Featuring Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono
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Of course Matt is a sci-fi fan! He may not be a hardcore science fiction bookworm, but the shows and interests that Matt has cannot exclude a familiarity and appreciation of sci-fi.
Some definitions of the genre can be stretched, while others are more exclusive and compact. 2001: A Space Odyssey is hardcore sci-fi. Star Wars or superheroes are not.
But at the end of the day, who cares about the nitpicking of the labeling? Hmm, perhaps this could be the springboard for a future discussion on the show: the definition of the science fiction genre and a discussion about which fictional worlds are, or are not applicable under extreme or loose criteria.
Something interesting (to me): in Episode 133 The Great Oz, Daniel Butcher brings up Temple Run to Matt in their discussion about flying monkeys.