GWC Podcast #83

Don’t miss Wil Wheaton’s great show intro, plus lots of fun — this week’s re-watch episode, some Firefly, and, of course, a tiny bit of Mass Effect. Highlights: we question the Galactica’s sad lack of sunglasses (V had ‘em!), compare BSG’s radiation monitors to Magnadoodles, re-mourn Kat’s departure, discuss a listener’s contention that Starbuck doesn’t really sleep around, suffer through Chuck rambling about some Heinlein short story, hear Audra’s Madonna/Evita impression, listen to Sean’s answer to a great listener question (landspeeder, transformer, or green woman), guess what “job” Anders runs off to do after his reveal, run down the pros and cons of offing one’s Cylon self just for weight loss, and bitch about producers’ decision to revive Kitt — the original Cylon — as a Mustang.

http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2008/01/28/gwc-podcast-83/

Oh my god, Wil Wheaton!

We are not worthy, we are not worthy!!

You have finally gotten Wil to come on? Woohoo! I have to say that I have gained a whole new respect for Wil from the things you have said about him during various 'casts. I went and started reading his blog and various articles he has written…and he is a really smart, funny guy. His books are in queue for me to read.

Kudos!

Sean,

I think the film is called:

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Or Here

If you walk without rhythm, you won’t attract the worm.

//youtu.be/0WW8flwpH-Q

The coolest part of ‘Automan’ was right angle turns and Desi Jr. would slam into the passenger side window.

I take cash, credit, and props.

Leon, dude, legend

Much props Leon! Way to get the sound bite. That was really cool. I just checked out his book on amazon and read the overview. Looks good, I think I will read.

Thanks again Leon!! That was so COOL!

Now you can say you had Wil on the show.

there are two that might work

Metalstorm: The destruction of Jared-syn

Spacehunter: Adventures in the forbiden zone

Vaguely topical. (Catch the note at the bottom.)

FWIW, I’d still really like to have him on as a guest. As those of you who’ve checked out his blog know, he’s really at ground zero of modern geekdom and can enjoyably discuss everything from gaming to sci-fi to, well, pretty much everything we discuss here.

But yes – Leon’s call rocked. We definitely have a little sumptin’-sumptin’ for him for his great work.

And I’m glad some of you are enjoying his writing work; it’s always fun to turn friends on to something you enjoy.

Mad props Leon. The new king of the GWC intro.

Yeah, he’s gone from being the scorn of geeks to the hero of geeks. He’s kind of a meta-geek.

You should have him on to talk about Mass Effect or somesuch. THAT’D bake a few noodles…

Contact --> Jake Busey --> Starship Troopers
Cataract sunglasses --> V --> Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside --> Starship Troopers <-- Jake Busey
Michael Ironside --> Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Dave ON Dave GWCer

It’s a priviledge to call youself a GWCer…you know when you’re a GWCer, you can look at someone and KNOW…they are a cylon. So for me it really is XYZPDQ and eating KFC, it’s something that ahh…ahhh…HA HA HAHA…psssffttt…BAM…yes.

I mean when I read the Forum I’m like…pfff…BAM…psssffftttt. This is it, this is exactly it. Pfftttt…pppbbbbhhhtttt BAM HA HA HA HAHA, who farted? What?

Since there was an Osmond family ref…

//youtu.be/GWc6QQ9JlMc

Just so everyone knows… My ‘Mass Effect Water-Cooler’ call was just a little fun-poking. I’m actually interested in the game, but have no Xbox to play it with.