One small step from "what is." One giant heap of "what could be."


  • M-O-O-N spells…?

    M-O-O-N spells…?

    They may not be celestial bodies, but they can discuss them, and we’re not talking about Sam Rockwell. Alan, Jim, and Brent get lunar–or is that loony?–talking about 2009’s “Moon.”


  • JSApril special: Just run with it!

    As part of JSApril, the Fire and Water Podcast Network’s celebration of the Justice Society of America’s 85th anniversary, Alan, Jim, and PJ plunge through time and alternate Earths to run into 2021’s animated feature “Justice Society: World War II.”


  • Coming soon: A JSApril special!

    We’re joining the Fire and Water Podcast Network’s #JSApril with an episode covering 2021’s “Justice Society: World War II.” Coming soon!


  • Bugging out

    Bugging out

    It’s a sci-fi entomology seminar when Alan, Jim, PJ, Drü, and Drew dissect “Starship Troopers” (1997). Originally a script for “Bug Hunt at Outpost Nine” by Edward Neumeier, the project shifted focus when parallels to Robert Heinlein’s novel were recognized, leading to the novel’s optioning and licensing for the film adaptation.


  • A quick dip in the gene pool

    Brent arrives from the future (a.k.a. Australia) to dive into “Gattaca: (1997) with Alan…or is it just a belly-flop? Their free-ranging exploration of a genetic dystopia touches on everything from the visual aesthetics of the sets and locations to the significance of character names to behind-the-scenes romance.