The Two Vague Podcast
The Two Vague Podcast
Ben Cheknis
Episode 34 - Space
1 hour 20 minutes Posted Feb 20, 2022 at 2:41 am.
Ben and Paul talk about painting… “does anybody know the difference?”
What fascinates Paul about space?
“Do you believe in aliens?”
James E. Webb vs Edwin Hubble, and too many Hubbles
Telescopes on the horizon, and planetariums
Paul and Ben’s thoughts on Astrology, “The Onion,” pizza, and Pluto
Back to aliens, “storming” Area 51, and fueling creativity
Paul punts E.T., thoughts on science fiction, and “Only a Sith deals in absolutes”
Ben has questions for Paul about the Dune universe
Ben talks about the movie Outland, and Paul talks about “2001: a Space Odyssey”
Ben’s Ridley Scott trivia, STNG, “The Expanse,” and science fiction books
Paul talks about “The Three-Body Problem” by Liu Cixin
“The Legacy of Heorot” by Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, and Steven Barnes
Ben recommends “Jodorowsky's Dune” and “The Orville”
“Star Wars: Squadrons,” “No Man’s Sky,” “Destiny,” and “Anthem”
Thoughts on development hype, game development today, and “Cyberpunk 2077”
Ship combat vs exploration games, and Elite Dangerous
The “Skyrim” in space game Paul hasn’t heard about
How console exclusives impact players and advancements in cross-play
Reminiscing about video games, NASA tragedies, and landing the Space Shuttle
Ben’s Ferris Bueller's Day Off / Space Shuttle fun fact and “torso pants”
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Show notes
Paul joins Ben this week to talk about a very expansive word… assorted nerd-geekery ensues on the subjects of telescopes, aliens, Star Wars, Dune, and other memorable science fiction media.  They only scratch the surface of science fiction space games, but their favorites include a list of recognizable properties (to non-Norah’s) and one forthcoming new Bethesda project that Paul hasn’t heard of.