Sci-Fi in Color

A writer & a film buff discuss sci-fi TV & films that feature actors/directors/writers of color! Podcast updates on Sunday.

[sfincolor]

61 - Bloody Bowling Ball Head - Into the Badlands

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

In our final episode, we conclude season two of Into the Badlands by covering the last two episodes “Nightingale Sings No More” and “Wolf's Breath, Dragon Fire.” And as it is our last episode, we talk about why we’ve decided to end the podcast and our favorite memories.

How trustworthy is Bajie?

Will we watch Season 3 of Into the Badlands?

How does Quinn have ice cream?

Is this show even sci-fi?

Hopefully this won’t be goodbye forever, but for the moment… buh-bye

Links:

Does this haircut make me look like a Nazi?

Zombieland

Jewel in the Palace

Madeleine Mantock

[sfincolor]

'Sci-Fi in Color' is ending next week!

Reminder: Sci-Fi in Color is ending!

Our last episode should be out on February 25, 2018.

Tell us what you thought of the podcast: did you have any favorite moments or episodes?

Let Maggie and Melissa know on social media or email your thoughts to [email protected]

[sfincolor]

Sci-Fi in Color is ending!

Sci-Fi in Color is ending!

Our last episode should be out on February 25, 2018.

Tell us what you thought of the podcast: did you have any favorite moments or episodes?

Let Maggie and Melissa know on social media or email your thoughts to [email protected]

[sfincolor]

Part 1 of 2 of an old Sci-Fi in Color episode!

Hello, listeners! There will be no new episode next Sunday. Feel free to check out the Children of Men episode we mentioned in yesterday's Into The Badlands episode instead. The link is up above!

[sfincolor]

60 - Waste of a Perfectly Good Bus - Into the Badlands

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

Next week we cover Into the Badlands “Nightingale Sings No More.”

Sunny and co. make their glorious return into the badlands (casual name drop) and pick up the pace heading into the final few episodes of season 2.

Why does anything happen? Usually because aesthetic.

Why are most of the barons so easy to kill?

Did all of the economists die off early in the apocalypse?

Links:

Eleanor Matsuura

Children of Men

[sfincolor]

59 - Secret Interstate Road Crew - Into the Badlands

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

“Black Heart, White Mountain” tugged at our heartstrings with the life that Sunny could never lead. Sadly, the MK/Bajie road trip couldn’t maintain the same momentum the previous episodes had been building.

Could there be only one bathtub in the Badlands?

What did MK even learn in abbot school?

Is Flea the Widow?

What’s up with the badlands economy?

What is Bajie planning?

Next week, we cover the next episode of Into the Badlands: “Sting of the Scorpion’s Tail.”

Links:

Stephen Fung

Artemis

[sfincolor]

Our episode on Into The Badlands 207 will be up tomorrow because of holiday-related delays! Thanks for listening!

[sfincolor]

Meet SFIC at Seattle PodCon 2017!

Maggie will be at PodCon this upcoming Saturday and Sunday (December 9 & 10)! Melissa can't make it, but our friend Angie from episode 51 will be there. 

PodCon is being held in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center. You can purchase tickets to PodCon here at https://podcon.com/register/ .

Maggie and Melissa will return to Into the Badlands with “Black Heart, White Mountain.”

[sfincolor]

58 - Mitsuha, Taki & The Great Comet of 2013 - Your Name

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

We tackle the widely acclaimed Japanese animated movie, Your Name, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, and despite its misleading beginning, we highly recommend it to sci-fi fans.

Was it overhyped?

Does Your Name work as a cohesive piece without cultural context?

Who was the main character? Which character had more agency?

Should the live-action remake happen?

Next week, we make our long-awaited return to Into the Badlands with “Black Heart, White Mountain.”

Links:

Makoto Shinkai

Dreamless (web comic)

Secret Garden (Korean Drama)

Red Thread of Fate   

Your Name soundtrack

JJ Abrams’ Your Name Remake

Torii

Mood Whiplash

[sfincolor]

57 - Logic is Bae - Star Trek: Discovery

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

We discover Star Trek: Discovery and debate whether it’s worth the price of the CBS All Access pass, but mostly we just make horrible Star Trek puns.

Are Klingons a modern metaphor?

What’s Michael’s personality?

Is Star Trek social justice liberal propaganda?

Who would Finn’s drift partner be in Star Wars?

Next week, we’ll be discussing the acclaimed Japanese animated film, Your Name.

Links:

Keeping Up with the Cardassians T-shirt

Rainn Wilson

Star Trek’s Divisive Saru

Crazy Rich Asians

Doug Jones

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Kirk’s Lime Green Wrap Shirt

Pacific Rim Uprising Poster

“Has Everyone Forgotten What Star Trek Is Supposed to Be?” Article

[sfincolor]

Podcast will be up later this week!

[sfincolor]

56 - Sensori LinkedIn - Sense8

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

In “I Have No Room in My Heart for Hate” Riley journeys to Chicago, Capheus’ father gets his first screen time, and there’s a battle between two celestial bodies (AKA Sun and Mun), just another day in the life of Sense8.

Why do TV intros matter?

Is Will being too controlling with Riley and Diego?

Does Rajan genuinely mean his apology? And what does that mean for our OTP Kala/Wolfgang?

Will we ever seen Dani’s parents again?

Links:

“Skip Intro”

Wynonna Earp (TV series)

Brian J. Smith

The Big Sick

Anupam Kher

Mamma Mia!

[sfincolor]

55 - Traitor to America - Sense8

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

Come for the despair, stay for the passionate sex? “Isolated Above, Connected Below” was Sense8’s love episode, and oh boy, there was a lot of it. But… it worked?

Is love within a cluster narcissistic?

How does the Sensori archipelago work? Could there be a spy?

How will class play into Capheus’ relationships going forward?

Is Sense8 hypocritical?

Tune in next week and we’ll cover the next episode of Sense8: “I Have No Room in my Heart for Hate.”

Links:

Yahoo! Answers

Lilly Wachowski Leaves Sense8 Season 2

African Sci-fi Novel Adapted for TV

[sfincolor]

54 - Pupper - Sense8

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

Consistent themes, good feelings, and one adorable dog carry “Fear Never Fixed Anything” because when in doubt, bring out the dog. Because dog.

Did Capheus’ house change or are we going crazy?

Why does Wolfgang reject Leila?

Do we care about Jonas?

What is Anonymous doing here?

Next week we’ll return with the next episode of Sense8 “Isolated Above, Connected Below.” Just a quick note, we had problems with our audio this week. We tried to make the best out of a bad situation, but we apologize in advance and hope we’ll be back to our usual middling standards next time.

Links:

Honey, You’ve Got a Big Storm Comin’

Mohinder Suresh (Heroes)

Negative Feedback

Right In Front of My Salad (NSFW)

Bury Your Gays

It’s a Wonderful Life

Bug’s Tiger Shirt

Break Free by Ariana Grande

Conchita Wurst

Evil Corporation

[sfincolor]

53 - Bajielands - Into the Badlands

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

In “Leopard Stalks in Snow” Maggie finally gets her money’s worth for her English degree and Quinn is just now becoming affected by his brain tumor which is approximately the size of a fist.

Why did no-name characters get such dramatic deaths?

Where is the gasoline coming from?

Is it possible that America is the only country experiencing post-apocalyptic madness?

How do the abbots track the “dark ones?”

Was the main death in this episode justified?

Next time on Sci-Fi in Color we return to Sense8 with “Fear Never Fixed Anything.”

Links:

Dramatic Structure

Lotus-eaters

Steampunk

Avalon

West Avalon

Blanca Peak

Uncontacted Peoples

Phineas Gage

Reality is Unrealistic  

The Final Countdown

Bildungsroman

[sfincolor]

52 - Team Instinct - Into the Badlands

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

Even though “Monkey Leaps Through Mist” didn’t have a lot of fight sequences, it made some really interesting plot pivots with Jade, Sunny, and MK. And the one fight we got? Excellent. The rest of the season is looking promising.

Can fictional characters kill with morality?  

What’s going on with MK and the monastery?

Should Quinn have come back from the dead?

Where was the foreshadowing?

Next time (in two weeks) we’ll cover Into the Badlands’ “Leopard Stalks in Snow.”

Links:

Marc Rissmann (Acting Playing Nos)

Matt Smith (actor)

Southern Gothic

Bury Your Gays

Lando Calrissian

[sfincolor]

51 - The Butt Lights Up - Firefly

Download the episode ( MP3 | iTunes | RSS )

Firefly is a sci-fi classic, but how does it hold up? We dive into the pilot episode “Serenity” along with our college friend, Angie, and cry about how Firefly was tragically cancelled.

How does this episode play with our expectations?

Is Mal a good main character?

What was the point of the Asian-inspired universe? And why was the Chinese SO bad?

Do we consider the movie Serenity canon?

Tune in next week and we’ll return to Into the Badlands.

Two minor corrections from the episode: It’s the Battle of Serenity Valley and yes, Joss Whedon did direct the episode “Serenity.”

Links:

Western Characters tropes

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Battle of Serenity Valley    

Stagecoach (1939)

Dark Matter (TV series)

“Nobody’s Asian in the Movies”  

Alan Tudyk