The most misunderstood sentence in Frank Herberts DUNE Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-03-15 | A grand tale of heroism that warns against the dangers of AI? Nope. Frank Herbert's DUNE might be the most misunderstood novel ever written.David Brin on the Tim Ventura podcast - youtube.com/watch?v=yy2EqqC0qO8#Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Joker 2 is too complex for its critics Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-10-07 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Megalopolis is what cinema needed Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-09-30 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
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The cult science fiction movie that destroyed its star Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-09-20 | Why do we love science fiction movies?Sometimes it’s because they take us to strange new worlds.Other times they just have the best effects, the biggest explosions, or the most guns.But when science fiction movies become legendary it’s often because they tell us something deep, true and meaningful.Then there are the science fiction movies that step up to bat for legendary statustake a big swingand missand sometimes, as much as we love the hits, we love those misses#Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
The 1970s science fiction classic that actually needs a reboot Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-08-30 | Why was the 1970s a classic era for science fiction cinema? I’m guessing many 1970s scifi movies are forgotten, by anyone who wasn’t there to see them. Dark Star. Silent Running. Rollerball!The 70s produced so much great scifi cinema it’s hard to list it all.And even when it wasn’t great, it was still interesting. It’s like every scifi movie in that decade was a unique experiment, always different, always new. And then one movie came along that ended the golden decade for strange, cool scifi movies. After Star Wars every science fiction movie was trying to be a scifi blockbuster. And Hollywood’s search for the next big corporate entertainment franchise meant that everything would eventually get a reboot. Sometimes that worked. And sometimes it didn’t. And it didn’t work enough times that, I for one, live in dread of Hollywood rebooting another 70s science fiction classic. But.There is one movie from that golden decade which, the more I think about it, actually does need a reboot.#Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
The Culture : the science fiction utopia that actually works Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-07-06 | 00:00:00 A Citizen of the Culture 00:04:08 A Few Notes on the Culture 00:14:41 The Early Trilogy 00:37:27 INTERVAL : is the Culture communist? 00:46:59 The Middle Trilogy 01:11:10 The MasterpieceBecome a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
the most misunderstood science fiction movie Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-05-27 | Tunes2001 Trap Remix - soundcloud.com/majorleaguewobs/space-odyssey-2001-theme-trap-remixWW3 vs Adagio Gayane - soundcloud.com/wintermut3/gayane-ballet-suite-adagio-wm3Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Rings of Power : the corporate forgery of JRR Tolkiens Lord of the Rings Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-05-15 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Alex Garlands CIVIL WAR has a clear and simple meaning Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-04-21 | Words known to offend the algorithm have been replaced with: CucumberBecome a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
The Three Body Propaganda Problem Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-04-09 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Starships will never exist. Except in dreams. Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-04-04 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Why is Andors Narkina 5 prison so terrifying? Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-03-25 | Let our sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit betterhelp.com/damienwalter and enjoy a special discount on your first month.#Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Dune is the Star Wars killer Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-02-29 | It's not just that George Lucas ripped off Frank Herbert. But it is that too.Display your support for the mercantile - https://SighThigh.comMusic by Evan Handyside : Herald of the Change fingerstyle - youtu.be/JXPLBHg3DHQ?si=nc6imeJg6qiGUA_hAnd A Time of Quiet Between the Storms - youtu.be/pFKTprNUtYQ?si=puraFeEJQ9sHpIt9#Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Stanislaw Lem vs the Nazis Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-02-21 | 00:00 The Lviv ghetto 1942 03:41 PART ONE - Incomprehending the Comprehensible 03:45 Professor Gomel 1 05:31 The Five Lems 07:08 Professor Gomel 2 08:26 The Holocaust and the Stars 11:10 Ijon Tichy : Raumpilot 13:13 His Master's Voice 16:16 INTERLUDE - Lem vs the SFWA 19:08 PART TWO - When Bad People Do Good Things 19:17 Provocation 20:45 Professor Gomel 3 25:40 The Ethics of Kitsch#Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
The War for the Hugo Awards : a brief history of scandal and controversy Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-02-04 | 00:00 The first Hugo winner02:30 Robert Heinlein and John W Campbell03:53 WorldCon, WSFS and the Futurians05:40 Science fiction and racism07:00 Analog and Ben Bova07:52 Larry Niven, Joe Haldeman, David Brin, Orson Scott Card08:50 WisCon and Feminst SF10:45 Online geek culture and diversity12:33 The disgrace of Harlan Ellison14:32 Lovecraft and global fandom15:32 Hugo voting and online influence17:25 Sad Puppies19:24 What is a Hugo worth?21:34 Liu Cixin and Chinese SF industry23:04 Discon 3 voting and Chengdu 2023Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Iain McGilchrist on the Mythos and the Machine Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-01-21 | 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:50 Is Iain McGilchrist a scifi fan? 00:07:05 Iain McGilchrist's work and philosophy 00:17:34 Reason vs Rationalisation 00:22:30 Kubrick's 2001 and the hemispheres 00:27:14 Why do we take everything literally now? 00:34:41 The myths that form us 00:43:22 How do we reconnect to the mythos? 00:49:36 Campbell, Jung and the synthetic mythos 00:55:27 Creativity and the hemispheres 01:03:27 Is the right hemisphere the source? 01:07:00 The mythos and the machine 01:15:27 AI and administration 01:24:42 Is myth the true reality? 01:39:24 What does a better balanced future look like? Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
DUNE : the heresy of Frank Herbert Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2024-01-06 | 00:00 Frank Herbert 1 03:52 David Lynch 04:35 Kyle MacLachlan 05:48 Sean Young 06:06 Patrick Stewart 06:40 Brian Herbert 06:57 Frank Herbert 2 08:13 Carl Jung 09:05 Denis Villeneuve 09:46 Jason Momoa 11:08 Timothee Chalamet 12:05 Zendaya 13:19 The Heresy Music by Evan Handyside : Herald of the Change fingerstyle - youtu.be/JXPLBHg3DHQ?si=nc6imeJg6qiGUA_hBecome a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
The Verhoeven Paradox Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-12-10 | 00:00 Arnold Schwarzenegger explains Paul Verhoeven02:44 Robocop07:00 Total Recall10:22 Basic Instinct14:00 Showgirls20:50 Starship TroopersOlga Yakimenko is a filmmaker who sometimes answers questions in the Science Fiction community facebook.com/groups/324897304599197Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197MusicCommence Orbit via Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/track/jmZ8OZpxAeEquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
The philosophy of Ursula Le Guin - extended audio commentary Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-11-24 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Ten mind blowing science fiction books Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-11-19 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Deckard is more human, than human Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-11-10 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
The modern hellscapes of JG Ballard Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-10-29 | Music 'Sensula' by Ralph Cree soundcloud.com/ralphcree/sensulaBecome a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197Read Ballard's best bookamzn.to/40mp8oDEquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
the classic that made science fiction rational Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-10-08 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197Read the full Foundation sagaamzn.to/48Xp82eMusicFate of the World via Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/track/ZQPrRBoDko
The dangerous philosophy of Ursula Le Guin Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-09-16 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197MusicAlluvion via Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/track/LgPHtMwClPEquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
The postmodern destruction of Star Trek Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-07-11 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Is Star Wars science fiction? Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-06-11 | The Science Fiction community on Facebook have been arguing for a week straight about the status of Star Wars as science fiction…or not. So here is my ultimate and final answer (almost) to the question.00:00 Is Star Wars science fiction? 01:12 Bolly Wars 02:53 Obsessive Categorisation Disorder 04:08 Science fiction is fiction with science in 07:08 Hyperspace Theory 09:45 Any sufficiently advanced technology... Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Interstellar 2 Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-05-22 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197EquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
The 7 most subversive science fiction books Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-05-12 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Rollerball warned you Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-04-26 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197Get all-you-can-eat audiobooks with a free month of Audible+amzn.to/3Hb1R0PEquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Philip K Dicks handbook of narrative warfare Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-03-22 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197Get all-you-can-eat audiobooks with a free month of Audible+amzn.to/3Hb1R0PEquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Denis Villeneuves Neuromancer Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-02-19 | When William Gibson used the word "Modem" in Neuromancer, he didn't know what a "Modem" was.I think that's why Neuromancer is such an enduring work of science fiction.Because Gibson isn't a science fiction writer.He's a science fiction poet.The audio commentary on Denis Villeneuve's Neuromancer is now live on the Science Fiction podcast feeddamiengwalter.com/2023/02/26/the-latent-spaces-of-neuromancer#Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197Get all-you-can-eat audiobooks with a free month of Audible+amzn.to/3Hb1R0P
Who is The Batman for? Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2023-02-12 | Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197Get all-you-can-eat audiobooks with a free month of Audible+amzn.to/3Hb1R0PEquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Andor is a Marxist story Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-12-08 | PART 100:00 Andor : a Marxist allegory brought to you by Disney 03:16 Why Damien HATES Bertolt BrechtPART 2 07:15 Cassian Andor's journey to awakening class consciousness 07:39 ONE - Primitive Innocence 08:09 TWO - Fascist Capitalism 10:18 THREE - Alienated Individual 11:42 FOUR - Proliteriat Mass 12:45 FIVE - Petty Bourgeoisie 15:02 SIX - Bourgeois Revolutionary 15:57 SEVEN - Leninist Vanguard 17:37 EIGHT - Criminal Enterprise 18:43 NINE - Lumpen Proliteriat 23:09 TEN - Revolutionary SpiritPART 3 24:06 Why do the anti-Woke love Andor : a Marxist story? Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussionWebsite - damiengwalter.comYouTube - youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membershipPatreon - patreon.com/DamienWalterSubscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essaysdamiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the Science Fiction community on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/324897304599197Get all-you-can-eat audiobooks with a free month of Audible+amzn.to/3Hb1R0PEquipmentCamera amzn.to/41DpI1ILens amzn.to/3tyH1nZMicrophone amzn.to/3RZ3sfDLaptop amzn.to/48eZDsfRecommendationsGreatest scifi novel amzn.to/3GZgL9rFirst scifi novel amzn.to/41DazgKWorst scifi novel amzn.to/3S045FOMost overrated scifi writer amzn.to/3NIchI9
Lord of the Rings and fascist fantasy Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-03-06 | Fascism lures people in with a fantasy of return to older, better times. A golden age before the modern world. Nazi Germany had the fantasy of the Third Reich and the Ubermensch. Today the Russia of Vladimir Putin has a fantasy of a Eurasian Empire and the Return of the Tsar.Critics of Lord of the Rings sometimes compare JRR Tolkien's fantasy to the fantasies of fascism. Is Lord of the Rings a fascist fantasy? Or did Tolkien create a mythos beyond the understanding of his critics?00:00 An alternate history of England 03:59 Welcome to the Science Fiction podcast 07:17 The rise of a fascist fantasy 10:09 Is LotR a fascist fantasy? 11:54 Premodern, Modern, Postmodern 13:45 The pre-modern fantasy 17:15 The synthetic fantasy of fascism 21:51 The fascist fantasy in 2022 27:22 The Return of the King 33:22 The bit people who are angry at the title should listen to first 34:23 The modern vision of scifi 38:51 The postmodern vision of transhumanism 43:22 A mass retreat to the premodern 47:24 LotR as integrated mythos 52:33 LotR as a call for WISDOM 56:16 LotR as path into the Unreal Follow the the Science Fiction podcast damiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the discussion on the Science Fiction community facebook.com/groups/324897304599197Read my top science fiction to rewire your consciousness amzn.to/3gQqfGR
A science fiction history of World War 3 Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-02-26 | Humankind had it within our grasp to become a K1 civilization, the first stage of the Kardashev scale. But we allowed K1 to slip through our fingers. As the scientist Carl Sagan argued, much of 20th century history can be understood as the effort, and failure, to achieve K1. Today that failure has returned us to the threat of World War 3, as Russia invades Ukraine. How did we miss our chance at K1? And how can we still become a K1 civilization?00:00 From 0 to 1 on the Kardashev scale 06:34 The spectre of Word War 3 10:07 Science fiction is the only place where WW3 ever happened 13:49 "The history of humankind is the history of the attainment of external power" H G Wells 20:20 The Golden Age, Atompunk and K1 optimism 23:54 A science fiction history of World War 3 33:13 The hysterical fear of K1 37:03 The consequences of failing to transition to a K1 civilization 40:16 Nuclear power was a missed link in the transition to K1 43:21 K1 as a guiding principle of progressFollow the the Science Fiction podcast damiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the discussion on the Science Fiction community facebook.com/groups/324897304599197Read my top science fiction to rewire your consciousness amzn.to/3gQqfGR
Adam Roberts on the legacy of H G Wells Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-02-11 | “It’s trying to thread that needle between the wonder and the splendour in this mythology without being beguiled into actual fascism.” ~Adam RobertsAdam Roberts is a professor of nineteenth century literature, a prolific essayist and critic, and one of our best science fiction writers. Our interview traces a path between two powerful forces in science fiction – the mythic stories of transcendence and self fulfilment that animate much of today’s most popular sci-fi storytelling, and the mundane and ordinary lives that ground our reality.We touch on the shifting perception of science fiction in academia, questions of worldbuilding and the endless argument to define science fiction, the new optimism of hopepunk and solarpunk, HG Wells long fascination with eugenics, the balance between stereotype and archetype in storytelling, and professor Roberts answer to the question of where science fiction began. It’s a great insight into the thinking of a great SF author.00:00:00 A mistrust of myths 00:01:51 An interview with Adam Roberts 00:04:39 The professor's productivity tips 00:08:11 The nineteenth century and science fiction 00:11:03 Has the academic perception of science fiction shifted? 00:14:29 The worldbuilding question 00:19:16 Why do we keep arguing about the definition of science fiction? 00:23:39 We spend more money on Star Wars than space travel 00:32:12 Melding the literary and the sci-fi 00:42:49 The process of writing science fiction 00:48:03 Translating Joyce and algorithmic writing 00:59:50 Hopepunk and Solarpunk 01:11:22 The Community vs. the Individual 01:18:03 The Heroic and the Quotidian 01:28:02 A segue to Wellsian scholarship 01:35:01 Emmanuel Kant and the Fermi paradox 01:44:24 Tolkien and the English mythos 01:49:47 Stereotype vs Archetype 01:57:14 When does science fiction begin?Follow the the Science Fiction podcast damiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the discussion on the Science Fiction community facebook.com/groups/324897304599197Read my top science fiction to rewire your consciousness amzn.to/3gQqfGRRead the novels of Adam Roberts amzn.to/3LjUfZQ
The problem with reactionary reviewers like the Critical Drinker Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-02-05 | The Critical Drinker blames the failure of new Star Wars movies on the "deconstruction" of traditional heroic storytelling. It's a typically reactionary position that is ignorant of amazing storytellers who base their stories on deconstruction like Alan Moore, Iain M Banks and Terry Pratchett. It's clear that the Critical Drinker is not a critical thinker. But the problems with reactionary reviewers go much deeper.00:00 Culture is not your friend 04:45 The critic vs the reviewer 08:59 The Critical Drinker is not a critical thinker 10:15 Gamergate and video game addiction 13:08 Reactionary reviewers celebrate addictions 15:36 Star Wars is the Big Mac of culture 19:07 The Hero's Journey is a tribal war story 21:24 The British deconstruction of scifi and fantasy 31:47 Only the critical thinker can escape the power of culture Follow the the Science Fiction podcast damiengwalter.com/podcastJoin the discussion on the Science Fiction community facebook.com/groups/324897304599197Read my top science fiction to rewire your consciousness amzn.to/3gQqfGR
The Rhetoric of Story : 7th Foundation Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-01-27 | The Rhetoric of Story began with a simple question - what is a story? For over a decade I had been researching story and storytelling. In 2016 I created a series of seven lectures as I travelled through significant sites to the history of story in Britain, France, Sicily and Bali. These talks became the Rhetoric of Story, my first course, which as I write in early 2022 has over 35,000 students worldwide.As my first video production these recordings have some poor quality audio at times, for which I apologise.This ad-supported version of the Rhetoric of Story is free to watch. Please share it with your fellow storytellers.Follow the full course, ad free damiengwalter.com
The Rhetoric of Story : 6th Foundation Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-01-26 | The Rhetoric of Story began with a simple question - what is a story? For over a decade I had been researching story and storytelling. In 2016 I created a series of seven lectures as I travelled through significant sites to the history of story in Britain, France, Sicily and Bali. These talks became the Rhetoric of Story, my first course, which as I write in early 2022 has over 35,000 students worldwide.As my first video production these recordings have some poor quality audio at times, for which I apologise.This ad-supported version of the Rhetoric of Story is free to watch. Please share it with your fellow storytellers.Follow the full course, ad free damiengwalter.com#Structure – the key to complex storytellingThe sixth element of the Rhetoric of Story is the key to telling stories at longer lengths and greater complexity. Without a clear structure, novels and plays are unlikely to hold the attention of an audience for any length of time. Structure is bigger than any single writer or storyteller. We always employ structures that have been, at least in part, evolved by the storytellers who came before us. Ideas introduced in the lecture include:- story structures evolve over time and are shared by many different stories.- three Act Structure – Exposition, Complication, Resolution.- essential events – Inciting Incident, Midway Turning Point, Crisis / Climax / Resolution- alternate structures : Five act structure, Kishōtenketsu, TV serial, 3 act structure in novels.- Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth.- it’s OK to steal story structures! (In fact it should be compulsory)
The Rhetoric of Story : 5th Foundation Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-01-25 | The Rhetoric of Story began with a simple question - what is a story? For over a decade I had been researching story and storytelling. In 2016 I created a series of seven lectures as I travelled through significant sites to the history of story in Britain, France, Sicily and Bali. These talks became the Rhetoric of Story, my first course, which as I write in early 2022 has over 35,000 students worldwide.As my first video production these recordings have some poor quality audio at times, for which I apologise.This ad-supported version of the Rhetoric of Story is free to watch. Please share it with your fellow storytellers.Follow the full course, ad free damiengwalter.com#Events – stories within storiesWe continue the Rhetoric of Story with the fifth element – events! What are stories made of? Not words, not pictures, but events. And what are events made of? More events.- stories are made of events.- our mind pays close attention to events, times when reality does not meet expectation.- events are linked by chains of cause and effect.- once you know the events of a story, it can be told on any scale.- stories are fractal, they contain other stories, and are part of bigger stories.- events are described within stories as scenes.
The Rhetoric of Story : 4th Foundation Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-01-24 | The Rhetoric of Story began with a simple question - what is a story? For over a decade I had been researching story and storytelling. In 2016 I created a series of seven lectures as I travelled through significant sites to the history of story in Britain, France, Sicily and Bali. These talks became the Rhetoric of Story, my first course, which as I write in early 2022 has over 35,000 students worldwide.As my first video production these recordings have some poor quality audio at times, for which I apologise.This ad-supported version of the Rhetoric of Story is free to watch. Please share it with your fellow storytellers.Follow the full course, ad free damiengwalter.com#Conflict – why can’t we all just get along?The fourth element of the Rhetoric of Story – conflict! Why can’t we all just get along? And even if we did, why stories would still always contain conflict. The important ideas introduced in this lecture include:- conflict arises inevitably because al humans have their own, conflicting desires.- conflict is compelling, our mind pays close attention to all kinds of conflict in life and in story.- physical and social conflict are all around us, but internal conflict is an essential part of great storytelling.- at the heart of all conflict are the effects of fear, represented in stories as the antagonist.- while conflict hooks our attention, we rely on the storyteller to show us how conflicts are resolved and peace achieved.
The Rhetoric of Story : 3rd Foundation Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-01-23 | The Rhetoric of Story began with a simple question - what is a story? For over a decade I had been researching story and storytelling. In 2016 I created a series of seven lectures as I travelled through significant sites to the history of story in Britain, France, Sicily and Bali. These talks became the Rhetoric of Story, my first course, which as I write in early 2022 has over 35,000 students worldwide.As my first video production these recordings have some poor quality audio at times, for which I apologise.This ad-supported version of the Rhetoric of Story is free to watch. Please share it with your fellow storytellers.Follow the full course, ad free damiengwalter.com#Other – the web of relationshipThis lecture in the Rhetoric of Story introduces the third of seven foundational elements of storytelling – the Other. The key ideas introduced in this lecture are:- how do stores that travel through time?- as humans we are fascinated by the relationships between people.- archetypal relationships repeat again and again in society and in stories.- when stories echo our inner psychological conflicts they trigger powerful emotions.
The Rhetoric of Story : 2nd Foundation Science Fiction with Damien Walter 2022-01-22 | The Rhetoric of Story began with a simple question - what is a story? For over a decade I had been researching story and storytelling. In 2016 I created a series of seven lectures as I travelled through significant sites to the history of story in Britain, France, Sicily and Bali. These talks became the Rhetoric of Story, my first course, which as I write in early 2022 has over 35,000 students worldwide.As my first video production these recordings have some poor quality audio at times, for which I apologise.This ad-supported version of the Rhetoric of Story is free to watch. Please share it with your fellow storytellers.Follow the full course, ad free damiengwalter.com#Self – the engine of storyThis lecture in the Rhetoric of Story explores the second of seven foundational elements of storytelling – self. The key ideas introduced in this lecture are:- every story has at its heart a hero, a protagonist, a central character – a self.- we make sense of the world by telling a story about it and placing our self at its centre- to know the world, we have to know our self- the self is motivated by a great desire- desires can be conscious and unconscious- a great desire leads to great motivation- we are fascinated by how people become someone new
