Best of Planet 8: Episode 6: Robots Invade Planet 8!

We hope you will enjoy this encore performance of "Robots Invade Planet 8!" from July 22, 2018. This will be our last "Best of" episode. On May 8, we'll be returning with all new episodes, as Commander Larry will be rejoining us, and the united crew will discuss season three of Star Trek: Picard! It will also mark our fifth year of podcasting, so be sure to tune in. For now, we hope you enjoy this episode from our inaugural year.

It's all about robots in this episode! Yes, robots, helpers or horrors? Will mankind wind up with friendly assistants like R2-D2, or are we more likely to create the Terminator? Join your Planet 8 crew Larry, Karen, and Bob as they discuss some of their favorite robots and androids from movies, TV, animation, and comics. We'll look at Data from Star Trek, a number of super-robots from Japan, The Vision from Marvel Comics, and well, a few more obscure characters. As usual, don't be surprised if the crew goes off on some tangents...including a discussion of Popeye? Be sure to tell us about your favorite robots in the comments section, or come over to our Twitter or Facebook pages:

 

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For our Sensor Sweep, Larry looks at the 1000th issue of Action Comics, featuring 11 stories about Superman by a virtual who's who of comics creators. Larry particularly enjoyed "Never-Ending Battle" by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, where the Man of Steel travels through time -and the different incarnations of Superman in comics and other media - to  return home to Lois. This special 80-page issue was released in June with at $7.99. It may still be available at your local comic shop. A number of variant-cover editions were published. 

 

 

Thanks for listening!