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20: Spotlight - Summer Movie Preview 2009 - 5/03/09 - Steve Biodrowski of Cinefantastique Online joins John to discuss the upcoming summer movie season. In addition to the expected blockbusters, they discuss some of the lesser known films that are being released including Moon and G-Force.
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19: Spotlight - Mighty Movie Podcast - 4/21/09 - Dan Persons, who has contributed to both the podcast and the old public access tv show, hosts this series of interviews with the directors, producers, writers, and actors of some of the best cutting-edge films. In this special preview, Dan interviews Alex Rivera, director of the sci-fi film, Sleep Dealers. For more information on Dan's show, search for Mighty Movie Podcast on iTunes, or better still, check out his webpage - http://www.mightymoviepodcast.com.
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18: In Review - Fiduciary Concerns - 4/19/09 - The gang is back for another review episode. This time, we take on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Kings, NBC, the How to Grow Your Geek podcast, and the Get Smart collection on DVD. Plus, Andrea offers several new books, David offers praise and lashes for a number of comic books, Derrick reviews Slumdog Millionaire, and Keith opines about midseason replacements Castle and The Unusuals.
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17: Spotlight - Ellen Datlow - 4/12/09 - Ellen Datlow is an award winning anthologist. She's also a long time friend of the Rift and she's making her first appearance on the new podcast to discuss her latest anthology, Poe. Make sure you listen to find out how to win a copy of the anthology.
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16: Spotlight - 2008 Roundtable Awards - 4/07/09 - The best of the best of 2008 as determined by our listeners is featured in this spotlight episode. John, Keith, Andrea, and Dan Persons announced the winners of the 2008 Roundtable Awards.
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15: In Review - Who Watches The Chronic Rift? - 3/22/09 - It seems like an all Watchmen episode, what with Derrick and David reviewing the movie, and Hawk glowing about the golden age of comic book movies, but we do manage to talk about a few other things including Stephen King's latest, IDW's Star Trek comics, and the "SyFy" channel.
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14: Media Tie-Ins: Legitimate Literature or Canon Fodder? - 3/08/09 - John and Keith are joined by author Jeff Mariotte and Complete Starfleet Library webmaster Steve Roby in a discussion on the merits of this subgenre. Is it fair to call the works unoriginal? Is it the gateway to "mainstream" success? Plus, Jay Smith reveals another "Guilty Pleasure" in the CW show Smallville.
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13: Spotlight - 2008 Roundtable Awards Nominees - 3/01/09 - John is joined by Orenthal, Dan, and David to announce the nominees for the best in 26 categories for the year 2008.
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12: In Review - Turbo Boost is Ready, Michael - 2/22/09 - We have our usual Bringing it to the Table segment, where Andrea looks at the Razzies and Orenthal apologizes to all ten of us Knight Rider fans for doubting the reboot would work. Plus, Andrea offers a list of teen vampire books for the kids and David rants about comic book "events" while Derrick reviews Gran Torino and Keith reviews Dollhouse. Plus, Keith interviews author Michael Burstein about the release of his anthology, I Remember the Future.
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11: Roundtable - The 20th Anniversary of Mystery Science Theater 3000 - 2/08/09 - For ten seasons, Joel, Mike, and the bots were tortured with the worst Hollywood had to offer, much to the delight of the viewing audience. Now, twenty years later, the show is a cult classic with DVDs being released and the tapes still being circulated.
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