Ep. 12 - Battle of the Things (1951 vs 1982 vs 2011)
Science vs Fiction
English - November 25, 2019 17:33 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 84 ratingsTV & Film Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ep. 11 - Outbreak vs Contagion
In 1938, John W. Campbell Jr. wrote a scary sci-fi story called "Who Goes There?" That story caught the eye of producer Howard Hawks, who adapted the tale into a 1951 feature film called The Thing From Another World, which blew the mind of a kid named John Carpenter, who would get to direct his own adaptation in 1982, which is still so beloved that Universal tried to do sort of a remake that was really a prequel in 2011. Which of the three is the best version? You may think you know the answer, but there are surprises in store in our first ever Battle Royale!