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A weekly show about geeky cultural topics in numerous media, including books, movies, TV, comics, and games. Jason Snell talks with a rotating panel of regular guests including John Siracusa, Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Serenity Caldwell, and Scott McNulty. Hosted by Jason Snell.

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#19: This Podcast Never Existed

January 9, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 5 minutes

Hop in your time machine and listen to our latest Book Club installment—and then be sure to travel back and prevent the podcast from having ever been recorded, because time travel is tricky like that. We discuss “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe” and other time travel books we have liked.

Special guests: Glenn Fleishman & Scott McNulty

#18: Christmas with the Doctor

December 25, 2010 at 2:00pm • 50 minutes

If you do something every Christmas for six years, it’s time to call it a tradition. And so we have to add the “Doctor Who” Christmas special to our lists. We enjoyed this year’s episode, “A Christmas Carol,” so much, we recorded this flash podcast to talk about it. Happy holidays, everyone.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty, and Serenity Caldwell

#17: We're Going to Need Some More Christmas Movies, I Guess

December 22, 2010 at 2:00pm • 56 minutes

Is “Die Hard” the greatest Christmas movie ever made? Dan Moren thinks so. Others are less sure, but there’s no denying how great this seminal ‘80s action flick is. We discuss John McClane’s adventure at Nakatomi Plaza, as well as other Christmas movies and TV shows we have loved.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Greg Knauss, and Steve Lutz

#16: If You Love an Autobot, Set it Free

December 19, 2010 at 2:00pm • 52 minutes

Happy holidays from everyone at The Incomparable. In this pre-Christmas edition we talk about beloved gifts from our childhood, and discover a strange collection of cruel parents as well as a Transformer tragedy.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Greg Knauss, and Serenity Caldwell

#15: My Computer is Powered by Frisbees

December 13, 2010 at 2:00pm • 54 minutes

Greetings, programs! It’s time to talk about “Tron” and the new sequel, “Tron Legacy.” Also, what’s the appropriate use of CGI? When should creators go back and use computers to “improve” their work? And does Jeff Bridges’ CGI doppelganger fall right into the middle of the Uncanny Valley?

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, and Serenity Caldwell

#14: There's Guacamole on the Holodeck

December 5, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

A new topic on the podast: video games! We talk classic (okay, OLD) games as well as the latest and greatest motion-controlled games. From Pong to the Kinect, we’ve got it covered—plus why the human race is doomed if someone invents a holodeck.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Greg Knauss, and Steve Lutz

#13: Harry Potter and the Picasso P.I.

November 29, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 12 minutes

In honor of the release of the seventh Harry Potter film, we convene a collection of panelists to discuss the books, the movies, the phenomenon that is J.K. Rowling’s young-wizard saga. (If you haven’t read the series, there are spoilers and also the entire podcast will make no sense. Except for the part about “Magnum P.I.” and Pablo Picasso. This episode sponsored by the word “exegesis” and the musical stylings of Tom Bombadil.)

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, and Serenity Caldwell

#12: He Who Controls Mr. Peanut Controls the World

November 22, 2010 at 9:00pm • 1 hour 8 minutes

Discussing Joss Whedon, from Buffy to Firefly (to the Avengers?) and everything in between. What’s the appeal? What are our favorite episodes? Why did Firefly die young and leave a great-looking corpse?

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, and Serenity Caldwell

#11: To Be Continued?

November 10, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 7 minutes

Three Hugo winners enter our Book Club. “Spin” by Robert Charles Wilson, “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons, and “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union” by Michael Chabon. Also: Why sequels suck.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Greg Knauss, and Scott McNulty

#10: It's Clobberin' Time!

October 31, 2010 at 2:00pm • 57 minutes

The Fantastic Four is the topic of this installment of our Comic Book Club! We talk “Unstable Molecules,” a strange mini-series about the fictional “inspiration” for the Fantastic Four. Also: the bad movies and worse TV shows, Ultimate Fantastic Four, and more.

Special guest: Lisa Schmeiser

#9: Get the Bone Saw!

October 24, 2010 at 2:00pm • 58 minutes

Get ready for halloween with this discussion of horror and scary movies. Plus, a neglected horror classic.

Special guests: Ben Boychuk & Steve Lutz

#8: Top Men

October 17, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 4 minutes

“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and why it’s so great. Also, “Star Wars” comes up a few times.

Special guests: John Gruber & Dan Moren

#7: Law & Order: Atlantis

October 10, 2010 at 2:00pm • 55 minutes

Dissecting the fall TV season, including “The Event,” “No Ordinary Family,” and the promising third season of “Fringe.” Plus other sci-fi shows we have loved and hated, why trying to ape “Lost” is a bad idea, and Dan suggests a new “Law & Order” spinoff.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, and Serenity Caldwell

#6: Go Ahead, Lisa, Destroy My Childhood

September 27, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

Comic Book Club returns! This week we talk about TV adaptations of comic books, TV shows inspired by comic books, comic books that would make good TV shows, and more. Plus, random discussion of X-Men Annuals, the Micronauts, and why Reed Richards is a douche (in X-Men Annual #5, anyway).

Special guest: Lisa Schmeiser

#5: Shakespeare is a Hack!

September 20, 2010 at 2:00pm • 57 minutes

Our Book Club reconvenes, to discuss Nick Harkaway, Cherie Priest, William Gibson, favorite prose stylists (Shakespeare? Please!), and multiple Shatners. Also in this episode, we introduce listeners to two new inanimate-yet-Incomparable characters: the Spoiler Horn and its good friend, the All-Clear Bell.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Scott McNulty, and Serenity Caldwell

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