Book · 1984 · Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure
Battlefield Earth
A Saga of the Year 3000
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I'm almost want to sit down with him make him watch battlefield earth oh god nobody can watch that i've watched it like five times no really yeah i love it i get high and watch it it's [__] hilarious.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2021 Listen at 39:20 Questions about Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
Who has discussed Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard; Joe Rogan (4 episodes), Robert Evans (2 episodes), Jason Calacanis (1 episode) and Ron Miscavige (1 episode) have discussed it across 3 podcasts (4 people in all).
Which podcasts mention Battlefield Earth the most?
The Joe Rogan Experience (5 episodes), Behind the Bastards (2 episodes) and This Week in Startups (1 episode).
Is Battlefield Earth recommended, or only discussed?
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard was recommended in 0 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 8 episodes, as of 2024-12-04.
What do people say about Battlefield Earth?
Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience (2021-01-05): "I'm almost want to sit down with him make him watch battlefield earth oh god nobody can watch that i've watched it like five times no really yeah i love it i get high and watch it it's [__] hilarious."
When was Battlefield Earth last mentioned on a podcast?
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard was last discussed on This Week in Startups by Jason Calacanis on 2024-12-04.
What they say about it
- Greatest science fiction series“greatest science fiction series of all time”2
The best things said about it
Hubbard was going to write the greatest science fiction series of all time. The first entry in the new saga would be Battlefield Earth.
So, uh, the plot of Battlefield Earth was as dumb as it was shitty. Johnny, good boy. Tyler, the protagonist, was one of the last human beings on Earth after an alien invasion destroyed civilization.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth is a sprawling science-fiction epic set in the year 3000 that depicts humanity's struggle against alien conquerors following the destruction of civilization. Robert Evans discussed the novel extensively on Behind the Bastards, introducing it as Hubbard's intended late-career masterpiece and detailing both its immense length and the Church of Scientology's aggressive promotional strategies, while also criticizing the narrative as poorly constructed and simplistic. Jason Calacanis referenced the book on This Week in Startups while analyzing a specific hypnosis technique employed by the author known as going down the rabbit hole. Joe Rogan repeatedly brought up the title and its film adaptation across multiple episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience alongside guests like Jessimae Peluso, Rory Albanese, and Lawrence Wright, often humorously recalling the movie as hilariously terrible yet thoroughly entertaining to watch while intoxicated. Furthermore, Ron Miscavige mentioned finding Hubbard's science fiction titles on a digital reader during his appearance on the show. Overall, podcast discussions surrounding the work frequently focused on its grandiose ambitions, its heavy-handed sci-fi tropes, and its bizarre legacy in popular culture.
Every mention
Joe Rogan have you ever read Battlefield Earth absolutely not Battlefield Earth don't say that about LR 4
“i'm almost want to sit down with him make him watch battlefield earth oh god nobody can watch that i've watched it like five times no really yeah i love it i get high and watch it it's [__] hilarious”
“did you ever see Battlefield Earth”
“it's a elron hubard book no no no no it's like a space him and his son are stuck on a planet oh just came out that's elbron hub's I think that's it's that's his like remember when Travolta did uh battle Battleship Earth Earth Battlefield Earth and he's like the Human animals that that's an also an elron hubard”
“have you ever read Battlefield Earth absolutely not Battlefield Earth don't say that about LR”
Robert Evans Oon Hubard was going to write the greatest science fiction series of all time. The first entry in the new s… 2
“Oon Hubard was going to write the greatest science fiction series of all time. The first entry in the new saga would be Battlefield Earth. A saga of the year 3000 star.”
“So, uh, the plot of Battlefield Earth was as dumb as it was shitty. Johnny, good boy. Tyler, the protagonist, was one of the last human beings on Earth after an alien invasion destroyed civilization.”
“Uh Hubard was still canny enough to know that he had exactly one great achievement left in him. Oon Hubard was going to write the greatest science fiction series of all time. The first entry in the new saga would be Battlefield Earth. A saga of the year 3000.”
Jason Calacanis I'm not going to say where he got it from because I don't want to make to see worse but it's called going d… 1
“I'm not going to say where he got it from because I don't want to make to see worse but it's called going down the rabbit hole and um uh down the rabbit hole he wrote Battlefield Earth”
Ron Miscavige Battlefield Earth no not Battlefield Earth nor Mission Earth but the other earlier fiction was on here 1
“Battlefield Earth no not Battlefield Earth nor Mission Earth but the other earlier fiction was on here”
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“up there and you read the script to like Battlefield Earth or something, like I don't think it's a good win.”
“Can you believe LR has this much gas left in the tank? And it does it even involve Battlefield Earth? Oh yeah. Oh, buddy. Does it involve Battlefield Earth?”
“battlefield earth by l ron hubbard great movie i mean kind of a terrible movie”
“we're like a Battlefield Earth t-shirt”
“Battlefield Earth is one of the worst movies on IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes well I would see how it would be in that category”