Earth-2.net: The Show 212
.: 1:33:48 :: 42.9 MB :.

By The Syndicate
09 May 2008 — Jenny's back just in time for a look at the May Previews catalog!
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Epic Series, part three

By Dan Toland
08 May 2008 — When Buck Rogers returned for its second season in the winter of 1981 (delayed by a writer's strike), the producers heard lead actor Gil Gerard's pleas. For months, Gerard had decried the campy tone and over-the-top pulpishness of the first season. More important, however, were the behind-the-scenes shifts; series creator Glen A. Larson was out, replaced by new executive producer John Mantley, known best for his work on Westerns like Gunsmoke and How the West Was Won. The end result was a vastly different show. No longer part of the Earth Defense Directorate, Buck, Wilma and Twiki had taken positions aboard the Searcher, a starship on a quest to find the 12 lost tribes of Earth.
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For Your Ears Only 01
.: 1:53:24 :: 51.9 MB :.

By Ian Wilson and Adham Fisher
08 May 2008 — For their very first edition of For Your Ears Only, Adham Fisher and Ian Wilson run through the appeal of James Bond before appraising the first film in the Bond franchise: Dr No. Is the film a bore or a masterpiece, due to its lack of conventionality? And just what do two horny Englishmen make of Honey Ryder?
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Animezing Podcast 03
.: 1:15:10 :: 34.4 MB :.

By Kellen Scrivens and Randy Forbister
07 May 2008 — Kellen and Randy are back with not one, but two reviews! First, Lord of the Flies meets Swiss Family Robinson in Uninhabited Planet Survive, then they discuss the highflying (and potentially homoerotic, one host claims) Kaleido Star.
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Is It Wednesday Yet?

By various
06 May 2008 — Cable #3, Foolkiller #5, Logan #3 plus three more comic books were reviewed by DW and Dan Toland this week.
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Earth-2.net: The Show 211
.: 1:04:37 :: 29.5 MB :.

By The Syndicate
06 May 2008 — It's a first issue extravaganza! This week Des and Mike spoke about American Dream #1, Avengers / Invaders #1, Invincible Iron Man #1, Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 and Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness. Surprisingly, one of the hosts wasn't crazy about the big release this week, and another book truly amazed both of them!
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Dread Media 36
.: 1:20:51 :: 37.0 MB :.

By Desmond Reddick
05 May 2008 — In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick debuts the new segment Horror Legends as he digs through selected films by the Italian master of gore, Lucio Fulci. Among the films covered: The Eroticist, Don't Torture a Duckling, The Psychic, Zombi 2, City of the Living Dead and The Beyond. DW returns with a look ahead at upcoming horror video games in another edition of Brainscan. Tunes included: "A Lizard with the Skin of a Woman" by Mike Patton, "Dead Babies" by Alice Cooper, "The Clairvoyant" by Iron Maiden, "Designer Drugs" by Fake Shark Real Zombie, "One Step Beyond" by Fantomas and "Beyond the Gates" by Midnight Syndicate. Make sure you enter the Cemetery Things contest and visit our sponsor at www.horror-mall.com.
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Earth-2.net: The Show 210
.: 1:28:12 :: 40.3 MB :.

By The Syndicate
02 May 2008 — In a recent panel discussion, independent cartoonists Ivan Brunetti, John Hankiewicz and Onsmith spoke about their craft, personal lives and what inspires them to create. Presented here is a recording of said panel.
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Epic Series, part two

By Dan Toland
01 May 2008 — Know your history: the character of Anthony Rogers appeared for the first time in Phillip Francis Nowlan's "Armageddon 2419 AD," a story which was published in the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories. As a (decidedly amateur) student of the history of science fiction, I can attest to having read this story (as well as its sequel, "The Airlords of Han," which appeared seven months later), and while it is indescribably important as a milestone of science fiction, with some amazing ideas and imaginative concepts, it's also fairly crudely written, and bears the unfortunate reality of being a part of the Yellow Peril mindset which was so prevalent in pre-war pulp fiction. Passing out in a disused coal mine outside Scranton, PA in 1927 (due to the presence of certain "radioactive gases"), World War I veteran Anthony Rogers awakens in 2419 to a world which has been overthrown by the Mongol Empire of the Han after the second World War weakened the world's defenses in 2109. Americans have been divided into barely organized gangs that are kept separated and overrun via the use of the Han's great airships — fitted with disintegrator beams. Naturally, Rogers uses his wartime experience to give the Han what for, and is made leader of the Pennsylvania gang.
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World's Finest Podcast 27
.: 2:54:44 :: 79.9 MB :.

By Project Cadmus
30 April 2008 — In their longest show yet, James and Mike thoroughly dissect "World's Finest," the epic three-part Superman / Batman crossover!
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