The Incomparable Mothership
Jason Snell
The Incomparable Mothership is the flagship of the Incomparable podcast network. It’s all about geeky media we love, including movies, books, TV, and more, featuring a rotating panel of guests and hosted by Jason Snell and friends.
Episodes
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Oct 10, 2010 • 56min
7: Law & Order: Atlantis
Dissecting the fall TV season, including “The Event,” “No Ordinary Family,” and the promising third season of “Fringe.” Plus other sci-fi shows we have loved and hated, why trying to ape “Lost” is a bad idea, and Dan suggests a new “Law & Order” spinoff.
Sep 27, 2010 • 1h 2min
6: Go Ahead, Lisa, Destroy My Childhood
Comic Book Club returns! This week we talk about TV adaptations of comic books, TV shows inspired by comic books, comic books that would make good TV shows, and more. Plus, random discussion of X-Men Annuals, the Micronauts, and why Reed Richards is a douche (in X-Men Annual #5, anyway).
Sep 20, 2010 • 57min
5: Shakespeare is a Hack!
In this entertaining podcast, the hosts discuss books like 'The Gone Away World' and 'Shatner Quake', sharing opinions on writing styles, plot twists, and favorite writers. They delve into the impact of a plot twist on a main character, explore the works of William Gibson, and recommend science fiction classics like 'Spin' and 'Yiddish Policeman's Union'.
Sep 12, 2010 • 55min
4: This Film Presented in Mummy-Vision
Movies and movie soundtracks are on the agenda, as we talk Giacchino, Star Trek soundtracks, bad movies we have loved, Blade Runner, Kick Ass, and the prospect of a “Dark Tower” movie/TV series combo platter.
Sep 5, 2010 • 1h 3min
3: Doctor Sherlock vs. The Melty Man
It’s British TV time. Steven Moffat’s “Sherlock” and “Doctor Who” are on the agenda. We mention his sitcom “Coupling” too. And Glenn cranks the pretension meter up to ten, only for Jason to crank it right back down to one.
Aug 30, 2010 • 59min
2: A Feeling of Vertigo
I call this meeting of Comic-Book Club to order! Today we will be discussing “The Unwritten” by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, published by Vertigo. But of course, we end up talking about much more than just “The Unwritten,” as any good book club should.
Aug 22, 2010 • 1h 4min
1: We'll Always Have Zeppelins
In the very first episode ever of The Incomparable, recorded before we even knew what we were going to be called, we talk about a whole bunch of novels, including China Mieville’s “The City and The City,” Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The Windup Girl,” and Cory Doctorow’s “For the Win.” We mispronounce some of their names, float an idea for books that burn themselves, and ask the most important question a reader should ask: Are there Zeppelins?
