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After an 18 month hiatus, we are back! In an effort to not go offline for over a year, we're changing up our format at bit. Instead of a book review and a movie compare an contrast, we're going to go a bit more casual and just shoot the breeze about things we like. We'll keep our focus on genre items but remove some of the toil because, as we say in the show, we just have fun talking to each other.  With that in mind, we're going to review some of our favourite recent Star Wars content, Andor.  We talk both seasons of the show along with Rogue One. The discussion is SPOILER-filled, so if that mattrers to you, definitiely hold off listening until you complete the 2 seasons of the show. Next time, we'll put out our LOST EPISODE that we recorded back in 2023 about A Stich in Time, ss Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel writeen by Andrew Robinson.  Thanks for your patience with us, if you have any comments or feedback, drop us a note on our Facebook page or email us at [email protected]!

In this episode of Journey to Wonder, we harken back all the way to 1870 with the classic submarine adventure, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (or Seas depending on where you look) by Jules Verne. As always, we discuss our experience with the english translation of the novel and whether or not this 150 plus year old story holds up.  We then dig into the 1954 Disney movie of the same name, how it is simillar, how it is different and whether we like it! Next time, we're dipping back into the world of Star Trek with A Stitch in Time writeen and read by our faviourtie Cardassian tailor, Andrew J. Robinson. This book was originally released back in the year 2000, however the audiobook released recently, in August of 2023.  If you'd like to provide any feedback, positive or negative, drop us a note on our Facebook page or email us at [email protected]!

As a follow up to our interview of John Jackson Miller, we dive deep into his series tie in novel, The High Country. As lifelong Star Trek fans, Chris and Joe also dive into thier thoughts about the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on the eve of the premeire of the show's second season.Of course, we meander off path into some talk of both NuTrek and Classic Trek and how they influence both the book and the current show.  Next time, we will revert to the classics with Jules Verne's 1871 novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas along with its various film adpataions.  If you'd like to provide any feedback, positive or negative, drop us a note on our Facebook page or email us at [email protected]!

A bit of a change of pace this time around! In preparation for our review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country, we are talking to that book's author, John Jackson Miller.  We have a great chat covering various topics such as the creative process, some of how the sauasge is made with these types of tie-in novels and of course we talk in general terms about The High Country and some of John's other works. Note this is a SPOILER-FREE interview so feel free to give it a listen even if you haven't read the book yet. Our next episode will be back to the usual with our review of The High Country and our thoughts about how it fits into the greater story of Strange New Worlds, season 1.  For more on John Jackson Miller visit his website at https://farawaypress.com/ and follow himon twitter at https://twitter.com/jjmfaraway If you have thoughts, drop us an email at [email protected] or comment on our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/j2wshow   

A change of pace and experiement this year moving out of our usual genre comfort zone! We devle into the world of 1980's south-west Texas with Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel, No Country for Old Men. As usual we also delve into the 2007 Cohen Brothers movie of the same name. We intertwine the discussion of both since the book was written with the intention of it beocming a screenplay for the movie. Next time, we retreat deep into our comfort zone with a genre AND franchise tie in novel with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country by John Jackson Miller. We'll review the book and take the opportunity to discuss our favourite series of the NuTrek era. If you'd like to provide any feedback, positive or negative, drop us a note on our Facebook page or email us at [email protected]!

This time on Journey to Wonder, we travel to Saturn (or is it Jupiter?) with Aurthur C. Clarke's 1968 sci fi novel, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Of course, you can't talk about 2001 the book without talking about the seminal Stanley Kubrick film that was developed alongside the novel and released the same year. In addition, we dive into the sequel novel, 2010: Odyssey Two and it's 1984 film adaptation starring Roy Scheider (among many others!) Next time, we're stepping out of our usual genre comfort zone and touching on the 2005 Cormack McCarthy novel, No Country for Old Men. As always we will also dive into the 2007 Cohen Brothers film adaptation as well. Let's see how this experiment goes! If you'd like to provide any feedback, positive or negative, drop us a note on our Facebook page or email us at [email protected]!

In what we originally intended to be our Haloween episode, we cover the first book in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series, 1976 novel, Interview with the Vampire. We go into Chris' long history with this book and series along with Joe's fresh take on his first reading of the book. We then dive deep into the 1994 Tom Cruise / Brad Pitt movie adaptation, how it differs and our usual other set of thoughts and tangents.  Next time, back to hard sci fi with the 1968 Arthur C. Clarke novel 2001: A Space Odyssey along with a compare and contrast to the companion Kubrick film that launched the same year.  If you have thoughts you want to share with us feel free to post on our Facebook page or email us at [email protected]! 

On this very late edition of Journey to Wonder, Chris and Joe dive into one of the original Zombie...errr..Vampire...uhh...Zompire...stories with Richard Matheson's 1954 post apocalyptic novel I am Legend. We discuss the story, how it served as the origin for some of the more modern post apocalypic stories of today and more. We then dive into not one, not two but three movie adaptations of this story: The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price, The Omega Man (1976) starring Charlton Heston and I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith. All of these films have their own unique take on the original story and as always we are happy and eagar to provide our opinions on which did it well and which did it poorly. Next time, our post-Haloween Haloween episode will cover the 1976 Anne Rice novel, Interview with the Vampire along with the 1994 film adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

We are go for podcast! On this edition of Journey to Wonder, Chris and Joe dive deep into thier mutual love and fascination with the early US space program with a discussion of our first non fiction book, Failure is Not an Option by Gene Kranz. Gene is one of the most storied of NASA's flight directors and recounts his view on the history of the space program from the early days of Mercury up to the end of the Apollo program.  We compare and contrast what really happened to the "alternative history" represented in the recent Apple TV+ series, For All Mankind, which recently wrapped up its 3rd season. If you have thoughts about this slight twist on our formula, let us know by sending an email to [email protected]! Next time, we will go post apocalyptic with the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. There are a few film takes on this including The Last Man on Earth, The Omega Man and of course the 2007 Will Smith film of the same name. 

This time around on Journey to Wonder, Joe and Chris review the 1938 horror novella, "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell. For those of you who were not aware (as we were not) this novel was the inspiration for the cult classic 1982 John Carpenter film, "The Thing". We also discuss the 1951 Howard Hawks film "The Thing from Another World" and the 2011 prequel film to the 1982 film, also confusingly named "The Thing". Next time, we will do something a little bit different by delving into the world of non-fiction by reading 2009's "Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond" by NASA's own Gene Krantz, discussing the evolution of the US space program. In keeping with our format, we'll use the discussion of this book to inform a compare and contrast of real world events to the "what if" scenario presented in the amazing Ronald D. Moore show, "For All Mankind". See you next time! If you would like to send us comments, please do so at [email protected].

In this edition of Journey to Wonder, we discuss the 1985 Carl Sagan novel, Contact. We also compare and contrast it to the 1997 Robert Zemekis film of the same name (starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey) Next time around, we will be discussing the 1938 novella "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell, the story that inspired the 1982 John Carpenter film, "The Thing". If you'd like to send us comments, email us at [email protected]!

A bit of a change of plans this time around, we decided to cover one of our personal favorites, the 1959 military sci fi novel, Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlien. As always, we review the book in depth, discussing both the portrayal of military life and the no-so-subtle political overtones of the story.  Of course, you can't talk about Starship Troopers without mentioning the 1997 cult-classic Paul Verhoven movie adaptation. Big opportunity to compare and contrast here, as there are some glaring differences in both content and tone between the two interpretations of the story.  Next time, we'll stick to movies from 1997 as we read Carl Sagan's 1995 novel, Contact.

For our next journey, Chris and Joe take a stroll in the realm of the techo-thriller with Michael Chricton's 1969 novel, The Andromeda Strain. We give our thoughts on the book and the author in general and also intersperse our commentary on how to book compares to the 1971 Robert Wise film of the same name. Next time, we will continue through Asimov's Foundation series with book 2, Foundation and Empire.

Fresh out of the theatre, we review the latest cinematic take on Dune by Denis Villeneuve. We discuss the run up to the movie, how we saw it and of course, our thoughts on the film. Not only do we talk about that, but of course we compare and contrast it to the book we very recently discussed. Next time, we'll get our science on with the 1969 Michael Crichton techno-thriller, The Andromeda Strain, along with our thoughts about the 1971 film adaptation!  If you have any thoughts about Dune, Andromeda Strain, or any other book we've discussed, send us an email at [email protected]!

This time around, Chris and Joe dive into Foundation by the incomparable Issac Asimov. This is the first book in the Foundation series, published as a single novel in 1951, but existing as a series of short stories over the previous 10 years.  We discuss the overall story and our thoughts about it, in addition to how it stacks against the new AppleTV+ series which has aired four episodes at the time of recording.  SPOILER WARNING!! We spoil aspects of the TV series, so listener beware! SPOILER WARNING!! In our next episode, we will be fresh out of Denis Villenueve's Dune, so look for a review where we discuss what we thought of the movie and how it compares to the book. After that, we will be diving into the 1969 Michael Crichton techno-thriller, The Andromeda Strain.