Episodes
Thursday May 26, 2011
Checking the Gate: Episode One - Avatar
Thursday May 26, 2011
Thursday May 26, 2011
Greetings! You are one of the lucky few who have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada. Just kidding! Actually, you get to hear the much more epic, Checking the Gate: A Film and Religion Podcast: Episode One! In our premier podcast, we play beach ball on Pandora and try to discern any hidden meaning in the biggest blockbuster of all time, Avatar. After that we have out TV Corner in which we finish our discussion on "Doctor Who"; you can find the first part on our preview episode.
Along the way we mention a few things, which we promised to put in the show notes. So, here are links where you can find Screening the Sacred, Religion and Film, and Film and Religion. You can find the CNN article we mentioned here. Avatar is available On DVD and Blu-Ray in two different versions, the original and the special extended editions.
Next month, we look at the movie Thor, which is still in movie theaters. Go see it and in two weeks we will have episode two online. We plan to make this a monthly podcast but to get started we will give you a double dose! Mike and I will also discuss the recently canceled "V" in the TV Corner. Thanks for listening and enjoy our first episode!
Robert
Sunday May 08, 2011
Checking the Gate: Episode Zero
Sunday May 08, 2011
Sunday May 08, 2011
Robert here. This is a special preview of the Checking the Gate Podcast, Episode Zero. Mike wasn't feeling well when we went to record our first episode, so we decided to simply test out all the gear by talking briefly about our favorite show, Doctor Who. It was a good thing too, for there are a few glitches in Mike's mic. We'll have it sorted by the time of the premier. Our first real episode will be about Avatar and some of the spiritual issues it raises; rather than speculate on the made up Na'vi religion, we will look at some of the secular ideals that the human characters display. So re-watch Avatar and join us in a few weeks if you want to hear more of what Mike and I have to say. See you then!