Slice of SciFi #82: Voicemail Show

This is the show for our fans and listeners! We’re receiving so much voicemail and email feedback commentary that it just won’t fit in one show anymore. But that’s okay… Keep it coming!

Joe Murphy joins Michael and Summer in studio, and we marvel over the technological innovations that allow us to order pizzas online and inside of online games. Oh, and once again, Here There Be Spoilers for “Battlestar Galactica” and “Heroes”… proceed at your own risk!

Indiana Jim on Andy Serkis’ other live action roles
Yvonne from Toronto has contacts on BSG’s Vancouver set, and muses on BSG marathoning
Ari from Boston on Eric Roberts’ status as an actor
Joe likes Torchwood
Paul from Des Moines chimes in on Galactica vs Enterprise, and asks about Galactica vs Imperial Star Destroyer
Michael in Nashville on Fox’s patience towards scifi, then and now
Paul from Des Moines muses on how dark BSG can get, leading into episode spoilers
Mark from Memphis comments on Hiro’s mastery of English, on giveaways leading to greater sales, and why Viper style craft wouldn’t work in a Star Trek universe
Jarsto from Netherlands on Empire
Tim from Babylon Podcast really wants QMx’s replica PPG
Tim from Babylon Podcast votes for The Herculoids and classic Johnny Quest cartoons
Richard from the UK on Hiro’s English
Robert from Boise on 4-D
Big & Tasty from Kettering OH with an indie short film has a question about how best to promote his film

Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know. You can now leave a voicemail comment in the comments section of the show, or call, or email Michael with a comment you’ve recorded yourself!

Comments

Ari from Boston says

November 14, 2006 at 5:27 pm

Regarding QMX- I can’t wait for the BSG dogtags. Did they mention when they’d be available?
Phil from LI New York says

November 15, 2006 at 4:29 am

check this out… Stardestroyers vs battlestars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxX0DKE3oqw
Phil from LI New York says

November 15, 2006 at 4:38 am

one more… Starfleet, Earth Alliance and the galactica(old one) VS. The Dominion and The Empire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Ngirpti2Q
Keith says

November 15, 2006 at 8:18 pm

someone will now need to come up with a game that will let players choose a ship of their choice to play against others in an online battle against other ships/players

Of course, it’ll need to be upgradeable for newer ships.

I get dibs on the SDF-1 Macross
Mark in NY says

November 16, 2006 at 3:04 am

Star Furies blasting Tie fighters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrUjMwSVqlI
Ciberw0lf says

November 16, 2006 at 3:58 pm

Everquest 2 is the game that you can order pizza from Pizza Hut by using the ingame command /pizza
Keith says

November 18, 2006 at 7:43 pm

here’s one of the ad’s promoting the Everquest II/Pizza Hut thing:

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