Ep 818 Science Fiction University: Dark Matter and the Multiverse

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Driftglass and Blue Gal

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4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Diving into Apple TV's new series "Dark Matter," based on Blake Crouch's bestselling novel. We'll explore how the show tackles concepts of both parallel realities, and the nature of identity across multiple timelines.But the multiverse madness doesn't stop there! We'll expand our discussion to other sci-fi shows that have expertly played with alternate realities:"Counterpart": How J.K. Simmons' dual roles illuminate questions of nature vs. nurture across parallel Earths"Loki": Marvel's time-h...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Science Fiction University.
0:15.0	Hello and welcome to Science Fiction University.
0:18.0	We're your fan and writer host. I'm Blue Gow.
0:21.1	And I'm Drift Glass, and you can visit Science Fiction University at our website,
0:25.8	sciencefiction university.com, where you can also contribute to this podcast.
0:30.3	There's a Patreon button at our website.
0:32.5	Or if you wish, you can mail us a letter and or contribution to Science Fiction
0:36.7	University, P.O. Box 911,
0:39.9	Springfield, Illinois, 62791. And now here come the warnings. This episode contains spoilers for
0:47.3	dark matter, coherence, counterpart, and an old Twilight Zone episode. So right off the bat, we're going to spoil a story.
0:56.9	Sorry about that.
0:58.0	Sorry, guys.
0:59.2	This story is about a man who crosses over at Drip Glass into a parallel dimension.
1:04.9	It is very much like his own, almost identical.
1:08.8	There's just some small changes.
1:11.1	And people who don't, I'm sorry.
1:13.7	You mean like pennies and nickels on the floor, that kind of small changes?
1:16.4	I don't know what kind of small change there is, but it depends.
1:20.2	The thing is, people who don't know him well, who interact with him professionally,
1:25.3	chalk up the differences to confusion or forgetfulness.
1:28.8	Maybe he's drunk.
1:29.4	Or maybe his head with his brain.
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