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All three hosts have grown up watching the extraordinary efforts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, known by its acronym NASA. So this pairing is dedicated to the intelligence and perseverance of the brave men and women who work for that agency! First up, there had to be a beginning, and the Mercury space program was it. Based on the novel by Tom Wolfe, with Philip Kaufman writing the screenplay and directing, 1983's "The Right Stuff" tells the (mostly) real story of the beginning of the U.S. space program. The film first focuses on the breaking of the sound barrier by test pilot Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard), which leads to the beginnings of manned space flight. After President Eisenhower demands that actual pilots be sent up, the stage is set for the Mercury 7: Astronauts Scott Carpenter (Charles Frank), Gordon "Hot Dog" Cooper (Dennis Quaid), John Glenn (Ed Harris), Gus Grissom (Fred Ward), Wally Schirra (Lance Henriksen), Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn), and Deke Slayton (Scott Paulin). The film deals rather unflinchingly with the trials and tribulations, both personally and professionally, the Seven and their families experience through this turbulent race against the Russians for outer-space supremacy! Also starring Barbara Hershey, Kim Stanley, Veronica Cartwright, Pamela Reed, Mary Jo Deschanel, Kathy Baker, and Donald Moffat!

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Special Extended Episode! The second film in our "Surreality Television" pairing came out later the same year as our first. This time, written and directed by Gary Ross, the story revolves around brother and sister David (Tobey Maguire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon), brother and sister, who each have very different plans for their television on the same night. After an argument results in a broken TV remote, a strange old television repairman (Don Knotts) arrives, and after David demonstrates his love, and knowledge, of the classic TV show "Pleasantville," gives David a special remote, one "with more oomph," and leaves. David and Jennifer again struggle for control over the remote, which results in both of them, somehow, being transported into the TV verison of Pleasantville! There, they become Bud and Mary Sue, the son and daughter in the primary family of the program, George (William H. Macy) and Betty (Joan Allen). They have to figure out how to play along and how to return home, but along the way, they start to change small things about the idyllic lifestyle of the other inhabitants, and these changes begin to manifest by turning bits and piece of the black-and-white world into startling color! Also starring Jeff Daniels, Jane Kaczmarek, Paul Walker, Marc Blucas, and J. T. Walsh! Plus, the hosts unveil the two films honoring the courage and intelligence of NASA that will make up the next pairing!

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Our second film in our tribute to Paul Reubens, who passed away at the end of July, 2023, is a very... different film. Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and written by n This pairing, which we're calling "Surreality Television," focuses on films that examine the dividing line between truth and fiction in television. First up is a film that aptly predicted the reality television craze in a somewhat frightening way! Directed by Peter Weir, 1998's "The Truman Show" takes the standard reality television program and ups the ante in a daring and possibly illegal way. Award-winning director Christof (Ed Harris) created a television program where a baby was born into an artificially-created world, and it's become the longest-running TV show in history. Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is the star of the show, and viewers have watch him from even before his birth up to just weeks before his 30th birthday. Surrounded by his "wife" Meryl Burbank (Laura Linney) and his best friend Marlon (Noah Emmerich), Truman has led an idyllic life. But the surprise connection between Truman and an extra on the program, Sylvia, whose real name is Lauren (Natascha McElhone) plants a seed of rebellion in Truman. And when his constructed reality starts to fray at the edges, Truman begins to realize that he may have more choice in his life than he ever thought possible!

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Our second film in our tribute to Paul Reubens, who passed away at the end of July, 2023, is a very... different film. Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and written by none other than Joss Whedon, this film went on to inspire a very successful television series (of the same name) for the WB and then UPN! This first outing told the origin story of "The Slayer." Buffy (Kristy Swanson), a high-school cheerleader, meets up with Merrick (Donald Southerland), a mysterious older man who tells Buffy she is, in fact, a "slayer," one born to kill vampires. Given that Buffy is something of an airhead, this takes a while to sink in. During that time, master vampire Lothos (Rutger Hauer) and his right-hand, Amilyn (Paul Reubens) are busy creating an army of vampires to ravage the town. Buffy is aided by loner but all-around good guy Pike (Luke Perry), who is looked down upon by Buffy's squad, Jennifer (Michele Abrams), Kimberly (Hillary Swank), and Nikki (Paris Vaughan). Finally, the next pairing will be the previous-announced "Surreality Television" featuring a film beloved by both Geeks!

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