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
45 - Almost Human (Episodes 9/7)
February 26, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThis week, MMA superstar Gina Carano drops in to beat the snot out of Kennex and Dorian before a killer nerd on the dark web retools the plot of Die Hard with a Vengeance with explosive results in episodes nine and seven of Almost Human. (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.)
44 - Almost Human (Episodes 4/5)
February 19, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBThis week, Almost Human gives us a peak into the lives of Rudy Lom and Capt Maldonado as the boys try a new algae-based street drug before getting a little court room drama that seems to be a pretty flimsy case in episodes four and five. (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.)
43.5 - Almost Human (Bonus Content)
February 15, 2019 14:00 - 7 minutes - 14.1 MBHere is a little bonus content, where Jordan reads you a piece of Almost Human fan fiction.
43 - Almost Human (Episodes 2/3)
February 12, 2019 14:00 - 57 minutes - 108 MBIn episodes two and three, Almost Human wanders into the gross inner workings of sexbots in the future before knocking-off Die Hard in all the best ways. (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.)
42 - Almost Human (Episodes 6/10)
February 05, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBIt's a crime-of-the-week bonanza as Kennex and Dorian get down to some police work when future tech kills via designer drugs for designer humans and robo-organ extortion rings in episodes six and ten of Almost Human.(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.)
41 - Almost Human (Episodes 1/8)
January 29, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBWe start our most contemporary series to date, Almost Human. Featuring Karl Urban with his leg blown off and a Sensitive Soul-brand robot partner, who fight futuristic crime syndicates in a sci-fi police procedural that William Shatner should probably call his lawyers about. (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 ...
40 - The Invaders (Part 2)
January 22, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBWe wrap up the second half of The Invaders mini-series/failed pilot as it very awkwardly tries to wedge autism into its mythology of chain-smoking, environment-polluting alien invaders and their evil plot to stop a subway expansion.
39 - The Invaders (Part 1)
January 15, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBHosts Jordan and Luke watch the first part of a mini-series/failed revival of The Invaders. Starring Scott Bakula, part one reveals a sweeping alien conspiracy to smoke cigarettes and eat steak & eggs for every meal.
38 - Galactica 1980 (Finale)
January 08, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn the final two episodes of Galactica 1980, Troy and Dylan work on a farm (ee-eye-ee-eye-oh) before a bizarre final episode that ditches the entire cast of the series to bring back Battlestar Galactica's Starbuck for an unrelated stand-alone adventure.
37 - Galactica 1980 (Episodes 7/8)
January 01, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBIn our New Years Day episode, returning guest Kevin joins us for a Halloween two-parter of Galactica 1980 where the Cylons come to Earth to hang out with Wolfman Jack at a house party in New York City. Also, we have some technical difficulties that make it sound like Kevin is joining us from inside a cave... Sorry, Kevin!
36 - Galactica 1980 (Episodes 5/6)
December 25, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe hit the halfway point of Galactica 1980 in our holiday episode of Continuum Drag, where a fancy flying saucer brings dead Super Scouts back to life before they go off to win the big regional little league championship in episodes five and six.
35 - Galactica 1980 (Episodes 3/4)
December 18, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBAs guest Stephen joins us this week, we finish the final installment in the first cycle of Galactica 1980 episodes before the entire series suddenly shifts gears and abruptly becomes a children's show featuring TWELVE new pint-sized characters in the first of another multipart episode.
34 - Galactica 1980 (Episodes 1/2)
December 11, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBWe watch the first two episodes of Galactica 1980, the sequel to the original BSG, which starts off as a fish-out-of-water comedy about aliens adapting to 80s Earth culture before taking a hard right turn to somehow end up in 1944 Nazi Germany.
33 - The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
December 04, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBHosts Jordan and Luke dive into the universe of The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (or The Osiris Chronicles, depending who you ask) which borrows liberally from Star Trek and Star Wars before it finally finds what its got going for it: A huge gross blob monster.
32 - Space: Above & Beyond (Finale)
November 27, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBThe end is here. We finish off Space: Above & Beyond with episodes 22 and 23, a two-parter that brings us face to face with the Chigs and their weird little babies. Also, someone dies!
31 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 20/21)
November 20, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBSpace: Above & Beyond cribs notes from history class as hosts Jordan & Luke are joined by returning guest Jane for re-imaginings of Operation Mincemeat and the Guadalcanal Campaign, Wild Cards-style.
30 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 18/19)
November 13, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBThis week on Space: Above & Beyond, hosts Jordan & Luke develop a theory of about a haunted tank and the Pleasure Ship Bacchus makes an appearance with some celebrity friends.
29 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 16/17)
November 06, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBThis week, we're joined by guest Sherren as West's kid brother shows for a family reunion and the Saratoga faces the crime of the century: what happened to Commodore Ross' strawberries?!?
28 - The Omen
October 30, 2018 14:00 - 59 minutes - 111 MBIt's a spooktacular Halloween episode as hosts Jordan and Luke watch the failed pilot/TV movie for The Omen, where a body-jumping supernatural parasite tries to ruin Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade.
27 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 14/15)
October 23, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBSpace: Above & Beyond hits its high water mark with episodes 14 & 15 as we face the Wild Card's greatest enemy, Chiggy Von Richthofen, and get to know the newest (and possibly best) member of the 58th: the horny AF Lt. Winslow.
26 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 12/13)
October 16, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBReturning for the second half of Space: Above & Beyond, Luke tests Jordan's psychic abilities and we watch a live Tank birth in the twelveth and thirteenth episodes of the season.
25 - Genesis II
October 09, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBWe're joined by guest Kevin to explore the world of Gene Roddenberry's failed pilot/TV movie Genesis II, where a mustache from the past wakes up in a post-lust society and goes nuclear.
24 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 10/11)
October 02, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBWe're joined by returning guest Courtenay as West nearly gets a lobotomy and Wang is a real Ebenezer Scrooge in episodes 10 & 11 of Space: Above & Beyond.
23 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 8/9)
September 25, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBWe encounter our first two-parter ever in episodes 8 & 9 of Space: Above & Beyond, where the 58th recklessly sticks their arms into gooey alien orifices and get tossed into a penal colony for their efforts.
22 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 6/7)
September 18, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBLuke and Jordan are joined by our guest Jane for a whole lot of blood, cockroaches and political intrigue in episodes six and seven of Space: Above & Beyond.
21 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 4/5)
September 11, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBIn the 4th & 5th epsiodes, Space: Above & Beyond begins to hit its stride with a Tank mutiny, space pancakes and the adventures of Raymond T Butts.
20 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episodes 2/3)
September 04, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBOur second episode on Space: Above & Beyond teaches us a lot of in-show terminology as West goes AWOL and Vansen goes berserk. Also: there are so many S:A&B patches and we mention them all!
19 - Space: Above & Beyond (Episode 1)
August 28, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBThis week, we enlist with the USMC 58th Space Aviator Cavalry squadron and learn something that every human knows - payback's a bitch.
18 - Justice League of America
August 21, 2018 14:00 - 57 minutes - 108 MBBack before superheroes ruled the box office, the Justice League of America tried to conquer the small screen in this bizarre mash-up of a children's television action series and a knock-off Friends-style sitcom.
17.5 - Harsh Realm (Deleted Scene)
August 17, 2018 14:00 - 8 minutes - 15.2 MBIn this deleted scene from episode 17 of Continuum Drag, Luke's cousin Nick and his fiancee Jen drop in after being bumped from the episode with a few questions they had about the last episode of Harsh Realm.
17 - Harsh Realm (Finale)
August 14, 2018 14:00 - 52 minutes - 98.5 MBIn our last Harsh Realm episode, its a classic Romeo and Juliet plot featuring a very lonely priest and Pinnochio revealing that he loooves gold.
16 - Harsh Realm (Episodes 7/8)
August 07, 2018 14:42 - 1 hour - 132 MBWe reboot Harsh Realm as a mega summer blockbuster, then someone loses a leg and Santiago goes to Cleveland.
15 - Harsh Realm (Episodes 5/6)
July 31, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBThis week Jordan and Luke are joined by guest Courtenay where they try to explain to her how Harsh Realm works, why Terry O'Quinn isn't in any episodes, and where exactly have they left the dog this week.
14 - Harsh Realm (Episodes 3/4)
July 24, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBThings start to look up for Harsh Realm in episodes 3 & 4 as we get into a Zip Fight with some compressed files and step through a glitch into World War 2.
13 - Harsh Realm (Episodes 1/2)
July 17, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBJordan and Luke boot up Chris Carter's series Harsh Realm for the story of a saviour, an acting dog, a little wooden boy, and a whole lot of glitches.
12 - Riverworld (2003)
July 10, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBJordan and Luke travel to Riverworld to watch the first failed attempt to create a TV series about fish eggs that give birth to dead famous people on an alien world with a whole lot of rivers.
11 - Beyond Westworld (Finale)
July 03, 2018 14:00 - 58 minutes - 110 MBIn our final podcast on Beyond Westworld, Quaid gets into the cyborg business while Pam gets up close & personal with a dermatological condition.
10 - Beyond Westworld (Episodes 3/4)
June 26, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBJordan and Luke try to spot the robots amongst the red herrings, rock bands, race cars and a plethora of ascots in the third and fourth episodes of Beyond Westworld.
09 - Beyond Westworld (Episodes 1/2)
June 19, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBJordan and Luke explore the first episodes of the original Westworld television series - where the robots run on tape, gross corporate malfeasance goes unpunished and Oklahoma has an NFL team.
08 - The Questor Tapes
June 12, 2018 14:00 - 55 minutes - 104 MBHosts Jordan and Luke investigate the TV movie/failed pilot for Gene Roddenbury's The Questor Tapes where they discover a prototype for Lieutenant Commander Data becoming pals with Captain B.J. Hunnicutt.
07.5 - Tekwar (Deleted Scene)
June 08, 2018 14:00 - 4 minutes - 7.99 MBIn this deleted scene from episode 07 of Continuum Drag, Jordan turns a piece of Tekwar fan fiction into an audio book.
07 - Tekwar (Finale)
June 05, 2018 14:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBIn our final Tekwar episode, Jordan and Luke say all that is left to be said about the series before diving into its final episode, which features a triple threat of Shatners.
06 - Tekwar (Episodes 11/12)
May 29, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn episodes 11 and 12 of Tekwar, hosts Jordan and Luke find the last surviving mafia family in Tekwar and Nika gets her own episode.
05 - Tekwar (Episodes 9/10)
May 22, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBThis week, hosts Jordan and Luke discover which character has been an android this whole time and Jake takes Houston on the worst date in episodes 9 and 10 of Tekwar.
04 - Tekwar (Episodes 7/8)
May 15, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn episodes 7 & 8 of Tekwar, hosts Jordan and Luke discover that maybe video game violence has real life consequences (or maybe not?) and then get locked down in the Freezer.
03 - Tekwar (Episodes 5/6)
May 08, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn our third episode, hosts Jordan and Luke watch back-to-back episodes about the justice system in the world of Tekwar where we learn all about the Freezer, Jake's history with Tek abuse, and entering the Matrix.
02 - Tekwar (Episodes 3/4)
May 01, 2018 15:17 - 1 hour - 120 MBIn the second episode of our Tekwar journey, we discover who Tekwar thinks was the 45th president of the United States, get into Jake & Beth's relationship and look for Tekwar merchandise.
01 - Tekwar (Episodes 1/2)
April 24, 2018 14:57 - 45 minutes - 86.3 MBIn the first episode of Continuum Drag, hosts Jordan and Luke dive in to the first season of William Shatner's Tekwar.