IMMP
The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media.
We found 10 episodes of IMMP with the tag “scifi”.
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080: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
November 29th, 2021 | 58 mins 15 secs
60s, drama, holiday, movie, scifi
In the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
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Bonus Show - DUNE (2021)
November 17th, 2021 | 35 mins 27 secs
2020s, bonus, movie, scifi
From our Patreon bonus feed: We followed our recent reading of the novel DUNE with a special Something New To Watch show about the Denis Villeneuve movie. Hope you enjoy!
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075: Frank Herbert’s DUNE
September 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
60s, novel, scifi
Ten thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the galaxy, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another.
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074: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
September 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 12 mins
70s, drama, movie, scifi
This 1977 movie gave us mysterious visitations, government cover-ups, a sense of wonder, and the template for 1980s Spielberg. Ian and Matthew talk about CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.
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073: THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
August 23rd, 2021 | 53 mins 50 secs
80s, movie, scifi
John Lithgow plays the nucleus scientist, and Christopher Collet plays the kids who steals his plutonium. It's THE MANHATTAN PROJECT from 1986.
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072: COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT
August 9th, 2021 | 48 mins 19 secs
70s, movie, scifi
Wouldn't it be great if technology could usher in a new eon of peace and prosperity? Be careful what you wish for.
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071: WARGAMES
July 26th, 2021 | 50 mins 19 secs
80s, drama, movie, scifi
Want to play a game? How about watch a movie? In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss 1983’s WARGAMES.
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069: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 2
June 28th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
50s, harryhausen, monster.movie, scifi
Harryhausen Month continues with a look at two of his more concrete sci fi movies: EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS and 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH
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068: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1
June 14th, 2021 | 52 mins 15 secs
50s, harryhausen, monster, movie, scifi
Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen with a look at two of his earliest movies: THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
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063: Andy Griffith in SALVAGE 1
April 5th, 2021 | 59 mins 33 secs
70s, adventure, scifi, tv
Andy Griffith has played a lot of roles, but to Matthew he'll always be Harry Broderick, the junk man with dreams of the moon in 1979's SALVAGE 1.