Dragnet returns to Presenting the Transcription Feature as Jack Webb once again patrols the streets of Los Angeles in a quest for law and order.  This week, Joe Friday looks into the beating of a woman who has recently joined "The Big Church".  In addition, there are episodes of The Adventures of Superman and The Avengers.

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November 2, 2013
0:29 - Whispers Radio Promo
4:34 - The Adventures of Superman - "Pillar of Fire at Graves End", part 2 - August 7, 1940
17:59 - Dragnet - "Daddy's Girl" - November 2, 1950
49:39 - The Avengers - "The Morning After", part 2

As we’ve previously noted, in the sixties, the revolution wasn’t televised, and film wasn’t always an accurate conduit for measuring the temper of the times. BLACKENSTEIN was meant to ride the then-burgeoning wave of (duh) blaxsploitation films, reaching out to African-American audiences with a story that provided all the elements of popular cinema, yet spoke to their condition with characters who could navigate the dangerous streets of urban America and weren’t afraid of taking the struggle to the Man. Instead, what triple-threat producer/writer/special effects artist Frank R. Saletri delivered was a tale that had little to do with the classic story of the doctor who tampered in God’s domain, but was brimming with bad science, wooden acting, and exceedingly bizarre music cues. Oh, well; at least the camerawork is ambitious.

The Temple of Bad team of Andrea Lipinski, Kevin Lauderdale, Orenthal V. Hawkins, and Dan Persons tuck their afro-picks in their back pockets and sit down to discuss this wayward attempt to knock off Sam Arkoff’s more successful (and arguably better) BLACULA. Their take-away: Not even the funniest talking-dog joke in the world could save this weird, incoherent mess from being the sole credit for most its participants.

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In tonight’s show, listeners discuss the following: Almost Human, Peter Pan Begins, The Art versus the Artist (Ender's Game Versus Orson Scott Card), Thor, Witches of Eastwick, Supernatural, Sleepy Hollow, Walking Dead, Arrow, and more.

A rash of kidnappings appears to have Gotham City's Police Department stumped.  All the victims appear to have one thing in common, they wear hats.  That alone points to the machinations of The Mad Hatter.  But what is his scheme?  Why take the people as well as their hats?  What do they have in common?

Joining John to figure out The Mad Hatter's scheme is life-long Batman fan, Linda-Ali Cruz.

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Ender's Game had a short run at the box office, having been knocked aside for Thor 2.  The box office figures were very impressive and bode well for the holiday movie season.  Michael Falkner's got the full story, plus new DVD releases and Disney news on this week's Weekly Podioplex.

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Our Critical Assignment series takes a look at a panel on the 40th anniversary of the premiere of The Six Million Dollar Man on ABC.  In this panel, John moderates with Cyborgs pal and bionic merchandising guru Matt Hankinson, RevCast host and DragonCon American Sci-Fi Classics Track moderator Gary Mitchel, and writer and Earth Station One Podcast host Bobby Nash, a discussion on the pilot movie, Lee Major's acting chops in the series, the merchandising of the series, plus a whole lot more.  The panel took place at this year's DragonCon in Atlanta.

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This past August, John, Michael, and Keith attended Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia.  For four days, the three participated in a series of panels with fans and pros alike.  They recorded these panels and we present them to you as Roundtable episodes.  We begin this year's panel collection with Michael Falkner.  The Snack Counter: Medium or Large - The Genre Movies of 2013 was part of the American Science Fiction and Fantasy Track of programming at Dragon Con.  In the panel, Michael and several others from various media outlets discussed the summer movie season of 2013, the good and the bad.  If you would like to learn more about Dragon Con, check out the link below in these show notes.

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• Gary Mitchel (RevolutionSF, American SF Classics)
• Jessa Phillips (Good to Be a Geek)
• Michael Falkner
• Jennifer Neault (American Science Fiction and Fantasy Media)
• Henry Hanks (CNN.com)
  
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It's back to the border for John Sayles, who in films like LONE STAR has explored the distinctive tensions that brew in the towns that neighbor to Mexico. Now he's applying that worldview to the mystery thriller in GO FOR SISTERS, the story of a parole officer (LisaGay Hamilton) whose son may be in big trouble with human traffickers, and who, in order to track him down in Tijuana, recruits the help of a reformed drug addict (Yolanda Ross) and a not-so-reformed, and nearly blind, former LA cop (Edward James Olmos). Not exactly the kind of trip that they'll be tweeting snapshots from.

As expected, in our interview, Sayles demonstrates an intimate command of the issues that gives GO FOR SISTERS' thrills a real-world legitimacy. Meanwhile, Ross discusses what life is like on a Sayles indie project -- bottom line: look elsewhere for duplex dressing trailers. Click on the player to hear the show.

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Interview: Neil Grayston (Smallville and Eureka)

Trivia: New Trivia this week! Win Neil Grayston

TV News: The Walking Dead gets 'anti-climactic' S5 renewal (what else did you expect?);  CBS ORDERS PILOT SCRIPT FOR CHARMED REBOOT; SHIELD is the biggest disappointment; Almost Human premiere date changed

Movie News: X Men: Days of Future Past Trailer;  Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer; Harrison Ford on the Ender's Game controversy

TWIST: Life After Trek Episode 25 Featuring Star Trek author Larry Nemecek; a documentary About Star Trek’s Original Orion Slave Girl, Susan Oliver, Being Developed

SciFi 5 in 5: Great Douglas Fargo quotes from Eureka

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Trivia this week! Who said this quote and from what movie?

Question: "Does thinking you're the last sane man on earth make you crazy? Because if it does, maybe I am."

Prize: A signed Neil Grayston print

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Neil Grayston

Neil Grayston began acting in high school in Port Moody, British Columbia. After graduation, he began his professional career by guest-starring on numerous Vancouver-shot television series, including the critically acclaimed teen series Edgemont Road.

Grayston played a recurring role as Alec, "the mouth-breather", on the series Wonderfalls. He was nominated for a Leo Award for his role as Martin, the stoic sous-chef, in the award-winning comedy series Godiva's. His guest-starring credits include turns on Smallville, The Dead Zone and Supernatural. He currently resides in New Westminster, British Columbia, with his girlfriend and several fish.