We take a break this month and let our identity units discuss Part one of "Welt am Draht" (English: "World on a Wire"), a made for TV miniseries aired in 1973 West Germany. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and shot in 16mm film. Lots of great German names (Gunther! Franz! Mann im Auto!) and lots and lots of mirrors abound in this sci-fi story that might be the best early example of the whole simulation-vs-reality trope that the Matrix ruined forever.

"The movie is not a masterpiece" says Roger Ebert. "I think this is an awful picture [even if] it were in 1D" says Gene Siskel. But this isn't Siskel and Ebert, it's Ryen and Nathan of the Escape Pod! reviewing 1983's "Spacehunter: Adventures in the forbidden zone". Do we agree? Will we use all of our escape pods? You might be surprised! So, come along and find out and maybe laugh at us. Staring Molly Ringwald (her second film!), Peter Strauss and Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters!).

What can you say about the pinnacle of the Star Wars franchise? Come find out as Ryen and Nathan discuss Star Wars!!! The holiday special. The greatest stars of the late 70s shine bright in this universe... Bea Arthur! Art Carney! Harvey Horman! Diahann Carroll! Rediscover why we love sci-fi as we lavish praise on one of the art form's finest examples. Watch Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford phone in reprise performances and then hang-up that phone. Amazing stuff.

PSA: Listen to this episode but maybe don't bother watching the movie Countdown?

Ryen and Nathan discuss 1967's Space Race yawnfest "Countdown" directed by seven-time Oscar nominated director Robert Altman's. This film stars James Caan and Robert Duvall and contains as much entertainment as it does cross-talk.

Happy Halloween! Join Ryen and Nathan as they watch John Carpenter's 1982 horror/sci-fi film: "The Thing!". Staring Kurt Russell. Music by Ennio Morricone. Antarctica!

t h e s p i c e. Join us as we review Dune, David Attenborough's policy changing documentary about the worms of Arrakis. Sounds boring? It's not! Better understand the science of lactation, genetic engineering and biogerontology now on The Escape Pod!

Can you guess how many escape pods are used in the latest episode of The Escape Pod!?

Get ready to crash your plane with us and watch the time travelers come running to take you into a future where you can repopulate the earth by breeding with ordinary folks from the 1960, 70s and 80s; people who expect fine dining aboard their jetliners staffed with well groomed smiling attendants that will light your cigarettes for you and maybe tell you how good it is to see you.

Only an air crash survivor can be the air crash investigator this world needs. Or maybe doesn't need as it does kind of go to hell in the end.

It's 1989's Millennium! Starring Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd and Maury Chaykin. You can watch it on Youtube!

Coming up this season!!!

Millennium, 1989

Dune, 1984

Countdown, 1967

Space Hunter, 1983

World on a Wire Part 1 , 1973

World on a Wire Part 2, 1973

Predator 2, 1990