Watch This! Space!

What’s that blue police box in the corner? Why, it’s…not the TARDIS you think it is. Alan, Jim, and Derek come together to talk about the Doctor Who movie that isn’t like any other: 1965’s “Dr. Who and the Daleks.”

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It's…not the movie you think it is. Join Alan, Jim, and Drew as they discuss a different story of a man doing good things on another planet: 2012’s “John Carter,” based on the classic and influential Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Alan, Jim and Drew discuss the 1999 blockbuster, “The Matrix,” without having to dodge a hail of slow-motion bullets. But which pill did they take? Tune in to find out! Neo to the left of me, Morpheus to the right, here I am….

Is it a dream? Is it a nightmare? No, it’s a reality that Adam returns to discuss 1998’s “Dark City” with Alan and Jim. Listen in as we talk about places that are altered nightly and locales that no one can remember how to get to, and places to find a copy of this cult classic.

ACK ACK! ACK! Alan, Jim, and Derek look on and comment while "Mars Attacks!" in the Tim Burton film inspired by (but certainly not based on) the trading card series that debuted way back in the early 1960s. The trio covers a variety of ACK ACK ACK! ACK ACK!

When their time machine goes off-course, Alan, Jim, and Derek discuss a “blast” from the past: the original “Godzilla” from 1954, which introduced a new kind of monster for the Atomic Age.

Number nine…. Number nine…. Number nine…. Wait, what’s this podcast turning into? For that matter, what are your hosts turning into? Wander down an alternate timeline for 28 years as Alan, Jim, and Drew discuss 2009’s District 9 , where maybe a reference to the Beatles’ White Album is fitting.

Watch out! Alan’s speeding with scissors around Jim, and Derek’s coming from the future, so they can all talk about the sci-fi classic, Blade Runner . But which version of the movie are they talking about? Blade Runner and Tron , both released in 1982, are considered linchpins of what became cyberpunk. Listen in and find out more.

Alan, Jim, PJ, Drü, and Drew have a long but fun discussion about the influential anime film Robot Carnival, from 1987.

They may not be celestial bodies, but they candiscuss them, and we’re not talking about Sam Rockwell. Alan, Jim, and Brent get lunar–or is that loony?–talking about 2009’s Moon .

We’re joining the Fire and Water Podcast Network’s #JSApril with an episode covering 2021’s “Justice Society: World War II.”

It’s a five-person entomology seminar! Alan, Jim, PJ, Drü, and Drew dissect 1997’s Starship Troopers.

Alan is joined by Brent from the future to cannonball into a discussion of 1997’s Gattaca…or is it a belly-flop?

Adam the Computer joins Alan and Jim to discuss 2020’s Tenet and throw a few hot takes into the mix.

Jim brings another Drew on to talk about 1984’s The Last Starfighter , computer graphics in the 1980s, and video games in the movies, while Alan tries to tie in The Music Man with no success.

Derek drops in from the future (ouch!) to talk about 1981’s Time Bandits with Alan. #timebandits #timebandits1981 #timebanditsmovie #watchthis!space! #watchthisspacesf #watchisspace_sf #watchthisspace_sf_podcast #watchthis_space_sf

Alan, Jim, and Drü talk about Galaxy Express 999. Tetsuro, orphaned by Cyborgs, lives in a slum in the shadow of their megapolis. With the help of his little band of thieves, he steals a boarding pass for Galaxy Express 999.

Alan and Jim talk about Tron. Tron premiered in 1982, the same year William Gibson’s short story “Burning Chrome” and novel Neuromancer were released, more or less birthing the whole cyberpunk genre and introducing the concept of cyberspace.

Alan and Paul are joined by Jim Purcell, who can't believe that neither of them have seen Mad Max before now!

This week, Alan and Paul dive into yet another movie from 1979 as they discuss the oft-maligned Star Trek the Motion Picture. You can write to us at watchthisspacemail@gmail.com , follow us on Instagram at watchthis_space_sf, or find us on Bluesky at watchthisspace-sf

Alan and Paul look at another film from the late 70s/early 80s. This time it's The Black Hole as Paul breaks out his cereal toys and... wait, isn't that Norman Freaking Bates?!?

Alan and Paul talk about 1980's Flash Gordon. One of them loved it the other less so. Somehow it devolves into an argument about Zach Snyder's DC films (one of them hates them, the other MUCH less so), before coming back to say not everything is perfect, but there's fun to be found everywhere!

Derek Binns joins Alan and PJ from the future as the three of them talk about Rian Johnson's Looper

Alan and PJ take a look at Luc Besson's The Fifth Element.

Alan and Paul look at 2010: The Year We Make Contact. It's the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey.