Reuniting with Roy and my cousin Joe was definitely a close encounter of the nerd kind. Here, we jawbone about Steven Spielberg’s sublime extraterrestrial essay, on last night’s “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.”

Enjoy a double-dollop this weekend. Roy and I will be joined by Marybeth and Mike of SciFi Distilled, for a discussion about the 1956 classic “Forbidden Planet.” Robby the Robot meets Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” Beware monsters from the id!

It will be a tempest in a tea pot, and we’ll all be high on rocket fuel. Join us for the Facebook live-stream, this Sunday night at 7:00 EDT.