We set sail with a 17th Century murder mystery aboard Stuart Turton's novel, THE DEVIL IN THE DARK WATER, get a little more Mando with the coffee table book THE ART OF STAR WARS - THE MANDALORIAN (SEASON ONE), and giggle at the Netflix comedy special, DEATH TO 2020 and BBC America's adaptation of Terry Pratchett's THE WATCH, now streaming on Stan. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g...
Jan 11, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1323
The Doctor sees off 2020 with a New Year's Day Special, new shows Truth Seekers (Amazon Prime) and The Watch (Stan) , and we farewell U.S American writer James Gunn. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jan 04, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1322
"They're coming in too fast?" This week...sooooo many announcements about Marvel and Star Wars television series and movies. Do we have to have a high midichlorian count AND a fistful of infinity stones to survive it all? Also, we farewell U.S American Science Fiction Writer, Scholar and Editor, Doctor of Education, Benjamin "Ben" Bova. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan...
Jan 02, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1321
This week we mull over four different cinematic adaptations of the Ballad of Mulan, including the latest Disney + incarnation. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan...
Dec 21, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1320
This week we head back to the cinema (woo!) and into the Nolan-verse with time-bending, head-scratching, sci-fi action spy epic TENET. There are no friends at dusk... With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan...
Dec 14, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1319
Looping through Amazon Prime's, PALM SPRINGS, while fleeing through the corridors of Graham J. Langridge's book ALIEN: THE BLUEPRINTS. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan...
Dec 07, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1318
We brave two dark and stormy nights, tragically illuminated by untrustworthy gaslight, to deep dive into on screen adaptations of Daphne Du Maurier's story of Gothic Romance/Horror, REBECCA, comparing and contrasting Alfred Hitchcock's 1940's version and Ben Wheatley's 2020 movie, now streaming on Netflix. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook....
Nov 30, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1317
Let's do the Time Loop...again! We get trapped in the temporal circle that is Amazon Prime's new T.L rom-com, PALM SPRINGS, while staying frosty with Graham J. Langridge's amazingly detailed Titan published book, ALIEN: THE BLUEPRINTS. With presenters Rob Jan and Megan McKeough, With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Tw...
Nov 23, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1316
The State of the Stark! Rob runs through the latest and greatest in the Marvel comic universe; and Zero G takes off with season 2 of The Mandalorian (cue moody space Western theme music...) now releasing weekly on Disney+. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Nov 16, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1315
In the first of a multi part focus on the actor's contributions to genre, we quest through the fantasy films of the late Sir Sean Connery. (There can be more than one!) With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Nov 09, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1314
We find out how mushroom the Starship Discovery has 900 years into a Federationless future with Season 3 Star Trek DIscovery, paint towns all over the world red with the Netflix animated series, Carmen Sandiego, and Megan locates some more Gothic real estate for us in Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new novel. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://ww...
Nov 02, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1313
Ahoy! We sink our teeth into the devilishly delightful, Brit-com zombie offering ZOMBOAT! (on Stan); and take a trippy trip with the ethereal sci-fi TALES FROM THE LOOP. Two very different shows, but both get the 'YEAH!' from Zero G. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Oct 26, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1312
On this week's Zero-G: A quick look at what's coming up on streaming, Megan compares and contrasts the book and film of I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, and Rob takes a shortcut through Amazon Prime's TALES FROM THE LOOP. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Oct 19, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1311
On this week's Zero-G, we get clued up on Sherlock's smarter, stranger sister with Netflix's Enola Holmes, go into zombie apocalypse lockdown with another Netflixer, Cho Il-hyung's South Korean horror movie, #Alive, crack open the superskrull of comic book, Marvel Zombies Resurrection #1, and farewell U.S American/Australian artist Ron Cobb. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playl...
Oct 12, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1310
An Emmy wrap-up of shows to watch(men); Zero G's take on the Easter egg-ridden WANDAVISION trailer and upcoming season of THE MANDALORIAN; and we check out a contemporary twist on the zombie plague novel, the NYC-set SEVERANCE by Ling Ma. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan...
Oct 05, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1309
We traverse the (super) dark streets of humanity with Amazon Prime's THE BOYS S2; and then lighten things up with the mystical, whimsical Netflix K-drama MYSTIC POP-UP BAR. Both ticked the boxes for Zero G - but for very different reasons! With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan...
Sep 28, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1308
We farewell Dame Diana Rigg AKA AVENGER Mrs Emma Peel, clock up a HIGH SCORE with Netflix's documentary series about classic video game history, and more! With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Sep 21, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1307
We continue our retrospective on CHADWICK BOSEMAN, this time looking at his portrayal of civil rights advocate Thurgood Marshall in MARSHALL; and fighting crime in NYC as a streetwise detective in 21 BRIDGES. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Sep 14, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1306
We pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman with a look back at the stunning BLACK PANTHER; and check out his turn as a Vietnam GI in Spike Lee's DA 5 BLOODS. A powerful, charismatic and kind actor probably most well-known for his role as T'Challa, Zero G check out some of Boseman's other work. Wakanda Forever. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...
Sep 07, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1305
We continue in our quest to lift spirits with some rousing genre speeches; and travel down a forest path with Netflix's CURSED, a new take on familiar Arthurian legends. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Aug 31, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1304
Only fools would double down on apocalyptic media during a pandemic... and, well...here we are! We pick our way through the aftermath of the television series: WAR OF THE WORLDS (the Anglo-French series, now screening on SBS), JAPAN SINKS: 2020 (Japanese anime series on Netflix) and INTO THE NIGHT (Belgian S.F, also on Netflix). With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook...
Aug 17, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1302
More Zero G picks from the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) program, zeroing in on tech doco CODED BIAS, grim sci-fi ATLANTIS, and heartfelt animation BOMBAY ROSE. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Aug 10, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1301
Winter! Which means Melbourne International Film Festival time. This year MIFF 68.5 is online only, and we pick the genre eyes out of the program, so you don't have to - the science-fiction, fantasy, doco and horror picks that caught the googly eye of Zero-G. We also give a general overview of how this year's festival will work. See https://2020.miff.com.au/ for more. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. (NOTE: Since we went to ...
Aug 03, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1300
A tribute to composer Ennio Morricone, with a focus on some of his more genre-influenced outings - a farewell in true Zero G style. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jul 27, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1299
A L E X A N D E R! We all know his name, thanks to Lin Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON, which we take a look at today, in all its history-making glory. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jul 20, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1298
Oy! We set out on an epic adventure with odd but compelling THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE; and celebrate the return of comics. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jul 13, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1297
We zoom through the ice on 1001 carriages with the TV series SNOWPIERCER; and try to survive dystopic Korea with TIME TO HUNT. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jul 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1296
We farewell the great Ian Holm, and snoop around with the Victorian feminist detective series MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jun 29, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1295
Rob covers the very relevant story collection LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, a unique interpretation of Lovecraftian horror; and Megan connects with sci-fi comedy UPLOAD. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jun 22, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1294
We lift off with new comedy satire SPACE FORCE; and tap in to GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC_2045. With presenters Rob Jan & Megan McKeough, 'Zero G' explores Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Website: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio Rob Jan on Twitter: @zerogrobjan
Jun 15, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1293
