Rob and Megan chat about the 5th and final season of Next Generation era Star Trek animation, Lower Decks, focusing on 3 main Characters Becket Mariner, Brad Boimler and D'vana Tendi. Lower Decks is set in the 24th century and follows the adventures of the low-ranking officers with menial jobs on the starship Cerritos , one of Starfleet's least important starships. Aspirational and Utopian this show is currently streaming on Paramount +. Also on the show is a review on the Life Is Strange video ...
Nov 11, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1518
It's Godzilla galore! In honour of Godzilla's 70th cinematic anniversary, hosts Rob Jan and Megan McKeough delve into special episode dedicated to Godzilla . The Zero G team are joined by Dr Jason Jones, Coordinator and Lecturer of Japense Studies at Monash University and one of the panelists speaking at ACMI's upcoming event GodzillaFest, to discuss the numerous Godzilla adaptations throughout the years, and Godzilla's overall development. Another exciting announcement, our very own Megan McKeo...
Oct 28, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1514
We describe The Science Fiction movie RADIUS (NETFLIX), forge ahead with season 2 of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER (AMAZON PRIME), take the Witches' Road with AGATHA ALL ALONG (DISNEY+) and look at all manner of other thingies!
Oct 21, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1513
Rob Jan delves into Transformers One , a recently released American animated science fiction action film based on Hasbro’s Transformers toy line. He provides the audience with insight into the movie’s plot, cast, characters, production and music. Also: we unbox The Wild Robot, another animated sci-fi film.
Oct 14, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1512
Join your Zero G hosts Rob and Meg for this weeks' action packed epispde, as they pay tribute to the iconic American counrty singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson and American actor James Earl Jones. They dish all the details about Melbourne International Games Week, happening until the 13th of October, Rob and Meg also analyse the new film Megalopolis directed by Francis Ford Coppola, thoughts you don't won't to miss!
Oct 07, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1511
Rob and Megan discuss director Coralie Fargeat's new body horror movie, The Substance (2024), and have a play with the new All Possible Futures/Devolver Digital game THE PLUCKY SQUIRE.
Sep 30, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1510
Reach into today's episode Goody Bag - the latest in space travel (Earth's orbit has never been so busy!); and some upcoming films and TV to look forward to like Megalopolis and The Penguin (BINGE).
Sep 16, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 1509
Star Trek turns 58! Rob checks out the fantastical, early 18th century TV show RENEGADE NELL, now on Disney+, while Megan plays the free demo of quirky puzzle game THE RISE OF THE GOLDEN IDOL (Steam, PC only)
Sep 09, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1508
We scale Mount Olympus to Netflix's new dark fantasy comedy, Kaos, plus take a few Hobbit steps around what's new to the screen in September.
Sep 02, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1507
It’s Aliens Vs Romulans in Fede Alvarez’s new movie ALIENS: ROMULUS, and we take a last look at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.
Aug 26, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1506
Rob Jan and Megan McKeough delve deep into a variety of recent films: small town monster movie ‘Blackout;’ absurdist adult fantasy movie ‘Sasquatch Sunset;’ black comedy ‘The Organist;’ listening café documentary ‘A Century in Sound;’ and personal documentary ‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.’
Aug 12, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1505
Join hosts Megan and Rob as they claw into the much anticipated, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE! (*No Spoilers*)
Aug 05, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1504
Join Megan and Rob as they begin a Cageathon in this week's episode, delving into a few of the many films Nicholas Cage has been in over the years. This includes action horror film Arcadian directed by Benjamin Brewer, comedic fantasy Dream Scenario by Kristoffer Borgli, and the newest mystery horror movie hitting cinemas now directed by Oz Perkins, Longlegs.
Jul 29, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1502
Join your Zero G hosts as they pay tribute to comedian tour de force Bob Newhart, and discuss Melbourne's upcoming International Film Festival. They also delve into Ti West's newest 80's nostalgic slasher MAXXXINE, the third film in the X trilogy.
Jul 23, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1501
On Today's show we "Get Smart" with an early overview of genre movie selections so you don't "MIFF out" on booking tickets for this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, and we farewell actress Shannon Doherty.
Jul 15, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1500
Celebrating Episode 1500 of Zero G! On today's show, an overview of Indian Science Fiction movies, focusing upon Director Nah Ashwin Reddy's S.F and Fantasy movie KALKI 2898 AD, plus a look inside the contents page of the superb new Young Adult Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology BORDERLANDS: RIDING THE SLIPSTREAM edited by Paul Collins (Ford St Press 2024)
Jul 08, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1499
We pay tribute to Phillip Adams long watch hosting ABC R.N's Late Night Live, sneak up on A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE, and reverse the polarity of Death itself in the Doctor Who Season finale EMPIRE OF DEATH.
Jul 01, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1498
Host Rob Jan pays tribute to Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, who recently died after a long illness. He delves into Sutherland’s career, focusing on his filmography and his acting style.
Jun 23, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1497
We farewell a legendary Lancelot, William Russell; check in with the latest episode of Doctor Who, The Legend of Ruby Sunday; and kick on with the space monks *ahem* I mean Jedi with The Acolyte.
Jun 20, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1496
Going rogue with ROGUE, the latest in DOCTOR WHO (Disney+); and who will survive the wasteland in FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA. We also catch up on the latest in space exploration; and what genre scores made the ABC Classics' Feel Good 100 countdown.
Jun 10, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1495
Rob Jan runs the show today and targets a name known worldwide, JLo! Jennifer Lopez has enough genre screen credits to her name to attract special attention from Zero-G in today's episode. We look at her back catalogue of movies plus THE MOTHER (NETFLIX) and THIS IS ME NOW + THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD (AMAZON PRIME)
May 27, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1494
A wrap-up of what's on screens, including the latest DOCTOR WHO ep "Boom" (Disney+); a jump through the pixellated puzzle platformer ANIMAL WELL (Steam, PS5, Switch); and farewell to ROGER CORMAN. King Con! 2024: https://www.rrr.org.au/events/kingcon All Austrek meeting: http://www.austrek.org/austrek-events.html
May 20, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1493
Dr. Who's most recent season continues its run, and Rob Jan gets into the details, as well as looking back on the show's long history up to this point.
May 13, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1492
Rob Jan & Megan McKeough head to Tudor England with SHARDLAKE, an adaptation of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery book series (Disney+). Then over to Korea with MARRY MY HUSBAND, a time-travel revenge romance kdrama (Amazon Prime).
May 06, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1491
Rob and Megan dive into the recently announced reboot of the DC Universe films and anticipate details on the yet-to-release MARVEL blockbuster: DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. They also speculate on a potential guest appearance from Taylor Swift within the film.
Apr 29, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1490
Rob and Megan ascend to the surface Wasteland from Vault 3RRR FM in quest of the videogame inspired AMAZON PRIME television series, FALLOUT, and more. Note: music has been removed due to copyright.
Apr 22, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1489
Rob and Megan discuss cinema and music with Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire , and more!
Apr 15, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1488
We chat about more midwest nice-noir with FARGO SEASON 5 on SBS. We also discuss Disney's animated series X-MEN 97, a continuation of the iconic 1997 TV series on Disney+. Note: the music referenced in this podcast has been extracted.
Apr 08, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1487
Innes Lloyd (David Innes & Rob Lloyd) talk to the Zero G team in detail about their Melbourne Comedy Festival shows Mina vs The Martians, a Dracula spin-off starring Dracula's paramour Mina Harker, and The Ghostlight League: Shakespeare Ghostbusters. Hosted by Rob Jan
Apr 01, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1486
Rob Jan and Megan McKeough discuss the recent release of Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem,’ an American science fiction TV series based on Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award winning Chinese novel. They provide commentary on the show’s casting, characters and themes and draw comparisons between the show and the novel.
Mar 25, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1485
