A NEW NAME, SAME DIRECTION

THE MISSION STAYS THE SAME

The Ides Of March were bad for Caesar but a lot better for me. After many years producing, the Sci-Fi Talk podcast, I am rebranding it to become Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi. This will be reflected on my podcast feed. Exploring humnaity has been the theme of Sci-Fi Talk from the start. But no proclaiming that in the title spells it out plainly. 

WHAT DOES NOT CHANGE

This site and its domain remains scifitalk.com . On my podcast feed all previous episodes will stay the same under Sci-Fi Talk. Sci-Fi Talk Plus, my premium podcast stays the same and will include  the new rebrand episodes,along with the archive, commericial free and uncensured. 

SCI-FI TALK PLUS MULTI-MEDIA PREMIUM

SAMPLE PODCAST AND VIDEO

  • Sci-Fi Talk episodes released early
  • Exclusive versions of episodes, 
  • Original Series and episodes
  • Rewind – Special Series
  • The Mix 100 subscriber selected top episodes

TREK TUESDAY

Melissa Navia: One of the things that became so established for Ortegas in season one is that she’s very confident and she’s wonderfully cocky because she is very good at what she does and she knows it. And so that’s an aspect of her that people really gravitate toward. But I think often when we see it, we gravitate toward it because we don’t necessarily see it in ourselves. And I can speak for myself personally as an actor. And so in season two, when we get this moment and a few moments where we see her not feeling her best and not feeling capable, and especially in one episode where she really has to remember what it is that she does so well and that only she can do. And I remember speaking to our writers and speaking to Davy in particular, and he said that part of what kind of inspired that was also what he knew was going on in my life and Melissa’s life. And it was so interesting because as I was shooting it, it was incredibly emotional and a bit terrifying. And so you’re pulling from what you know, from your own life, and you’re also then pulling from your character’s life. And it was absolutely wild. And our crew and our cast are so supportive and wonderful. And I was really able to take Ortegas to a place that I haven’t before.And in doing so, I was also taking myself to a place that asked a lot of me on set emotionally and also having to pull that back. But what you see is what I really hope fans take out of it is that they see themselves in Ortegas in that moment. And how many of us feel like when we least feel like we can do something, it turns out that we are the best person in that moment to do it. But it’s easier said than done, right? And so you kind of see Ortegas going through the motions of how do I get from I can’t do this to I am the only one who can do this. And a lot was asked of all of us to put that together, and a lot was asked of me. And I feel really good about what we created. And I am so thankful to the writers for giving me and Ortegas an opportunity to bring that to the screen.

Film Threat Review: The Assessment

The Assessment offers us a very sterile depiction of a dystopian future, where, like in Logan’s Run, certain remnants of humanity live in bliss and harmony housed in domes. There they enjoy a long life, clean air and food. But the best question this picture throws at the audience is, just because it’s called a utopia, doesn’t mean it’s not simply a fancy prison?

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