Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about John’s exciting 3D job, the origins of Buck Rogers, how John got lured deeper into the world of Buck Rogers, the holes in the narrative, how the book treats women and technology, why everyone should read the book, and David reveals Dave Baker’s true age.

Timestamp Segments

· [01:07] John needs 3D glasses.

· [07:28] The original Buck Rogers.

· [12:45] Other versions of Buck Rogers.

· [13:57] TSR did comics?

· [16:22] The history of Buck Rogers stories.

· [19:20] John’s introduction to the weirder side of Buck Rogers.

· [20:54] How old is Dave Baker?

· [21:34] The origin of Buck Rogers.

· [22:35] A new unique racism.

· [27:10] Women in the book.

· [29:43] How does the technology work?

· [32:22] The narrative holes.

· [44:47] The reason to read the book.

· [45:17] David’s lesson from this episode.

· [46:03] The history of fiction tropes.

· [48:05] Returning to simpler times.

Notable Quotes

· “Dave Baker should be the president of the United States.”

· “There’s enough regular characters to fill three books.”

· “At least 2/3 of our audience was very entertained by this one.”

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