Robby The Robot’s Waiting: The Sci-Fi Podcast

S02 E01: There can be only one Highlander

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Episode notes

Don’t lose your head! Your sci-fi podcast is back for its second season. We’ll be rewatching 1986 sword-and-accents fantasy Highlander in the company of top author Guy Haley. Plus we’ll reveal the current shows we recommend, and cast our eyes over the news. It’s a lot of fun and – gasp! – features our first ever bleep censor.

We check out The Nevers, the Victorian women-with-mysterious-powers show originated by Joss Whedon. And we’ve also watched Army Of The Dead on Netflix, the Ocean's Eleven meets Land of The Dead meets Escape From New York movie by Zack “Snyder Cut” Snyder. Are either worth your time? 

Highlander, though, is a classic. Right? We dive into the world of immortals, duelling and Queen riffs to reveal whether it stands the test of time, or is just a moody two-hour rock video.

For this rewatch we’re joined by former SFX mag deputy editor Guy Haley, who’s now a prolific and much-loved author. He tells us what he’s been watching and playing this month before we launch into a discussion of how sci-fi has changed in the 21st century. It gets deep. Guy Haley himself has a new book out now, Richards & Klein, plus we talk about his Black Library and Warhammer work.

There’s all this plus the latest trailers and announcements, with added Ram-Man, Evil-Lyn and Fisto thanks to Kevin Smith's Masters Of The Universe remake. 

Stream or download this chat for free, and join us for a jolly jaunt into sci-fi past, present and future. It’s a kind of magic.

Episode highlights:

00:00:53 – What we’re watching: The Nevers, Army Of The Dead

00:14:20 – Meet Guy Haley (plus Jupiter's Legacy, Epic, Inside No 9)

00:18:33 – How has sci-fi changed since the end of the 20th century?

00:25:00 – Guy Haley’s new books

00:32:10 – Highlander! Yes, the original. There can be only one.

00:57:00 – News: Eternals, Last Night In Soho, JJ Abrams, Attack The Block 2, Lucasfilm, The Vindicators, Masters Of The Universe

Your hosts:

Tanavi Patel: entertainment reporter for SFX magazine and Digital Spy, panel moderator for MCM, FanExpo and more. https://twitter.com/tanavip

Dave Bradley: writer, gamer, book reviewer and a former editor of SFX. https://twitter.com/BoxDaveB

Richard Edwards: film and TV journalist and another former editor of SFX. https://twitter.com/RichDEdwards

SPECIAL GUEST! Guy Haley, author of Richards & Klein and also many best-selling Warhammer novels including those in the Siege Of Terra and Horus Heresy series. https://twitter.com/guyhaley

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