Bad Philosophy

Backwards thinking is the name of the game this week as Kevin, Kiki and Stephen dive into the religious symbology of Hollywood.

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ASL, Boing Boing, Christianity, Dan Savage, Dolly Parton, Dune, Epic of Gilgamesh, Fred Figglehorn, Gladiator, God, Harry Potter, ion, Joan of Arc, Jonathan Coulton, Kevin, Kiki, Logan's Run, love, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, mythology, Penn and Teller, pie, religion, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rome, Soylent Green, spoilers, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen, symbology, The Island, theology, World of Warcraft

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve lost a lot of celebrities–Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, even Billy Mays. It’s been tragic, but it got us here at BF thinking… what will happen to our social graphs when we pass on? We decided to answer this pressing question in possibly our most daring setup ever; inside […]

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2Pac, Aaron, AIM, archival, baseball, Beatlemania, celebrities, death, Douglas Adams, encryption, ethics, Facebook, Fake Steve Jobs, Farah Fawcett, Flickr, funerals, George Orwell, Helen Keller, Hichhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, history, identity, iPhone, Jediah, Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park, Kevin Rose, lawyers, marketing, Matt, Michael Jackson, music, privacy, Satan, security, Skype, social media, social networking, Stephen, Steve Gibson, The Beatles, Tony LaRussa, trust, Twitter, World of Warcraft, Xbox Live, YouTube

It was supposed to be the wave of the future, so what happened? Why aren’t we all living in holodecks already? And where’s my virtual haircut? We’ll try to answer all this and more before the singularity hits, so strap in and have a listen!

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Apple, Cisco Telepresence, Cory Doctorow, Crysis, Dark Forces, Disney, Dolby, Dollhouse, Dungeons and Dragons, eBooks, Facebook, good and evil, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, holodeck, holophonics, home automation, Jediah, Jonathan Coulton, Kevin, Kindle, Matt, Michael Crichton, military, MMORPGs, Neal Stephenson, Nintendo, Ray Kurzweil, Second Life, simulation, singularity, Star Trek, Stephen, technology, theatre, Twitter, video games, Virtual Boy, virtual reality, Wario, Wii, Wikipedia, World of Warcraft, XKCD

Title psych! In this episode we actually focused on the man, the myth, the legend himself, Mr. Joss Whedon, and all his crazy nephews (shows). Despite last-minute panelist panic, we successfully procured Jed and Michael and had a Baldwin blast of a time. So brush up on your Mandarin, grab a wooden stake, and set […]

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Aaron Sorkin, acting, Adam Baldwin, Age of Conan, Alec Baldwin, Angel, bats, Billy Baldwin, Black Hatter, Bob Sagat, Brannon Braga, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chevy Chase, comedy, Comedy Central, comedy roast, comics, Dayquil, Dharma and Greg, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, Dr. Who, drugs, Eliza Dushku, Emmy's, England, ethics, Eve Online, fantasy, Firefly, FOX, Friday the 13th, GRE, Henrik Ibsen, Hollywood, How I Met Your Mother, iPod, Jediah, John Doe, Johnny Quest, Joss Whedon, Kevin, Manos The Hands of Fate, Marvel, memory, Michael H, Nathan Fillion, Norm MacDonald, Runaways, Schrodinger's Cat, sci-fi, Serenity, sitcoms, sluts, SNL, Spanish, spoilers, Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Wars, Stephen, Stephen Baldwin, strippers, superheroes, Superman, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, The West Wing, theater, Those Left Behind, TV, Twitter, Two and a Half Men, Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place, UK Office, UPN, Valentine's Day, WB, Wikipedia, women's liberation, World of Warcraft, writing, X10