Episode 92 - 'KEEF!' - Sci-Fidelity

OH!CAST goes Hollywood as Cal talks to author of The Superman Wars, William Bernhardt. You'll probably end up like us, and unable to watch Superman without welling up a wee bit in the credits after listening to this!Check out William's website HEREBuy us a Coffee!           https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team:            [email protected]:00 The Birth of Superman06:40 Jerry Siegel's Legal Battles13:46 The Impact of Corporate Control18:18 The Personal Toll on Creators22:47 The Fight for Recognition30:38 Legacy and Reflection

The Heb Trek crew are back, and this time they're casting their critical eye over (un)arguably the best original series movie - Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan.Cal is joined by Kieran, Martin, Eileen, and everyone's favourtie Scottish Klingon - Rob - to determine if the needs of the many truly do outweigh the needs of the few with a few detours around:- Ricardo Montalban's Pecs- Eileen's love of Nacelles- The proto-mullet- Kirk or Picard? Who is the Jock and who is the nerd?Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]:00 Initial Impressions of Wrath of Khan03:10 Character Dynamics and Performances06:10 Cinematic Context and Legacy09:08 Themes of Aging and Relevance12:13 Uniforms and Visual Aesthetics14:52 Technological Innovations in Film18:02 Khan: The Operatic Villain20:54 Spock's Death and Its Impact25:13 Spock and McCoy's Emotional Bond30:02 Khan's Revenge and Sacrifice34:25 Character Chemistry and Growth39:47 Kirk's Complex Relationships42:11 Final Ratings and Cultural Impact

Cal sits down with Lexx legend, Eva Habermann to chat about her career, creating Zev Bellringer, and some of the unique differences between filming in Germany and Canada. It’s a fascinating hour with a true 90s sci-fi legend.Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]

They say you should never meet your heroes. Turns out they just need better heroes, cause we’ve met a few of ours and OH!Cast has proven ‘them’ wrong again. After our chats with Doug Bradley, Nick Vince, and Stephen Volk we thought we’d never meet another legend who was that genuinely lovely, and then we happened to Dare...Dare to believe in the Invincible Stan Bush.Cal, Donald, and Graeme spoke with Stan for about an hour and he definitely has The Touch – it's like one of his songs – a joyous affirmation of all that is good in life.Stan’s website is HEREBuy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]:00 The Power of Self-Belief00:59 Musical Beginnings and Family Support01:59 Journey to Professional Musicianship02:59 The Formation of Boulder and Early Success04:02 Transition to Solo Career04:50 The Touch and Its Cultural Impact06:58 The Connection with Transformers08:59 The Legacy of The Touch11:00 The Role of Music in Film12:50 Cult Following and Recognition14:59 Themes of Positivity in Music17:03 Influence on Fans and Personal Stories19:00 Exploring Film Soundtracks20:53 The Evolution of Movie Scores25:01 Nostalgia for the 80s26:15 The Shift in Music Trends27:51 Strange Song Requests28:33 The Hard Work Behind Music30:05 Creating Memorable Music31:16 The Fun in Music and Wrestling32:04 Hope Amidst Darkness33:39 Advice for Aspiring Musicians35:00 Reflections on Success36:01 Favorite Characters and Influences37:48 The Beauty of Imperfection in Music39:22 The Lost Art of Concept Albums40:50 Musical Influences and Inspirations42:49 Celebrating Milestones in Music44:19 Personal Shoutouts and Future Plans

Here on OH!Cast there are some sacred cow properties where we all agree that they are simply wonderful. We’re delighted to be able to welcome the creator of at least two of those on to the show tonight as Stephen Volk - the writer of BBC’s 1991 Halloween special feature, Ghostwatch, and the novella Whitstable which depicts 68 year old Peter Cushing being mistaken for Van Helsing joins the show.Cal, Hereward, Ralph, and Graeme have one of their favourite conversations yet with Stephen as they grill him on not only the things he has written, but his inspirations, and his ideas about what makes a good horror story. As huge fans of Stephen’s rich catalogue of work – both on page and screen – we had lots to talk about – not just the most famous entry on his CV.Behind the scenes note – time really did fly during this episode and Stephen is such a wonderful raconteur that we could probably have chatted for the same amount of time again!Stephen’s website is HEREBuy the Dark Masters Trilogy HEREBuy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]:00 The Roots of Horror: Personal Influences04:05 Cinematic Inspirations and Touchstones11:02 The Impact of Ghost Watch20:58 Exploring Doubt in Supernatural Stories25:38 Exploring Themes of Grief and Fear30:17 The Art of Twists in Storytelling34:06 The Creative Process Behind Scripts39:36 The Journey of Peter Cushing48:02 Connecting Horror Icons

Before we start, we have to give a strong content warning - Season 6 contains the episode 'Seeing Red' which has a central storyline depicting sexual assault and attempted rape. The team do approach this with tact, but we want to give everyone the heads up that parts of this episode may be upsetting. Your Hebridean Scoobies are back to look at a season which could best be described as 'conflicted'. In this extended chat, Alena, Eileen, Graeme, and Rhiannon focus on a lot of character points rather than going episode by episode, and really get to the heart of what bothers them about the season. That's not to say there aren't positives - it does contain 'Once More With Feeling' after all.Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]

Graeme is back with another episode of Sci-Fidelity, and this one is special because after editing 43 episodes for us, and first being mentioned 20 episodes ago, it’s the first on-air appearance of our very own KEEF! - Roby. Across this extended interview, she walks us through her life in 20 songs, from the avant garde otherworldliness of Laurie Anderson, through Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and Mozart. The songs are the vehicle for the story to be told though, and this story is very much Roby’s life in music.  The stories are there to be told, the soundtrack was with you all along.  Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcast Official OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.com Email the team: [email protected]  Chapters00:00 Intro - Who is KEEF?01:42 O Superman06:55 Baggy Trousers09:25 Papageno, Papagena13:27 Rock The Casbah21:09 Misirlou27:08 Ava Adore31:11 Rock 'n' Me35:22 Numb42:00 Perfect Day46:14 Trouble49:48 Side B!50:06 Shoplifters of the World Unite (Live)54:22 Labour of Love59:07 Son and Daughter (Live)1:05:36 Hold On1:09:36 Into My Arms1:15:06 Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)1:19:38 Still Fighting It1:25:15 Tin Soldier1:32:44 Andromeda1:36:47 When We Dance

The Smeg Hebs are back before breakfast, and this time they've added a new member! Cal, Kieran, and Ralph are joined by Donald as they continue their Red Dwarf retrospective.4 folk from the islands spend almost an hour arguing over the best episodes, as well as sharing their views on Ace Rimmer, Talkie Toaster, Justice, and ponder the important questions.After all, what's more of a punishment than being Arnold Rimmer?Buy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]:00 Top Episode: Meltdown01:09 Exploring Series Four02:02 Favorite Episodes: DNA and Dimension Jump02:55 Controversial Choices: Camille and White Hole03:33 Character Development and Humor07:26 The Impact of Budget and Set Design33:34 Exploring Episode: Meltdown39:07 Exploring the 'Justice' Episode44:32 The Golden Age of Red Dwarf49:34 Quiz Segment and Personal Anecdotes53:04 Philosophical Themes in Red Dwarf

How many Graeme's with their names spelled correctly can one conversation handle? We don't know, but we had two in this one and it was excellent!Cal and Graeme are joined by retro gaming freelance writer, Graeme Mason.Graeme (guest, not co-host) has written some fantastic books on the games we loved and perhaps didn't love quite as much from our childhood - ZX Nightmares, and ZX Dreams. We talk through our respective gaming journeys, memories of Spectrum magazines, and Graeme (guest) fulfilling one of his childhood dreams, before turning our attentions to Graeme's other project - IndieHorrorGamer which does exactly what it says on the tin.Retro media? Check.Geek culture? Check.Must be another OH!Cast!Graeme's website is HEREIndieHorrorGamer can be found HEREBuy us a Coffee! https://ko-fi.com/ohcastGet all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]:00 Gaming Journey: Arcades to ZX Spectrum03:10 ZX Spectrum and Home Consoles04:05 Magazines and Game Reviews07:31 The Appeal of 'Crash' Magazine23:25 ZX Nightmares: Inspiration and Content28:17 Challenges Faced by Early Game Developers30:05 Evolution of Horror Games32:17 Author's Current Projects and Interests

Our intrepid Star Trek crew are back on OH!Cast, with Cal in the captain's chair again, hosting regulars Rob, Martin, and Eileen to talk about the first cinema outing for Star Trek - 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture.What was the cultural context around the movie, and how does this influence the reception at the time and afterwards? How has social media changed the way we engage with movies, and how we process and absorb information?The crew look at these as well as digging into the plot and themes of the movie - V'ger's existential question and Spock's internal struggle, fan theories (including the Borg theory), and Dr McCoy's arc.As always, this summary barely scratches the surface - go listen to the episode then join us on our links below for more discussion!Get all of our links here: https://taplink.cc/ohcastOfficial OH!Cast Merch: https://oh-cast-shop.fourthwall.comEmail the team: [email protected]:00 The Crew's Appearance and Dynamics28:31 Fashion and Nostalgia31:38 Exploring V'ger's Existential Question39:01 Spock's Internal Conflict42:22 Character Dynamics and Relationships47:27 Pacing and Film Conventions50:09 The Impact of Social Media53:28 Fan Ownership and Influence56:16 Cultural Context and Influence on Film01:00:53 The Artistic Vision of Star Trek: The Motion Picture