Book Review: CROWN JEWELS by Walter Jon Williams
Drake Majistral is a minor aristocrat, traveling the area of human space that once was conquered by the alien Khosali but now is independent. He is not particularly well off, even given his rank of nobility, and so he makes his living as a professional “Allowed Burglar.” The rules are relatively simple for Allowed Burglars. Keep what you steal for 24 hours without getting caught; there’s no crime, and you can sell the item free and clear.
#13 — Babylon 5 Re-Watch (S1D2: Eps. 5-8) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB13Babylon5ReWatchep58/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2313%20–%20Babylon%205%20re-watch%20%28ep%205-8%29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAssassins, space racists, secret pasts, and alien politics, oh my! Mike, Paul, Shaun, and Stina offer their thoughts on episodes 5-8 of Babylon 5 in our second ever re-watch session. We also really want to hear what you think! So feel free to watch along with us! Next up, the third disc of the Season One box set! Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. Show notes (info about our contributors can be found on the about page): Babylon 5 (IMDB) Episode 5: “The Parliament of Dreams“ Episode 6: “Mind War“ Episode 7: “The War Prayer“ Episode 8: “And the Sky Full of Stars“ Comment away!
Book Review: A DARKLING SEA by James Cambias
Two species of aliens, a frozen world, and a no-contact policy that is more than badly bent are the ingredients of A Darkling Sea, a first novel by short story writer and roleplaying game supplement writer James Cambias. I’ve been familiar with Cambias’ roleplaying work for a long time, most notably the GURPS: Mars and GURPS: Space supplements. The rigor and careful research in those supplements translates here to a novel quite well. Ilmatar is an Europa-like body, a gas giant moon with an ocean covering the surface, a layer of frozen water kilometers thick insulating the liquid interior ocean and letting the hydrothermic vents warm the ocean underneath to
#09 — Gravity (2013) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB09Gravity2013/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2309%20–%20Gravity%20%282013%29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSpace, vacuums, and terror, oh my! Mike, Paul, David, and Shaun offer their thoughts on the Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. That pretty much covers it… Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. Show notes (info about our contributors can be found on the about page): Gravity (2013)(IMDB) Note: We’re shifting over the Shoot the WISB segments from my personal blog to The Skiffy and Fanty Show. Why? It just makes more sense, I suppose. If you’ve never listened to the Shoot the WISB casts, you’ll likely see them pop up in your iTunes or RSS feeds over the next few weeks.
123. Star Wars Holiday Special — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonThreeEpisode123–TortureCinemaMeets/Sandf–Episode123–TortureCinemaMeetsTheStarWarsHolidaySpecial.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSDestroying our childhoods one crappy Holiday Special at a time… This week, Julia Rios, Paul, Jen, and Shaun take on the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special! Included in the episode: our 5-by-5s, a special skit involving our most popular impressions, and a lot of laughs. We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI: Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like. Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode too much.) Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 123 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:20:23) The Star Wars Holiday Special (IMDB) Julia’s Website You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
Episode 91 — Torture Cinema Meets Eclipse (Twilight)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow91seasonThree–TortureCinemaMeetsEclipse/Sandf–Episode91–TortureCinemaMeetsEclipse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re back with the second half of our drunken review of the second and third installments of the Twilight series. This week, we review Eclipse, which is marginally better than the others. Of course, that’s not saying much, now is it? We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 91 — Download (MP3) Intro and Torture Cinema Meets New Moon (0:00 – 1:00:58) Eclipse (IMDB) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
