Scifi With Jesse Mercury

This week on the show:SPACE NEWS: Comet 21/Borisov is the latest known interstellar visitor in our solar system! Our space nerds share what we know so far, and compare this comet to the first known interstellar object, Oumuamua.BLACK MIRROR: Alexandria and Jesse begin their episode by episode journey through Black Mirror, starting with the pilot episode “The National Anthem.” YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/jessemercuryscifi PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/jessemercuryscifi DISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/jesse_mercury CONTACT: scifi@jessemercury.com WEBSITE: https://www.jessemercury.com

Alexandria Henderson joins us for an epic day of movie watching and chatting! We watch Men in Black for the first time in years, and discuss how well the film holds up. We also go on some pretty wild tangents and spend too much time googling Dexter facts. This episode is dedicated to Rip Torn, who’s fantastic performance as Agent Zed lights up the first two Men in Black films. YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/jessemercuryscifi PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/jessemercuryscifi DISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/jesse_mercury CONTACT: scifi@jessemercury.com WEBSITE: https://www.jessemercury.com

After getting sidetracked by the questionable space travel mechanics of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we chat with Andrew Lee Creech about the first two seasons of The Orville. We discuss how the show continues Read more…

Jesse and Andi discuss the two newest films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel and Avengers Endgame. MAJOR SPOILERS! Check out their livestreamed discussion of Avengers Infinity War from 2018: https://youtu.be/hi3TH7BLKwM YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/jessemercuryscifiPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/jessemercuryscifiDISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZTWITCH: Read more…

Douglas Gale returns to conclude our journey through Babylon 5, discussing the final season and the made for TV films. @douglaswfail Doug and Jesse are live-streaming discussions of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on their Read more…

J. Wesley Fox of Prescient SciFi joins Jesse for an epic nerd-dive into Star Trek, Star Wars, podcasting and more. They discuss their hopes for the upcoming Captain Picard TV show, the current state of Read more…

Douglas Gale returns to discuss Babylon 5 season 4. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/jessemercuryscifi DISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZ VOICEMAIL: 541-649-2019 WEBSITE: http://www.jessemercury.com

FyreGoddess shares her thoughts on Firefly. To be featured on a future SciFi Supplemental, leave a voicemail at 541-649-2019.

After three months Jesse is back with a new episode! He talks about where he’s been and the future of the podcast before he and Jayne dive into Firefly episode 4, Shindig. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/jessemercuryscifi DISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZ VOICEMAIL: Read more…

Jesse and Jayne talk space loops, Reavers, favorite scenes and more from the third episode of Firefly, Bushwacked. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the platform of your Read more…

Jesse and Jayne continue their journey through Firefly with episode 2, The Train Job. Jesse also shares some thoughts on the first two episodes of Electric Dreams. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a positive Read more…

Jesse and Jayne begin their journey through the Firefly ‘verse with the pilot episode: Serenity. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the platform of your choice. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/jessemercuryscifi DISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZ Read more…

Marleen S. Barr is an award winning feminist science fiction scholar and writer, who joins Jesse for a discussion of her upcoming short story anthology When Trump Changed: The Feminist Science Fiction Justice League Quashes Read more…

Ryan Casey joins Jesse for his first viewing of Ender’s Game. They talk through their vague memories of the book series, whether or not this was a good adaptation, and how the public persona of Read more…

Jesse and Doug enthusiastically unpack season 3 of Babylon 5. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the platform of your choice. Support the creation of this podcast on Read more…

Jesse gushes over Travelers season 2, admits that Star Trek Discovery is bad and discusses The Dark Tower film with fellow book series lover Sarah Lehman. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a positive rating Read more…

Awkwardly long space flights, uniforms of incredible tightness and a galactic message of unity highlight this commentary for Star Trek The Motion Picture, recorded by Jesse and his return guest Zac Gandara. Enjoy this episode? Read more…

Daniel O’Connell (aka Baby Dan) returns to discuss his transition from stand-up comedian to hip hop artist. Jesse and Dan share stories of collaborating on beats for Dan’s new project, discuss creativity as political action, Read more…

Jeff and Jesse conclude their discussion of Star Trek the Next Generation and reflect on their journey through the show. Jesse shares his brand new SciFi synthpop single, Time Machine (Modern McFly). Download Time Machine: https://jessemercury.bandcamp.com/track/time-machine-modern-mcfly Read more…

Jesse and Jeff Tapia break down the seventh and final season of Star Trek the Next Generation in the first half of our 100th episode celebration. Jesse shares an acoustic version of his new song, Read more…