Episode 52: SyFy’s 12 Monkeys, 12 Monkeys (TV) VS. 12 Monkeys (Film), Top 5 Movies to TV

“What if you could take it back? All of it? A reset switch? You'd hit it right?” We review SyFy’s series premiere of 12 Monkeys! How has the story departed from Terry Gilliam’s 1995 film? What’s remained the same? How is it influenced by Back to the Future, Terminator, Walking Dead, and Planet of the Apes? Things get timey wimey in the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER as James Cole (Aaron Stanford) takes on James Cole (Bruce Willis). We share our top 5 TV adaptations of feature films.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 - 41:31: SyFy’s 12 Monkeys
• 41:32 - 55:00: 12 Monkeys (TV) VS. 12 Monkeys (Film)
• 55:01 - 1:13:50: Top 5 Movies to TV
• 1:13:51 - 1:18:36: Listener Feedback 

Links

• What The 12 Monkeys Showrunner Learned From Writing For Terminator: SCC
• '12 Monkeys' TV series "dumb" and "ridiculous", says Terry Gilliam
• Syfy’s 12 Monkeys is nothing like Terry Gilliam’s film — and that’s why I’m interested
• The Problem With The Pretty Good New '12 Monkeys' Series
• '12 Monkeys' evolves into clever, fast-paced thriller
• Syfy’s 12 Monkeys is a faint copy of a classic movie
• 3 Theories of Time Travel Infographic
• Lost writer admits they just made it up as they went along

Top 5 Movies to TV

Conrad: 

1. Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
2. Fargo
3. Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
4. Highlander
5. Stargate

Ali:

1. M*A*S*H
2. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
3. Stargate
4. Back to the Future: The Animated Series
5. Weird Science

Episode 48: SyFy’s Ascension, Ascension VS. REDACTED, Top 5 TV Miniseries

“In the 60s your father was convinced that the U.S. could launch an interstellar spaceship — I think he did it." We review SyFy Channel’s Ascension! How does the miniseries link to real history and what does it mean for the future of SyFy’s programming? Does the story's social commentary about space travel, the evolution of culture, eugenics, and technology hold up to nerd scrutiny? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, Ascension faces off against REDACTED! We share our top 5 TV miniseries. 

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 16:45: Ascension: Non-spoiler discussion.
• 16:46 – 40:05: Ascension: Spoiler discussion.
• 40:06 – 56:24: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Ascension VS. REDACTED.
• 56:25 – 1:28:23: Top 5 TV Miniseries.

Links

• Syfy plans to lure you back with these 5 shows
• Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
• 'Ascension' finale review: Lost in space, or 'Lost' in space?
• 'Ascension' Is Not The Space Drama We Need, But The Space Drama We Deserve
• 'Ascension' and Sci-Fi's Fiction Problem
• ‘Ascension’: What Syfy Did Better Than Most TV Networks
• Ascension Ends With A Final Supreme Moment Of WTF
• 'Ascension' Creator on the Big Reveal and More
• U.S. Syphilis Study at Tuskegee

Top 5 TV Miniseries

Conrad: 

1. Band of Brothers
2. The War
3. In the Flesh
4. The Returned (Les Revenants)
5. V (1983)

Ali:

1. Roots
2. Band of Brothers
3. The Stand
4. Dune (1984)
5. Moby Dick

Honorable Mentions:

• Anne of Green Gables
• North and South