Radio Daze: “X-Minus One” Gives Dark And Disturbing Tales Of The Future For Some Classic Old Radio Fun!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with another episode of Radio Daze. This Radio Daze features a jumbo edition featuring four episdoes of the popular mid-1950s program “X-Minus One.” “X-Minus One” featured tales written by some of the finest science fiction authors of the time, including Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and Philip K. Dick. Focusing mostly on fictitious visions of the future involving space travel, aliens, and advanced technology, “X-Minu One” feature great storytelling and wonderful production values. Three of the episodes I have feature technology run amok and early incidents of artificial intelligence. The last one is one of my favorites, and it’s called “Gun For Dinosaur” which is a cautionary tale combining time travel, big game hunting, and dinosaurs. All four episodes are classics, but “Gun For Dinosaur” is my favorite of the bunch. Enjoy! So Sayeth The Kendog!
Dog’s Movie House: “Afraid” Not A Great Horror Film, But An Intriguing Science Fiction Movie!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog with a look at the new Blumhouse horror film simply titled “Afraid.” Starring John Cho and written and directed by Chris Weitz (“American Pie”), it tells that tale of a family who gets a new AI home system named AIA. Essentially leaving Alexa and Siri in the dust, AIA soon becomes indispensible to the entire family, but soon AIA’s involvment begins to become more than a little creepy and the family soon finds themselves in a fight for their lives against a very powerful Artificial Intelligence.
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