SciFi Diner Podcast 267: Star Wars The Return of the Jedi

The Dune Saga Podcast #20: The Road to Dune

SciFi Diner Podcast 266: Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back

SciFi Diner Podcast 265: Star Wars A New Hope

SciFi Diner Podcast 263: A Shore Leave 37 Interview - David Nykl (Arrow, Stargate Atlantis, and Fringe)

The Dune Saga Podcast: Listener Feedback #17

The Dune Saga Podcast #19_ Sandworms of Dune

SciFi Diner Podcast 263: A Shore Leave 37 Interview - Jamie Murray (H.G. Wells from Warehouse 13 and Stahma Tarr from Defiance)

SciFi Diner Listener Feedback Show 262 - Heroes Reborn, The Martian, and More

SciFi Diner Podcast 261: A Shore Leave 37 Interview - Tony Curran (Defiance, Dr. Who, Underworld, Gladiator,and More)

SciFi Diner Podcast 260: A Scifi Rewind - Back to the Future 3

SciFi Diner Podcast 258 – Our Interview with Roger Cross (24, Continuum, and Dark Matter)

SciFi Diner Podcast 256 - Shore Leave or Bust...

SciFi Diner Podcast 255 - Our Interview with Author Raven Oak; Remembering James Horner

SciFi Diner Podcast 254 - Why Shoreleave is like Shoreleave... 

SciFi Diner Conversations 253 - Listeners Talk Star Wars Rebels, Game of Thrones, and More.

SciFi Diner Rewind Ep. 252 - Back to the Future II

SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 251 - Our Interview with Star Trek Captain Pike (Walter Doty, Writer, and Todd Shawn Tei, Director, Writer, and Actor)

SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 250 - Our Interview with Timothy Zahn (Star Wars) and Our Discussion on the Infantilism of Corporate Science Fiction

SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 249 - Avengers: Age of Ultron (Spoilers Galore)

SciFi Diner Rewind Ep. 248 - Back to the Future I

SciFi Diner Podcast 247 - Our Interview with Tim Russ (Tuvok from Star Trek: Voyager)

SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 246 - Our Interview with Garret Wang from Star Trek: Voyager

SciFi Diner Conversations Ep. 245  - The Magnificent Seven, Star Wars Prequels and Spin-offs, and Obscure SciFi Shows You Need to Watch.

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott, Miles, and M.

The SciFi Diner Podcast

A 2012 Parsec Finalist

Much of the conversation in tonight's show revolves around the following news: Powers, the Interstellar Text Adventure Game, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens prequel comic, The Crow reboot, The Flash spin-off series The Magnificent Seven, Kate Mulgrew's New Book and more.

Our SciFi Five In Five  is from Colin Taylor Top Five Obscure Science Fiction Shows that You Should Probably Watch (or Watch Again)

5. Quantum Leap (1989-1993) Scientist Sam Beckett finds himself trapped in time--"leaping" into the body of a different person in a different time period each week. [Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell]
6. SeaQuest DSV (1993-1996) In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth. [Roy Scheider, Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Ted Raimi, Stacy Haiduk, Stephanie Beacham]
7. The Lone Gunmen (2001) Spin-off of The X-Files featuring the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen. Like a misguided Mission Impossible team, they embark on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude. [Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Zuleikha Robinson, Stephen Snedden]
8. First Wave (1998-2001) Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus. [Sebastian Spence, Rob LaBelle, Roger R. Cross]
9. Sliders (1995-2000) A boy genius and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find their way back home. [Jerry O'Connell, Kari Wuhrer, Sabrina Lloyd, John Rhys-Davies, Cleavant Derricks]

Sliders was a fantastic show, I loved watching that when it was on the sci-fi channel back in the day.

SciFi Diner Rewind Ep. 244 - Serenity: You're Damaging My Calm

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott, Miles, M., Mike, and Christy

The SciFi Diner Podcast

A 2012 Parsec Finalist

Welcome to the SciFi Rewind: Serenity

Serenity is a 2005 American space western film written and directed byJoss Whedon. It is a continuation of Whedon's short-lived 2002 Fox science fiction television series Firefly and stars the same cast, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set in 2517, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing side. Their lives of petty crime are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret. The film was released in North America on September 30, 2005 byUniversal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and was #2 during its opening weekend but it did not make back its budget until its home media release. Serenity won numerous awards, including the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

Michael C. Dougherty

Michael C. Dougherty is a producer and director, known for Browncoats: Redemption(2010), Z*Con: Proof of Concept Film (2013) and Z*Con. He is married to Kelly Dougherty.

SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 243 – Our Interview with Colin Ferguson (Sheriff Jack Carter from Eureka) and Jay Smith from H.G. World, The Goonies, and Hidden Harbor Mysteries at Farpoint Con

A Farpoint Con Interview

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott, Miles, and M.

The SciFi Diner Podcast

A 2012 Parsec Finalist

Question for Listeners:

In this episode, we talk about Padme moments.  We need you, our listeners, to send us yours.  Listen to the episode to find out more.

Colin Ferguson

Colin Ferguson (born July 22, 1972) is a Canadian film and television actor, director, and producer, best known as Sheriff Jack Carter on Syfy's Eureka and as Lewis on Then Came You, and his role as the latest Maytag Repairman. He can currently be seen on Haven and The Vampire Diaries.

Early life

He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and is a graduate of Appleby College and McGill University. Since he was born and raised around Montreal which predominantly speaks French, he is bilingual speaking both French and English. Although he was born in Canada and therefore a Canadian citizen, he is also a citizen of the United Kingdom, and recently became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Career

On September 5, 2011, he appeared on the podcast Disasterpiece Theatre to discuss what Eureka might have looked like if it had been directed by Michael Bay. In January 2014, Ferguson became the newest "Maytag Repairman". Ferguson is a Montreal Canadiens fan, and he contributes to NHL.com as a celebrity blogger.

Jay Smith

Jay Smith is the creator and executive producer for the Parsec Award-winning audio drama series HG World. Since 2009, Jay and his company of players and producers have been telling the story of survivors in the middle of a global zombie uprising. Now in its third season, this "satellite" production has featured dozens of actors across four continents making it a production truly on a global scale. Since its debut, episodes of HG World and its spin-off series, the Parsec finalist The Diary of Jill Woodbine and The Googies have been downloaded close to a million times.

Hidden Harbor Mysteries is a pulp era adventure with a stellar cast of voices produced by award-winning producer Bryan Lincoln. Check it out at www.hiddenharbormysteries.com

Jay’s books include the gamer-geek satire Rise of the Monkey Lord, Blue Collar Gods, Seven ‘til Sunrise, The Diary of Jill Woodbine, HG World: The Audio Scripts, and Hidden Harbor Mysteries: Anatomy of A Modern Audio Drama Series.

Jay holds a BA in Creative Writing and is working on his Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University’s innovative Writing Popular Fiction program. He attends and speaks at various science fiction and literary conventions about podcasting, writing, audio drama, and zombies.

SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 242 - Our Interview with Eddie McClintock from Warehouse 13

A New York Comicon Interview

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott, Miles, and M.

The SciFi Diner Podcast

A 2012 Parsec Finalist

Question for Listeners:

In this episode, we talk about Padme moments.  We need you, our listeners, to send us yours.  Listen to the episode to find out more.

Eddie McClintock

McClintock was born in North Canton, Ohio, the son of Theodore “Ted” McClintock. He married Lynn Sanchez in 2005, and they have two sons, Jack and Max. McClintock graduated with a degree in communications from Wright State University in Dayton and also studied design in college. In 2007, he designed the album artwork for "V is for Vagina" and currently sells some of his artwork on his personal website. A wrestler and later a production assistant, he subsequently took up acting and was nearly 30 before he appeared in major roles.

Career

To date, McClintock has appeared in ten pilots, starred in five network series, worked on several TV movies, and made well over 45 guest appearanceson more than 25 different shows. He was a cast member on the television sitcom Stark Raving Mad from 1999 to 2000 with Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris, which won the People’s Choice Award  but later was cancelled. In 2006, he appeared on Desperate Housewives as Frank, the father of Gabrielle and Carlos' adoptive baby. He appeared as Special Agent Tim Sullivan in four episodes of Bones in 2007. He has also guest-starred on Sex and the City, My Boys, Felicity, Friends, Ned and Stacey, Less than Perfect, Better off Ted, The King of Queens and other less-successful television shows like B.S. (Boarding School), A.U.S.A., Crumbs with Fred Savage, and Say Uncle with Teri Hatcher and Ken Olin. He is best known for his role in Syfy's Warehouse 13. BuddyTV ranked him number eight-two on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".

SciFi Diner Conversations Ep. 241  - The Capaldi Conundrum

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Tonight’s Diners: Scott, Miles, and M.

The SciFi Diner Podcast

A 2012 Parsec Finalist

Much of the conversation in tonight's show revolves around the what we thought of Peter Capaldi in the role of Doctor Who this past season. We also discuss Arrow and The Flash as being two of our favorite shows.  We pose a question for you listeners: If you could date any SciFi Alien, who or what would it be?  We'll discuss this on some future show. 8^)  

SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 240 - The History and Appeal of Science Fiction Conventions

An Interview with Sharon VanBlarcom, Steve Wilson, and Renee Wilson

The Farpoint Con

The SciFi Diner Podcast

A 2012 Parsec Finalist

Please call the listener line at 1.888.508.4343, Email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com or visit us on Twitter @scifidiner. Facebook Fan Page. And check out our YouTube channel. Tonight’s Diners:  Scott, Miles, and M. Welcome to the Diner. If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We know not all of you use iTunes, but for those that do, it helps us become more visible. If you don’t use iTunes, your feedback is still valuable. Visit our webpage at http://scifidinerpodcast.com and leave a comment on the show notes or email us at scifidinerpodcast@gmail.com We want to know what you are thinking about what we are saying and what shows you are watching.

 Tonight:

Tonight we chat with Sharon VanBlarcom, Steve Wilson, and Renee Wilson about this year's Farpoint Con as well as delve into the history on Con going.  We discuss what initial conventions were like and delve into things like Bronie Con and Hello Kitty Con.  Stay tune at the end for a song about Bonies sung by John DeLancie. From Farpoint's site: FARPOINT is an annual gathering for fans of all genres of imaginative fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, SuperHeroes - in all the media formats in which they might appear - Cinematic Movies, Television, Direct to DVD , Books on Tape, Podcasts, Web Video - you name it, we want to celebrate it! The con was established in 1993, by a committee led by Bev Volker and Steve Wilson. Our focus is on Fandom, and all the wonderful, creative people who comprise it. Our mission is to encourage, to educate, to enable. So, while we certainly bring in some exciting professionals from the industries which bring imagination into the mainstream, our real goal is to give you the opportunity to meet others like yourself, to forge friendships, and to develop your own creative gifts. Please visit their site for more information.