Journey Through Sci-Fi
By James Payne
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Journey Through Sci-Fi is the ultimate podcast for sci-fi and film lovers! Join hosts James and Matt as they explore the best in science fiction films and TV shows, from AI and dystopias to space operas and more. Each episode dives deep into the themes, secrets, and cultural impact of classic and modern sci-fi, delivered with plenty of personality and insight.
Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the genre, join us for entertaining discussions and thought-provoking commentary.
Plus, you can get exclusive bonus episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JourneyThroughSciFi
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Future Frontiers: Murderbot, Andor & AI Dubbing
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May 14, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Attack of the Tiny Tourists (Fantastic Voyage & Innerspace)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Frankenstein’s Monstrous Mates (Bride of Frankenstein & Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Satirising Mad Science (Doctor Strangelove & Young Frankenstein)
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Swinging Scientists of the 60s (The Absent-Minded Professor & The Nutty Professor)
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Future Frontiers: Mickey 17, a Sci-Fi Musical & Daredevil News
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Sinister Surgeons & Stolen Skin (Eyes Without a Face & The Skin I Live In)
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Love, Lust, and Loose Brains (The Man with Two Brains & The Brain That Wouldn’t Die)
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Mad Science: One Mistake, One Horrific Transformation (The Fly 1986 & 1957)
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Future Frontiers: Marvel, Star Trek & Surprise Sci-Fi Debates
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Shrinking Dilemmas (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids & The Incredible Shrinking Man)
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Science for Sale (Jurassic Park & The Man in the White Suit)
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Severance Season 1 Recap – Theories, Spoilers & Unpacked Secrets
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Mad Science: Shrinking Perils (Dr. Cyclops & Downsizing)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Future Frontiers: December 2024 Watchlist & News Updates
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Mad Science: Supervillains & Antiheroes (Darkman & The Invisible Ray)
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Mad Science: Time-Traveling Killers & Synthetic Flesh (Doctor X & Time After Time)
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Future Frontiers: Sci-Fi Buzz – Dune: Prophecy, Megalopolis & Venom 3
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Mad Science: Mad Experiments & Tragic Production (Island of Lost Souls & The Island of Dr. Moreau)
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Mad Science: The Invisible Man Then & Now (1933 & 2020)
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Future Frontiers: October 2024 Sci-Fi Preview & Listener Q&A
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Mad Science: The First Split Personality (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, 1912 & 1931)
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Mad Science: Frankenstein’s Legacy (1910 & 1931 Films)
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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5 Years of Sci-Fi: Introducing Our New Series & September Lineup
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Space Opera Series Wrap-Up: Celebrating the Best of the Genre | SPACE OPERA Pt 27
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May 09, 2024 |
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Space Opera: Rebooting the Final Frontier (Star Trek 2009 & Discovery)
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Space Opera: The Force Awakens... Again (Disney's Star Wars Trilogy)
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Space Opera: Villeneuve Shifts the Sands of Sci-Fi (Dune Part One & Two)
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Space Opera: Marvel’s Cosmic Revival (Guardians of the Galaxy & Thor Ragnarok)
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Space Opera: The Power of Fandom (Firefly & Serenity)
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Space Opera: Space Spoofs (Spaceballs & Galaxy Quest)
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Space Opera: Star-Crossed Lovers (Jupiter Ascending & John Carter)
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Space Opera: Box Office Bombs (The Chronicles of Riddick & Battlefield Earth)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Luc Besson's Visual Spectacles (Fifth Element & Valerian)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Big Blue Aliens (Fantastic Planet & Avatar)
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Larson and Moore's Sci-fi Legacy (Battlestar Galactica 1978 & 2003)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Space Opera: George Lucas' Saga Continues (The Star Wars Prequels)
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Space Invaders & Arcades (The Last Starfighter & Ender’s Game)
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Interview with BFI Curator Dick Fiddy
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Space Opera: 3D Drama & CGI Chaos (Titan A.E. & Starchaser)
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Mecha Anime (Gundam & Macross)
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Douglas Adams & British Sci-Fi (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Visions of Arrakis (Jodorowsky & David Lynch's Dune)
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May 24, 2023 |
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Space Opera: From Toys to Screen (Transformers & Masters of the Universe)
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May 10, 2023 |
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Space Opera: 80s Reboots (Flash Gordon & Buck Rogers)
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Anime Epics (Space Battleship Yamato & Galactic Heroes)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Attack of The Clones (Battle Beyond The Stars & Starcrash)
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Space Opera: A New Hope (Star Wars: The Original Trilogy)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Sci-Fi meets Fantasy (Barbarella & Krull)
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Stranded Explorers (Lost in Space & The Black Hole)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Space Opera: Pulp Era Origins (Flash Gordon & Buck Rogers)
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Space Opera Series Introduction: Epic Adventures Begin (A Trip To Mars)
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Avatar: The Way of Water (Spoiler-Free)
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Dystopia Series Recap & “Dystopian Awards”
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Dark Sides of the Star Trek Universe
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Anime’s Dark Futures (Akira & Metropolis)
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Rob Schroeder (Ultrasound)
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Absurd Societies (The Lobster & High-Rise)
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Dystopia: The Horrors of Gilead (The Handmaid’s Tale)
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Dystopia: A World Without A Future (Children of Men)
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Genetic Class Divides (Gattaca & Never Let Me Go)
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May 26, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Fighting Aging & Control (Zardoz & Logan’s Run)
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May 19, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Interview Festival Director with Louis Savy (Sci-Fi London Film Festival)
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May 12, 2022 |
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Dystopia: War and Propaganda (Starship Troopers & Alita: Battle Angel)
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May 05, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Absurd Bureaucracies (Repo Man & Brazil)
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Cyberpunk Cities (Escape from NY & Blade Runner 2049)
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Urban Chaos at Night (The Warriors & The Purge)
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Dark Futures, Played for Laughs (Sleeper & Idiocracy)
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Totalitarian Escapes (THX 1138 & Z.P.G.)
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Overpopulation and Survival (Soylent Green & What Happened to Monday)
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Survival Games as Entertainment (The Running Man & The Hunger Games)
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Law and Disorder (Mad Max & Dredd)
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Deadly Future Sports (Rollerball & Death Race 2000)
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Uprisings and Oppression (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes & V for Vendetta)
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Youth Rebellion Gone Wrong (A Clockwork Orange & Battle Royale)
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Dystopia: From Page To Screen (Nineteen Eighty-Four & Brave New World)
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Fear of Knowledge (Fahrenheit 451 & Equilibrium)
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Dystopia: Big Brother’s World (1984 & Fahrenheit 451)
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Dystopia Series Introduction: The Birth of Dystopian Cinema (Things to Come)
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Dune (2021) - Spoiler-Free Review
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Interview with Director Luke Sparke (Occupation Rainfall)
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality Series Recap & Lessons Learned
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Star Trek’s Holodeck Dilemmas
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Black Mirror’s Dark Reflections
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Anime Adventures (Sword Art Online & Summer Wars)
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Game or Reality? (eXistenZ & Ready Player One)
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Dream Worlds (Paprika & Inception)
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May 27, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Living in Others’ Heads (Being John Malkovich & Eternal Sunshine)
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May 20, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Constructed Realities (The Truman Show & The Stepford Wives)
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May 13, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Philosophical Quests (Dark City & The Zero Theorem)
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May 06, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: The Matrix Saga’s Climax (Reloaded & Revolutions)
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Mind Invasion (The Lawnmower Man & The Cell)
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Cyberpunk Visions (Johnny Mnemonic & Strange Days)
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Game Worlds (Tron: Legacy & Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle)
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Digital Personas (Virtuosity & Simone)
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Altered Memories (Total Recall & Open Your Eyes)
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Techno-Thrillers (Brainstorm & Empathy, Inc.)
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality: Simulated Worlds (World on a Wire & The Thirteenth Floor)
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Virtual Reality Series Introduction: Exploring Virtual Worlds
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Special Announcement - What We Have Coming Up!
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Synchronic
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Time Travel Series Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Star Trek’s Temporal Adventures
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Sci-Fi-London Film Festival
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Doctor Who’s Timey-Wimey Universe
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Interview with Director Liam O’Donnell (Skylines)
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Superhero Time-Heists (Avengers: Endgame & X-Men: Days of Future Past)
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Love and Adventure Across Time (BTTF Part III & The Time Traveler’s Wife)
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Second-Chance Comedy (Hot Tub Time Machine & Safety Not Guaranteed)
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Looping Nightmares (Happy Death Day 2U & The Endless)
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Facing Your Future Self (Looper & Timecrimes)
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Personal Consequences (The Butterfly Effect & The Girl Who Leapt Through Time)
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Connecting Across Time (Frequency & See You Yesterday)
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Tangled Timelines (Back to the Future Part II & Primer)
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Tenet
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Policing Paradoxes (Timecop & Predestination)
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Fate and Alternate Futures (Donnie Darko & Minority Report)
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Changing the Past to Save the Future (12 Monkeys & Source Code)
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Stuck in a Time Loop (Groundhog Day & Edge of Tomorrow)
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Unexpected Journeys (Flight of the Navigator & Slaughterhouse-Five)
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Memory Loops & Lost Time (Je t’aime, je t’aime & The Jacket)
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Future Shock (Planet of the Apes & Demolition Man)
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Time Travel: From H.G. Wells to 1985 (The Time Machine & Back to the Future)
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Time Travel: Comic Misadventures (Bill & Ted & A Connecticut Yankee)
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Time Travel Series Introduction: How Time Travel Works
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Space Series Recap & Best of Space Cinema
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Space: Star Trek’s Vision of the Final Frontier
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May 28, 2020 |
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DEVS Mini Series: Ending Explained and What It All Means (Ep 7 & 8)
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May 26, 2020 |
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Space: Existential Journeys (Aniara & High Life)
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May 21, 2020 |
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DEVS Mini Series: Can We Alter the Course of Fate? (Ep 5 & 6)
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May 19, 2020 |
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DEVS Mini Series: How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go? (Ep 3 & 4)
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May 14, 2020 |
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Space: Surviving the Final Frontier (Gravity & The Martian)
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May 07, 2020 |
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DEVS Mini Series: What Is the True Purpose of the DEVS Program? Ep 1 & 2)
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Space: Portals and Eternity (Stargate & The Fountain)
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Space: Continuing the Odyssey (2010 & Interstellar)
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Space: Saving Humanity (Sunshine & The Wandering Earth)
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Space: The Ultimate Horror Setting (Event Horizon & Pandorum)
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: 10 Cloverfield Lane
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Space: Are We Alone? (Explorers & Contact)
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Space: Searching the Unknown (Solaris & Europa Report)
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Space: Pioneering Space Travel (Destination Moon & Apollo 13)
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Space: Secrets of the Moon (Frau im Mond & Moon)
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Space: Launching Sci-Fi Cinema (A Trip to the Moon, 1902)
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Artificial Intelligence Series Wrap-Up: Themes, Insights, and Impact
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Star Trek’s AI Characters (Data & The Doctor)
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Intimate AIs (Ex Machina & Her)
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: AI Revolutions on TV (Battlestar Galactica & Westworld)
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Love and Androids (Uncanny & Zoe)
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Rogue AI Experiments (The Machine & Kill Command)
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Human–Machine Synergy (RoboCop & Upgrade)
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Robot Ethics and Laws (I, Robot & Automata)
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Bomus Episode: Terminator: Dark Fate
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: The “Pinocchio” Problem (Bicentennial Man & A.I.)
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Ecology & AI (Silent Running & WALL-E)
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Early Digital Worlds (Alphaville & Tron)
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: What Lies Beyond the Stars? (Ad Astra)
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Cyberpunk Threats (Ghost in the Shell & The Matrix)
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: When AI Turns Deadly (Demon Seed)
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Cold War Tech & Comedy (Wargames & Short Circuit)
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Man vs. Machine (Terminator 1 & 2)
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Early AI Visions (The Day the Earth Stood Still & 2001)
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Robots & Replicants (Metropolis & Blade Runner)
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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What is Sci-Fi? Exploring the Origins of Artificial Intelligence
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Aug 22, 2019 |