"Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice." Or, maybe it will end in a plague of vampires or zombies. Perhaps civilization will crumble and bands of car crazies will roam the land. Maybe there will be massive overpopulation and we'll start making crackers out of each other! Movies and TV shows have explored many, many different ways that life as we know it could come to a nasty end. On this episode of Planet 8, your crew takes a strange and terrifying trip on the road to apocalypse! Come join Larry, Karen, and Bob as they travel from one dystopian future to the next, trying to figure out which one gives them the best chance of survival. Try to guess along with the crew which movie or show they've blundered into as they ride their mystery tram.
In our Sensor Sweep, Larry talks about the amazing Universal Monster action figures from Super 7 (http://super7hq.com/). Making their debut at this summer's San Diego Comic Con, these 3.75" retro, or ReAction, figures, are just what the doctor ordered. If you couldn't make it to SDCC, or pay those eBay resale prices, you can also get the regular figures from Super 7's website, mounted on cardstock with some gorgeous Ed Repka art. Super 7 also has t-shirts and other great products.
What dystopian future do you think you'd fare best in? Which one would you dread getting stuck in? And...we know we forgot a few! So let's talk about those too! You know where to find us -in the comments here, or in our other locations:
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Our closing song this episode is "Who's Next" by Tom Lehrer. This episode also contains part of "It's The End of The World as We Know It" by REM. All rights are retained by their respective owners.
This was a very entertaining episode, everyone; I really enjoyed the conversation. However, I have to say, I'm a bit shocked that the many comic book dystopias got the short-shrift here, especially since one of the crew is a comic book expert (and Bronze Age Baby no less!) - I agree with Karen, though, that Batman, even in Tim Burton's version, is not what I'd call dystopian, and it's not even in the future. But anyway, I would have loved to hear you guys hash out say, the world of Deathlok (similar in some ways to Robocop) or Killraven, kicking Martian a** and taking names.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, to answer your question about which one of these dytopias I'd prefer, and which not, well: like most of you, I'd avoid any zombie apocalypse at all costs, and out of the ones you covered in the show, I'd go for the Logan's Run future - because I figure being on the run with Jenny Agutter would not be such a bad thing (basically, sanctuary is anywhere Jenny is). Barring that, maybe Mad Max's Australia, following Karen's advice and looking for a seashore. Either that, or join Furiosa's crew. Then we could all go to the beach together...
If I can pick one you guys didn't mention, I'd go for the Kamandi future. You get to run around and have adventures in a world with talking tigers, dogs, etc., and even giant grasshoppers that you can saddle up and ride. What's not to like?
Edo Bosnar
Hey Edo, Larry was driving this tram! So both Bob and I were as surprised as all of you listening as to which stops we made. Although I do think when we discussed this episode, we focused on films, so I could have brought up comics -that's true. Maybe that's a topic for another show. Certainly there are a lot to choose from, and so many of them originated in the 1970s. I think I see a socio-political connection here...in any case, Deathlok and Killraven are both pretty nasty futures! Didn't someone (Kurt Busiek maybe?) wind up linking most of Marvel's dystopian futures together? So the Deathlok's future happens, then the Martians came, were wiped out, then the Badoon show up and the original Guardians of the Galaxy timeline occurs? Now I gotta go look up some comics. Maybe you're right, maybe Kamandi would be easier -most of those talking animals didn't do him any real harm.
ReplyDeleteKaren, you might be right about Busiek - I think he tied all of those dystopian futures together in Avengers Forever (which I *really* need to read again).
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