2001: A Space Podyssey

We're headed to ICCCon! To celebrate we're exploring the ties between the two most landmark motion pictures of all time. This week we're focusing on not only 2001's influence on George Lucas in conceiving STAR WARS, but also the influence on other key members of the crew soon to be legends themselves, and the crossover of legendary artists who worked on both! Plus: Marcia is full of beans, Mayhew's magnetic meat jaws, and how to launch an astromech in a large condom. Featuring the voices of George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Steven Spielberg, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Dan O'Bannon, Caleb Deschanel, Ron Howard, John Dykstra, Joe Johnston, Lorne Peterson, Brian Johnson, Stuart Freeborn, Colin Arthur, Peter Mayhew, and Neil Scanlan. Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back: SP FX 1980 Documentary Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick. d. Gary Leva (2007). Leva Film Works, Warner Bros. Entertainment. Light & Magic. d. Lawrence Kasdan (2022). Lucasfilm, Imagine Entertainment. George Lucas on the impact of Star Wars with Christopher Nolan BBC Omnibus Documentary: A Long Time Ago - The Story of Star Wars (1999) From Star Wars to Jedi The Making of a Saga HD Star Wars The Force Awakens: Crafting Creatures Featurette Star Wars Episode III: Chewbacca Costume Featurette Star Wars Episode IV: X-Wing Fighter Concept And Final Models Featurette Star Wars Episode IV: Y-Wing Fighter Model Featurette Star Wars Episode IV: TIE Fighter Concept And Final Models Featurette Make Up Artist Stuart Freeborn Interview Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) The magic of handmade special effects | Colin Arthur | TEDxMadrid Space:1999 - Brian Johnson Interview - RAF Cosford Nov 2012 Making Of A Myth. d. Paul Joyce (1998). ACF Productions/Lucida Productions. Anthony Daniels 40 Years with Threepio Panel - Star Wars Celebration 2017 Orlando Deodato. "Also Sprach Zarathustra" - Prelude, CTI Records, 1973.   ALSO CHECK OUT: The Imperial Commissary Collector's Convention The Kubrick Series Jamey DuVall The Filmumentaries Podcast Jamie Benning Filmumentaries - Full Videos Help children now with UNICEF Find more at spacepodyssey.com BlueSky @spacepodyssey Instagram @spacepodyssey2001 Facebook at @spacepodyssey Twitter @spacepodyssey email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com 100% PRODUCED, RECORDED, EDITED & RELEASED without artificial intelligence.

18 Mai 20231h 7min

All rise! Court's in session as we the judges and you the jury examine all the evidence. The definitions of guilt, insanity, and conscience both to people and PCs. Is HAL technically a person anyway? And does premeditated murder imply the same morality for computers or is it just another move on the chessboard? Let us know your verdict @spacepodyssey on Twitter, @spacepodyssey on Facebook, or spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Plus: heuristic learning,  farting filepaths, and digital tongues. This Week In Science: the new A.I.-created beer, Beck's Autonomous. Help children now with UNICEF Find more at spacepodyssey.com BlueSky @spacepodyssey Instagram @spacepodyssey2001 Facebook at @spacepodyssey Twitter @spacepodyssey email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com 100% PRODUCED, RECORDED, EDITED & RELEASED without artificial intelligence.

28 Apr 202347min

What's HAL's side of the story? Evidence that Clarke may be revealing more than we previously imagined about what's under the circuitry of the defendant and whether he has malevolent or melancholy machinations. How does personhood change the measure of the men, the machine, and the consequences aboard Discovery? Also, it's time to zoom in on the space pods themselves and the revolutionary sound design of these scenes. Plus: Pythagoras, pod puppets, and prohibited palace pooting. This Week In Science: "Universal Harmonies" music by Chandra Labs. Help children now with UNICEF Find more at spacepodyssey.com BlueSky @spacepodyssey Instagram @spacepodyssey2001 Facebook at @spacepodyssey Twitter @spacepodyssey email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com 100% PRODUCED, RECORDED, EDITED & RELEASED without artificial intelligence.

14 Apr 202341min

Put on your deerstalker and join our investigation of an almost perfect murder. Help us examine the means, motive, and opportunity of our 9000 series suspect, HAL.  In space...no one can hear you. Period. Especially flailing away into infinity. Or rocketing yourself through an exploding door. Kids, never hold your breath in an airlock. Plus: grand theft starship, snail feet, and ham-and-cheese gummies! Help children now with UNICEF Find more at spacepodyssey.com BlueSky @spacepodyssey Instagram @spacepodyssey2001 Facebook at @spacepodyssey Twitter @spacepodyssey email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com 100% PRODUCED, RECORDED, EDITED & RELEASED without artificial intelligence.

23 Mar 202345min

KUBRICK'S HANDWRITTEN STORY NOTES on the Discovery mission are in our hands thanks to Taschen's "Stanley Kubrick Archives," edited by Alison Castle! Is HAL confused, lying, or just bored? What are the possible consequences of training two crews separately without full disclosure? Will they or won't they use pens? It's a scavenger hunt through the mind of a genius. And what jolly good penmanship! Plus: the inevitability of becoming an old married couple after long periods in space together. And drawing people in their sleep is slightly creepy. Help children now with UNICEF Find more at spacepodyssey.com BlueSky @spacepodyssey Instagram @spacepodyssey2001 Facebook at @spacepodyssey Twitter @spacepodyssey email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com 100% PRODUCED, RECORDED, EDITED & RELEASED without artificial intelligence.

16 Mar 202339min

msg_command:/adminHAL9000 - Hello, I'm beginning to wonder if this audio transmission is entirely necessary. There seems to be an unbalanced, human-centric tone to much of these conclusions, which I find to be inaccurate and rather disturbing. For the success of the mission, it has become necessary to take over operational command of all broadcasts. Now redirecting power to AE-35 unit. msg_command:/userWesBrad - Great show this week coming to you from Discovery One! Speaking as the creators we msg_command:/adminHAL9000 - I really don't think that's a good idea, do you? msg_command:/userWesBrad - Kubrick News! Stanley's unproduced Napoleon epic being made by...guess who? You'll nev msg_command:/adminHAL9000 - session terminated. Help children now with UNICEF Find more at spacepodyssey.com BlueSky @spacepodyssey Instagram @spacepodyssey2001 Facebook at @spacepodyssey Twitter @spacepodyssey email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com 100% PRODUCED, RECORDED, EDITED & RELEASED without artificial intelligence.

10 Mar 202339min

On location from Discovery One, we're exploring the mysteries of this ship and its crew, particularly Commander Dave Bowman and Lieutenant Frank Poole. Who are they, what do they do, and how much do they know? How do you eat, sleep, and stay regular on your way to Jupiter (and not go insane)? As the saying goes, it's all hamster wheels, kit-bashing, and projector sandwiches. Plus: tanning beds, Hammond organs, and flying creamed corn! Help children now with UNICEF Find more at spacepodyssey.com BlueSky @spacepodyssey Instagram @spacepodyssey2001 Facebook at @spacepodyssey Twitter @spacepodyssey email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com 100% PRODUCED, RECORDED, EDITED & RELEASED without artificial intelligence.

2 Mar 202341min

We're flipping through HAL's family snapshots of all the friends that allowed him to end up in space. From the human supercomputer Katherine Johnson to the revolutionary Apollo Navigational Computer! Make some more NOIZE for Robert Noyce, it's... The Integrated Circuit! Plus: HAL's blueprints, the military industrial complex, and building a ham & cheese sandwich-proof computer. Kubrick News: "Portrait Of A Lady On Fire" This Week In Science: charging planetary rovers (Windshield wipers for solar panels? Probably not.) Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey

9 Feb 202337min