Episode 216: High-Def Dystopia

This episode contains Sci-Fi: Devon and Steven are dear friends. We start talking about sci-fi then decide to make it an all sci-fi episode. Devon discuss his frustration with the new Star Wars trilogy and his skepticism of episode 9. We also talk about Star Wars over-saturation. We then turn to Star Wars and how DS9 and Voyager are not HD.

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Steven just finished rereading Harry Potter and Devon is currently going through the series on Audible. We discuss how even in the magical world of Harry Potter, fortune telling is a joke. Devon is surprised at just how much quidditch is in the books. Reading the books back-to-back shows you just how close in time the books are since only about a month passes between each one. Steven finished all seven books and is now reading a new Stephen King book: The Outsider. We then discuss what we’re looking forward to seeing/reading. Devon is considering reading the Foundation series once he finishes Harry Potter. We consider doing another book club type thing. We then consider if we’re living in a sci-fi dystopia and who we are in that world. (We’re the rich bastards from the Capital, and so are you.)