ZERO-G EPISODE #752
25th Jan 10
TITLE: THE BIG DAY OFF
PODCAST TITLE: NEVER POD OFF TOMMORROW WHAT YOU CAN POD OFF TODAY
PLAYLIST:
-MASSACRE BY CHRISTOPHE BECK FROM BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER THE SCORE 2008 ROUNDER 11661-9078-2
-THE BALLAD OF JONAH HEX (ACOUSTIC VERSION) BY IAN FRAZIER 2009 E to the N
-MACHINE BY AFTER QUARTET FROM METROPOLIS 2005 8bells
-THE SWORDS OF A THOUSAND MEN BY TENPOLE TUDOR (ORIGINAL VINYL SINGLE) 1981
-TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER (PERFECT DAY) BY MIRIAM STOCKLEY 1999
BOOKS:
THE COMPANY
BY K.J PARKER
2009 ORBIT PAPERBACK
ISBN 978-1-84149-510-1
COMICS:
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
SEASON 8 #31 2010
DARK HORSE COMICS
SCRIPT BY JOSS WHEDON
COVER & PENCILS BY GEORGES GENTY
INKS BY ANDY OWEN
PICTURE: BUFFY THE VAMPIRES SLAYER SEASON EIGHT COMIC BOOK COVER ART BY
GEORGES JEANTY COURTESY DARK HORSE 2010
"...AND THEN HE DAWNED ON ME..."
"BUFFY'S CHEERLEADING REACHES NEW HEIGHTS..."
ALIENS VS PREDATOR
#1 2010
DARK HORSE COMICS
SCRIPTED BY RANDY STRADLEY
PENCILS BY RICK LEONARDI
INKS BY MARK PENNINGTON
COVER BY RAYMOND SWANLAND
MOVIES:
DVDS:
ONEECHANBARA: THE MOVIE
DIRECTED BY YOHEI FUKADA
(2008)
JAPAN
PICTURE- ONEECHANBARA; THE MOVIE. DIRECTED BY YOHEI FUKADA .
ERI OTOGURO AS AYA. 2008
OTHER INFORMATION:
THE T.V GEEK- GENRE TELLY THIS WEEK IN MELBOURNE
NOTE:
ALL BROADCAST TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE BY STATIONS DUE TO
WHIMSY, ENNUI, DISTEMPER OR INDEED, THE FLAP OF A BUTTERFLY WING, SAY,
A CONTINENT AWAY.
MONDAY JANUARY 25TH
ALF - U.S S.F SERIES- 7TWO - WEEKDAYS 6.00
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - U.S HORROR SERIES - GO! - MONDAY 8.30 PM
HINDENBURG-HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY - ABC1- MONDAY 8.40 PM
DOCTOR WHO (REPEATS) - BRITISH S.F SERIES - ABC2 - MONDAY 9.30 PM
PICTURE: DOCTOR WHO. DAVID TENNANT AS THE DOCTOR, CATHERINE TATE AS DONNA NOBLE
COURTESY OF THE BBC 2007
DANTE’S COVE - U.S HORROR SERIES - GO! - MONDAY 10.30 PM
PICTURE: DANTE'S COVE
DEATH NOTE - JAPANESE HORROR ANIMATED SERIES - ABC 2 - MONDAY 11.30 PM
SHINOBI: HEART UNDER THE BLADE - 2005 JAPANESE HISTORICAL MARTIAL ARTS FANTASY MOVIE- SBS ONE - MONDAY 11.55 PM
PICTURE: SHINOBI: HEART UNDER THE BLADE DIRECTED BY TEN SHIMOYAMA 2005
TUESDAY- JANUARY 25TH
THE
MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES - 1936 BRITISH FANTASY MOVIE - ABC1 -
TUESDAY 12.30 AM Directed by Lothar Mendes, this was expanded from a
story by H.G Wells, and shows what happens when an ordinary man,
shopkeeper’s assistant George Fotheringay, is given unlimited magical
powers. Hungarian co-scriptwriter Lajos Biro was also the pen behind
classic 1930s movies including: Catherine The Great, The Scarlet
Pimpernel, The Four Feathers, and The Thief Of Bagdad
PICTURE: THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES DIRECTED BY LOTHAR MENDES 1936
SARABAND
(FOR DEAD LOVERS) - 1948 BRITISH HISTORICAL ROMANCE FILM- CHANNEL 31-
TUESDAY 10.00 AM Lavish attempt by the Ealing studios to push into the
drama market as opposed to the comedies it’s more known for. Stars
Stewart Granger. It was their first technicolour film and all!
PICTURE: SARABAND DIRECTED BY BASIL DEARDEN 1948
WHY ANCIENT EGYPT FELL - HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY - ABC 1 - TUESDAY 8.30 PM
WEDNESDAY- JANUARY 26TH
JULES
ET JIM- 1962 ROMANCE FILM - CHANNEL 31 - WEDNESDAY 10.00 AM. Rare
television screening of this Francois Truffaut classic. Stars Jeanne
Moreau and Oskar Werner.
PICTURE: JULES ET JIM DIRECTED BY FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT. JEANNE MOREAU AS CATHERINE
FRINGE - U.S S.F SERIES - GO! - WEDNESDAY 8.30 PM
PICTURE: FRINGE CREATED BY J.J ABRAMS AND ROBERTO ORCI
JOSHUA JACKSON AS PETER BISHOP, JOHN NONBLE AS WALTER BISHOP, ANNA TORV AS OLIVIA DUNHAM. FOX 2008
THE I.T CROWD - BRITISH COMEDY SERIES - ABC 1 - WEDNESDAY 9.05 PM
PICTURE: THE I.T CROWD KATHERINE PARKINSON AS RICHARD AYOADE AS MOSS, CHRIS O'DOWD
NEW AMSTERDAM- U.S FANTASY SERIES - GO! - WEDNESDAY 9.30 PM
PICTURE: NEW AMSTERDAM NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU AS JOHN AMSTERDAM 2008
BEAUFORT-
2007 ISRAELI HISTORICAL MOVIE - SBS TWO 9.05 PM. Solid movie about a
unit of Israel Defence Force soldiers occupying a modern fort near a
12th century fortress before the 2000 A.D withdrawal from Lebanon. A
thought provoking essay on the nature of modern warfare.
BEING HUMAN (REPEATS) - BRITISH FANTASY SERIES - ABC 1 - WEDNESDAY 10.45 PM
PICTURE: BEING HUMAN. RUSSELL TOVEY AS GEORGE SANDS, AIDAN TURNER AS JOHN MITCHELL, LEONORA CHRICHLOW AS ANNIE SAWYER. COURTESY OF BBC THREE
NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES- AUSTRALIAN HORROR ANTHOLOGY SERIES -GO! - WEDNESDAY 10.30 PM
Partly
based on a 1993 collection of Stephen King short stories with some
others. Eight episodes, this is the second. Hard to get past playing
‘spot the Victorian location’, if in fact you want to!
THURSDAY- JANUARY 27TH
STARGATE ATLANTIS - U.S S.F SERIES - 7TWO - THURSDAY 8.30 PM
PICTURE: STARGATE ATLANTIS. JOE FLANIGAN AS JOHN SHEPPARD, PAUL MCGILLION AS CARSON BECKETT, RACHEL LUTTRELL AS TEYLA EMMAGAN, DAVID HEWLETT AS RODNEY MCKAY, TORRI HIGGINSON AS ELIZABETH WEIR. SCI-FI CHANNEL 2004
PICTURE: STARGATE ATLANTIS. JEWEL (KAYLEE FROM "FIREFLY") STAITE AS JENNIFER KELLER. SCI-FI CHANNEL 2007
PICTURE: STARGATE ATLANTIS. AMANDA TAPPING AS SAM CARTER. SCI -FI CHANNEL 2009
PICTURE: STARGATE ATLANTIS. JASON MAMOA AS RONON DEX. SCI-FI CHANNEL 2004
THE
TIGER BRIGADES- 2006 HISTORICAL CRIME MOVIE- SBS TWO - THURSDAY 9.05
PM. Story about an eltie 1912 police unit tasked with apprehending
criminals taking advantage of advances of technology to commit
robberies.
FRIDAY - JANUARY 28TH
BEDLAM - 1946
BRITISH HISTORICAL ‘HORROR’ MOVIE - ABC 1 - FRIDAY 29TH - 1.35 AM. Last
of Val Lewton’s RKO movies. Set in the nightmarish environment of an
18th century ‘mad house’. Stars Boris Karloff and Anna Lee. Although
the story railed against the practice of using the inmates as
entertainment the modern movie poster yet reads “Sensational secrets of
the infamous mad house exposed!”
PICTURE: BEDLAM. DIRECTED BY MARK ROBSON 1946
BLACKADDER (REPEATS) - BRITISH HISTORICAL COMEDY SERIES - GO! - FRIDAY 8.30 PM, SATURDAY 1.00 AM
TORCHWOOD: CHILDREN OF EARTH: DAY 3- BRITISH S.F SERIES - ABC 2 - FRIDAY 8.30 PM
PICTURE: TORCHWOOD-CHILDREN OF EARTH. JOHN BANNERMAN AS CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS, EVE MYLES AS GWEN COOPER, GARETH DAVID-LLOYD AS IANTO JONES. BBC 2009.
GHOST SHIP - 2002 U.S FANTASY HORROR MOVIE - GO! -FRIDAY 9.30 PM.
THE TUXEDO- 2002 U.S S.F MOVIE - CHANNEL NINE- FRIDAY 11.15 PM
Jackie Chan gadget based (the tuxedo of the title) spy comedy.
SATURDAY - JANUARY 29TH
BONES - NINE - 2001 U.S FANTASY HORROR MOVIE- SATURDAY 1.15 AM. Ghost movie with Snoop Dog and Pam Grier.
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN - U.S ANIMATED SERIES - TEN - SATURDAY 6.05 AM
SKYLAND - FRENCH ANIMATED SERIES - ABC3 - SATURDAY 6.43 AM
MARINE BOY - JAPANESE S.F ANIMATED SERIES - GO! - SATURDAY 9.00 AM
LIFE-SIZE- 2000 U.S CHILDREN’S FANTASY MOVIE- CHANNEL 7 - SATURDAY 9.00 AM
D4-THE TROJAN DOG- 1999 AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S FANTASY MOVIE- CHANNEL 9 -SATURDAY 9.00 AM
THE JETSONS - U.S ANIMATED S.F SERIES - GO! - WEEKDAYS 9.00 AM & 6.30 PM, SATURDAY 11.00 AM
WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN - U.S S.F ANIMATED SERIES - ABC 3 -SATURDAY 7.05 AM (REPEATED ABC 3 4.55 PM SUNDAY)
GEPPETTO- 2000 U.S CHILDREN’S FANTASY MOVIE- 7TWO - SATURDAY 30TH 11.30 AM
THE SUPERHERO SQUAD SHOW - U.S S.F ANIMATED SERIES - ABC3 -SATURDAY 5.30 PM
CLONE (REPEATS) - BRITISH S.F SERIES - ABC2 - SATURDAY 6.00 PM
MERLIN (REPEATS) - BRITISH FANTASY SERIES - TEN - SATURDAY 6.30 PM
IRON
MAN ARMOURED ADVENTURES - U.S S.F ANIMATED SERIES - ABC 3 -SATURDAY
7.30 PM (BLOCKS OF 2 EPISODES, REPEATED ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 9.24 AM.
NOTE THAT SINGLE EPISODES OF THE SHOW ARE ALSO SHOWN ON ABC 1 ON SUNDAY
AT 8.37 AM)
THE BLACK PANTHER - MARVEL COMICS ANIMATED SERIES - ABC 3 - SATURDAY 8.15 PM
THE CORE- 2003 U.S S.F MOVIE- CHANNEL TEN - SATURDAY 9.30 PM - Rubbish global apocalypse story.
ANACONDAS:
THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID - 2004 U.S HORROR- CHANNEL NINE- SATURDAY
30TH- 10.10 PM. I can’t think of a single thing to recommend this
sequel to the 1997 movie apart from the nice river scenery.
SUNDAY - JANUARY 30TH
THUNDERBIRDS (REPEATS) - BRITISH S.F PUPPET SERIES - GO! -SUNDAY 7.00 AM
THE BATMAN - U.S ANIMATED S.F SERIES - GO ! - SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10.00AM
SCOOBY-DOO- 2002 FANTASY MOVIE- GO!- SUNDAY 31ST- 2.00 PM
LOST
WORLDS: - SBS ONE - SUNDAY 7.30 PM. Three part documentary where Tony
Robinson mythbusts famous English 'paranormal' stories.
LEGION OF SUPERHEROES - U.S ANIMATED S.F SERIES - GO ! - SUNDAY 10.30AM
THE BIG BANG THEORY - U.S COMEDY SERIES - NINE - SUNDAY 8.00 PM
ETERNAL
SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND- 2004 U.S S.F MOVIE-GO! -SUNDAY 31ST -
8.30 PM. Michael Gondry’s memory editing romance staring Jim Carrey and
Kate Winslet.
PICTURE: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. DIRECTED BY MICHAEL GONDRY. JIM CARREY AND KATE WINSLET. 2004
STAR WARS- PHANTOM MENACE- 1999 U.S S.F FILM- CHANNEL TEN - SUNDAY 31ST- 11.00 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH- 2002 U.S S.F FILM- GO! - SUNDAY 11.00 P.M. Eddie Murphy and Randy Quaid space adventure.
LOCAL CINEMA
ACMI
Monday 25th
Right
now- 1pm.. Screening animated S.F film Space Chimps- rest of the week
as well. 3.00 pm the Thunderbirds are GO movie with the voice of Bud
TIngwell as Doctor Tony Grant. 7.30 PM- The Inside Story. Tingwell in
Australian supernatural fantasy movie.
Tuesday 26th.
2.00 pm. Breaker Morant. (Tingwell again! But it’s really Edward Woodward’s star turn.)
FREAKY FRIDAYS
Fri 29 Jan 2010, 9.30pm-The American Astronaut.
MOONLIGHT CINEMA AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
THE WIZARD OF OZ -SUNDAY 31ST
THE ASTOR
Friday — January 29 — 7:30 PM
9 [M] (2009)
Akira — The Special Edition [M] (1988)
Saturday — January 30 — 7:30 PM
Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea [G] (2009)
Spirited Away [PG] (2001)
SERGIO LEONE FESTIVAL
A Tribute to Sergio Leone — on four successive Sunday nights from February 14.
PAUL MCGANN (9th Doctor Who) LIVE
Paul McGann, the “I” in Withnail and I at The Astor to introduce the film and hold an audience Q&A.
The screening starts at 8 PM on Friday, March 19
MELBOURNE HORROR FILM SOCIETY
Screenings are on the last Thursday of each month at Glitch Bar + Cinema 318 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North. 8:30pm start.
Mini and full memberships available to purchase
www.melbournehorrorfilmsociety.com
Season commences 28th January with Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn.