Category: Consumption

Episode 16 of SFM Presents: Consumption was recorded on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013.

Hobbitses, and movie trailers for 2014!

Show Notes:

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Movie Trailer Discussion:

• Edge of Tomorrow \\“ Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt (Looper, The Adjustment Bureau) \\“ GroundHog Day meets Aliens – A soldier fighting in a war with aliens finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, though he becomes better skilled along the way. Christopher McQuarrie (writer)  \\“ The Usual Suspects
• Speaking of the Usual Suspects: X-Men: Days of Future Past \\“ May 23^rd \\“ Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage – The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
• Interstellar \\“ November, 2014 – Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, Topher Grace, Ellen Burstyn, John Lithgow  \\“ Christopher Nolan – A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. Trailer reminds me, tone-wise, of Contact
• Godzilla \\“ May 16^th – Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston Reminds me of Godzilla.
• The Amazing Spiderman 2 \\“ May 2^nd \\“ Kurtzman and Orci, writers behind Fringe, Sleepy Hollow, Star Trek – Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx – Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends up a slew of supervillains against him, impacting on his life.  
• Pompeii \\“ February 21^st \\“ starring Kit Harrington\\™s abs. Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning \\“ Paul Anderson – A slave turned gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. Gladiator meets Troy meets Titanic. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
• Jupiter Ascending \\“ July 18^th \\“ Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean \\“ The Wachowski\\™s – In a universe where humans are near the bottom of the evolutionary ladder, a young destitute human woman is targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe because her very existence threatens to end the Queen’s reign.
• Robocop \\“ Feb 12^th –  Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
• Welcome to Yesterday \\“ Feb 28^th \\“ Michael Bay produced found-footage film about a group of high-schoolers that build a time machine. A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control. Primer meets Spring Breakers.
• Maleficent \\“ May 30^th \\“ Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley – The “Sleeping Beauty” tale is told from the perspective of the villainous Maleficent and looks at the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse young Princess Aurora.
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes \\“ July 11^th – Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis – A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
• Dom Hemmingway \\“ April 4^th – After serving a twelve year stretch in prison, Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is out. With his best friend, Lefty (Richard E. Grant) in tow, Dom goes off looking to collect the money his former boss (Demian Bichir) owes him for keeping quiet. He also tries to re-connect with his estranged daughter (Emilia Clarke) who despises him.
• Current Movie… Upstream Color \\“ Shane Carruth (Primer) \\“ i09\\™s best movie of 2013. – Upstream Color is about two people whose lives and behaviors are affected by a complex parasite\\”without knowing it\\”that has a three-stage life cycle in which it passes from humans to pigs to orchids. A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Hosts:

P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and SFM Founder)
Christiana Ellis (too many podcasts to list here, but you can check out all things Christiana at her site).
Chooch (Beyond the Wall Podcast Co-Host)
Vivid Muse (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host, Girls\\™ Rules Podcast Host)

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If you want to be part of this or future shows (questions for the guest, topics for us to discuss, general trolling):

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Episode 15 of SFM Presents: Consumption was recorded on Thursday, December 11th, 2013.

No guest this week, but lots of television (mid-season finales!) and videogames. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

• Continuum
• Six Million Dollar Man
• Life with only two televisions and no DVR/VCR (in other words, P.G.’s youth).
• Hugh Hefner had the first DVR (or 20 VCRs, in any case).
• Vikings (why, Chooch? Why?)
• Dr. Who
• The only novelization of History Channel’s Bible movie / DORITOS® Locos Tacos Nacho Cheese & Crunchy Taco Flavored Corn Chips analogy you’re ever gonna hear.
• Frozen
• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Sleepy Hollow
• Helix
• Almost Human
• Paul
• PS4 Talk – NBA2K14 vs. NBA Live ’14
• Companion Apps for PS4 games (NBA2K14, AC4: Black Flag, NFS Rivals)
• Remote Play on Vita
• Wii U
• Resogun (Christiana is now kicking P.G.’s butt)
• Paulette’s Dr. Who scarf knitting…
• Hey That’s My Fish
• Velociraptors
• Tearaway
• Zombie Dice
• Lots of other boardgames!
• 10,000,000

Hosts:

P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and SFM Founder)
Christiana Ellis (too many podcasts to list here, but you can check out all things Christiana at her site).
Chooch (Beyond the Wall Podcast Co-Host)
Vivid Muse (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host, Girls\\™ Rules Podcast Host)

 Contact Us:

If you want to be part of this or future shows (questions for the guest, topics for us to discuss, general trolling):

Email us at consumption at specficmedia dot com
Leave a voicemail at (704-981-1SFM)
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Episode 14 of SFM Presents: Consumption was recorded on Thursday, December 4th, 2013.

Our guest, Tee Morris, joined us to talk about the fiction and the upcoming RPG tied to he and Philippa Ballantine’s Ministry of Pecurliar Occurrences series. We also had some great discussion on tv, film, comics and games. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Guest Links:

Main Website: TeeMonster.com
Twitter: @TeeMonster; @BooksAndBraun; 
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheMinistryOfPeculiarOccurrences

• Death of Paul Walker
• Wonder Woman casting: Gail Godot
• Justice League vs. The Avengers
• Mob City
• Boardwalk Empire
• Dennis Farina – Crime Story
• i.d. channel – Mad Men docudrama
• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Almost Human
• Tee’s Karl Urban weekend
• P.G.’s Simon Pegg weekend
• The World\\™s End
• Paul
• This Is the End
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• Chris Evans
• Captain America: The First Avenger
• Thor 2
• Idris Elba – and Soundtrack for Luther
• Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Doctor Who Anniversary Special
• Star Trek: Into Darkness
• David Tennant and Matt Smith on the Graham Norton Show
• Adventure in Space and Time (Doctor Who)
• Brothers Bloom
• Ministry Protocol
• Tee\\™s comic talk
• IDWComics, Wild Blue Yonder On Comixology
• Games:
• PS4
• Resogun
• Christiana is mostly playing: Lego Marvel SuperHeroes       
• PG is mostly playing: Assassin\\™s Creed 4 – Piratey goodness
• Knack
• Dark Souls
• Dixit
• Pacific Rim Card Game

Hosts:

P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and SFM Founder)
Christiana Ellis (too many podcasts to list here, but you can check out all things Christiana at her site).
Chooch (Beyond the Wall Podcast Co-Host)
Vivid Muse (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host, Girls\\™ Rules Podcast Host)

 Contact Us:

If you want to be part of this or future shows (questions for the guest, topics for us to discuss, general trolling):

Email us at consumption at specficmedia dot com
Leave a voicemail at (704-981-1SFM)
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Episode 13 of SFM Presents: Consumption was recorded on Thursday, November 14th.

Our guest, Tee Morris, had a deadline (go Tee!!!), so he’ll join us on another show. But we had some great discussion on Thor, Agents of Shield, the PS4 launch, etc. Hope you enjoy it!

Show Notes: Coming Soon!

Hosts:

P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and SFM Founder)
Christiana Ellis (too many podcasts to list here, but you can check out all things Christiana at her site).
Chooch (Beyond the Wall Podcast Co-Host)
Vivid Muse (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host, Girls\\™ Rules Podcast Host)

 Contact Us:

If you want to be part of this or future shows (questions for the guest, topics for us to discuss, general trolling):

Email us at consumption at specficmedia dot com
Leave a voicemail at (704-981-1SFM)
Post a message here before the show, or on the YouTube page during the show!

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