Category: The Starlost
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“Farthing’s Comet”: The Starlost Ep. 14 – UFTA 015
It’s another episode of The Starlost, and this time we are joined by SyFy tv movie writer and novelist Greg Mitchell! “Farthing’s Comet” is full of drama! (Difused drama, but still drama!)It’s full of action! (Poorly paced, but still action!)It’s full of music! (Inapropriately toned, but still music!)It’s full of outer space special effects! (…
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“The Return of Oro”: The Starlost Ep. 13 – UFTA 014
It’s the return of Walter Koenig! It’s the return of Oro! AND . . . it’s the return of Parker J. Cole!!! Our favorite historical romance writer is back to talk about the one true recurring character, Oro, AND the one character who wasn’t even needed in this episode and had us scratching our heads,…
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“The Implant People”: The Starlost Ep. 12 – UFTA 013
Join Ben Avery and guest host Rob Southgate as they explore an episode of The Starlost that starts out feeling par for The Starlost, takes a turn toward interesting, and then fumbles the ending in spectacular fashion! In this episode we talk about:* Lord of the Rings* Metropolis* Babylon 5* J. Michael Straczynski* Harlon Ellison’s…
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“Astro-Medics”: The Starlost Ep. 11 – UFTA 012
Join Ben Avery and guest host Allan Reini as they talk about a terrible hour of television. Just awful. In this episode we talk about:* Ringo Starr* How Astro-Medics COULD be a better show* How this episode is the worst we’ve seen so far* It is. It really, really is . . . Please support…
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“Mr. Smith of Manchester”: The Starlost Ep. 10 – UFTA 011
Join Ben Avery and guest host John Harju as they talk about an hour of television that’s . . . actually not bad??? Social commentary and pathos and character development are actually present??? What’s this? In this episode we talk about:* Envoronmentalism* The Cold War* The Vietnam War* The benefits of a Ben Bova* Monty…
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“Gallery of Fear”: The Starlost Ep. 9 – UFTA 010
Join Ben Avery and guest host Kerry Nietz, author of AMISH VAMPIRES IN SPACE, as they talk about a rogue computer that wants to use our trio of heroes to become a “real boy”. This unusual episode of THE STARLOST has some interesting ideas and some poor execution . . . which perhaps means it’s…
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“Circuit of Death”: THE STARLOST Ep. 8 – UFTA 009
Join Ben Avery and gust host Dave Goulet, a screenwriter friend of Ben’s from Toronto, as they talk about psychic shrinking and telekinesis so our heroes can fix a computer. Because that’s truly the only way to fix a computer. Right? Right??? They also take some tiem to chat about Canadian children’s television . .…
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“The Alien Oro”: THE STARLOST Ep. 7 – UFTA 008
Join Ben Avery and returning guest host Nathan Marchand for a conversation about the seventh episode of THE STARLOST, in which our heroes meet Checkov! Or is it Spock? It’s Walter Koenig, anyway, Harlan Ellison’s first choice to play Devon! He’s the alien. The alien Oro. In this episode we talk about:* Casablanca* The only…
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“And Only Man Is Vile”: THE STARLOST Ep. 6 – UFTA 007
On October 12, 1973, THE STARLOST’s 5th episode hit the airwaves. In it, our intripid heroes come across a group of centuries-old children who seem to be piloting the ark? Can they pilot he ark to safety? It’s only the 5th episode, so probably not. But can they learn about life from Devon, Garth, and…
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“Children of Methuselah”: THE STARLOST Ep. 5 – UFTA 006
On October 12, 1973, THE STARLOST’s 5th episode hit the airwaves. In it, our intripid heroes come across a group of centuries-old children who seem to be piloting the ark? Can they pilot he ark to safety? It’s only the 5th episode, so probably not. But can they learn about life from Devon, Garth, and…