The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas Podcast

KAMN Show #47: Blade Runner

Summer — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:36:25 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos and Sean Young, this movie set the standard for futuristic noir, and inspired an entire generation of scifi fans.

KAMN Show #46: Fahrenheit 451

Summer — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:00:23 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1953 Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, both the original and restored versions of the novel, and the 1966 film, directed by Francois Truffaut.

KAMN Show #45: Ghostbusters

Summer — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:25:06 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, Brian, and Jen discuss the 1984 pop culture sensation Ghostbusters, the lamentable GB 2, the ideas for more sequels, and even the different TV animated series.

KAMN Show #44: The Black Company

Summer — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:30:52 +0000

Feature Discussion: Brian, Dave, Jen and special guest Sam Roberts discuss Glen Cook's 1984 fantasy debut, The Black Company. This story and series is noted for it's gritty portrayal of war and its combatants, and its cult classic following amongst members of the military.

KAMN Show #43: TRON

Summer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:30:23 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Jen and special guest Krazy Joe discuss the 1982 scifi cult classic TRON, brought to us by Disney Studios. Related news: Yes, TRON 2.0 is a sequel currently in pre-production, slated for production start sometime later this spring. The electronica band Daft Punk has been signed to score the TRON 2.0 soundtrack

KAMN Show #42: The Stainless Steel Rat

Summer — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:00:09 +0000

Stainless Steel Rat. Brian and Dave delve into puns. 'nuff said. Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the original 1961 story The Stainless Steel Rat, first in a long series by Harry Harrison.

KAMN Show #41: The Hidden

Summer — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:00:19 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss 1987 cult favorite The Hidden, directed by Jack Sholder and written by Jim Kouf. There's a Hidden II... supposedly. But there's love, there's hate, there's humor for the first one, and we share it all with you.

KAMN Show #40: Jhereg

Summer — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:00:38 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1983 fantasy Jhereg. A fun, fast-paced story set in a uniquely crafted world, it's a good opening story in the Taltos saga, even though there is mucd laid down that doesn't get explained until later books in the series. Yes, we argue about the casting of the non-existent movie. After more thought, Summer thinks Vlad should be played by Guy Pearce. Jen wants to see Vin Diesel in anything. The casting discussion gets silly, as it should be.

KAMN SE #2: Neil Gaiman talks about Fritz Leiber

Summer — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:00:53 +0000

Audible.com has brought all of Fritz Leiber's classic Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser stories, all seven books of this all-time great series, into audio for the first time. As a cherry on top of the treat, each audio title comes with an exclusive introduction by none other than Neil Gaiman, and narrated by noted Star Wars audiobook narrator Jonathan Davis.

KAMN Show #39: RoboCop

Summer — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:00:20 +0000

Feature Discussion: RoboDave, Brian-209, Summer and Jen discuss the 1987 hit movie RoboCop. A groundbreaking movie when it first came in, in terms of production as well as treading into new territories of movie ratings controversy, much can be said about RoboCop, and we try to hit all the fun points.

KAMN Show #38: The Forever War

Summer — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:27:26 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Jen tackle Joe R. Haldeman's The Forever War, which was first serialized in Analog magazine in 1972, then published in novel form in 1974. It was the Nebula Award winner in 1975 and the Hugo Award winner in 1976.

KAMN Show #37: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Summer — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:18:31 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, David, Brian and Jen tackle Invasion of the Body Snatchers, both the 1956 version startting Kevin McCarthy, and the 1978 remake starring Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum. The 1956 version was based on a story called "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney, that was first serialized in Collier's Magazine in 1954, and published as a novel in 1955.

KAMN Show #36: The Broken Lands

Summer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:00:22 +0000

Feature Discussion: Welcome newcomer ninja stunt double Jen Crawford. Jen is a big fan of 90s TV, so we'll have to explore that in future KAMN episodes. David, Brian and Jen chat about "The Broken Lands", Book One of the "Empire of the East" trilogy by Fred Saberhagen, first published in 1968, and most recently printed in an omnibus collection of the entire trilogy by Tor in 2004.

KAMN Show #35: Near Dark

Summer — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:00:45 +0000

Feature Discussion: David, Brian and Summer chat about the 1987 cult feature Near Dark, written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Adrian Pasdar, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein and Tim Thomerson, and featuring a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

KAMN Show #34: Ringworld

Summer — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:00:58 +0000

Feature Discussion: David, Brian and Summer discuss the Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1970 novel Ringworld, by Larry Niven. The Ninjas talk about this classic SF novel, and also discuss how this type of story has held up over time. David's a big fan of the Ringworld series, and even he admits there are some issues with some of the more recent sequels.

KAMN Show #33: Quantum Leap

Summer — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:00:23 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about the Emmy-winning series "Quantum Leap", which ran on NBC from 1989-1993, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.

KAMN Show #31: Voicemail Show

Summer — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:00:14 +0000

That's right... another All-Feedback show! Summer, David and Brian dive into the voicemails we received for Shows 29-31, covering mostly "Galactic Patrol" and Poltergeist.

KAMN Show #32: War for the Oaks

Summer — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:30:26 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about Emma Bull's critically acclaimed 1987 debut novel, War for the Oaks. We get a glimpse of how there might be magic in all realms that may happen to collide in this world of ours. All in all, it's a fast, fun read. Go check it out.

KAMN Show #31: Poltergeist

Summer — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:15:35 +0000

Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian join forces to discuss Poltergeist, a 1982 offering from Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper. Despite the fact this movie is now 25 years old, there is some disagreement on whether this movie can rightfully be called "classic".

KAMN Show #29: Voicemail Show

Summer — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:00:15 +0000

We have a rare and special treat for you this time around: a separate voicemail show! Summer, David and Brian dive into the voicemails we received for Show #29, Colossus: The Forbin Project, and much fun discussion ensued.