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Episode 12 - Metaphysical Themes in TV and Movies
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Show Notes

This week we discuss metaphysical themes in movies and television.

We discuss themes in tv and film that include: 
- the Nature of Reality 
- Human Potential 
- Alternate Timelines 
- Futurism

We did not touch on:
- Cheating spouses
- Drunken Frat Camp
- Wizards who steal pants
- Teenage pillow fights

Links and References

Movies

The Matrix
Star Wars - A New Hope
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Phenomenon
Tron - Original Movie
Tron: Legacy (remake)
The Sixth Sense
Frequency
Groundhog Day
Jacob's Ladder
Star Trek: First Contact
Defending Your Life

Television

Heroes
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Quantum Leap
Sliders
FlashForward
Journeyman
The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror V"


 Literature

"A Sound of Thunder" - by Ray Bradbury (read full story here)
Dune - by Frank Herbert
What You Think of Me is None of My Business - by Terry Cole-Whittaker


Miscellaneous

Richard Branson
InnerSpeak Soul Adventures (podcast)
The Butterfly Effect


Previous Episodes Referenced


Exploring different choices in an incarnation
Episode 2 - Past Lives

Manipulating and creating our reality
Episode 7 - Reality

Alternate Timelines
Episode 5 - Time