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Tag: Science-Fiction

#SetTheVCR: February 16-22, 2020

Posted on February 16, 2020March 29, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: February 16-22, 2020

So ah… most of what I suggest this week are documentaries. Except for Annabelle Comes Home. I really hope that is not a documentary.

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141 | Laura Mennell (Project Blue Book)

Posted on January 28, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on 141 | Laura Mennell (Project Blue Book)
141 | Laura Mennell (Project Blue Book)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Laura Mennell who plays Mimi Hynek Project Blue Book (wife of ufologist Josef Allen Hynek).

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Picard’s First Tea

Posted on January 24, 2020September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan

Ok. Are we gonna discuss last night’s Picard debut??! Barely 3 minutes into the first episode Jean-Luc Picard says in that forceful Patrick Stewart way: “Let’s behave like civilized men.” And then pours a cup of tea before he gets a response. Tea out the gate. Fresh! I have other feelings but man to see…

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Quality Time is TV’s Love Language

Posted on January 23, 2020December 31, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Quality Time is TV’s Love Language

Star Trek: Picard is a love letter to the back in the day 22…24…even 26 episodes per television season. Appointment TV.

Television

Trial By Trailer: Arabian Alien

Posted on January 4, 2020March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Trial By Trailer: Arabian Alien

So…are we gonna talk about Arabian Alien?!! “Saad, a Muslim married man, gets over his depression after a space Alien is introduced into his life.” What?! Yeah it’s a sci-fi film (I think) from…Saudi Arabia. For all the years I’ve been a nerd I’ve never said that before. Check out this extremely odd trailer… They’ve got…

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Movies, Trial By Trailer

135 | Dead Dicks & Majic (Blood In The Snow Film Festival)

Posted on November 26, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 135 | Dead Dicks & Majic (Blood In The Snow Film Festival)
135 | Dead Dicks & Majic (Blood In The Snow Film Festival)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan is at Blood In The Snow Film Festival media day: the first interview is with the Dead Dicks duo Chris Bavota and Lee Paula Springer followed by actress Paula Brancati and director Erin Berry who are behind Majic.

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129 | Kat Rosenfield (Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light)

Posted on September 24, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 129 | Kat Rosenfield (Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light)
129 | Kat Rosenfield (Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan talks with Kat Rosenfield who co-wrote/co-created A Trick of Light with Stan Lee; his final universe: Stan Lee’s Alliances!

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Hot Docs 2019: Memory: The Origins of Alien

Posted on April 25, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hot Docs 2019: Memory: The Origins of Alien

A Hot Docs 2019 Recommendation: Memory: The Origins of Alien.

Movies

113 | Alexandre O. Philippe (Memory – The Origins of Alien)

Posted on April 23, 2019March 21, 2024 By Sammy Younan 2 Comments on 113 | Alexandre O. Philippe (Memory – The Origins of Alien)
113 | Alexandre O. Philippe (Memory – The Origins of Alien)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan talks with director Alexandre Philippe about his documentary Memory: The Origins of Alien based on the 79 movie.

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110 | Cory Doctorow (Radicalized)

Posted on April 2, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 110 | Cory Doctorow (Radicalized)
110 | Cory Doctorow (Radicalized)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews science-fiction writer Cory Doctorow whose new book is Radicalized.

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  • #SetTheVCR: September 29 – October 05, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a man in the basement I got TV recommendations that are a Chef's Kiss. On The Lost Bus, this is your stop: It's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: September 22-28, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I got the Lowdown on this week's TV Recommendations so you don't hafta Go Into The Void all Wayward and lost. Just as The Simpsons keep going, so too does #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 15-21, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations are not a Stop Gap Measure. Rather it's a Lilith Fair celebration of charming TV presented as #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 08-14, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Lots of TV Recommendations for you to Sheen this week. Like your Cable Guy, I got you hooked up with #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 01-07, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Have I Got News for You: I got TV Recommendations for you Winter Spring Summer or Fall. From the Highest 2 Lowest this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 25-31, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's #SetTheVCR is dedicated to my Stans.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 18-24, 2024
    by Sammy Younan
    Night Always Comes and like a TV Gambler you seek bold TV Recommendations without going Eenie Meanie. Once again #SetTheVCR is here to help, always cooler than Devo.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 11-17, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week’s TV recommendations are all locations from The Kingdom to Magic City to Alien: Earth. When it comes to Sammy Suggestions for #MustSeeTV I’m a #SetTheVCR Rainmaker.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 04-10, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    If your Hobby is to Pickup dope TV Recommendations like an American Prince this week's #SetTheVCR is funner than a Clown in a Cornfield.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 28 – August 03, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From a Red Eye to Area 51 this week’s TV Recommendations will make you put up your Twisted Metal. I dunno what that means, either, though I do know it’s #SetTheVCR time.
  • Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!July 2, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
  • Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)July 1, 2025
    Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case...a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?
  • #CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me EverythingJune 22, 2025
    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
  • #CouchWorthy: Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 29, 2025
    Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender now streaming on Apple TV.
  • #CouchWorthy: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    Super Team Canada follows six lesser known and underrated Canadian superheroes, tasked with saving the world.
  • #CouchWorthy: Murderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    Murderbot a private security cyborg hides its acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments is simultaneously drawn to humans.

  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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