Silly Talks About Science Fiction

If you are like us, you’ve been to the movies a number of times in the last few months. If you are also like us, on none of those visits did you happen to catch that new Tom Cruise crapfest. And you also probably haven’t seen Annihilation. And that’s a dang shame. We desperately wanted to see Annihilation in the theater, but instead, due to snow storms, illness, and the plethora of other great comic book and Sci-Fi movies we saw instead, we waited until the streaming release of this movie. We thought it was fascinating and visually stunning. If you’re curious about why we felt this way and want to hear more about this Sci-Fi thriller, then check out our spoiler free review!

This week’s episode presents you with our take on why you should go and see the underperforming newest Star Wars spin off, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Is it Star Wars fatigue? Is it over saturation of genre movies (thanks Avengers)? Weather? Lack of Porgs? Or were you secretly hoping someone would invent time travel in order for actual young Harrison Ford to play this role? For some reason, this movie isn’t doing as well as other Star Wars titles, but it deserves a shot (who shot first? That’s right- you know who). We liked it! It was fun! Give our podcast 20 minutes to try to convince you why you should go and see the younger versions of Han, Chewie, and Lando showing off their gambling and piloting skills on the big screen!

A movie that is 165 minutes long and has 60 characters... so, that means each character gets what, like less than 3 minutes of screen time each?! Aw man! That’s not enough! Especially because when it comes to the Avengers, we kinda feel like it’s never enough time at the end of the movie! Also, this might be the last time we see some of these guys- cause we all know that not everyone is going to make it to the end of this movie. Join us this week as we go character by character, speculating on who we think might make it to Avengers 4 ... and who won’t.

Admit it, you’ve thought about it! So have we and there is no shame here at Silly Talks! This week, we play an impromptu game where we ask the other person to describe their date night with some of our favorite, and least favorite, super-powered lovers. Would Deadites spoil a fun night with Ash Williams? How would you try to get aquatinted with Hela? Would a night with Thor be romantic or end in bloodshed? Does Jessica Jones even date? Find out what we think about having a night out with those characters and more on this week's episode.

Is it science fiction? Kinda. Is it horror? Yes, indeed. Is it a comedy? Oh, hell no! If you have been floating untethered in space for the last few months, you might not know that Jordan Peele, best known for his work on the brilliant sketch comedy show "Key and Peele," won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for the super sinister, “Get Out.” It was well deserved. We loved all 100 minutes of watching creepy, rich, entitled jerks doing messed up stuff in their fancy countryside estate. We were so excited for Peele’s win as a first time nominee, we wanted to share with you our favorite moments and situations from this awesome psychological thriller. This podcast contains major spoilers, so we hope you’ve watched the movie before listening. If not, you should just GET OUT!

In honor of Ron Weasley's birthday and the upcoming holiday of St. Patrick's Day, we chose this week to celebrate one of our favorite groups of people: gingers! From characters in Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Marvel, Prison Dad, and Star Wars, gingers are very popular when it comes to science fiction and fantasy. But the question is, who's our favorite? We'll be presenting you with a veritable carrot patch of Gingers in Science fiction and Fantasy, so settle in and choose your own favorite red heads from the ones we feature!

Wakanda Forever! This week, we'll share our review of the mega blockbuster, Black Panther. We'll talk about the language, clothing, cool tech, and the cast. But don’t worry, we’ll also get to the epic battles, tie-ins to the MCU, who we can’t wait to see more of, and what will go down in Wakanda when it comes time for Thanos's arrival on Earth. This is a total spoiler episode, you've been warned.

It's almost time for Valentines Day, so you know what that means? Time to watch 'Warm Bodies' again, because it's the best zombie love story out there. But here on STAF, we're going to break down our favorite romantic locations in science fiction, horror, and fantasy. That field on Naboo didn't have any sand! The sharks don't swim on the beach on beautiful Amity Island! What's that naked planet called in Star Trek again? And then, there is that romantic cruise ship pool from Passengers (best thing about that movie)....in space! We hope to help you bring back that lovin’ feeling with your S.O. - or heck even yourself - by sharing our preferred spicy locations from some great films and TV shows! Also, feel free to write us and let us know about your favorite romantic science fiction spots!

This week, we take a silly look at what could happen if our commander and thief (seems a more appropriate title) held a press conference in which he had to answer questions from the press based on science fiction scenarios. How would Trump handle the Kaiju? What would his reaction be to the destruction of his precious Starkiller base? What would he say about attacks from the Blob or allegations that his family had been replaced by pod people? From initiating the hunger games in only the blue states to dealing with artificially intelligent robots, we'll ask all these questions and provide our humorous take on how 45 would respond. This podcast is loosely based on both a Saturday Night Live sketch in which Baldwin’s version of Trump deals with an alien invasion and the recent paid dare made to a reporter to ask Trump about his feeling on the situation in Wakanda. We suspect Trump would advise you to use the fortune you’ve made mining coal to take a vacation to Mar-A-Lago! But… since it's 2018, and coal isn't a

Mutants In Spppaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace! 2018 will bring us a lot of new exciting sequels and reboots to our favorite franchises! We will talk about the 3 new entries to the ever expanding X-Men franchise- Dark Phoenix, Deadpool, and New Mutants; and the As 3 entries to our beloved MCU: the awesome looking Black Panther, the new Ant Man movie... and oh yeah, just Infinity War, which doesn’t look like the COOLEST THING EVER or anything. We will also share our thoughts on The Predator reboot, the Han Solo spin off, and the new Maze Runner movie. 2018 isn't all revisiting worlds we already know, though, there are plenty of originals we'll talk about too - such as Ready Player One, Annihilation, and the creepy looking A Quiet Place. So get your popcorn and pretzel bites ready for a great year of entertainment... even without a new season of Game of Thrones... yeah, we know, we’re pissed too. Cheers to 2018 anyway!

While most people put out their lists at the end of 2017, we here at STAF want you to know that we didn't forget- and we found plenty to love... in entertainment anyway. Tune in to hear about ice dragons, orgy ship, porgs, mutants on TV, and the return of terrible sci-if storms: Squirrilcanes and Sharknado's! Join us for the first episode of season three and hear about a few of our favorite things from the year that was.

First 5 minutes spoiler free! We saw it, we loved it, we want to talk about all the things!

Have we been hacked by the Russians again? But this time, instead of swinging an election, they're moving on to another vulnerable target... Star Wars movies! Low ratings by entitled Internet users won't stop our science/evidence based arguments against the major complaints people are making about this diverse movie. We'll keep this description spoiler free, but was it really that gross that Luke was drinking **** straight from the ****?! C’mon people- it has to come from somewhere! We’ll talk logistics of space chases, missing persons, actions made or not made, and share our reactions regarding the fates of certain integral characters. We feel like a lot of this kvetching is because opinions are like Bantha bums- everyone has one and most of them stink! So, ignore the complaints (many of which are somehow grammatically worse than Trump tweets), and check out our podcast!

BAM BAM BAM! Oh, sorry, you caught us doing our lazy reenactment of this season of the The Walking Dead. But, that might be the only sleepy TV show this fall. This week, with the help of our good friend, JL Gribble, we'll break down our favorite fall scifi shows- from masked heroes, space dwellers, and various apocalyptic shenanigans, our reviews are 100% spoiler free. So get a cozy blanket, a bucket of popcorn, and settle in to see what you've been missing. Also note, podcast included a positive review of the first half of Star Trek Discovery Season 1 from 2/3 reviewers. Side note- all of us are amped to watch more of the Orville.

We wanna rock! We mean we want some gems! We mean this trailer rocks... with Infinity Stones! This week, we're going to break down the three minute Avengers Infinity War trailer with some expert detail. Why did Vision look human? Who are those sinister people throwing spears and stealing stones? How awesome was Steve's beard? Yeah, I said Steve, he's clearly not Captain America here. Featuring Iron Spider, Hulkbuster, epic Lord of the Rings style battles, and hey, look- is that War Machine back in action and helping to battle the alien minions of Thanos?! Hell yeah- this trailer is amazing! We'll talk about our timeline theories, including our thoughts on how the Hulk ended up at Doctor Strange’s crib. We’ll also provide a refresher course on the whereabouts of the Infinity Stones and talk about where we are fairly certain the Soul Stone has been hiding. We are so beyond amped for this movie and hope you are too!

For our 100th Podcast, we’re inviting some friends to help us answer the question: who would you marry, bang, or kill in the world of science fiction? We will hear J.L. Gribble, author of the fascinating Steel Victory book series; Heather and Chris O'Neill, who run the creative and collaborative 9th Level Games; Aimee J, who hosts the inspiring Chasing Dreams Podcast (she actually interviewed us on her show before!); and Law Blank, an artist, videoographer, and musician who is always up to something intriguing! Tune in to find out about our friend’s exiting projects and to hear who they would marry, bang or kill from a list we will provide. Not, to worry, Jeff and Cristin will be playing the game too! Grab a glass of your favorite adult beverage and join us as we celebrate our first 100 episodes of Silly Talks About Science Fiction with some of the friends we have made along the way!

Goldblum is so weird, we love him! This week, we review the 3rd installment into the MCU for the year 2017. At this rate, Marvel will put out a new move every month for the rest of our lives… and we're totally okay with that. This one sets itself apart from the other MCU movies by being delightfully ridiculous and silly. Naked and goofy Hulk? Overcompensating Thor? Evil Hela tossing her Dad’s trophies around and taunting her brothers! Drunken Valkyrie flirting with Banner! Double-crossing Loki putting on corny plays for Asgardians- starring Matt Damon! That last one shouldn't be a shocker- Matt Damon will do anything for a buck! I mean, he bought a Zoo! Join us in the arena, where Thor and Hulk battle it out and we fight to breathe through our laugher, in this week's episode.

This week we’re talking about the totally tubular second season of Stranger Things! What? Some people think it was whack? Gag me with a spoon! We’ll debunk the four top online gripes about Stranger Things 2 and prove to you, once and for all, that those sucka MCs need to take a chill pill and that Stranger Things is all that and a bag of chips.

You've seen his mini series, you've seen his movies, don't you think it's time you picked up one of these? What the hell, this book is huge! I can barely lift it! This week, we're once again reminding you that all things serve the beam and talking to you about our favorite Stephen King books. We touch on the movies, where applicable, but we will be focusing on the plots and characters from the books, sharing what scared us and what broke our hearts. Plus, we will call out the characters, places, and plot points that are tied together in the great Stephen King universe.

This week we'll dissect everyone's favorite stabby mcstabberson's- that’s right, icons of horror film franchises! We’ll talk about their best moments, which let's face it, are almost always in the first movie. Then, we will discuss to the lamest moments, like, when they sent these monsters to Manhattan... or space. What do we love about these horror movie icons? What makes them scary? What makes them sometimes downright silly? Get your popcorn and your best running shoes - just in case- and join us for our podcast celebrating horror movie’s biggest baddies!