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Watch the show LIVE every Saturday on SciFi4Me TV wwwyoutubecomscifi4me Strap in Its time to talk about the swatting of Edwin Boyette the swatting of Peter Simeti the accusations against Vic Mignogna and the gestalt of the outrage mob mentality that is the internetThose of you who have been listening for a while know that these two dont always see eye to eye when it comes to politics and social issues so it should be no surprise that this one gets a little heated shall we sayProgram note the audio at the beginning is a little fuzzy but it clears up ApologiesSocial Mediahttpwwwfacebookcomscifi4me httpwwwinstagramcomscifi4me httpwwwtwittercomscifi4me httpwwwpinterestcomscifi4meSciFi4Me TV2 httpwwwtwitchtvscifi4me

This week we adopt a slightly lighter tone compared to last weekTalking about the ending of shows and what a difference it makes for a series to have an official finale vs early and unexpected cancellationsDo you have a favorite show that got the axe before it was overSubscribe and share And watch us LIVE Saturdays at 2pm Central US on SciFi4Me TVSocial Mediahttpwwwfacebookcomscifi4me httpwwwinstagramcomscifi4me httpwwwtwittercomscifi4me httpwwwpinterestcomscifi4me SciFi4Me TV httpwwwyoutubecomscifi4me SciFi4Me TV2 httpwwwtwitchtvscifi4me

So Bill Maher made some rude comments about fandom back when Stan Lee died and then he doubled down and then he tripled downAnd a lot of people think that hes being a troll But it leads us to an even bigger conversation about disagreeing without being disagreeable Is that even possible in this day and age of the internet and the anonymity it gives some peopleand yes the title card on the open is wrongSubscribe and share Social Mediahttpwwwfacebookcomscifi4mehttpwwwinstagramcomscifi4mehttpwwwtwittercomscifi4mehttpwwwpinterestcomscifi4meSciFi4Me TV httpwwwyoutubecomscifi4meSciFi4Me TV2 httpwwwtwitchtvscifi4me

This week we take a look at superhero films that you might not have noticed might not have watched when they were a thing Back before superhero movies were a thingAnd that includes WATCHMEN which is getting a new adaptation over at HBOYou should check these outTHE SCRIBBLERTHE SHADOWMYSTERY MENearly ZORROBUCK ROGERSTHE SCARLET PIMPERNELBATMAN serialsWATCHMENDARKMANTHE ROCKETEERTHE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGERFLASH GORDONJOHN CARTERSubscribe and share Social Mediahttpwwwfacebookcomscifi4mehttpwwwinstagramcomscifi4mehttpwwwtwittercomscifi4mehttpwwwpinterestcomscifi4meSciFi4Me TV httpwwwyoutubecomscifi4meSciFi4Me TV2 httpwwwtwitchtvscifi4me

This week we take a look at the storied career of William Goldman who wrote a LOT more than just The Princess Bride Heat Butch Cassidy amp the Sundance Kid along with its prequel and theres even a project or two on the list that never got completed His was a career that spanned several decades impacted a lot of careers in Hollywood and left a lasting impression on the movie industry Subscribe and share httpwwwfacebookcomscifi4mehttpwwwinstagramcomscifi4mehttpwwwtwittercomscifi4mehttpwwwpinterestcomscifi4meSciFi4Me TV2 httpwwwtwitchtvscifi4me

Were backJason Hunt and Timothy Harvey are back in studio with more discussion and digression on our longestrunning podcastThis week we discuss the legacy and influence of Stan Lee Not only was he involved in creating some of the most beloved Marvel Comics characters but he also was a beloved character himself from cameos to being one of the comics industrys most enthusiastic championsExcelsior Stan Youll be missed

With Halloween right around the corner this weeks The Tim Harvey Show looks at a few of Mr Harveys favorite lessorknown horror filmsEveryone knows the Halloweens the Friday the 13ths and the Saws but there are a lot of great horror films that either didnt get the love they deserved from the studios or somehow slipped by audiences Films like Ravenous Altered and Session 9 have a lot to offer the horror fan looking for some good scares this Halloween and Mr Harvey has those notasfamous films and more to share with you

This week on the The Tim Harvey Show we shocker of shockers dont talk about the latest harassment scandals well not very much anyway No this week Mr Harvey ponders The Punisher Netflixs latest Marvel series and asks wether Frank Castle can really be the hero of a storyCreated in the 70s as an antihero Marvels The Punisher has seen several comic series written by some of best writers in the comics business and three movie adaptations with the violent vigilante taking a rather shocking road to his own TV series And by shocking we dont just mean the more violent of the comic series oh no We mean FrankenCastleThis was a thing that happenedPlus more thoughts on Star Trek Discovery and a spoilerlite review of Amazon Primes new series LORE

This week on the The Tim Harvey Show we shocker of shockers talk about the latest harassment scandals which has now brought down Harvey Weinstein and Andy Signore founder of Screen Junkies The future looks not so bright for the worst players in the entertainment industry and while that is definitively a good thing the longterm impact on the genre world is still unclearThe treatment of women also plays into some of the criticisms of the original Blade Runner and with the release of its sequel last weekend those criticisms and others are being discussed again by genre fans Mr Harvey takes a look at how Film Noir influenced the first film for good and ill his own interest in that genre and its issues and how Blade Runner influenced and continues to influence our cinematic view of the future And more importantly no matter how influential or popular it is why its OK to not like Ridley Scotts iconic film

I wasnt planning on repeating last weeks rant about Men Treating Women Badly but then the news about Harvey Weinstein broke Hopefully this isnt going to turn into a weekly rant because thatll be terribly depressingWhat isnt depressing is the plan to record a series of live short horror script readings later this month which we hope will be a new segment of the show all for your aural and visual pleasure We bring you the news about that consider James Camerons Wonder Woman fit and ponder the latest Star Trek Discovery episode spoilerfreePlus recommendations on horror films for the holiday

Back in the early days of fandom you could pretty much count on one hand the number of online sites to get the latest news Aint It Cool News was one of those sites Long before the web was the destination for everything Harry Knowles and his team were paving the way with scoops and previews of all the pretty genre thingsNow Aint It Cool yes its still around is dealing with a staff exodus in the wake of 20yearold sexual harassment allegations against Knowles That plus the news that Devin Faraci went back to work for the Alamo Drafthouse folks after the reveal that he was accused of the same thing now puts Tim League and Alamo in the crosshairsPlus there was a thing what happened this week A thing calling itself Star Trek And you know what It might not be all bad but lets talk about it

To be blunt it hasnt been a great summer for Hollywood While 2017 has seen genre success with films like Kong Skull Island Logan Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Get Out Split and of course Wonder Woman and some little film about a clown the summer months are supposed to be where Hollywoods blockbusters live and yet the list of big budget genre films that have crashed and burned is not at all short Valarian and the City of a Thousand Planets King Arthur Legend of the Sword The Dark Tower Alien Covenant The Mummy Transformers The Last Knight Life Ghost in the Shell all these and more cost 100s of millions to make and promote only to see audiences stay away in droves The studios are pointing to the critics and sites like Rotten Tomatoes and blaming them for poisoning the public on these bigbudget bigname flops but are they the real culprits here This week Mr Harvey takes a look and asks Bad reviews or bad movies

The negative reviews for Marvels The Inhumans are coming in fast and furious but it would hardly be the first time that a book or comic got a poor adaptation to another media let alone a beloved property get a reboot or sequel that leaves fans wondering what went so very very wrong This week pondering the questions of fan expectations and the primacy of good writing over adherence to canon and considers what he wants and expects fairly or not from genre adaptations

Hiya folks Ive been thinking about a spinoff of our Zombpocalypse Now podcast for a while because while Dustin Adair and I talk about the Walking Dead shows and a few others we dont have anywhere near the time to cover all the great and not so great genre shows films podcasts books and comics we watch read and listen to Jason and I covered some of that ground with H2O SciFi4Mes very first and longest running podcast and I hope to cover even more hereWere looking at doing reviews interviews maybe even some live oldschool radio theatre along with one does hope the thoughtful analysis and reasoned opinion that youve come to expect from us and moreThe best part of writing and recording for SciFi4Me is that its a kind of conversation with our readers and listeners and if you watch The Tim Harvey Show live on SciFi4Me TV2 you can be a part of that conversation in real time Ill be taking your comments and questions every Thursday night on our Twitch channel hopefully be a little bit entertaining and informativ

This week We finally fulfill our promise to Ray and talk about anime and its more of an overview of things we know things we should know and things wed like to know So about the usualFrom Star Blazers to Battle of the Planets to RoboTech to more modern offerings like Death Note and Vampire Hunter D we take a look at the anime landscape and how it influenced us as fans and how the anime style has influenced Hollywood Plus we share recommendations from fans anime that you think is worth a first or second look

Back to our regularish time episode length as we bounce around on several topics Whats Marvel got in store for the Fantastic FourWhats going on with Aunt MayWhats up with the reboot of The MunstersWell talk about Google next weekIs DC Comics doing their own version of the Fantastic Four with The Terrifics It seems so Meanwhile Tom Holland would like Tobey McGuire to play Uncle Ben and should Aunt May be a character defined by her sex appeal Plus problems with the Aquaman movie which leads to a discussion about Namor and The Hulk Because this week we wander But were not lost

Theres a LOT of news that came out of ComicCon International in San Diego So much so that were only scratching the surface of what could be discussedFrom trailers to casting news to panels to tiein projects to controversy San Diego ComicCon has given us plenty to talk about Is Ben Affleck staying in the role of Batman What does Steven Moffat really think about the Jodie Whittaker controversy Will The Orville take its rightful place next toGalaxy Quest as a nearlyfaithful version ofStar Trek WillDiscovery actually be any good Will pop culture touchstones carry the day forReady Player One andStranger Things What does God need with a starshipAll that and more in this extended episodeProgramming note H2Ois currently experimenting with a live stream of our recording sessions on SciFi4Me TV2

The Doctor is inSome people are happy about it Some people arent And if you only figure things out by reading the stuff on the internet then there are a lot of people who hate each other hate the BBC hate DOCTOR WHO because its all been ruined by Chris ChibnallBecause the next Doctor is femaleThis week we discuss the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor along with the reactions from across the web But consider that its not the first time the idea has come up As far back as the 1980s before Sylvester McCoy was put into the role there was a suggestion that at some point the Doctor should be female Remember this character is an alien and the groundwork has been laid for quite some time for this to happen Is it a good idea Is it a bad idea Is it gender politics or just a natural progression of the show What kind of stories can be told now

This week we take a look at the continuing saga of the legal proceedings between ComicCon International and Salt Lake Comic Con Specifically SLCC has file paperwork to get SDCCs trademark cancelled because it doesnt meet the criteria of a proper trademarkGoing on three years now the battle stems from SDCCs assertion that they own the term comic con or comiccon or comicon or what have you which is a total pile of cow manure to those of us looking on from the sidelines How in the world does SDCC think they can own a term thats been in use since before they existed A term thats being used by conventions worldwide Whats the motivation behind this lawsuit And whats keeping SDCC from suing other events Why single out SLCCProgramming note H2O is currently experimenting with a live stream of our recording sessions on SciFi4Me TV2 httpwwwtwitchtvscifi4me

In recent weeks weve been seeing a lot of back and forth about politics and tolerance and manners and the Internet where a lot of that plays out like a bad day on the kindergarten playground Which got us thinking about how science fiction generally plays with the selfexamination of humanity through The Other the alien the robot the mutant that outsider who can take a look at us as a species and wonder just why we do the things we do And comment on itSometimes The Other is an outsider looking in sometimes the proxy for a particular group or type of people However the archetype is used in the narrative there are plenty of examples of The Other in science fiction Drop us a comment or email and let us know your favoritesProgramming note H2O is currently experimenting with a live stream of our recording sessions on SciFi4Me TV2 httpwwwtwitchtvscifi4me