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 Problem
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Beacon 23 – 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 introduction!
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...
Electric Bookaloo crossover: George RR Martin & Edgar Allan Poe
Elysia joins Maester Anthony for this crossover episode with Electric Bookaloo: a House of the Dragon podcast to discuss Edgar Allan Poe's influence on Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin – especially Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." We get into Martin-Poe a...
Dune: What you need to know
In this spoiler-free intro episode to the second season of Wool-Shift-Dust, Luke and Elysia launch their discussion of their next scifi adaptation analysis project, keeping your ears and brains busy between Silo seasons. We lay out why Dune is such a big frickin' deal, the timeline of adaptatio...
The Silo S1 Awards Game Show!
Silo's first season may be over on Apple TV+, but we're not ready to let go just yet! For one final episode to wrap up the season, Elysia and Luke call in John, David, and Jean of The Lorehounds to hand out awards for everything from the best episode to the best prop of the season. Expect m...
Silo S1 "secrets" w/ Hugh Howey
Now that the entire season 1 of Silo on Apple TV+ is up for discussion, author of the books and one of the exec producers of the series Hugh Howey lets me pick his brain. We talk about his inspirations, his favorite bits from the series, what it was like on set, and which one of my theories from th...
Silo S1-E10 – "Outside" the law
The Silo season 1 finale on Apple TV+ took us "Outside" – and Luke and Elysia are standing by to make sure your lying eyes understood everything you saw. Definitive answers await, we check in on Elysia's finale prediction scorecard, and Luke & Elysia discuss the future of this podca...
Silo S1-E9 – "The Getaway" of love
Elysia and Luke scratch beneath the surface of all the character relationships and clue uncovered in the 9th episode of Silo, the dystopic sci-fi thriller on Apple TV+. Whether you're a book reader or show-only fan, we'll make sure you have all the intel you need to get the most out of the ...