Two Old Farts Talk Sci-Fi

Troy and David return to Lake Dalek, in an undisclosed location in the Muskoka Region, in Ontario cottage country. This is PT. 2 of their look at SIMIAN CINEMA!!! [PT. 1 dropped on August 31] It is August of 2026 when they settled down into their Muskoka chairs, had a few brewskies, and talked about apes in genre movies. There was a lot to talk about, so, they split this into two episodes. This episode will reveal Troy and David's top 5 Ape films. And there may be some overlap...

They previously were at Lake Dalek when they recorded their Size Matters...

Troy and David return to Lake Dalek, in an undisclosed location in the Muskoka Region, in Ontario cottage country. It is August of 2026 when they settled down into their Muskoka chairs, had a few brewskies, and talked about apes in genre movies.

They previously were at the lake when they recorded their Size Matters episode(s) and Shrinkage episode(s).

What makes a film, an ape film? Simian Cinema, anyone?

Can a gorrilla disco?

In this episode, Troy and David, compare their lists of the greatest genre ape films, starting with #10...

Galaxy Quest is the second of two films starring Sigourney Weaver that Troy and David are looking at, with Special guest Rachel A. Rosen. The movie did OK with its original release, back in 1999, but has earned a cult following ever since. It is loved by both the fans of SFFH but also industry professionals. There are a number of powerful, emotional moments in the movie. The movie has a lot of heart.

Troy and David and Rachel got so carried away with a discussion of the film, that they had to break the discussion of Galaxy...

Galaxy Quest is the second of two films starring Sigourney Weaver that Troy and David are looking at, with Special guest Rachel A. Rosen. The movie did OK with its original release, back in 1999, but has earned a cult following ever since. It is loved by both the fans of SFFH but also industry professionals. There are a number of powerful, emotional moments in the movie. The movie has a lot of heart.

Troy and David and Rachel got so carried away with a discussion of the film, that they had to break the discussion of Galaxy...

Back in 1979 the world was introduced to Sigourney Weaver. OK - Sigourney did appear in a non-speaking role, briefly, in the movie Annie Hall two years previously. But the film that launched her incredible career was a little film called "Alien." Most people include Alien in their top ten list of science fiction films.

The film is considered a classic, and both Troy and David had Alien in their top ten science fiction films of all time. A lot of the credit can go to the director, Ridley Scott, and to the screenplay, the alien design (thanks...

Everyone has that film that everyone else assumes you would have seen. This is the film that David somehow missed in his childhood. Troy invited David to his man cave, and he got to see what all the hubbub was about.

Sandra Kasturi is the guest for this two-part episode that does a deep dive on: Poltergeist (1982)

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PT. 1 Troy and David and Sandra discuss any paranormal or psychic experiences they have had, and then turn to the film Poltergeist, and talk about their first experiences viewing it, and then on to the film...

Everyone has that film that everyone else assumes you would have seen. This is the film that David somehow missed in his childhood. Troy invited David to his man cave, and he got to see what all the hubbub was about.

Sandra Kasturi is the guest for this two-part episode that does a deep dive on: Poltergeist (1982)

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PT. 1 Troy and David and Sandra discuss any paranormal or psychic experiences they have had, and then turn to the film Poltergeist, and talk about their first experiences viewing it, and then on to the film...

Troy and David talk about three movies in this two-part episode: Gremlins (1984) Back to the Future (1985) Howard the Duck (1986) PT. 1 looks at Gremlins, and begins the discussion on Back to the Future. PT. 2 finishes the discussion on Back to the Future, and then moves on to Howard the Duck.

PART 2: Back to the Future & Howard the Duck

Our second episode continues our discussion about Back to the Future, and concludes with Howard the Duck. Troy talks about his love/hate relationship with Back to the Future. He described it as having "a glorified Brady Bunch...

Troy and David talk about three movies in this two-part episode:

Gremlins (1984)

Back to the Future (1985)

Howard the Duck (1986)

PT. 1 looks at Gremlins, and begins the discussion on Back to the Future.

PT. 2 finishes the discussion on Back to the Future, and then moves on to Howard the Duck.

PART 1: Gremlins & Back to the Future

Our first episode does cover how the three films are connected, in both screen talent, locations, producers, and directors. Each of the three films were expected to be box office...

Troy and David come up with their top ten SFFH TV Shows of the 21st century (3rd Millennium). TV shows from the years 2001 - 2025 are considered.

How many TV shows will be on both lists? How many will be Science Fiction? Fantasy? Horror? How many will belong to more than one genre? And, will Troy be able to sneak in a Beatles reference? Listen to find out. Season 7 is our ALL MOVIE season. New episodes usually the last day of the month.

Troy and David come up with their top ten SFFH films of the 21st century (3rd Millennium). Films from the years 2001 - 2025 are considered.

How many films will be on both lists? How many will be Science Fiction? Fantasy? Horror? How many will belong to more than one genre? And, will Troy be able to sneak in a Beatles reference? Listen to find out. Season 7 is our ALL MOVIE season. New episodes usually the last day of the month.

Yellow Submarine was an animated film featuring The Beatles. It was released in 1968, to fulfill a 3-picture deal, that included A Hard Days Night (1964); Help! (1965).

And like the first two films, this was, in essence, a music-delivery device. It was agreed that the band would supply 4 new songs - All Together Now, Hey Bulldog, It’s All Too Much, and Only A Northern Song - for the film. These new songs would be heard in the film along with 12 other recently released songs, including Nowhere Man, Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, When I’...

The Evil Dead movie franchise is near and dear to the hearts of many horror aficionados. And, you do not have to be a horror fan to like the movies. You can like humour, slapstick, comedy, magic realism and surrealism, abstraction, irrationality, and cabins. And woods. And things in the basement. And in the case of Evil Dead Rise, an urban landscape where people like to park woodchippers in parking garages, you know, just in case. You never know, right.

Our Halloween episode is our first episode of season 7, our first episode since our Wonder Woman episode...

Wonder Woman introduced Lynda Carter as the comic-book heroine. This live-action series ran for three years, and changed from Season 1 to Season 2, when the show switched networks, and was brought to current day, instead of WWII.

Here is the cast (and the description we used in the episode):

Wonder Woman

(Lynda Carter)

Carter was just 23 years old at the time she was cast for the role. Though she had done almost no acting she was working professionally as a singer, and had done very well competing in beauty pageants. She won...

Kolchak: The Night Stalker was a series that lasted only one season, the 1974-75 season. Just 20 episodes. Troy and David look at the series, its pilot episode and others, and briefly talk about the two made for TV movies that preceded the TV series: The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler. The TV series, and the two TV movies, influenced a generation of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror fans, including Chris Carter, who brought us The X-Files. Troy and David open the episode with a short tribute to David Lynch, who had passed away recently. Back to Kolchak: The Night...

The Planet of the Apes TV Series premiered in 1974. After the success of the Planet of the Apes movies, a TV series was given the go-ahead. The series lasted one year, and just 14 episodes. Roddy McDowell was signed on, but playing a different character, Galen. Here is the cast: Roddy McDowall … Galen = 14 episodes, 1974 Ron Harper … Alan Virdon = 14 episodes, 1974 James Naughton … Pete Burke = 14 episodes, 1974 Mark Lenard … Urko = 11 episodes, 1974 Booth Colman … Zaius = 6 episodes, 1974 Ron Stein … Gorilla Guard / … = 4 episodes, 1974 One of the concerns with the series, and most POTA fans were not happy with, was the appearance of a dog at the beginning of the first e...

Tory and David recall their favourite genre-related gifts of their childhoods and play some clips of old TV ads because this is TOF's ALL TV season, AKA, TWO OLD FARTS MEET THE GLASS TEAT. Stay tuned to the Secret Santa gift exchange, later in the show. They review some shows they covered this season, and highlight those shows holiday episodes. The Addams Family. The Munsters. Lost in Space. The Six Million Dollar Man. Wonder Woman. Kolchak: the Night Stalker There were two Wonder Woman Xmas episodes (TOF will be covering this series in the new year) (TOF will also be...

There were two SF series in the late 1970s that both had theatrical releases: Battlestar Galactica, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Both were produced by Glen A. Larson. Troy and David look at the theatrical films, and compare and contrast these, and how they fit in with the televised series.

CAST OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA:

• Richard Hatch as Captain Apollo (Waltons, Love Boat, Kung Fu…)

• Dirk Benedict as Lieutenant Starbuck (A Team)

• Lorne Greene as Commander Adama (CAN) Bonanza, New Wilderness

• John Colicos as Baltar (CAN) (Star Trek, Night Gall...

Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi continue to look at The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. This is the second of a 2-part episode. And stick to the end, where we have a special bionic treat, where Robert J. Sawyer gives his recommendations on his favourite episodes. We begin with a recap of PT. 1. SOME OF THE EPISODES WE LOOK AT The Return of the Bionic Woman (2-part episode) Welcome Home Jaimie (2-part episode) The Secret of Bigfoot (2-part episode) The Return of Bigfoot (2-part episode) Bigfoot 5 (1 episode) Fembots in Las Vegas Kill Oscar (3-part episode) One...

Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi continues its exploration of SFFH TV shows from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. This episode is the first of a 2-part look at The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. Many who loved The Six Million Dollar Man enjoyed its iconic look, and also the slow motion. and especially the opening segment. Martin Caiden wrote Cyborg. TSMDM & BW were based on the novel. Caiden TSMDM had a few television movies that were very successful. The series went on from 1974 - 1978. Harve Bennet came in, and became the producer for the show. He...

Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi celebrates Halloween by looking at two horror comedies from the 1960s, The Addams Family and The Munsters. In fact, they look specifically at episodes that are the "Halloween episodes" of the two series: Halloween with the Addams Family season 1 episode 7 of The Addams Family original air date: October 30, 1964. IMDB Rating = 7.8 Munster's Masquerade season 1 episode 1 of The Munsters. original air date: May 6, 1965 IMDB Rating = 7.5 As mentioned in the episode, here are the descriptions from wikipedia for the two episodes. Episode synopsis for Halloween with the Addams Family from Wikipedia: Marilyn's boyfriend, Tom Daily, invites the...

We continue our all-TV season, and recognize Harlan Ellison, who wrote a series of essays on TV, referring to TV as a 'glass teat'. Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi looks at Richard Matheson, and since this season is the TV season, we look at the stories he wrote that became part of the ABC Movie of the Week. We do a deep dive on the history of TV movies, the ABC Movie of the Week, and specifically the movies that Richard Matheson wrote, which were: "Duel" and "The Trilogy of Terror" and also "The Night Stalker (1972 film)". The movies...

Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi has reached a milestone. 75 episodes. Troy Harkin and David Clink hosted a live show, that was recorded on Wednesday, September 18th. David runs a trivia game on TV Superheroes / Supervillains. We hope you enjoy!        

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Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi takes a look at the great television theme songs that are SFFH (science fiction, fantasy, and horror). We have a special guest. Lee McCormack joins us. He was our guest for our 3-part "Galactic Rock" episodes from a few seasons ago. Troy and David and Lee each came up with their own top ten list of theme songs. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi. And welcome to... Prisoners of Gravity: The Reunion. Five people joined Troy and David for this 35th anniversary show... Host / Co-Creator: Rick Green Producer / Co-Creator: Mark Askwith Producer / Director: Gregg Thurlbeck Associate Producer: Shirley Brady Most Frequent Guest: Robert J. Sawyer We hope you enjoy! BIOS = = = RICK GREEN People may know Rick Green from his days with The Frantics comedy troupe, and as ‘Bill’ on The Red Green Show, which he co-created. Rick also created History Bites. And, of course, he was ‘Commander Rick,’ host of Prisoners of Gravity. He is a member o...

Welcome to Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi. This is our second episode of Season 6. This season is "Two Old Farts Meet the Glass Teat" The late great Harlan Ellison wrote a series of essays about TV for the LA Free Press. He referred to TV as a "Glass Teat." This is our all-TV season. We will look at shows from the 60s, through the 80s and beyond. The shows and the showrunners. PT 1 of Irwin Allen looked primarily at Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and, Lost in Space PT 2 of Irwin Allen will look primarily at The...

Welcome to Two Old Farts Talk Sci Fi. This is our first first episode of Season 6. This season is "Two Old Farts Meet the Glass Teat" The late great Harlan Ellison wrote a series of essays about TV for the LA Free Press. He referred to TV as a "Glass Teat." This is our all-TV season. We will look at shows from the 60s, through the 80s and beyond. The shows and the showrunners. PT 1 of Irwin Allen will look primarily at Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and, Lost in Space PT 2 of Irwin Allen will look primarily...

Spaceballs The Star Wars parody (with a bit of Star Trek and Lawrence of Arabia thrown in) may not be Mel Brooks' best film, or his funniest comedy, but it is a film that grows on you with each successive viewing. This episode is released in 2024 on Star Wars day, May the 4th, as in, May the 4th be with you. Dan Miwa joins Troy Harkin and David Clink. Dan, being a first-time guest, is asked about his earliest genre memories, and his first genre love. He is then asked the standard 6 questions for first-time guests: Fave Author; Fave Novel...

Queer SFFH (Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror) has been with us for a very long time. One of the first English-language science fiction novels is Frankenstein, 1818, and it was written by bisexual author Mary Shelley. And representation has recently reached new heights, in both how many queer creators there are, but also the number of queer characters appearing in SFFH, in books and media, but also in the quality and impact they have in storylines. Rachel A. Rosen joins Troy and David, to discuss the topic. Rachel, being a first guest, is asked about her earliest genre memories, and her...

CSFFA, the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, is the organization that is tasked with running the Aurora Awards and the Hall of Fame.

Troy and David invite to the show Clifford Samuels, who is the Aurora Awards administrator.

This is Clifford's first appearance on the show, and as with all new guests, Troy and David ask Clifford about his first experiences in the speculative genre, and what was his first genre love.

Clifford is also asked about his all-time speculative genre faves, which includes his favourite novel, shorter work, author, and also...

NEUROMANCER Stephen Humphrey joins Troy and David on this episode where the novel Neuromancer is discussed. It looks like they are finally going to be bringing the book to the small screen, after a number of attempts. Apple TV+ announced they are bringing Neuromancer to the small screen... https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2024/02/apple-tv-announces-neuromancer-new-drama-based-on-the-multi-award-winning-science-fiction-novel-by-william-gibson/ = = = 'The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.' The opening line says it all. Neuromancer was a game changer, a classic of the genre. This is Stephen's first guesting on the podcast, so Troy and David ask...

Our Valentine's Day Special, pt. 2, continues to look at love in the Stephen King Universe. Our guests from part 1 return, the same guests that joined us for our Halloween Special, the two who run SK Tours (Stephen King Tours), Jamie Tinker and Jennifer Millar. This is a 2-part episode. PT1 was be broadcast on Saturday, Feb 10, 2024. PT2 will be broadcast on Saturday, Mar 09, 2024. In between, on Feb 24, was our Black Superheroes episode with special guest Wayne Brown. As mentioned in pt. 1, when it comes to love in the Stephen King Universe, there are all kinds of love. First loves. The...

  Black Superheroes have been around for a very long time. Troy and David welcome Wayne Brown, and they discuss some of the great and not-so-great black superheroes. This is Wayne's first appearance on the show, and as with all new guests, Troy and David ask Wayne about his first experiences in the speculative genre, and what was his first genre love. Wayne is also asked about his all-time faves, which includes his favourite novel, shorter work, author, and also his favourite movie, TV series, and TV episode. Some of the Black Superheroes mentioned in this episode include (please click on t...

Our Valentine's Day Special looks at love in the Stephen King Universe. We have our guests from our Halloween Special, the two who run SK Tours (Stephen King Tours), Jamie Tinker and Jennifer Millar. This is a 2-part episode. PT1 will be broadcast on Saturday, Feb 10, 2024. PT2 will be broadcast on Saturday, Mar 09, 2024. In between, on Feb 24, will be our Black Superheroes episode with special guest Wayne Brown. When it comes to love in the Stephen King Universe, there are all kinds of love. First loves. The love of family. Unrequited love. Adolescent love. Love in the apocalypse. The love...

This is TOF's second Live Show. The first one was a celebration of their 50th episode, and had the theme of Time Travel. This live show is all robots. Each season TOF will host a live show.

This show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th, from 8 pm - 9:30 pm, Eastern Time. 13 or 14 or so attended the event, including five previous guests: Sandra Kasturi; Ira Nayman; Robert J. Sawyer; Jerome Stueart; and, Maaja Wentz.

Dan Miwa attended, and will be a guest for our forthcoming Spaceballs episode, that will be released on May 4th, 2024. He talks...

TOF tackles the subject of religion, how it relates to genre, mostly movies and TV, mostly a Christian perspective. Religion is such a large topic, that it is hard to do it justice in one episode. We only have time to cover a few things. Jerome Stueart joins Troy and David for the episode. As a first time guest, we ask Jerome his first experiences with the speculative genre, and what he fell in love with. David also asks him what was the first genre thing he fell in love with. And Troy asks Jerome what his all-time faves are...

Dr. Strangelove is the granddaddy of all satirical movies. A great cast contributes to the story of a bomber crew being ordered to drop the bomb on the Russians. The order did not come from the President. It came from Jack D. Ripper, the commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, who exceeded his authority. He also seems to be overly concerned with bodily fluids, his essence, and fluoridation. Peter Sellers leads a great cast. He plays three roles: Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake; President Merkin Muffley; and, Dr. Strangelove. He is wonderful in each one. Troy Harkin and David Clink, the "...

This is the second of two parts that look at Superman in the movies. Troy and David look at the movies, from the George Reeves Mole Men to Zach Snyder's Justice League. Troy and David also do their DREAM CAST and SCHRODINGER'S CAST for Superman - the 1978 film, looking at these 6 roles: Character(s) Original Star(s) Superman / Clark Kent Christopher Reeve Lois Lane Margot Kidder Ma & Pa Kent Phyllis Thaxter & Glenn Ford Jimmy Olsen Marc McClure Lex Luthor Gene Hackman General Zod Terence Stamp

This is the first of two parts that look at Superman in the movies. Troy and David look at the movies, from the George Reeves Mole Men to Zach Snyder's Justice League.

Did you ever want to visit the sites in Stephen King novels? King set a number of his novels and short stories in the fictional town of Derry. Many feel that Derry is, in actuality, Bangor Maine, where Stephen has lived most of his life. Stephen King also believes that. Troy Harkin and his wife Christie went on the SK-Tours in October of 2022. TOF welcomes the couple that run the tour, to talk about it. Jamie Tinker and Jennifer Millar own and operate SK Tours of Maine out of Bangor. The three hour long tours are an authoritative celebration of...