The Great Derelict

Step aboard the Great Derelict - a massive long abandoned space dock and join Andy as he explores all the various aspects of Spaceships, Science fiction, and general geekery, In-depth reviews and discussions, bite size shows and little odds and sods

The Thing about the Thing at 40 07/01/2022

The Thing about the Thing at 40 Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Lee who is so very tired, and doesn't trust anyone as they draw some blood and dip in a hot needle to discuss John Carpenters 1982 classic 'The Thing' From gushing over the amazing practical effects, to wondering just why did he hire Ennio Morricone to compose the score if he wanted to do it himself, and who if anyone survived the film? You can find Lee on the Blackdog Podcast here - And on Twitter here: And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23611046

Public Transportation; IN SPACE! 06/23/2022

Public Transportation; IN SPACE! Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week’s planned Obi-wan episode has been delayed due to leaves on the line, so Murray has arrived with a replacement podcast as we take a look at how do you get around in the future, if you DON’T own the fastest hunk of Junk in the Galaxy!? We ponder just what does the Empire and the federation have in common when it comes to Public Transportation between worlds? From transporters kiosks to vacuum tubes, via zero gravity toilets it will give you something to listen too, while on your commute You can find Murray on Twitter - and his Youtube Channel and can be heard on the Borgcasts And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23523569

Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 06/17/2022

Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy is Joined by Eddie as they dive into the vast an infinite net in search of their ghosts as we look at the Seminal 1995 anime, Ghost in the Shell. We look at how the film explores Identity, its influence on cinema and the nature of self (so we keep it light!) You can hear more from Eddie here: And on Social Media: - And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23456336

Star Trek Coda - How to end a universe 06/10/2022

Star Trek Coda - How to end a universe Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Peter Hong from the Star Trek Book Club and Michelle Pirraglia, to discuss the Star Trek Coda Trilogy there are spoilers for the whole trilogy throughout, and some discussion about other Trek books and Picard Season 2 You can find more from Peter on Twitter: - and on the Trek Book Club here: and Michelle is on Twitter here: And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23388242

Pride in Sci-Fi 06/02/2022

Pride in Sci-Fi Welcome back to the Great Derelict With Pride month upon us and every evil corporation throughout the multiverse flying a rainbow flag, Andy is joined by Kit, Zoë and Rachel to give some recommendations of good Queer Sci-Fi. We talk about why representation is important and what we would like to see in the future for LGBTQIA+ representation in Sci-Fi. You can find more from Kit on Twitter: - and on their podcast: and on their website: You can find Rachelle on Twitter here: and the Narrative Labyrinth here: and Zoë is on Twitter here: And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23311982

Minority Report 05/26/2022

Minority Report Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Elton to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Stephen Spielbergs ‘Minority Report’ We discuss if pre-crime is ethical, how accurate do we think its depiction of the future is, and if action scenes in Lexus factories are really practical. We will also be donning tinfoil hats You can find Elton on Twitter And the Blackdog Podcast here - And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - http://www.roguetwomedia.com/ - https://twitter.com/GreatDerelict - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GreatDerelict/ /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23241437

NeoG - The Space Coast Guard 05/19/2022

NeoG - The Space Coast Guard Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Annie to talk about the Space Coast Guard in K B Wagers 'NeoG' series, described as 'The Expanse meets the Battle Room in Enders Game' We take a look at the world and how diverse the cast is, and how does Leroy Jenkins fit into this world. You can find more from Annie on Twitter: and on occasion on the Joint Geeks: And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23170619

Interlude 2 05/12/2022

Interlude 2 Welcome back to a very different Great Derelict This week, Andy is skiving off from doing a proper episode, and so we take another brief interlude to listen to some of the music suggestions from you the listeners, or as Martin has dubbed it - Derelict Island Discs Featuring Contributions from Lee - https://twitter.com/BlackdogPodcast Drew - https://twitter.com/t23ty Murray - https://twitter.com/PieMan70 Annie - https://twitter.com/LariaHoD Will - https://twitter.com/Wyrm201 Martin - https://twitter.com/Thomp_Martin Peter - https://twitter.com/petertrek1 Darren - https://twitter.com/Sticklepunk Jo - https://twitter.com/jobot935 Christian - https://twitter.com/ChristianHono13 Ol - https://twitter.com/Ol__Monk Llama - https://twitter.com/TheLlamaGod Hope you enjoy this little diversion, we shall return to our regularly scheduled programming next week And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23095142

Swords, Songs, and Bloodwine: The Klingon Deep Dive 05/05/2022

Swords, Songs, and Bloodwine: The Klingon Deep Dive nuqneH! Its time to light the citronella candles, swap out the red lightbulbs and light some incense because this week things are going distinctly Klingon on the Great Derelict Andy is join by Eric of the House Muirhead as we discuss everything Klingon! From their origins as racist proxies for the Soviet Union, to one of the most complex and fleshed out cultures in all of fiction. We also make use of Eric’s background as a Soldier and Historian to explore the similarities between the Klingon cult as depicted throughout DS9 and that of Feudal Japan So disengage the cloak, open a Bottle of 2309 (there is no finer vintage) and enjoy the cast Qapla! You can find more from Eric on Twitter: And on the Joint Geeks of Staff Podcast here: And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/23021933

Bolland, Banter and Bar-Con - Looking ahead to Lawless 2022 04/28/2022

Bolland, Banter and Bar-Con - Looking ahead to Lawless 2022 Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Su and Joanne to take a look at the upcoming Lawless Comic Con, a celebration of British comics! We talk about the guests who will be attending and get excited about Brian Bolland, we discuss the range of Panels including Action Comics and Dr Who and a little bit of Thunderbirds, and we reminisce about Bar Con and Burdis in his underpants. You can find more information about Lawless here: and on Twitter: and their Youtube: You can listen to more of Joanne on Banterflix and Talking Codswallop And on various social media as Hedgescout And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22946117

Disability in Sci-fi 04/21/2022

Disability in Sci-fi Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Daria and by Jenny to take a look ad how Disability is portrayed in Science Fiction What are good examples? what are bad? Is visibility more important than suggesting technology will cure all? and will anyone really go up to Darth Vader and tell him he can't park in a Disabled Bay? You can find more from Daria on Twitter And on her casts Podspolotation - and Not so Giant Women - And you can Find Jenny on Twitter And follow her on Twitch: And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22872374

What if Superheroes were real? 04/14/2022

What if Superheroes were real? Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Doctrine Man and his sidekick the Strategy Troll (aka Steve and John) to take a look at Superheroes and to wonder what would the world look like if they were real? Would Batman be allowed to dish out how own bat-themed justice? would Stark be allowed to keep his Suit? would Nixon send Dr Manhattan to Vietnam? Look out for more answers to these questions in their upcoming book, and check out their current book ’To Boldly Go’ here: You can find more from Steve on twitter here: and John here: And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22799555

Lost in Olympus with Ulysses 31 04/07/2022

Lost in Olympus with Ulysses 31 Welcome Back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Anne-Marie and Zarich to take a look at the French/Japanese re-imagining of the Greek Epic Poem, Ulysses 31 (Or Ulysse 31 in its original French) We look back fondly at this oh so rare 1980's cartoon that wasn't trying to sell us toys! And if you haven't seen it before, you can watch it all right now on Youtube You can find more from Peter and Ann-Marie on the Borgcast https://borgcast.libsyn.com/ and Borgcast Galactica and now Borg Rogers at http://galactica.libsyn.com/ Ann-Marie on Twitter You can hear more from Zarich on her own Podcast the Realm of Nerdgard which you can find here: And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22718999

Derelict does the Discworld! 03/31/2022

Derelict does the Discworld! In a distant and secondhand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly, the curling starmists waver and part to reveal, The Great Derelict. Welcome back to the Traditional April 1st episode where instead of Sci-Fi we take a look at something else (I say tradition, this is only the second time we have done this, but we all have to start somewhere!) This week Andy is joined by Lady Sybil and Commander Vimes, aka Zarich and Will to take a look at Sir Terry Pratchett's seminal work, the Discworld You can hear more from Will and Zarich on their own Podcast the Realm of Nerdgard which you can find here: And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22636550

So after 218 episodes we ask, What is Sci-Fi? 03/24/2022

So after 218 episodes we ask, What is Sci-Fi? Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Jim and Lee to answer a question that probably should have been tackled 217 episodes ago Just what IS Sci Fi? is it a genre? is it a vehicle for telling stories? How does it compare to Horror and Fantasy and Noir? We don't really have a good answer, but its still a fun discussion You can find Lee on Twitter: and the Blackdog - and you can find Jim on Twitter: and Hypnogoria - And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22563185

Lawgivers and Alethiometers : Talking props with Michael Van Kesteren 03/18/2022

Lawgivers and Alethiometers : Talking props with Michael Van Kesteren Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Prop maker and Art Director Michael van Kesteren to talk about some of the props he has made and the appeal of Props in Sci-Fi in general. Michael has worked on such Sci-Fi as Dredd, Starship Troopers 3, Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams and His Dark Materials and tells us a bit about how he got started, how he approaches brining iconic props to screen and how much he hates Sanding 3D Print lines Do check out the shows he has worked on, his IMDB is here: and you can find him on Twitter: And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22489703

Tabletop and Board Games with Gav Thorpe 03/10/2022

Tabletop and Board Games with Gav Thorpe Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by game designer and occasional player Gav Thorpe to set up the pieces and face off with a chat about some of the myriad tabletop and board games available now. Some of the thoughts that goes into the design process and where you can find the best recommendations of what works for you You can find Gav on Twitter - and at and many of his novels are on the Black Library - And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22408793

Interlude 1 03/04/2022

Interlude 1 Welcome back to a very different Great Derelict This week, Andy is trying something different and invited some of his friends to recommend some music for us all to listen too Featuring Contributions from Eric Muirhead : Amber Poulastides Jim Moon : Elton McManus: Lee Medcalf: Anne-Marie Organ: Peter Organ: The Llama God: Hope you enjoy this little diversion, we shall return to our regularly scheduled programming next week And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22332083

Canons and Continuity 02/24/2022

Canons and Continuity Welcome Back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Rachelle, Jen Williams and Seán Ferrick to take a look at 'Canon' and 'Continuity' in Sci-Fi and ask if it is making it harder to tell stories? We talk about everything from Star Trek and Star Wars to Coronation Street and Holby City with a slight detour via the MCU You can find Rachelle on Twitter here: and the Narrative Labyrinth here: You can find all of Seán's links here: And Jen can be found on twitter here: and her books can be found here: and at all good book shops (support local book shops if you can) And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22248296

Star Wars and the Filoni Cinematic Universe 02/17/2022

Star Wars and the Filoni Cinematic Universe Welcome Back to the Great Derelict This week in the wake of the Book of Boba Fett and with more Mandalorian on the way Andy is joined by Zoe and Rachel to take a look at the influence of Dave Filoni and the direction Star Wars is taking under his guiding hand, and just how long will it be before we see Grand Admiral Thrawn on the big (small) screen. You can find Rachelle on Twitter here: and the Narrative Labyrinth here: and Zoë is on Twitter here: And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22174010

Discussing District 9 02/10/2022

Discussing District 9 Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined once again by the tame geography Teachers as Kit returns with Alistair to discuss the 2009 masterpiece, District 9 We discuss how the film turns the Alien invasion trope on its head and can be used as a powerful tool to teach students about identity and race. You can find more from Kit on Twitter: - and on their podcast: and on their website: And Alistair can be found on Twitter: - and And you can find more of Andy on Twitter - and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22096607

A 'brief' look at Star Trek Online 02/04/2022

A 'brief' look at Star Trek Online Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy helps Mike answer the burning question of just what is the deal with Star Trek Online? is it Canon? do i HAVE to interact with people? and can i name my Klingon D7 after Nora Batty?? we might not be able to answer any of your questions, but we are able to let Murray talk about one of his favourite games for a while, and he seemed to enjoy that You can find Murray on Twitter - and his Youtube Channel and you can find the M8 it so! group on Face book here: and of course, Star Trek Online can be found here: And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/22018529

Looking back Into the Expanse 01/27/2022

Looking back Into the Expanse Oye Beltalowda and Inyalowda! This week Andy is joined by Elton to take a look back at one of the greatest Sci-fi shows of the past decade, nay the 21st Century, The Expanse. We look back over the 6 seasons of the show, discuss our favourite characters and moments, how it compares to some of our other favourite shows, and discover which Wrestler had a cameo in Star Trek. If you would like to listen to more from Andy and Elton talking about the Expanse, check out Into the Expanse: You can find Elton on Twitter: And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/21925343

Sci-fi (and some Fantasy) coming in 2022 01/21/2022

Sci-fi (and some Fantasy) coming in 2022 Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Sean McGowan to take a look at the year ahead and see what sci-fi and fantasy shows are we most excited about, with more Star Trek and Star Wars content being released than ever before, and more MCU shows than you can shake an Asgardian stick at! You can find Sean on Twitter And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - - /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/21843905

Costumes and Fashion in Sci-Fi 01/13/2022

Costumes and Fashion in Sci-Fi Welcome back to the Great Derelict /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/21770267

Transhumanism in Sci-Fi 01/06/2022

Transhumanism in Sci-Fi Welcome back to the Great Derelict /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/21700199

Reflecting on Matrix Resurrections 12/30/2021

Reflecting on Matrix Resurrections Welcome Back to the Great Derelict /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/21635990

Looking back at the Matrix 12/24/2021

Looking back at the Matrix It is possible you have been a subscriber, or you have downloaded the cast for the very first time regardless, it is a pleasure to have you join us. /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/21590888

Cosplay, Characters, and Cardassians with Kellan 12/17/2021

Cosplay, Characters, and Cardassians with Kellan This week Andy is Joined by Kellan aka ThriftyTrekkie to talk about Cosplay and how cosplaying as some of their favourite characters from DS9 they have learnt more about their identity, and we take a look at how Identity has been explored with the Trill /episode/index/show/greatderelict/id/21514424

Ground Forces in Sci-Fi 12/10/2021

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