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A classic tale of a castaway family set in space, relying on each other to face the unknown. Dom Bettinelli, Lisa Hendey, and Cy Kellett discuss the deeper layers and meanings of Netflix’s Lost in Space, including its connection to the 1960s original and to Swiss Family Robinson, whether the portrayal of marriage and family life is realistic, and what they think of the new Dr. Smith and the Robot.
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Join Jimmy Akin, Mac Barron, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha for the second part of their discussion of The Good Place, a groundbreaking network sitcom that cleverly and comedically deals with life, death, the afterlife and philosophy. This episode contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale and Season 2.
If you haven’t watched The Good Place, then we encourage you to listen to the previous episode first and wait on this episode until you’ve seen the first season finale. If you have watched The Good Place, then you know this sort of thing is right up our alley and we have a great discussion of the implications of the story and its comedic vision of the afterlife.
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A sitcom about the afterlife that takes philsophy and ethics seriously? Yes, please! Jimmy Akin, Mac Barron, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the premise of the show and what happens in the first season, not including the finale. We cover that and season 2 in our next episode.
If you haven’t watched The Good Place, then we encourage you to listen to this episode first and wait on the next episode until you’ve seen the first season finale. If you have watched The Good Place, then you know this sort of thing is right up our alley and we have a great discussion of the implications of the story and its comedic vision of the afterlife.
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It’s the second season of the revived X-Files. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Maria Johnson talk about the return of this amazing series, how well the episodes carry on the X-Files tradition, and the high and low points.
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Our panel discusses the deeper meanings and hidden layers of Star Wars The Last Jedi, including Luke’s true motivations in the story and why the filmmakers did it this way, whether Rey has any flaws, plus their favorite and least favorite bits.
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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha return to look at the second half of the first season of Star Trek Discovery. How did their theories about what would happen hold up? They also assess the season as a whole, look at each character and the cast and then discuss that amazing cliffhanger.
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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss and analyze the first half of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. Does it live up to the hype? Is it a worthy successor to all the Star Trek that comes before? Plus discussions of streaming v. broadcast, the more mature content and themes, the dark tone, and how it fits in Star Trek continuity.
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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha analyze the first half season of the new hit Fox TV show The Orville. Is it just a Star Trek parody or is it a worthy successor? We discuss the humor as well as the drama and the show’s treatment of religion, relationships, and culture.
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Caution: This episode contains spoilers!
Fr. Roderick Vonhögen and Domenico Bettinelli analyze Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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Beth, Dom and Fr. Roderick discuss season 1 of the Netflix hit-series ‘Stranger Things’.
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Father Roderick analyses the narrative structure of the second and final theatrical trailer for the upcoming movie ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ and highlights its mythological and biblical themes.
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In this episode, Dom Bettinelli and Father Roderick discuss the future of the franchise. What makes Star Trek what it is today, and where will the movies and the television show take it next?
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A frame-by-frame breakdown of the new trailer for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ by long-time Star Wars fans Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Roderick.
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