Episode 45: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Katniss Everdeen vs. Sarah Connor, Top 5 Things to Watch on Thanksgiving

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“Fire Is Catching!” We review The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1! Can Suzanne Collins’s slim novel be adapted into two films? What’s Mockingjay saying about reality TV and war propaganda? Looking back, what's The Hunger Games's contribution to the scifi genre? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, who’s the better instigator of rebellion — Katniss Everdeen or Terminator's Sarah Connor? We gobble down our top 5 things to watch on Thanksgiving.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 43:32: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.
• 43:33 – 58:16: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Katniss Everdeen vs. Sarah Connor.
• 58:17 – 1:29:18: Top 5 Things to Watch on Thanksgiving.

Links

• 'Mockingjay' Can't Catch 'Fire'
• Bangkok Won't Show Mockingjay After Protestors Use Katniss' Salute
• As its clunky title suggests, Mockingjay—Part 1 is half a Hunger Games film
• The Real Science in the HUNGER GAMES (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)
• Science Fiction and the Search for Gratitude on Thanksgiving
• Ali's Upcoming NYC Nerd Nite Talk: Why Nerds Rage!

Top 5 Things to Watch on Thanksgiving

Conrad:

1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2. Pleasantville
3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
5. 28 Days Later

Ali:

1. Star Trek The Next Generation — "Family"
2. The Twilight Zone — "Time Enough at Last"
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
5. Home Alone

Honorable Mentions:

• Star Wars
• Harry Potter
• Doctor Who
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Any Thanksgiving day episode of Friends