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Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The writers’ and actors’ strikes have disrupted the pipeline of new shows and movies. We’re going to run out of new stuff to watch soon. Our listeners can help with that. They want you know about their favorite unsung gems of sci-fi and fantasy. Some of them were cult hits. Others underperformed at the box office or in the ratings. Maybe it’s time to give them a chance. In this episode, we hear about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Odyssey 5, Spaced, Erik the Viking, John Carter, Centaurworld and Wendell & Wild. Our guests also recommend The 13th Warrior, Jerimiah, Babylon 5, and the Syfy mini-series Alice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show about how we create them and why we suspend
0:05.4	our disbelief, I'm Eric Mollinsky.
0:09.2	We have been living through the era of peak TV, where there is too much out there for
0:14.0	anyone person to watch, and it seems like everybody has a favorite show that they love,
0:19.5	and can't believe it hasn't gotten more notice.
0:22.8	So we asked you to tell us about your favorite sci-fi fantasy shows or movies that you think
0:28.0	are unsung gems, and because of the strikes in Hollywood, we're going to need some new
0:33.5	stuff to watch pretty soon.
0:35.9	By the way, this episode has a few spoilers, as people discuss why they like these movies
0:40.3	and shows.
0:42.5	The previous episode was about shows that were canceled too soon, and several listeners
0:47.8	suggested the dark crystal age of resistance for that episode.
0:52.0	The show came out on Netflix in 2019, and it was canceled after one season.
0:58.0	I also considered putting it in the previous episode because I was upset when age of resistance
1:03.0	was canceled.
1:04.7	But Don Fancher suggested it for this episode.
1:08.3	She liked the show, but she thought one season was enough, and I was really curious
1:12.6	to hear why.
1:15.6	The Netflix series is a prequel to the 1982 classic film The Dark Crystal, which was
1:21.7	a passion project for Jim Hanson.
1:24.6	The 1982 film takes place on a planet called Thra.
1:29.3	It's ruled by these repulsive, vulture-like creatures called skexies, by the way, it's
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