In this special memorial episode of Sci-Fi Carnival, Maryck Allyson, James Robinson and 'Mel' celebrate the innovative acting career of the late Michael K. Williams who passed away Monday, September 6, 2021. Known for delivering complicated, unforgettable performances, Michael K. Williams embodied his characters down to their souls. Although he held one hundred and ten acting credit, his portrayal of Lovecraft Country's, Montrose Freeman and The Wire's, Omar Little are among the most notable.
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 34
The Carnival is back to nerd out with impunity over Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Of course, trying to cram seven seasons of one of the greatest series of all time into a 2+ hour podcast is impossible. Oddly enough, host Maryck Allyson and James Robinson don't realize this until midway through the show. So, in the first volume of Revisiting DS9, we fly into the Gamma Quadrant over Captain Benjamin Sisko aka Commander Benjamin Sisko, aka Emissary, aka The Sisko.
Aug 28, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 33
The Sci-Fi Carnival crew is back to nerd-out with impunity over sh**ty sci-fi parenting. In this episode host Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host Mel spend damn near three hours indiscriminately passing judgment over sci-fi parents: Who neglect their teenagers to live their best life or save the universe. Who leave their kids unattended to get some midday a**. Who resent their kids because they won't follow in their murderous footsteps. Who gift their kids murderous pets to make up fo...
Jul 31, 2021•2 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 31
We've been sent good weather which the carnival received with great joy! The carnival is back to nerd-out with impunity over the Season Finale of the Handmaid's Tale titled ' Wilderness '. Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and Mel wander in the woods over: Prison advocate, Serena Joy's list of demands. The Canadian legal system vs. the Gilead legal system. JIX That time, June organized a field trip for the therapy group she commandeered. The new chapter in Fred and Nick's father-son relation...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Blessed be the Canadian Prison System! In this episode of Sci-Fi Carnival, hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson and guest host, Mel, lose their s**t over: Nick and June's Gilead love child, All the s**t we got wrong about Luke, The softer side of Aunt Lydia, Serena and Fred's future plans. Gilead Snitches And what became of Mrs. Keyes
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 29
June may be done, but we're not. Sci-Fi Carnival is back to nerd-out with impunity over season four's episode eight titled "Testimony". Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and Mel go all-in in their group therapy session over: When a totalitarian government is funding its war effort in your country of refuge, The problem with turning the other cheek. Serena's stank a** teal dress. The whereabouts of Janine, That time June commandeered group therapy. When the s**t don't even sound right on pape...
Jun 05, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 28
At Last Sci-Fi, Carnival is back to nerd-out with impunity over episode 7 of Handmaid's Tale Season 4. We get deep into the potato chip aisle over, Grocery shopping as a group What to do when your captors are living their best lives. Canadian prisons. Luke And whether Moira will get her groove back.
May 31, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 27
"Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" The Sci-Fi Carnival crew is back to nerd-out with impunity over episode 6 aka "The Vow." Hosts Mark Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host Mel wade through metaphorical waters over: Ride or die besties, Filler episodes, Too many flashbacks, Where the hell could Janine be, Tangents that have nothing to do with The Handmaid's Tale.
May 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 27
By his hand, the Sci-Fi Carnival crew is back to nerd-out with impunity over the "Chicago" episode of The Handmaid's Tale. Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and Mel dive into the rubble of over: Janine's "mommy and me" dreams. The disappointment named Steve. Whether or not Aunt Lydia's treadmill is a Peloton. Gilead's growing liability also known as Nick. And what the hell does Aunt Lydia have on Commander Calhoun?
May 15, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Blessed be the Fruit Loops! The intrepid trio is back to nerd-out with impunity over the latest episode of Season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale. In this Janine and Rita focused episode, Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and Mel wander in the wilderness over: Pre-Gilead days and false advertising, Delusional-ass Serena, Janine calling bull**it, Much deserved sushi, And why we should all give June a fu**ing break.
May 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Wakanda Forever! It's official. JULY 8th 2022 is the release date for the Black Panther Sequel. In this episode of Sci-Fi Buzz Shots, hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host Mel nerd-out for fifteen minutes plus over the Wakanda Forever release date announcement.
May 04, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Under His Fu$!#king Eye! June and the Handmaid crew are back for another season of Gilead's Bullsh#%*t. Hulu graciously released the first three episodes of the Fourth Season of The Handmaid's Tale and Sci-Fi Carnival is here for it. In this episode, Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host Mel, nerd-out with impunity over... How to manage dirty old Commanders, Frail Aunt Lydia, June the budding chemist. What became of the Waterfords? And Fu***king Nick!...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 2Ep. 24
The intrepid trio is back to nerd-out over the blurred lines between hard sci-fi and soft sci-fi. Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host Mel pick through some of their favorite sci-fi storylines and in the process answer some real key sci-fi questions such as: What's the deal with Chris Nolan's Twilight world? What happens when you keep pissing off the community robot? And why Avenue 5 should be considered hard science.
Mar 28, 2021•2 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Did you know you could live forever? In this episode of Sci-Fi Buzz Shots, hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson nerd-out over a blog post published in the Nerdist titled " Dyson Sphere May Be the Key to Human Immortality " by Matthew Hart. For 15 minutes we cover: How the sun can power your retirement simulation. The striking resemblance between a Dyson Sphere and the Death Star. And Cyborg Life...
Mar 22, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Memories, sweet sweet memories. In this episode of Sci-Fi Buzz Shot episode, hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson nerd-out for fifteen minutes over the encroaching topic of cancel culture into the sci-fi realm. Are we all just a blizzard of snowflakes, or do some narratives need to be wished away into the Smithsonian?
Mar 08, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The Lord has opened! Last week Hulu dropped a trailer for Season Four of the Handmaid's Tale, and Sci-Fi Carnival is here for it. In a new series, we call Sci-Fi Buzz Shots, the gang at Sci-Carnival will nerd-out with impunity for 15 minutes over buzz in the sci-fi community. That being said, tune in for our first Sci-Fi Buzz Shot: The Revenge of the Handmaids. *Blessed Be The Fruit Loops*
Mar 02, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Lift every voice and shout! In honor of Black History Month, Sci-Fi Carnival is nerding-out with impunity over black people in science fiction. Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host Mel dive into: Black Sci-Fi before Black Panther, Cosmic Slop, the sunken place, and equisapiens, Dark Matters, Reconstructing the deconstructed black narrative, And why planet Earth is not our home. Sadly, we barely touch the surface of black people and the sci-fi genre, but on a positive note, we bar...
Feb 28, 2021•3 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Blessed Day! Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host, 'Just Mel', are back for the first Sci-Fi Carnival podcast of the year. And what a year it has been! In acknowledgment of the attempted coup on the U.S. government earlier this month, we are nerding-out with impunity over the Handmaid's Tale Hulu series. In this episode, we cover: Signs your country may be the next Gilead Other people's babies Handmaids, Martha's, Commanders, and Shaman Fake facts and totalitarian governments Pla...
Jan 23, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Season 2Ep. 21
No one could have ever guessed that 2020 would play out like the prequel to a dystopian novel. Yet here we are. In this episode of Sci-Fi Carnival, hosts Maryck Allyson, and James Robinson welcomes back guest host 'Just Mel' to close out this murder hornet of a year. We nerd-out over the many parallels between our favorite Sci-Fi stories, and the s***t show that is 2020, which includes: Octavia's America: Pandemics, Elections, and Kente Cloth. Will Smith Antebellum: Not quite what we thought it ...
Dec 31, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Back when COVID-19 was barely a whisper, hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson gathered in a Chicago Public Library and nerded-out over the feature sci-fi film "Gemini Man". Although this mic free episode was Sci-Fi Carnival's first episode, it somehow got buried in the 'This is just a test' vault. But after the year we had, it's time the Gemini Man episode has its day. So, in this forgotten episode, we lose our nerd minds over: Sniper retirement goals Alternatives to pension payments To clone...
Dec 27, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Every slacker has her day, and in the case of Ensign Beckett Mariner, her day is an entire series. Join hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson as we nerd-out over the Star Trek animated series "Lower Decks." In this episode, we cover: Nepotism aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos Every "Star Trek" series ever The evolution of the red shirt The diminishing expectations of the lower deck employees. And Riker We follow the Lower Deck crew from blood bathing rage down to the final "choo." Don't underestimate...
Dec 26, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Liberated from the Sci-Fi Carnival's 2G vault, hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson nerd-out over the Amazon Prime Series: "Upload". This digital paradise that masks an infinite horror story sends our overthinking hosts on tangents that include: The feasibility of funding the undead's virtual meal plan. The problems that arise when your INSIGNIFICANT other is paying for your afterlife. The whereabouts of Mr. Caputo. Corporate mergers and hr problems of the future. Why attending your own funer...
Nov 30, 2020•2 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 17
All great things must come to an end. Sci-Fi Carnival hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host 'Just Mel' conclude their Lovecraft Country journey by doing what they do best: nerding-out with impunity over the final two episodes of Lovecraft Country. In the finale, they cover: Multiverse time travel, 1921 an American Horror Story Shitty siblings Pet shoggoths And the great Ruby debate The Lovecraft Country series took on a life of its own, leaving the Sci-Fi Carnival Crew combing the...
Oct 27, 2020•2 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The Sci-Fi Carnival crew is back in rare form to nerd through the madness that is episodes 7 and 8 of the HBO series Lovecraft Country. Sci-fi Carnival hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host "Just Mel" navigate through: Hippolyta's multi-world excursions, Another mind-bending sex scene with Chriliam and Rulary, The cruel summer of 1955 and 2020. Diane's clingy new friends: Bopsy and Topsy And the return of the Shoggoth. Come for the madness, stay for the scotch, or whatever Montros...
Oct 10, 2020•2 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The intrepid trio is back to nerd-out with impunity over episodes five and six of HBO's Lovecraft Country. Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and 'Just Mel' wrap their foxtails around Magic potions Shape-shifting dalliances Atticus's other side Wartime Kumiho's And the main reasons Montrose is so damn angry. Keep your hands inside the ride at all times because the Lovecraft Country rollercoaster is far from over.
Sep 26, 2020•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 14
You know when the kids break out the Ouija board, things are about to get real. Hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson are joined by special guest 'Just Mel' to break down episodes three and four of the new HBO series: Lovecraft Country. Continuing on the Lovecraft Country episodic journey, Sci-Fi Carnival nerds-out with impunity over: House parties and Freddie rides, Crusades across unwalkable planks, Hooking up with divisive sorcerers, And what really happened to the racist neighbors. Nothing...
Sep 07, 2020•2 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this special memorial episode of Sci-Fi Carnival, Maryck Allyson, James Robinson and 'Just Mel' celebrate the legacy of the late Chadwick Boseman who passed away from stage 4 colon cancer on Friday, August 27, 2020. Among some of his most notable roles included the venerable Thurgood Marshall, James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and the Black Panther. A true master of his craft, the characters who Chadwick Boseman embodied will live on in the hearts and minds of generations to come.
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The carnival is back with another guest traveler under the umbrella of the sci-fi circus. Hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson are joined by special guest 'Just Mel' to break down the first two episodes of the new HBO series: Lovecraft Country. In this episode, the intrepid trio nerds-out with impunity over: Multi-eyed vampiresque shoggoths, Cops straight outta Jim Crow, Cult members who don't know when to quit, And the Chicago South Siders surviving to the off-beat of a Lovecraftian drum. Th...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Previously, on SCI-FI CARNIVAL... During the epic discussion of The Mandalorian, hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson discovered a shocking correlation. Both the heroes and villains in science fiction and fantasy have shockingly terrible parentage. Stay tuned for today's episode where our intrepid hosts dare to delve into the minds of the characters and how they got to be either the paragons of virtue and justice or the monsters of mayhem and death. Will Maryck or James lose themselves in the...
Jul 27, 2020•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Despite being late to the Mandalorian After Party, Sci-Fi Carnival bit the bullet and purchased viewing privileges for yet another streaming service to ride the Razor Crest into another nostalgia sick Star Wars saga. Much like that run-on sentence, this episode of Sci-Fi Carnival will start with the Mandalorion and run on through Star Wars past, present, and future. Hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson as always will nerd-out with impunity over Emotionally complicated droids, Savage egg lovin...
Jul 22, 2020•2 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
