Best Jeff Syer Podcasts (2024)

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SciFi Tech Talk #000200 - A Look Back... and Forward 1:13:49

6y ago1:13:49

1:13:49

Julie, Jeff, and Mike look back at their favorites of the past 200 episodes and look forward to so many more to come!By Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000199 - Annhiliation 40:09

6y ago40:09

40:09

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2018 movie Annihilation: "A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000198 - Tau 57:31

6y ago57:31

57:31

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2018 movie Tau: "A woman is held captive by a scientist in a futuristic smart house, and hopes to escape by reasoning with the Artificial Intelligence that controls the house." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000197 - Beyond Skyline 50:39

6y ago50:39

50:39

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2017 movie Beyond Skyline: "A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000196 - The Titan 55:56

6y ago55:56

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2018 movie The Titan: "A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000195 - We Are Legion (We Are Bob) 1:10:55

6y ago1:10:55

1:10:55

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2016 book "We Are Legion (We Are Bob)": Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsic…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000194 - Anon 1:02:26

6+ y ago1:02:26

1:02:26

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2018 movie Anon: In a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, SAL FRIELAND (Owen) stumbles onto a young woman (Seyfried) who appears to have subverted the system and disa…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000193 - Her 59:48

6+ y ago59:48

59:48

Julie, Jeff and Mike discuss the 2013 movie Her: "Sensitive letter writer Theodore has just ended his marriage. Lonely, he goes out to buy an artificially intelligent Operating System that promises to give him everything he needs. Samantha is more than his average OS. She does secretarial work for him but also becomes his friend whenever he's lonel…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000192 - Version Control 1:19:03

6+ y ago1:19:03

1:19:03

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2016 book Version Control: "Rebecca Wright has reclaimed her life, finding her way out of her grief and depression following a personal tragedy years ago. She spends her days working in customer support for the internet dating site where she first met her husband. But she has a strange, persistent sense that everyt…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000191 - The Giver 56:31

6+ y ago56:31

56:31

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2014 movie The Giver - "In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the 'real' world." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000190 - Children of Men 46:58

6+ y ago46:58

46:58

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2006 movie Children of Men: In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea. - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000189 - Infini 38:35

6+ y ago38:35

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2015 movie Infini: "An elite 'search and rescue' team transport onto an off-world mining-facility to rescue Whit Carmichael, the lone survivor of a biological outbreak." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000188 - Arrival 59:23

7y ago59:23

59:23

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2016 movie Arrival: "When twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000187 - The Handmaid's Tale 1:01:31

7y ago1:01:31

1:01:31

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 1985 book The Handmaid’s Tale: "Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the C…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000186 - Passengers 1:03:27

7y ago1:03:27

1:03:27

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2016 movie "Passengers": A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early. - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000185 - Forbidden Planet 1:02:13

7y ago1:02:13

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet: "A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000184 - Barbarella 48:46

7y ago48:46

48:46

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 1968 movie Barbarella: "Barbarella is marked by the same audacity and originality, fantasy, humor, beauty and horror, cruelty and eroticism that make comic books such a favorite. The setting is the planet Lythion in the year 40,000, when Barbarella makes a forced landing while traveling through space. She acts like…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000183 - 2312 1:01:30

7y ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the book "2312": "The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humani…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000182 - The Road Warrior 46:38

7y ago46:38

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 1981 movie, The Road Warrior: “In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000181 - The Man Who Fell To Earth 57:54

7+ y ago57:54

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 1976 movie The Man Who Fell To Earth: “Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with him. He does not count on …

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SciFi Tech Talk #000180 - Space Warriors 50:05

7+ y ago50:05

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2014 movie "Space Warriors": “A group of kid space cadets must help in the rescue of three astronauts whose ship got stranded in space.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000179 - Robot Overlords 39:47

7+ y ago39:47

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2014 movie Robot Overlords: “Earth has been conquered by robots from a distant galaxy. Survivors are confined to their houses and must wear electronic implants, risking incineration by robot sentries if they venture outside.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000178 - The Abyss Beyond Dreams 3:51

7+ y ago3:51

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“The year is 3326. Nigel Sheldon, one of the founders of the Commonwealth, receives a visit from the Raiel—self-appointed guardians of the Void, the enigmatic construct at the core of the galaxy that threatens the existence of all that lives. The Raiel convince Nigel to participate in a desperate scheme to infiltrate the Void. Once inside, Nigel di…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000177 - A Trip to the Moon 1:02:02

7+ y ago1:02:02

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 1902 classic sci-fi movie A Trip to the Moon: A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon..” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000176 - ARQ 56:52

7+ y ago56:52

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike review the 2016 movie ARQ: “Trapped in a lab and stuck in a time loop, a disoriented couple fends off masked raiders while harboring a new energy source that could save humanity.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000175 - Star Trek Beyond 1:15:37

7+ y ago1:15:37

1:15:37

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the movie "Star Trek Beyond" - “After stopping off at Starbase Yorktown, a remote outpost on the fringes of Federation space, the USS Enterprise, halfway into their five-year mission, is destroyed by an unstoppable wave of unknown aliens. With the crew stranded on an unknown planet and with no apparent means of rescue,…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000174 - Pitch Black 1:07:29

7+ y ago1:07:29

1:07:29

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the movie Pitch Black: “A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000173 - Event Horizon 48:28

7+ y ago48:28

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 1997 movie Event Horizon: “A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned...with someone or something new on-board.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000172 - Stranger in a Strange Land 1:00:02

7+ y ago1:00:02

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the book Stranger in a Strange Land: “Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to him, while teaching them his own fundamental beliefs in grokking, w…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000171 - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 1:00:03

8y ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: “After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.” - imdb.com…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000170 - Equilibrium 51:51

8y ago51:51

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2002 movie Equilibrium: “In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. When…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000169 - Synchronicity 43:19

8y ago43:19

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2015 movie Synchronicity: “A physicist who invents a time machine must travel back to the past to uncover the truth about his creation and the woman who is trying to steal it.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000168 - Ready Player One 1:07:34

8y ago1:07:34

1:07:34

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the book Ready Player One: “In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000167 - Mars Attacks! 38:44

8y ago38:44

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the movie Mars Attacks!: “Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000166 - Predestination 56:00

8y ago56:00

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the 2014 movie Predestination: “For his final assignment, a top temporal agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The chase turns into a unique, surprising and mind-bending exploration of love, fate, identity and time travel taboos.” - imdb.com…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000165 - Westworld 55:09

8y ago55:09

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the classic sci-fi film Westworld - “A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000164 - Childhood's End (mini-series) 57:41

8+ y ago57:41

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“After peaceful aliens invade earth, humanity finds itself living in a utopia under the indirect rule of the aliens, but does this utopia come at a price?” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000163 - The Difference Engine 1:00:59

8+ y ago1:00:59

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1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. And three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with history - and the future. - goodreads.com…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000162 - XCOM, XCOM Enemy Unknown 51:20

8+ y ago51:20

51:20

XCOM is a science fiction video game franchise featuring the titular fictional elite international organization tasked with countering alien invasions of Earth.By Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000161 - Ex Machina 1:07:47

8+ y ago1:07:47

1:07:47

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the movie Ex Machina - “A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking humanoid A.I..” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000160 - World of Tomorrow 43:43

8+ y ago43:43

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“A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.” - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000159 - Ultima 1:07:43

8+ y ago1:07:43

1:07:43

Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss Ultima, the sequel to Proxima: “In PROXIMA we discovered ancient alien artifacts on the planet of Per Ardua - hatches that allowed us to step across light years of space as if we were stepping into another room. The universe opened up to us. Now in ULTIMA the consequences of this new freedom make themselves felt. And w…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000158 - The Expanse 1:02:10

8+ y ago1:02:10

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Julie, Jeff, and Mike discuss the SyFy series "The Expanse." Two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized Solar System, police detective Josephus Miller, born in the asteroid belt, is given the assignment to find a missing young woman, Julie Mao. Meanwhile, James Holden, the first officer of an ice freighter, is witness to an unprovoked at…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000157 - Alien Outpost 1:00:24

8+ y ago1:00:24

1:00:24

Julie, Jeff, and Mike review the movie Alien Outpost: "A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion." - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000156 - Johnny Mnemonic 1:01:31

8+ y ago1:01:31

1:01:31

In 2021, the whole world is connected by the gigantic Internet, and almost a half of the population is suffering from the Nerve Attenuation Syndrome (NAS).Johnny with an implanted memory chip in his brain was ordered to transport the over loaded information from Beijing to Newark. While Pharmakom Industries supported by yakuza tries to capture him …

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SciFi Tech Talk #000155 - Proxima 59:53

8+ y ago59:53

59:53

The very far future: The galaxy is a drifting wreck of black holes, neutron stars, and chill white dwarfs. The age of star formation is long past. Yet there is life here, feeding off the energies of the stellar remnants, and there is mind, a tremendous galaxy-spanning intelligence each of whose thoughts lasts a hundred thousand years. And this mind…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000154 - Dark Matter 1:02:30

8+ y ago1:02:30

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The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea…

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SciFi Tech Talk #000153 - Gattaca 1:00:40

8+ y ago1:00:40

1:00:40

A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000152 - Chappie 50:51

8+ y ago50:51

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In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. - imdb.comBy Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeek

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SciFi Tech Talk #000151 - Cowboy Bebop 51:04

8+ y ago51:04

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Spike Spiegel is a bounty hunter in the far future with an easy going attitude and some deadly skill at martial arts. Together with his partners, Jet Black, and later Faye Valentine as well, they go from job to job across the galaxy looking for the high priced fugitives to bag. - imdb.com (by Kenneth Chisholm)…

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