Scifi With Jesse Mercury

Jesse and Doug engage in a wide ranging discuss of the first season of Babylon 5. Jesse shares his recent experiences in Tahoe, plus the latest updates on his continuing journey through Lyme disease. Follow this week’s Read more…

In preparation for the upcoming trial of Terminator Genisys on SciFi on Trial, Naomi Adele Smith and Johnny Unicorn join Jesse for an examination of the first four Terminator films, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Read more…

The Directors Series with Ryan and Jesse continues with a discussion of John Carpenter’s SciFi movies, focusing on Escape from New York, The Thing, Starman, They Live and Ghosts of Mars. Ryan and Jesse also Read more…

Carolynne Wilcox shares opinions on the current wealth of post-apocalyptic SciFi shows including The 100, The Leftovers, The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. She also discusses her new blog, You, Me & The Read more…

First time guest Carolynne Wilcox shares stories of her acting school days with John Barrowman, discusses her lingering crush on the 5th Doctor and her interest in post-apocolyptic tales. Please leave a positive rating and Read more…

Jesse and Sarah discuss Willow and Oz’s first date and 80s sexism in My Stepmother is an Alien. Please leave a positive rating and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scifi-with-jesse-mercury/id1014844182?mt=2 Learn how to support this podcast and the Read more…

Sarah Lehman joins Jesse for a discussion of guacamole and colloquialisms before tackling click bait and the rise of fake news, while asking whether we can reach a utopian Star Trek future. Visit this link Read more…

Jesse embarks on a quest to introduce his girlfriend Andi to the world of SciFi, starting with the 1998 reboot of Lost in Space. You can hear more of Jesse and Andi’s conversation (including Andi’s experience singing Read more…

Jesse reacts to The Last Jedi trailer, reviews Ghost in the Shell and discusses The Chronicles of Riddick with his guest Leah Russell.

Jesse details his latest medical flare-up and subsequent diagnostic testing, before confronting his new diagnosis. To support this episode please leave a positive rating and review on iTunes, consider becoming a monthly patron via Patreon, or make Read more…

Jesse chronicles his lifelong mystery illness, newly revealed to be Lyme disease. To support this episode please leave a positive rating and review on iTunes, consider becoming a monthly patron via Patreon, or make a donation Read more…

Continuing their discussion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (SciFi #58), Jesse and Amie Simon dive deep into the last two seasons of the show. Jesse shares a work in progress of his new song ‘Time Machine’. Read more…

Accompanied by an epic Star Wars score, Jesse is joined by Ryan Casey, Douglas Gale, Pete GeeKay and Naomi Adele Smith for a rousing game of Edge of the Empire, the Star Wars roleplaying game. Read more…

Jesse and Jefferson Salamander discuss every episode of Star Trek The Next Generation season 5 during a live Facebook stream. To go behind the scenes of this recording (and hear the many failed attempts to Read more…

Jesse and first time guest Leah Russel embark on a journey through the Chronicles of Riddick, starting with Jesse’s first viewing of Pitch Black. After recording this episode, Leah and Jesse got stoned and chatted Read more…

Jesse and his guest Anica Cihla break down everything you need to know about this foundational genre film.

Jesse shows Baby Dan the final cut of Blade Runner and gets his first reactions. Ken Carlson (Dead Drift) and James McEwan (Hammer’s War Trilogy) share their thoughts on the film. Laura Bee discusses the problematic Read more…

Jesse and his guest Ryan Casey discuss the three films of Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko, Southland Tales and The Box.

Jesse talks through everything he loved about Passengers, and performs his new song ‘My Positronic Brain.’

Jennie Krantz weighs in on Rogue One, Jesse shares his first reactions. Dedicated to Carrie Fisher.