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Today on the 5: I saw a list of books that were recommended for fans of the AppleTV series Severance. and thought I'd have a look for something new to read. One of them, also titled Severance, has next to nothing to do with the show but sounded interesting anyway. I've read it, and it has definitely stuck with me.

This week we're talking about the Paul McCarthy, the Foreigner series, Wonder Woman, The Electric State, Silent Möbius and In The Lost Lands. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: Late last year a fantastic art book was released titled WipEout Futurism: The Graphic Archives. It's one of the best art books I've ever seen, and it details just about as much as you could reasonably hope for in covering one of the lovingly designed video game series around.

Today on the 5: I've always loved the title of the manga / anime series Silent Möbius, but I actually checked any of it out because the subject matter just didn't seem like my thing. Someone posted a clip of the first movie in one of the many Discords I hang around, and that finally got me to watch the 2 movies. Yet again, I slept on something really good!

Today on the 5: You may have heard that there is a bit of a trade war happening with the US right now. One potential benefit of this game of tariff chicken might be that people examine how they buy things. Not something I feel was intentiional, but that's how unintended consequences work sometimes.

Today on the 5: You likely know friend of the show Ant Pruitt from his guest spots on our show and my 5 on his podcast. It so happens Mr. Pruitt is married to an equally creative artist, Phoebe Pruitt, who creates wonderful pieces called "Plabntastic Potheads".

This week we're talking about the Wonder Woman, Stable Diffusion does Simon Bisley, Atomfall, Doctor Who, and The Heroic Trio. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: Rebellion recently released their first non Sniper Elite game in quite a few years, a survival action game titled Atomfall. While comparisons to Fallout are somewyat ninevitable, this game stands out by having a setting and atmosphere I don't get see very often.

Today on the 5: After years of terrible releases missing the proper music, you can now watch Northern Exposure as it should be seen. Despite what reviews will try to tell you, it still holds up beginning to end.

Today on the 5: For this week's commentary movie viewing, Lando and I watched a fantastic martial arts film from 1993 titled The Heroic Trio. It may not always make sense, but you won't care because it's a magnificent showcase for what makes these movies great.

Tonight I'm joined again by Doug Bielmeier, teaching professor, musician, and host of The Process for another Late Night Double Feature! In this installment of our ongoing series of film discussions, we're tackling one of the most beloved science fiction franchises around: Star Trek. We're talking about every film featuring the original cast and the first one attempting to bridge the gap to The Next Generation. In this episode, we're covering Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. YouTube Censored Version Join our Patreon to watch the uncut version! Show music by OGRE. Support the show!

This week we're talking about the wearables, sensory deprivation tank, Sons Of Steel, Super Stardust HD, and Salamander. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: Shortly after yesterday's Nintendo Direct centered around the Switch 2, the newly increased base pricing for the new Mario Kart game got a lot of people upset. Gang, I've got good news for you! You don't have to pay these new prices if you just don't buy the game!

Today on the 5: I saw news that Konami is releasing a new collection of the classic Gradius games, and looking into the game series led me to find that a series of OVAs were made loosely adapting the storylines of the games. The biggest shock is how good they are!

Today on the 5: You may have noticed that a lot of people thank their chatbots or talk to them in a way that makes it clear they're appreciative of their results. There are some who do this thinking it might protect them from a possible future AI uprising, and I'm honestly baffled they think that would work.

Today on the 5: A few months back I talked about my hope that the open sourcing of the PebbleOS might lead to a return of that magnificent watch. Amazingly, it's happening and I can't wait!

This week we're talking about the I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, Conan The Destroyer, The Return, and John Wick 4. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: I have struggled for a while now trying to figure out how to get the volume right for our shows. I've always deferred low to avoid clipping us to shreds, but thanks to a suggestion from friend of the show Ant Pruitt on his podcast I'm trying something new out. Please let me know how it sounds!

Today on the 5: The 90s were a wild time for point and click games, and ideas you'd never expect ended up getting made into games. One of these bizarre specimens, an adaptation of the Harlan Ellison story I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, just got a remaster and I'm going to see what it's like.

Today on the 5: There are reportedly some big shakeups happening inside of Apple after some of their Apple Intelligence projects failed to meet expectations. To me, the most interesting part of these stories is how they show the company allowing itself to deviate from its usual path.

Today on the 5: In a scenario that Philip K. Dick would surely appreciate, I misremembered having read the novel Ubik before. I just finished what I thought was a second reading of the well known book and by the time I finished I realized I had mixed it up with another book. Fitting!

This week we're talking about the Enigma, Resident Alien, Hellraiser IV Bloodline Workprint, and Zone 414. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: After comments made by Sean Baker at the Oscars, I've been hearing a lot of movie folks saying that studio films must have a theatrical run before they hit streaming services. Some even suggest that there should be a 3 or 4 week theater exclusivity window. I've said it before and I'll say it again: this is one of the more asinine opinions out there.

Today on the 5: One of the extras I really looked forward to in the Quartet Of Torment boxset from Arrow was a new workprint of Hellraiser: Bloodline. While I wish it was in better quality, it's undoubtedly a better version of the film compared to what was released theatrically. Best part? You can watch it for free!

Today on rhe 5: Thanks to a listener suggestiuon, Lando and I watched a movie that we had both somehow missed from 2021 titled Zone 414. If you only went by the first 15 minutes and a lot of user revfiews, you'd likely write it off as a low budget Blade Runner clone. Stick with it, because it becomes it's own thing pretty quickly.

Today on the 5: You may remember there was a kerfuffle a little while back over the use of AI tools in correcting the language deficiencies in the film The Brutalist. There were even calls for the film should be disqualified from Oscars consideration. Honestly, I feel like the negative reactions in this case are misguided.

This week we're talking about the honey, Stranger Things, Rogue Heroes, Megalopolis, and Arion. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: Multiple reports indicate that Apple is delaying some of the more complex aspects of their Apple Intelligence product. As you'd expect, a lot of reactions to this are flying around but two make the most sense to me.

Today on the 5: Kojima Productions released a new trailer for the upcoming Death Stranding 2 this week, and it was every bit as weird and entrancing as I hoped. I was ready to go ahead and make an exception to my usual "no pre-order policy" in this case, and then I noticed a detail that killed that idea immediately.

Today on the 5: Lando and I watched another film togther over the weekend. We chose the highly divisive 2024 film Megalopolis. It's both fairly straightforward and wildly artistic. It's easy to see why the reaction to it has been all over the place.

Today on the 5: I came across a Japanese animated film that had a unique premise. 1986's Arion takes many of the classic Greek mythology figures we're familiar with and dials up the dramatic twists and turns their interpersonal relationships take. I loved it!

This week we're talking about the our Patreon, Kurzgesagt, Ground.news, Those Beyond The Wall, and Righting Wrongs. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: I recently picked up the Blu-Ray for Return Of The Living Dead III, a really fun and different take on a zombie film that Lando and I just talked about. One of the things I was looking forward to was the commentary track with Melinda Clarke, and I really wish it had not been ruined by an obnoxious secondary speaker.

Today on the 5: Most of the time in our lives, we should consider impulsive actions with a default position of restraint. From time to time, however, you should break out oif that restraint and act on the impluse. That's right, this 5 is about a pair of sunglasses!

Today on the 5: The latest selection in the Club Twit book club was Those Beyond The Wall by Micaiah Johnson. I read it, and it was one of the more memorable books in how clear the themes and messaging of the author are presented.

Tonight I'm joined again by Doug Bielmeier, teaching professor, musician, and host of The Process for another Late Night Double Feature! In this installment of our ongoing series of film discussions, we're tackling one of the most beloved science fiction franchises around: Star Trek. We're talking about every film featuring the original cast and the first one attempting to bridge the gap to The Next Generation. In this episode, we're covering Star Trek III: The Search For Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. YouTube Censored Version Join our Patreon to watch the uncut version! Show music by OGRE. Support the show!

This week we're talking about the Ting, Alien vs. Predator, Tremors, The Meg, Meg 2: The Trench, Ready Player One, and Return Of The Living Dead III. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: A lot of people are upset over a change to the structure of the "Opinion" pages in the Washington Post. The change was mandated by Jeff Bezos, and I'm wondering if the actions he and others in his circle of wealth are taking aren't doing everyone a big favor.

Today on the 5: On episode 68 of the Everyday People podcast, friend of the show Ant Pruitt was kind enough to give us a promotional shoutout. Since that show is one of essentials listens every week, I'm happy to return the favor.

Today on the 5: Over the weekend Lando and I watched Return Of The Living Dead III, a movie I'm almost certain I never watched before. Not only was it something totally different than I expected, it was so good I bought a physical copy of it before we finished it!

Today on the 5: One of the things you'll hear proponents of generative AI talk about is how these tools can't succeed unless they can advance without any limitations. Many of these people also talk about how they're happy to give these tools and technologies full access to their lives. What bothers me is how much acess to others they provide when they do it.

This week we're talking about the Orbital, A City On Mars, The Book Of Elsewhere, and The House Of Clocks. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: Microsoft showed off a tool that could potentially create dynamic video game worlds in the future. Assuming it scales and is used to augment human creativity, this is a case where generative tools make sense to me.

Today on the 5: I was listening to a debate between political operatives about messaging voters and it got me thinking about the ocean of options for communication we have now. I wonder how much worse navigating such a dense communication ecosphere will get and how we're going to wade through it all.

Today on the 5: Lando found a Lucio Fulci movie titled The House Of Clocks that sounded fascinating and ourside of the typical realm of my experiences with Fulci. We both watched it, and it's a movie that will leave you thinking about you saw and what it means for a while after.

Today on the 5: I recently finished a book titled Orbital by Samantha Harvey. It's a fictional journey across 16 orbits of the ISS detailing the daily lives and internal stories of the astronauts onboard. It's an amazingly well written and interesting book, but it's defiinitely not for everyone.

This week we're talking about the Women's Professional Billiard Association, SpaceGodzilla, The Book Of Elsewhere, and Sweets From A Stranger. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

Today on the 5: A recent report shows that people are watching YouTube on their TVs than their phones. This makes sense to me since the streaming platform has basically delivered the selective cable lineup that people have wanted for years.