S&L Podcast - #296 - A Talk with James S. A. Corey

[Veronica, Supreme Sword]

We talk to Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, the authors that make up James S. A. Corey, about coffee, distilled and fermented beverages and making The Expanse a TV show.

http://swordandlaser.com/home/2017/5/...
https://soundcloud.com/swordandlaser/...
https://www.patreon.com/posts/11756258

[Nokomis.FL]

The Magicians and The Expanse are SyFy's only shows? Please get Veronica over to Killjoys and Dark Matter!

[Louie]

I assume this is the Julie Mao cosplay from PHXCC they mentioned (unless there was more than one).

Julie Mao and James Holden → http://imgur.com/a/BY6nX
The Expanse group → http://imgur.com/ryFyT6b

[David H.]

Nokomis.FL wrote: "The Magicians and The Expanse are SyFy's only shows? Please get Veronica over to Killjoys and Dark Matter!"

I think she said "flagship" shows, though. But I agree, I'm the happiest with Syfy than I've been in a long time, thanks to these four shows.

[Louie]

And, I believe, this is the comic mentioned at the very end about the various versions of Batman. (It was Warren Ellis.) Deluxe Planetary/Batman

[Rob, Roberator]

I really wish you hadn't bleeped the interview. :(

Thanks for asking my question though.

[Tobias]

Nice, they mentioned my wiki :3 (OK, it's not just mine anymore, but I created it!)

Cool interview, good questions!

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

Good wiki!!

[John (Taloni)]

Batman: Planetary is among the best Batman stories around. It's included in the Planetary collection which itself is pretty incredible. I got to read it from the library but it can be found online.

[Iain]

John (Taloni) wrote: "Batman: Planetary is among the best Batman stories around. It's included in the Planetary collection which itself is pretty incredible. I got to read it from the library but it can be found online."

It's called night on earth, trying to remember where my copy is.

Read the whole Planetary series. It is one f the best comics out there and it refe ncs so much great genre fiction.

[AndrewP]

I see the new season of Dark Matter has started on SyFy but where is Killjoys??? Anyone heard anything when season 3 is going to start?

[David H.]

This Friday, actually!

They don't always premiere at the same time, because Dark Matter is a 13-episode-per-season, and Killjoys is only 10-eps-a-season, so they usually stagger it or allow Dark Matter to have (like it did earlier this month) a double-length premiere.

[AndrewP]

Thanks, that makes sense :)

[Mark]

Syfy’s Killjoys will launch their next mission on Friday, June 30

[Silvana]

Tobias wrote: "Nice, they mentioned my wiki :3 (OK, it's not just mine anymore, but I created it!)

Cool interview, good questions!"

You rock! This interview rocks! Thanks Tom and Veronica.

I listened to this out loud at the office - my friend did not mind - and when my name was mentioned (twice) I squeaked and yelled "That's me! ARRRRHHH!" My friend was really confused ;p

Love Daniel and Ty - they're awesome interviewees.

[Keith]

That was a fantastic interview. Great job all around.

And I'll add my voice to the chorus singing the praises of Dark Matter and Killjoy. Neither show has the high profile of Magicians or The Expanse, but as far as good ol' fashioned space adventure with cool jackets, they can't be beat. AND they continue to showcase Syfy's success at casting awesome, gender and racially diverse shows. It's not science fiction, but I do have a special place developing in my heart for ridiculous Wynonna Earp.

I'll pour one out for Defiance, too.

And while I don't like competition shows, Face Off is pretty interesting because 1) holy crap the stuff those people can create, and 2) the episodes I've seen aren't about manufacturing conflict and arguments. In fact, sometimes contestants even help each other out.