Continuum Drag
298 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe podcast exploring the forgotten and little seen sci-fi television of yesterday. New episodes every other Tuesday. Email us at [email protected]
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Episodes
88 - Day of the Triffids (Episodes 5 & 6)
January 14, 2020 14:00 - 54 minutes - 101 MBWe finally get out of London and into the country side of the time sprawling fifth and sixth episodes of the 1981 The Day of the Triffids.
87 - Day of the Triffids (Episodes 3 & 4)
January 07, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 98.3 MBIts the end of the world as the UK knows it in episodes 3 & 4 of the 1981 The Day of the Triffids as two factions emerge with wildly different but equally poorly considered solutions to the apocalypse.
86 - Day of the Triffids (Episodes 1 & 2)
December 31, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBWe arrive in London with guest Nico to watch a man dictate to a tape recorder, witness a walking plant that loves to slap, and see some free entertainment in episodes 1 & 2 of the 1981 The Day of Triffids series.
85 - Earth Star Voyager (Part 2)
December 24, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBWe return to the Earth Star Voyager as they battle an off-brand Borg, dance to rock'n'roll and approach Assembly in part two of the failed pilot/TV movie.
84 - Earth Star Voyager (Part 1)
December 17, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBWe board part one of the teens-in-space ship Earth Star Voyager as they leave a dying Earth to find humanity a new home amongst space garbage, abandoned World's Fair satellites and the Outlaw Technology Zone.
83 - Inhumans (Finale)
December 10, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBThe Inhumans finally return to the secret bunker on the Moon with a long forgotten fish-friend for a final confrontation between brothers in episodes seven and eight.
83 - Inhumans (Episodes 7 & 8)
December 10, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBThe Inhumans finally return to the secret bunker on the Moon with a long forgotten fish-friend for a final confrontation between brothers in episodes seven and eight.
82 - Inhumans (Episodes 5 & 6)
December 03, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBReturning guest Stephen joins us as the Inhumans as they finally get the gang back together and we wonder if maybe the royal family aren't actually heroes at all in episodes five and six.
81 - Inhumans (Episodes 3 & 4)
November 26, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBGanja farms, surf militias, prison riots, veterinary science for giant dogs and randomly generated super powers take up time in episodes three and four of Inhumans.
80 - Inhumans (Episodes 1 & 2)
November 19, 2019 14:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBWe use a terrogenesis booth to mutate into the Inhumans for a trip to Hawaii and the Moon in episodes one and two.
79 - Badlands 2005
November 12, 2019 14:00 - 52 minutes - 97.9 MBSharon Stone stays exclusively in her office while our hippy-interpreting, hot shot hero and his cyborg partner take to the knock-off Fury Road in the TV movie/failed pilot for Badlands 2005.
78 - Quark (Finale)
November 05, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 91.3 MBThe Escape Pod™ jettisons us to episode seven of Quark to witness the crew face off against a condescending AI that has been installed in their ship.
77 - Mockingbird Lane
October 29, 2019 14:00 - 44 minutes - 82.3 MBIt's a Halloween so we visit Mockingbird Lane with guest Laura for the failed pilot/TV movie remake of The Munsters.
76 - Quark (Episodes 2 & 3)
October 22, 2019 14:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBReturning guest Jane boards Quark for mission to a "romantic interlude" and the arrival of Quark's anti-self from the anti-universe in episodes two and three.
75 - Quark (Episodes 0 & 1)
October 15, 2019 14:00 - 51 minutes - 95.4 MBWe travel to the final frontier of waste collection and 70s parody in the two pilot episodes of Quark.
74 - Generation X
October 08, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 173 MBWe're joined by guest Franny to meet the new class of mutants as they crib notes from the plot of Batman Forever, including their own Jim Carrey impersonation, in the TV movie/failed pilot Generation X.
73 - Space Rangers (Finale)
October 01, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBSpace Rangers reaches the end of its run with a special guest appearance by Buddy Hackett as Lenny Hacker crashing on the prison planet Catraz and a court room drama where proper legal procedures are suggestions at best in episodes five and six.
72 - Space Rangers (Episodes 3 & 4)
September 24, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe're joined by returning guest Courtenay for a robot and a lizard prince who steal all their scenes in episodes 3 and 4 of Space Rangers.
71 - Space Rangers (Episodes 1 & 2)
September 17, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe go to the frontier of the galaxy to visit Fort Hope where the Space Rangers protect us from Banshies, killer plants and bureaucracy in episode one and two.
70 - Search for the Gods
September 10, 2019 14:00 - 54 minutes - 102 MBA baby-faced Kurt Russell is pulled into a search for a mythical artifact left behind by ancient aliens in the failed pilot/TV movie Search for the Gods.
69 - FreakyLinks (Finale)
September 03, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBWe take the Escape Pod™ from episode five with the fabled desert squid to episode thirteen, which also happens to be an episode of the hard-hitting news program The Final Word, in our final podcast on FreakyLinks.
68 - FreakyLinks (Episodes 3 & 4)
August 27, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBThis week, we're joined by guest Jo for a trip to the sewers of NYC filled with sewer teens and mole people before discovering a flying monster in backwoods bear country in episodes 3 and 4 of FreakyLinks.
67 - FreakyLinks (Episodes 1 & 2)
August 20, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis week, we click on FreakyLinks for a trip to turn-of-the-century internet culture, the Roanoke colony and some paranormal activities in episodes one & two.
66 - Northstar
August 13, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 91 MBThe failed pilot/TV movie NorthStar tries to convince us to stare directly into the sun to get that throbbing brain we've been after.
65.5 - Planet of the Apes (Deleted Scene)
August 09, 2019 14:00 - 8 minutes - 16 MBIn a deleted scene from podcast episode 65, Jordan reads some Planet of the Apes fan fiction.
65 - Planet of the Apes (Finale)
August 06, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe've reached the end of Planet of the Apes in episodes 13 & 14 as the boys & their ape friend discover a mysterious temple that kills any who enter it and then Galen learns to fly!
64 - Planet of the Apes (Episodes 11/12)
July 30, 2019 14:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBIn episodes eleven and twelve, our old ass-tro-naut pals and Galen try to talk an old friend of Urko's into committing a crime before Virdon hooks up with a farmer's daughter and cures a malaria outbreak on Planet of the Apes.
63 - Planet of the Apes (Episodes 9/10)
July 23, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBWe return to the Planet of the Apes for Urko's hobby of fixing horse races and a how-to guide for brainwashing humans in episodes nine and ten.
62 - Steel Justice
July 16, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBGuest Ihor joins us for drive-by rocket attacks, a future cop unlocking the powers of his mind and the one & only Robosaurus in the failed pilot/TV movie Steel Justice.
61 - Planet of the Apes (Episodes 7/8)
July 09, 2019 14:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBIn episodes seven and eight, Plant of the Apes switches gears to a medical drama and apes in hoods go on an allegorical rampage.
61 - Planet of the Apes (7/8)
July 09, 2019 14:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBIn episodes seven and eight, Plant of the Apes switches gears to a medical drama and apes in hoods go on an allegorical rampage.
60 - Planet of the Apes (Episodes 5/6)
July 02, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 105 MBThe Planet of the Apes tour of the Bay Area continues with a trip to Oakland and a long wait of Bandor featuring sharks (!) in episodes five and six.
59 - Planet of the Apes (Episodes 3/4)
June 25, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBFor episode three and four, we're joined by Planet of the Apes superfan Kaveh for a trip to a post-apocalypse San Francisco BART station and a badly managed ape farm.
58 - Planet of the Apes (Episodes 1/2)
June 18, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThis week, we travel through a wormhole or time dilation or something to crash land on the Planet of the Apes television series where gladiatorial battles and ape high councils await.
57 - Global Frequency
June 11, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBWe are joined by returning guest Jane for the failed pilot Global Frequency, which imagines a secret spy network investigating supernatural incidents using the futuristic technology of smart phones and rolodexes.
56 - Mann & Machine (Finale)
June 04, 2019 14:00 - 53 minutes - 99 MBAfter taking the Escape Pod™, we jump ahead to the final episode of Mann & Machine for the story of a cryogenically frozen hamster named Carlos and the eternal question of 'are robots Frankensteins?'.
55 - Mann & Machine (Episodes 3/4)
May 28, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBWe're joined by returning guest Stephen for a knock-off of Chinatown and a terrible VHS transfer complete with commercial breaks in episodes 3 and 4 of Mann & Machine.
54 - Mann & Machine (Episodes 1/2)
May 21, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBThis week, we begin to unpack Dick Wolf's robot/cop partner series Mann & Machine where the police work has never been shoddier and lusting after someone with the mental maturity of a 7 year old is maybe okay?
53 - Planet Earth
May 14, 2019 14:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBGuest Kevin returns to delve into the reboot/sequel to Roddenberry's failed pilot/TV movie Genesis II. This failed pilot/TV movie is retitled Planet Earth and returns to the post-apocalyptic future to discover a society where women rule and where everyone involved probably feels pretty uncomfortable for appearing in a weird Gene Roddenberry sexual fantasy.
**Hiatus Announcement**
April 19, 2019 14:00 - 5 minutes - 9.47 MBWe've been recording for entire calendar year, so we're taking a short break to regroup and prep for more episodes. Find out more in this short announcement.
52 - America 2100
April 16, 2019 14:00 - 41 minutes - 78.1 MBThis week, hosts Jordan & Luke take on their first failed sci-fi sitcom pilot featuring a prologue death scene, a Catskills comedian robot overlord, and the funny from 1979.
51 - Frank Herbert’s Dune (Finale)
April 09, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutes - 85.2 MBIn the finale of the Frank Herbert's Dune miniseries, its all sassy little sisters, climactic battles, messiah complexes and one baby murder.
51 - Frank Herbert's Dune (Finale)
April 09, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutes - 85.2 MBIn the finale of the Frank Herbert's Dune miniseries, its all sassy little sisters, climactic battles, messiah complexes and one baby murder.
50 - Frank Herbert’s Dune (Part 2)
April 02, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBIt's the hump episode of Frank Herbert's Dune where spice blows, Fremen public transportation is ridden and a baby worm is wrestled.
50 - Frank Herbert's Dune (Part 2)
April 02, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBIt's the hump episode of Frank Herbert's Dune where spice blows, Fremen public transportation is ridden and a baby worm is wrestled.
49 - Frank Herbert's Dune (Part 1)
March 26, 2019 14:00 - 52 minutes - 98.4 MBHosts Jordan & Luke watch the spice flow, the Hunter-seeker float and the Baron monologue in the first part of the miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune.
49 - Frank Herbert’s Dune (Part 1)
March 26, 2019 14:00 - 52 minutes - 98.4 MBHosts Jordan & Luke watch the spice flow, the Hunter-seeker float and the Baron monologue in the first part of the miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune.
48 - Baffled!
March 19, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBWe're joined by our guest Will to explore the baffling TV movie/failed pilot Baffled!, starring the incomparable Leonard Nimoy. He's a swinging 70s lady man, professional race car driver and budding psychic who heads to jolly old England to solve a murder that hasn't happened yet via a series of trippy premonitions.
47 - Almost Human (Finale)
March 12, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 105 MBAlmost Human reaches an end this week with a new serial killer, a trip to the Cubes, and a performance review for Dorian in episode 13. (Podcast Note: Almost Human was broadcast out of order and we have opted to watch it in the creator's intended order. As a result, our episode numbering reflects official IMDb episode listing and will look out of order and super wonky. Just go with it.)
46 - Almost Human (Episodes 11/12)
March 05, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBThis week on Almost Human, a smart house gets hacked and attacks its owners before John & Dorian hunt a serial killer who is murdering the beautiful in episodes eleven and twelve. (Podcast Note: Almost Human was broadcast out of order and we have opted to watch it in the creator's intended order. As a result, our episode numbering reflects official IMDb episode listing and will look out of order and super wonky. Just go with it.)