Armchair Astronauts

By: Ryan Carter
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  • Summary

  • What if fictional spacecraft existed in real life? Would they keep us alive? We armchair astronauts launch wild theories based on nothing but movies, shows, games, books, and Internet “research”. It's our job to decide if we would actually board these beautiful death traps or not. Join us to countdown ridiculous, risky, and realistic spacecraft just for fun. Houston, what could go wrong?
    Ryan Carter
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  • Starship Avalon from Passengers (2016 movie) [spoilers]

    Starship Avalon from Passengers (2016 movie) [spoilers]
    Jun 28 2022

    Do energy shields ever fail? Why would you spend billions just to waste space unnecessarily? Single points of failure abound all over this ship, but also, the incredible feeling of weightlessness and wonder at the beauty of the cosmos. And the music! We rip apart the major systems on this story-driven ship to see if we were going to step foot on this wonderful death trap. We have no idea what we're talking about clearly, but it is fun to act like we're smarter than Hollywood set designers. Wait, does this armchair have rockets strapped to the back of it? Who's idea was that? Houston, what could go wrong?

    SPOILER WARNING: Don't listen to this episode if you haven't seen the movie yet. We spoil everything to analyze the ship. It is from 2016 so we feel fairly safe talking about it now (6 years later), but just in case, we want you to enjoy this film without our opinions to ruin your fun.
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    1 hr and 13 mins

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