Episode 21: Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary, Ghostbusters VS. Men in Black, Top 5 Scifi Comedies

"Who you gonna call?" We celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters! What makes the original film unique and why is it beloved by so many? We discuss the film's legacy, our mixed feelings about its sequel, and debate whether a third movie should exist. Defends of the Earth collide in the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER as the Ghostbusters take on the Men in Black. We share our top 5 scifi comedies. 

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 42:10: Ghostbusters 30th anniversary.
• 42:11 – 51:27:  INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Ghostbusters VS. Men in Black
• 51:28 – 1:12:49: Top 5 scifi comedies.

Links

• 30 years on, 'Ghostbusters' still matters
• Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Infographic
• 50 Reasons Why Ghostbusters Is The Greatest Film Of All Time
• The original Ghostbusters concept was very different
• 6 Things You Don’t Remember About The Real Ghostbusters Cartoon
• Roger Ebert's original 1984 review of Ghostbusters
• 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Original Ghostbusters
• The Kevin Pollak Chat Show: Ivan Reitman
• Why the Ghostbusters game is “essentially the third movie"
• The Definitive Collection of Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Art From Gallery 1988
• Confectionary Kaiju
• ‘Ghostbusters’ Alternate Takes Reveal the Making of an Iconic Scene
• The Official ‘Ghostbusters’ LEGO Set Is Just Too Cool
• A parade of 1980s cameos in Ray Parker, Jr.'s Ghostbusters music video
• 10 Forgotten Secrets of Great Movie-making From The 80s
• Ghostbusters: The IDW Comic
• RIP Harold Ramis, The Man Who Gave us Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day
• ‘Harold Ramis’ graffiti spreads into South Slope
• 'Ghostbusters III' Script to Be Reworked Following Harold Ramis' Death
• "Ghostbusters 3" Plot Details: Dan Aykroyd Reveals
• Back Off, Man—I’m a Sequel: 8 Ways To Do Ghostbusters 3 Correctly
• The 10 Best Comedic Science Fiction Films According to Tor

Top 5 Science Fiction Comedies

Conrad: 

1. Galaxy Quest
2. Shaun of the Dead
3. Despicable Me
4. Weird Science
5. Young Frankenstein

Ali:

1. Galaxy Quest
2. Idiocracy
3. Brazil
4. Wall-E
5. Short Circuit 

Honorable Mentions:

• Spaceballs 
• Starship Troopers
• Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness
• Mystery Science Theater 3000
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Star Wars Holiday Special

Episode 8: Singularity & Co. Bookstore, Kirk VS. Picard, Top 5 SciFi Books for Newbies

Cici James at Singularity & Co. Photo by Bill Wadman.

Save the scifi! The Super Fantastic Nerd Hour visits the Singularity & Co bookstore for a conversation with its cofounder Cici James. We discuss Singularity's origins, how its mission to save out of print science fiction stories got started, the community that has developed around this project, and the current state of science fiction.  In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, who's a better bookseller - Captain Kirk or Captain Picard? Cici shares her top 5 science fiction books for those new to the genre.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 - 25:39: Singularity & Co.
• 25:40 - 31:59: Cici James's geek origin story.
• 32:00 - 34:41: Top 5 science fiction books for newbies
• 34:42 - 36:36: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER - Captain James T. Kirk VS. Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
• 36:37 - 47:02: The current state of science fiction.

Links

• Singularity & Co.: Preserving the Future From the Past
• Singularity & Co.'s original Kickstarter
• The Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (“BLIP”) Clinic
• Richard C. Meredith, author of The Sky is Filled With Ships
• Ryan Britt of I, Reader
• Twenty Sided Store
• Tom Cruise & Will Smith look the same in every movie poster
• Guardians of the Galaxy trailer
• Star Trek Into Darkness is cool and relevant, so stop complaining Trekkies

Top 5 Science Fiction Books for Newbies

• Time and Again, Jack Finney

• The Forever War, Joe Haldeman

• A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle

• The Giver, Lois Lowry

• The White Mountains (The Tripods), John Christopher