"Does a spaceship make it sci-fi?" Come along with us for an episode that was originally recorded in January of 2021, deep in the throes of the pandemic. So, does this mean The Busy Dads are back? More will be revealed. What it DOES mean is that we had a few episodes "in the can" and there is no way we couldn't just thrust them upon the world. Join Kevin & George as we wonder on whether ET: The Extra-Terrestrial is more of a fairy tale or a science fiction movie. We take a “fly on the wall” ...
May 25, 2023•48 min
Have you ever seen a movie that you're not sure is good or not? Event after a few weeks, you're still like "was that good or was it just different?" Enter: THE JACKET. Continuing on with our time travel suite, we have this oft-forgotten gem. Tune in to hear us talk about how Daniel Craig has gotten better looking with age. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO...
Jul 27, 2021•49 min
You know how you like a movie and then you dislike it and then you like it again? No? Only me? Ok. The Busy Dads take a weird transparent worm out the chest to Donnie Darko, the only good movie that Richard Kelly made. Enjoy! We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Tune In, Spotify, Google P...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 9 min
I can't tell if Brad Pitt is a great actor or a terrible actor. It doesn't matter, because the Busy Dads are taking a trip from the not so distant future to the not so distant past. And, once again, Bruce Willis is along for the ride. Join us for TWELVE MONKEYS from genius Terry Gilliam. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the time to rat...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Oh, so he is like playing Bruce Willis but Bruce Willis ISN'T playing Joseph Gordon Levitt? Hm. That hardly seems fair. In this episode, a continuation of our EPIC time travel suite, the Busy Dads take a look at the only good movie that Rian Johnson has made. Oh, wait. This wasn't good either. Ok. Well, we are talking about Looper. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUS...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min
When you've got a movie that has been consistently billed as the smartest time travel movie ever made, what else can you do but make fart jokes about it? The Busy Dads tackle the monster that is PRIMER in an episode that is sure to go down in history as being the most realistic and smartest, just like PRIMER. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, pleas...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min
What do you get when you cross Robert Patinson, outer space and a baby? Sounds like a fever nightmare I once had in 2006. Surprisingly, you get HIGH LIFE, a fantastic piece of meditative science fiction. Listen along as The Busy Dads step into the fluidy box with Robert and his glittery gang. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the time t...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Come on now! I'm pretty sure that we've ALL slept with our own mothers at some point. Well, perhaps not to THAT extent. However, in this episode Kevin and George take a look at the amazing facts, incredibly coherent and occasionally incestuous timeline presented in the German Netflix series DARK. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the ti...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Remember that movie about the remnants of humanity stuck on a train and they had to constantly move on the train or they'd all freeze to death and Captain America and John Hurt and Ed Harris and Tilda Swinton were in it? What was that called? SNOWPIERCER? No. That can't be right. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the time to rate and re...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Wow. Winter Break seemed extra long this year. Kevin and George (and Producer Vic) are BACK...from the dead? Maaaaaaaybe. More specifically, they are back with the brand of mediocre podcast that only two busy dads can bring you. Sit back, relax and enjoy as we discuss the absolute brilliance of MAD MAX. Which is, apparently, NOT Road Warrior. Huh. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If...
Dec 08, 2020•59 min
"Cockroaches." --Kevin In the third installment of our Inhuman Women Suite, Kevin and George take a look at the Jonathan Glazer flick UNDER THE SKIN. Scarlett Johannsen has come to Earth and she's seeking men to turn into intergalactic bloody soup. Perhaps you'd like to volunteer? Eh? You wanna be soup for Scarlett? No? Ok. Good job. Join us as we discuss a brilliant, moody and (some times) sad sci-fi flick. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss ...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr
"That's why I had to move out of Highland Park." --George Often a monster movie comes with a level of suspension of disbelief. At times, that level can be asking too much from an audience. The movie SPRING, from film making duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead, is not one of those movies. The horror included doesn't ask you to check your brain at the door, nor is it too subtle or vague. It is both quiet and visceral and accomplishes these tasks while telling a very human story. Join Kevin and G...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 1 min
"Let's just read the notes!" --Kevin IO is a Netflix original movie that we just couldn't. We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Tune In, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you may find your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at busydadsdoscifi or e-mail us at [email protected]...
Mar 06, 2019•26 min
"Subby Lawrence." --Kevin What is one of the worst things a movie can do? Is it when it's just bad? Is it when it's good but could be better? Perhaps both. However, as I write this, I find myself thinking that Robert Rodriguez's ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL managed to top both of those options. It's a movie that has so many good qualities that should make it great, but just barely falls short of legendary status. Agree? Disagree? Sound off and tune in as Kevin and George take a dip into the world that is...
Feb 20, 2019•40 min
Every once in a while you come across a movie that was birthed of a fantastic idea. No one really nurtured it by giving it a huge budget or a ton of publicity, but it didn't really matter. Perhaps the lack thereof is actually what propelled the filmmakers to stay true to their vision. THE ENDLESS is such a movie. Come and check out what is sure to be a TERRIBLE podcast, based on the fact that both Kevin and George loved this movie. Despite that though, I believe we manage to get to the heart of ...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 1 min
"Dondo!" --G Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse manages to have something that very few big screen adaptations of the wall-crawler have had: heart. I think that this is the only thing that the cross-dimensional versions of George and Kevin can agree upon. Come with us now on a journey through the Multi-Verse as we encounter the single versions of George and Kevin, the NPR-ized incarnations and the one, true version: The Busy Dads. We're all in for a wild ride. We take a “fly on the wall” approach...
Jan 09, 2019•59 min
"I just don't think about it." --Theo CHILDREN OF MEN was a 2006 dystopian science fiction masterpiece that showed up what a slowly decaying world would look 20 years into a global plague in which no human can reproduce. This movie both haunting and important and Kevin and George are sitting down and going toe to toe on how much it meant to both of them. So, as usual, if you haven't seen it GO SEE IT and then come and give us a listen. Enjoy! We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr
"Fingerling potatoes." --Kevin Annihilation is an Alex Garland joint. We watched the movie. Some of us even read the book. Ok, one of us. It was Kevin. Let us know what you think, listening. Hit us up at busydadsdoscifi on Instagram or at [email protected] JOIN US! We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the time to rate and review us...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 2 min
"This could be our raciest episode. I said raciest." --Kevin The Busy Dads take a long, hard look at Boots Riley's SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, which in turn leads to a long, hard look at themselves and the world that we live in. Let us know what you think, listening. Hit us up at busydadsdoscifi on Instagram or at [email protected] JOIN US! We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you e...
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr
"I think the 15 pizzas are here." --Kevin John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is long considered a classic of 80s Sci-Fi and a gem of the cult movie genre. Kevin and George take a look at it and ask, without judgement, "why?" Come and give us a listen as we take apart a classic from a brilliant director and still manage to find a lot to love, even if time has not maintained the shine we once saw. JOIN US! We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss f...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 1 min
"Mark Twain." --Kevin 1996 might not be known as the best year in Science Fiction, or maybe it is. I don't know. I didn't exactly do any research on it. However it was the year that the Philip K. Dick short story SECOND VARIETY was adapted into the movie SCREAMERS, starring Peter Weller and Jennifer Rubin. Kevin and George (the Busy Dads) bounce judiciously between the two in recounting their experience with another classic tale of Artificial Intelligence come to life. Join us! We take a “fly on...
Oct 10, 2018•57 min
"NOPE!" --George What does one talk about when everything that can possibly be talked about has been talked about? This is the dilemma that confronts the BUSY DADS as they take a long, hard (hah) look at STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN. A paramount achievement of not only Star Trek, but of Sci-Fi in general. Kevin, an uninitiated wanderer in the world of Trek, and George, a Klingon speaking Trekkie/er that still pretends he is commanding a starship when he's in the shower, take your hand on this ...
Sep 26, 2018•56 min
"INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER" Isn't that what we're all after? A meaningful answer. So, in lieu of our Wrath of Khan episode, we are instead going to be doing another dramatic reading of a great Science Fiction Short Story. Join BUSY DAD George as he reads THE LAST QUESTION by the master Isaac Asimov. Asimov actually considered this short to be some of his finest work and, I must say, that I agree. It weaves a classic sci-fi tale of man wrestling with his own limits and surpassing ...
Sep 12, 2018•37 min
"We don't know what's good for us." --George As though we are going to find a diamond in the rough if we just keep sifting, Kevin and George return once again to the "treasure trove" of the Netflix Sci-Fi and Fantasy section. Only, behold, this time we find more than the usual absolute crap. Join us as we take a look at Extinction, which has recently been billed as "Netflix's first good sci-fi movie". Spoiler: it's not.. Come aboard! We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 1 min
"Heinrich was my favorite character." --George The BUSY DADS take the plunge on the 1981 horror/thriller/sci-fi cult classic POSSESSION. What seems to be the simple story of a spy being broken up with by his crazy wife ends up becoming so much more. What did you think, Listener? Join us! We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners. As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADS DO SCI-FI, please take the time to rat...
Aug 01, 2018•58 min
"Sorry to bother you." --Kevin We are back and "better than ever! So better in fact that we've decided to jump back into the dumpster fire that is Netflix's Science Fiction section to review ORBITER 9. Also, join us in the celebration that is the Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi Language extravaganza. We celebrate the many languages of the world by boldly watching a movie that is entirely in another one. WOW. We are so cultured. Next thing you know we'll actually be reading books. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Orbiter 9, 20...
Jul 18, 2018•52 min
As if George's life wasn't busy enough, his favorite Russian film making antagonist is back from beyond the grave. Kevin and George sit down, crack a bottle of non-flavored seltzer (thanks, Vic) and talk about Andrei Tarkovsky's iconic masterpiece STALKER. Meditative. Beautiful. Mesmerizing. But, science fiction? Well, it doesn't really matter. Take the trip with us as we unwind what this moving piece of art did for our minds and for our souls. BIBLIOGRAPHY: STALKER, 1979, dir. by Andrei Tarkovs...
May 30, 2018•50 min
"I love chaos!" --Kevin Kevin and George talk about the movie that the entire planet has seen twice. The culmination of 18 movies and 10 years of movie making and it, SOME HOW, did not manage to let George (a dedicated Marvel fanboy) down in the slightest. Come and listen to find out how this movie was JUST LIKE Kevin's 8 year old son's birthday party All this AND MORE as the Busy Dads take on AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR! BIBLIOGRAPHY: Avengers: Infinity War, 2018, dir. by The Russo Bros. We take a “...
May 16, 2018•46 min
"...shorter." --Kevin In this episode we take another look at Neil Blomkamp's Oats Studios and their new three part short series, Adam. What did it do for us? What could it do for you? How does one tell a vast story in such a tiny amount of time? Why are some better than others? We answer absolutely none of those questions and, instead, just make fun of each other for most of the episode. However, it's still a good time. Check us out.
May 02, 2018•25 min
"That doesn't sound right. That sounds negative." "It sounds fecal." How can one movie make George go from crying during the viewing to throwing a keyboard at Kevin while discussing it the next day? How can the same movie have Kevin pontificating about the mortality of the Cyclops in the Odyssey and also begrudging Jared Leto for not looking homeless enough? How can one movie elicit such different responses from two ENTIRELY RATIONAL (I know) people!?! How?!? This is the paradox of the movie MR....
Apr 18, 2018•54 min