Interesting Choices: Recent Episodes
Sky Grant
A show where Kate and Sky take a look at movies, tv shows and other media to find the interesting choices they made and drag them screaming into the light. Character art by @galactigatorr
Sky and guest host Jay discuss this cyberpunk horror romp set in the far flung future of 2003. Blade's Stephen Norrington directs and Brad Dourif feasts on scenery in this dystopian hidden gem.
Stone by day. Warriors by night. Podcast subject for this episode. Listen as Sky and guest host Caitlin talk about this 90's cartoon that captured young imaginations and seemed to give Star Trek actors something to do in their off time.
What do you need to know to get the glow? What is the curse of The Last Dragon? What is the best pizza in New York? In this episode Kate and Sky answer some of those questions and more as they talk about this 1980's martial arts comedy.
In 1996 there was a show that was so edgy, so boundary pushing it only lasted 8 episodes. Sort of. Kate and Sky talk about what passed for sexy tv and clever writing in the 90's. Sinister family owned multinational conglomorates and wheels within wheels within schemes within plots.
No it's not a war between the letters of the alphabet. It's Good versus Evil baby. Lasting only two seasons in 1999 and 2000 this tv show is dripping with style. Listen in as Kate and Sky discus lazy writing, unexpected twists and obivious mall tchotchkes.
Before you ask, yes, that is the actual title. Sky and Kate marvel at this experimental electro rock opera retelling of the H.G. Welles sci-fi novel. How it turned stage show and then turned into a moderately sized media franchise. And how all of it is very very quintessentially british.
There was a farmer had a dog and Kate and Sky talk about it in this episode-o. This 90's childrens movie was a little different than Sky remembered but that didn't make any of the choices in this movie any less weird. Listen as Kate and Sky talk about good bois, kitty cats and bunny rabbits.
As we close out March of super heros our hosts decide to go big and what could be bigger than giants! How about how much Kate and Sky loved this passed over indie based on a comic book. We really do recommend checking this one out before listening if you can.
In this episode of the podcast Kate and Sky soldier on with March of the Superheros. It's a bowl of borscht straight from russia with this solid marvel-a -like. Our hosts discuss werebearmen, invisible ladies and how super speed is made better with swords!
March of the superheros! continues with a little slice of the 1990's Before he was mentioned in the hallowed halls of Paddy's the name belonged to a short lived hero from Malibu comics. Listen in as Kate and Sky discuss the weird optimism of the 90's. Jazz night clubs and how sometimes more powers isn't better.
Straight from Indonesia comes a surprise neither of our hosts saw coming. Listen in as Kate and Sky talk about this fantastic superhero jaunt and how it leapt straight off the page and into their hearts.
It's the first time Kate and Sky tackle an album and they figured why not two? In Kenny Loggin's Return to Pooh Corner the Log-Dog takes a vacation from the Danger Zone to show us his sentimental side in this album for parents and children to listen to together. Then learn why somethings should be locked away forever with the most cursed of all cursed albums The Original Disco Duck.
It's a Valentines bonus episode and in what is slowly becoming a tradition Kate and Sky talk about two related but wildly different episodes of TV. In the X-Files Mulder and Scully fly to a small town in Kansas to investigate love, longing and heart shaped hail. Also up is Boy Meets World where Sean's valentines day plans are thrown out the window when he is kidnapped by three of his ex's.
Kate and Sky dip once more into the weird, wonderful, world of network television with this sci-fi steampunk action adventure western. Brisco County Jr, played by Bruce Campbell, must avenge his father and stop a band of outlaws from stealing a mysterious artifact. Co-starring James Hong and John Astin. Its rootin' it's tootin and by god it's shootin'
Kate and Sky finally talk about a video game. And what did they chose? Pac-Man? No. Dragon Quest? No. Haque? No. An all FMV point and click mystery set in a sleepy English town starring a very eccentric police detective! Listen in and see if you can see the truth within a puzzle wrapped in an enimga stuffed inside a podcast.
Kate and Sky travel back to the 1970's to watch this nuclear powered, disco soaked Love Boat knock off. With a cast of characters we don't see enough of and pricey guest stars like Fred "The Hammer" Williamson and "Dandy" Don Meredith it's no wonder this show was one of the most expensive flops in tv history.
Hold onto your stockings! For our innagural Winter Holiday Special we have two shows in one episode. Kate and Sky talk about a very special episode of the X-Files where Mulder and Scully go ghost hunting on Xmas eve. Also up, the criminally underated animated comedy Clone High and its all inclusive Snowflake Day spectacular.
How far would you go to land a job interview? For the last episode of #DnDecember Kate and Sky talk about the lengths people will go for employment, the logistics of camping, and centaurs with wheels in the 2000's indie comedy about love, LARP and lunacy.
We're continuing #DnDecember with this made-for-tv-movie preaching against the evils of table top rpg's. Kate and Sky talk about many, many, hats. Forced references and Tom Hanks in his first lead on screen apperance.
Grab your dice and a flagon of your preferred beverage because we're kicking off #DnDecember with a bang! Kate and Sky talk about this sort of almost sequel to the sort of almost blockbuster.
In celebration of indigenous peoples month Kate and sky talk about this interesting twist on the zombie apocalypse made by first nations film maker Jeff Barnaby.
We're going to Japan! Not really. But Kate and Sky do talk about this anime anthology from the man who brought Akira to the big screen. Space ghosts? Endless war? The literal worst fart ever? Its all there.
In a world without guns, a horseless cowboy and a swordless samurai have to take down the local crime lord using any means necessary. With a stacked cast that includes Josh Hartnett, Ron Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore and J-pop star Gackt Kate and Sky have plenty to talk about.
Kate and Sky talk about this sci-fi social cyberpunk movie set in a future past far too prescient for it's own good. Directed by Kathryne Bigelow and staring Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett showing off just how much of a bad ass she can be.
CW: episode contains discussion of police violence and sexual assault
Happy Halloween! Merry candy awareness day! Kate and Sky talk about this Halloween adjacent rock and roll horror movie with cameos from Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne.
It's really not that bad? No wait come back! Kate and Sky talk about their genuine love for this cyberpunk adventure staring the human personification of kindness that is Keanu Reeves. As well as Ice-T and Dolph Lundgren. Adapted from a short story by William Gibson
A teenage loner plays a video game that becomes a little too real. Kate and Sky talk about the horror franchise that could have been, dope AI assistants, and Frank Langella in this 1993 horror sci-fi picture starring Edward Furlong.
In a post apocalyptic future the world is ruled by vampire cyborgs. But there's only one thing that can stop them. Another, different cyborg? Kate and Sky talk about how great Lance Henrikson is and Kris Kristofferson doing his best C-3po impression while discussing this low budget sci-fi flick.
It's got Mick Jagger, Emilio Estevez AND Buster Poindexeter? How did every one miss this thing? In this episode Kate and Sky talk about this lost cyberpunk gem from the 1990's.
Listen in as Kate and Sky talk about the movie that almost broke them. Discussing not judging a book by its cover, why David Carradine seemd to take any script that was thrown at him, and other mysteries of life.
When a flying stone head yells at you that the gun is good you have to ask yourself. Is it high concept or just crazy? Kate and Sky delve into the 1970's sci fi condrum and more.
On the 25th anniversary of the gundam franchise Bandai decided the best way to celebrate was to make a live action gundam movie and the best place to do it was... Canada!? Kate and Sky talk about giant robots, medium sized political conspiracies and little to no regard for wading hip deep through biowaste.
Listen in as Kate and Sky go from space pirates straight to robot ninjas. This Namco funded hidden gem was almost the first live action video game move. If only the game had come out first!
It's a pirates life for Kate and Sky as they talk about this self proclaimed first sci-fi comedy. Ron Perlman and Anjelica Huston star in this zany movie where time warps, perfect fog and space herpes abound.
Did you know the sun can make things invisible? No? That's because it can't. But this movie seems to think so. Kate and Sky discuss Michael Moriarty at his Mortiarty-ist, dubious giant lizards and a barely awake David Carradine in this early 80's shlockbuster.
A stunt man decides to learn how to ride a buffalo. No that isn't a joke. Its how this oddball movie got the wheels rolling. Tune in as Kate and Sky discuss this movie turned youtube short/ rifftrax favorite.
Tune in as Kate and Sky finish discussing this odd ball sci-fi post apocolyptic pilot starring Kevin Conroy of Batman the Animated Series and Eric Mcormick of Will and Grace. Part 2of 2
What do Batman the Animated series, Will and Grace and Selina have in common? What kind of post apocolypse hasn't been done to death by every medium imaginable? Kate and Sky discuss these questions posed by thise very odd failed tv pilot from 1994. Part 1 of 2