to talk about Dredd as the film turns 10. Judge Pal aka Dave Wynn, and Michael Van Kesteren, prop maker extraordinaire who worked on the film as concept designer (he made the guns)  We talk about the expectations on the film, why it was important that Dredd keep his helmet on and if the heavy 3D marketin...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict Rise and Shine Mr Freeman Rise and Shine, This week Andy, Lee and Elton continue their discussion on Half Life looking at the highly anticipated sequel Half Life 2 and discussion Valve's fear of the Number 3, and what the future of the franchise holds with the release of Half Life Alyx Join us next week for the final part of the Trilogy You can find Lee and Elton...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Lee and Elton as they board the Black Mesa Transit system to the Sector C test labs for the first of a Trilogy of casts looking at Half Life and its impact on Science Fiction in this first part we look at the original game from 1998 and remember Crowbars, Monsters hunting by sound and G-Men fixing their ties. You can find Lee and Elton...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week, Andy is accepting the inevitability that sooner of later Fast and Furious will become a Sci-Fi, and so with the help of Peter and Anne-Marie we'll finally get to the bottom, of just what is Family? From The Robinsons in Lost In Space to the House of Martok in DS9 to the #PolyAmBeltaFam in the Expanse. We look at what makes a family, what are some good...

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy has to pay a visit to HR and so is joined by Michaela to discuss some of the examples of good, but mostly bad HR practices we see in Sci-Fi From non accessible Starship Bridges, to discrimination on the Jedi Council, and if Kane should have been entitled to paternity leave after giving 'birth' to a Xenomorph You can find more from Michaela on...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is on the Grid taking on the MCP with fellow Programs Lee and Dave to talk about the 1982 Classic film Tron From its impact on us growing up, to how it revolutionised visual effects and the magnificent musical scores of both Tron and Legacy, and what we would like to see from a potential Tron 3 You can find Dave on Twitter  https://twitter.com/Dave...

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Claude Berube to pick up where they left off when discussing if Starfleet is a Military or not and asking Just how big does your Space Navy have to be? We look at Starfleet, the Imperial Navy from SW, the Colonial fleet from BSG and what can we learn from real Naval History and what can these shows teach us, to ensure that when th...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy will be joining Jim Moon aboard the Nautilus as we travel deep into the mind of Alan Moore and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic series You can find Jim at Hypnogoria:- http://www.hypnogoria.com and Jim is also on the Blackdog Podcast - http://blackdogpodcast.com And Jess Nevins Annotation website is here - http://jessnevins.com/annotati...

Welcome back to a very different Great Derelict This week, Andy is still recovering from Spicy Flu, and the world is still on fire (figuratively and literally) so seemed like a good opportunity to take another interlude (it had been like 3 months since the last one after all, and still haven't been cancelled!) Featuring Contributions from Daria - https://twitter.com/vindaloo_vixen Eddie - https://...

Welcome Back to the Great Derelict This week Andy has covid, and so Seán and John are locking him in the airlock and will not be breaking quarantine procedure (we've all see how that ends) But while they are here they get together over the intercom to talk all about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, what they liked, what could be better, our hopes for Season 2 and beyond.  You can find all of Seán's...

Hello There This week Andy is joined by Amber, Zoe and Rachel to discuss Obi-wan Kenobi and to look at the Trauma's he and many of the characters are dealing with. Is the Jedi order responsible for his decisions, What drove Reva to the Inquisitors, and who is Vader Really speaking to in his final confrontation with his former master? You can find my previous episode on the nature of the Jedi with...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Lee who is so very tired, and doesn't trust anyone as they draw some blood and dip in a hot needle to discuss John Carpenters 1982 classic 'The Thing' From gushing over the amazing practical effects, to wondering just why did he hire Ennio Morricone to compose the score if he wanted to do it himself, and who if anyone survived the film...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week's planned Obi-wan episode has been delayed due to leaves on the line, so Murray has arrived with a replacement podcast as we take a look at how do you get around in the future, if you DON'T own the fastest hunk of Junk in the Galaxy!? We ponder just what does the Empire and the federation have in common when it comes to Public Transportation between wor...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy is Joined by Eddie as they dive into the vast an infinite net in search of their ghosts as we look at the Seminal 1995 anime, Ghost in the Shell. We look at how the film explores Identity, its influence on cinema and the nature of self (so we keep it light!) You can hear more from Eddie here: https://foodandcosplay.libsyn.com/ And on Social Media:...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Peter Hong from the Star Trek Book Club and Michelle Pirraglia, to discuss the Star Trek Coda Trilogy there are spoilers for the whole trilogy throughout, and some discussion about other Trek books and Picard Season 2 You can find more from Peter on Twitter: - https://twitter.com/petertrek1 and on the Trek Book Club here: https://twitt...

Welcome back to the Great Derelict With Pride month upon us and every evil corporation throughout the multiverse flying a rainbow flag, Andy is joined by Kit, Zoë and Rachel to give some recommendations of good Queer Sci-Fi. We talk about why representation is important and what we would like to see in the future for LGBTQIA+ representation in Sci-Fi. You can find more from Kit on Twitter: -  http...