UP FROM THE ASHES: BAD Sci-Fi TV and BIG Sci-Fi Ideas!!!

It’s the FINAL episode of The Starlost! And . . . what a note to go out on. In other words: it’s bad. Ben is joined by Alexandra Gilchrist, author of Song of the Stars and Baptism by Fire to talk about the series finale and how it ends not on a note of finality, but more like the scene was cut off in the middle by the editor. LOOKS FOR JS EARLS’ WORK HERE: Alexandra Gilchrist on Substack Alexandra Gilchrist’s Website Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just IF t

It’s another episode of The Starlost, and this time we are joined by comic book writer, musician, and podcaster J.S. Earls! “The Beehive” earned an apology from Ben to J.S. Earls because he felt bad about subjecting a friend to this atrocity of televisual terribleness. . . This episode is, possibly, one of the worst hours of television ever put to film or video or whatever they shot it on. In other words: it’s bad. In this episode we talk about: * Bees (no surprise) * Other insects (because

It’s another episode of The Starlost, and this time we are joined by SyFy tv movie writer and novelist Greg Mitchell! “Farthing’s Comet” is full of drama! (Difused drama, but still drama!) It’s full of action! (Poorly paced, but still action!) It’s full of music! (Inapropriately toned, but still music!) It’s full of outer space special effects! ( In this episode we talk about: * Land of the Lost * The Littlest Hobo (does Ben need to start a Littlest Hobo podcast?) * Of course, Star Trek and Do

It’s the return of Walter Koenig! It’s the return of Oro! AND . . . it’s the return of Parker J. Cole!!! Our favorite historical romance writer is back to talk about the one true recurring character, Oro, AND the one character who wasn’t even needed in this episode and had us scratching our heads, Williams. In this episode we talk about: * Columbo * Shatner * Babylon 5 * Beachcombers * Robbie the Robot * The most unneeded, inconsequential supporting character ever!!! * “I want in!” . . . “Now,

Join Ben Avery and guest host Rob Southgate as they explore an episode of The Starlost that starts out feeling par for The Starlost, takes a turn toward interesting, and then fumbles the ending in spectacular fashion! In this episode we talk about: * Lord of the Rings * Metropolis * Babylon 5 * J. Michael Straczynski * Harlon Ellison’s connection to JMS . . . and JMS’s connection to The Starlost? * The fascinating ending . . . Please support our guest by checking out his websites: * Instagram

Join Ben Avery and guest host Allan Reini as they talk about a terrible hour of television. Just awful. In this episode we talk about: * Ringo Starr * How Astro-Medics COULD be a better show * How this episode is the worst we’ve seen so far * It is. It really, really is . . . Please support our guest by going to their website: http://flightoftheangels.com https://www.facebook.com/FlightOfTheAngels Continuing our counters . . . (not how many times we mention them, just if they get mentioned in