Wool-Shift-Dust watches Beacon 23
Between Silo seasons, Wool-Shift-Dust is exploring the outer sectors of the galaxy with the newest Hugh Howey sci-fi adaptation to hit the screen: Beacon 23, airing on MGM+. We'll be covering the full season, a few episodes at a time.Meanwhile, our ongoing Dune retrospective goes deep into what makes a good adaptation, with the book many call the most important work of science fiction ever, the unadaptable yet often adapted Dune – from the book to the movies you know and the ones you probably missed, we get into the lore, philosophy, filmmaking, and Sting's winged speedo (we have some laughs, too).Also, listen back to our Halloween Edgar Allan Poe and The Fall of the House of Usher coverage, and our weekly breakdowns of Silo, Apple TV+’s dystopic scifi thriller, from two different perspectives: book reader Elysia, and show only Luke, with spoilers only up to the episode discussed and equivalent parts of the book.Coming this holiday season: Wool-Shift-Dust explores the world of It's a Wonderful Life Coming in Jan: Wool-Shift-Dust studies The Three-Body ProblemFind us on Twitter: Elysia Brenner: @elysiacb Luke Middup: @LUKEMIDDUPAnd Discord: https://discord.gg/8CeM9crUEmail us: WoolShiftDustPodcast@gmail.comJoin the Wool-Shift-Dust bookclub: http://www.patreon.com/WoolShiftDust/Published by The Lorehounds. (c) Elysia Brenner 2023
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Beacon 23: S2-E1–3 – Endings & new beginnings
Luke and Elysia recap the first 3 episodes of trippy martial space philosophy show Beacon 23 (from Boat Rocker Productions/MGM+). We break down exactly what happened, what it all means, the details you might have missed, and where the characters stand in our new game of "Murder, Jail, Set Free....
Beacon 23: S2 preview w/ Hugh Howey
Luke and Elysia check in one more time before season 2 of Beacon 23 kicks off on MGM+ (and elsewhere) April 7th. Also collecting the thoughts of none other than author of the book Beacon 23 and one of the series' executive producers Hugh Howey – about Silo news as well – before they break down ...
Beacon 23: S1-E6–8 + S2 preview
Beacon 23 season 2 is coming to MGM+ April 7! Before you watch, let book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke refresh your memory on how season one ended – with deep dives into episodes 6–8: "Beacon Twenty Three," "End Transmission," and "Adamantine." Then catch you up on what w...
B23 & Dune updates + Oscars prep preview!
You are overdue an update – so here it is! Elysia fills you in on what's been going on, what's coming next (it's the episodes you've been owed!), and then drops a 15-minute teaser of the 2024 Oscars prep series she and David have been cooking up over on The Lorehounds feed. If you l...
It's a Wonderful Life / Knife multiverse
Happy Holidays from Wool-Shift-Dust! In this winter special, Elysia and Luke explore one of the original alternate timeline stories: the iconic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), plus the other films it spawned – including remake It Happened One Christmas (1977), the amusingly terrible unofficial se...
Beacon 23: S1-E3–5 – Rocky & rolling
Book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke tackle the central arc of Beacon 23 season one, episides 3–5: "Why Can't We Go on as Three?," "God in the Machine," and "Rocky." We point out all the things you might have missed (without spoiling ahead) and suss out what it all mean...
Beacon 23: S1-E1&2 – Double-premiere explained
With no future book spoilers, book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke dig into the first two episodes of Beacon 23, the new space-centric sci-fi on MGM+ starring Lena Heady and Stephan James, adapted from the Book by Hugh Howey. Find out why the title of the pilot, "Corbenic," is apt, why the...
Beacon 23: Spoiler-free preview!
Elysia and Luke leave the Silo behind (for now) to jet off into space for Beacon 23. In this episode we lay out what it is, what we expect, and break down the trailer and clips released (links below). Beacon 23 is the newest Hugh Howey adaptation to hit the screen, in the new series debuting on MGM...
The Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe
Happy Halloween from Wool-Shift-Dust! In this special episode Elysia is joined by her real-life horror-loving sister, Ashley, to break down the Netflix horror special The Fall of the House of Usher . We go deep into the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe to dig up all the dirt Mike Flanagan use to s...
Preview: Severance from The Lorehounds & Properly Howard
Announcing a new podcast on the Lorehounds network! Listen to the complete (spoiler-free) preview episode here, and then follow the link below to check out the rest of the episodes as they releas here (or anywhere else you listen to podcasts): https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/severance-the-lorehou...