Episode 34: Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley, Seconds VS. Back to the Future, Top 5 Stories About Regret

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“Write your mistake. Ingest one mushroom. Go to sleep. Wake anew.” It's the Super Fantastic Nerd Hour review of Seconds, the new graphic novel from Scott Pilgrim author Bryan Lee O'Malley! We debate if Seconds’s premise about a restaurant chef altering the space-time continuum charts new territory for comics, discuss how its commentary about being on the “bleak precipice of a early-thirties crisis” compares to the science of aging, and geek out about all of its references to pop culture. In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, which coming of age story stands the test of time — Seconds or Back to the Future? We divulge our top 5 stories about regret.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 44:16: Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
• 44:17 – 53:10: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Seconds VS. Back to the Future.
• 53:11 – 1:15:33: Top 5 Stories About Regret.

Links

• Radio Maru: Bryan Lee O'Malley's Tumblr Page
• Scott Pilgrim's Bryan Lee O'Malley Goes for "Seconds"
• Seconds: Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Story About Second Chances Sets Up His Own Second Act
• IGN review: Bread makes you fat?
• Boing Boing review: A strong, self-absorbed female protagonist pushes the boundaries of spacetime
• Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?
• Is 25 the new cut-off point for adulthood?
• Today's abundance of options can stall our decision-making and even wear away our well-being
• Affective Forecasting: The Perils of Predicting Future Feelings
• Hedonic adaptation, choice, and some dark thoughts on happiness
• Post-traumatic Growth

Top 5 Stories About Regret

Conrad:

1. Up
2. Tom Waits - Martha
3. High Fidelity
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Peggy Sue Got Married

Ali:

1. "Tapestry" (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
2. "Ab Aeterno" (LOST)
3. "In the Pale Moonlight" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Before Sunset