0056: Childhood Favorites
We go back to our childhoods to discuss key books that turned us into fans and shaped our future as writers. In this case, Tarzan at the Earth's Core by…
Low Orbits 09: Tomorrow is Yesterday
Check out our review of Tomorrow is Yesterday, the original Series Star Trek episode where the Enterprise travels back in time to 1967 and unnecessarily creates a time paradox. Links:…
Low Orbits 08: Land of the Giants
This week, we review the pilot episode of Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants, a 1960s slice of sci-fi fun. A passenger rocket lands in a world where they are…
Low Orbits 07: The Invisible Enemy, The Outer Limits
This week we revisit a childhood favorite, The Invisible Enemy from The Outer Limits. Shark monsters living in the sands of Mars murder astronauts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Enemy_(The_Outer_Limits)
Low Orbits 06: The Gamesters of Triskelion
This week we chat about The Gamesters of Triskelion the Star Trek epsidoe we judge to be the most Shatnerific. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gamesters_of_Triskelion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelique_Pettyjohn
0055: The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight
We discuss The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight, where a psychopathic mutant is shunned by the human race. Then we discuss Knight's acerbic literary criticism. LINKS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Country_of_the_Kind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Wonder
0054: Mars is Heaven! by Ray Bradbury
We experience Deja Vu when we review Mars is Heaven! by Ray Bradbury. The second expedition to Mars is defeated by memories. We discuss more possible plargarism by Rod Serling.…
Low Orbits 05: Elegy, The Twilight Zone
This week we chat about Elegy, a Twilight Zone episode featuring astronauts forced to land on a mysterious asteroid where everyone is frozen in place in an Earth-like vintage village.…
0053: The Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin
We discuss The Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin, the classic tale of brutal choices forced by the laws of physics that might have been plagiarized by John W. Campbell. LINKS:…
0052: Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
We discuss the beloved classic: Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes. Scientists operate on a mentally challenged man and turn him into a genius, with tragic consequences. Story Link: https://archive.org/stream/Fantasy_Science_Fiction_v016n04_1959-04_PDF/Fantasy__Science_Fiction_v016n04_1959-04_PDF#page/n3/mode/2up…