Once We Were Spacemen

Once We Were the Shepard Shuffler with Josh Dean | Episode 50

Josh Dean has spent decades making Nathan laugh, occasionally at his own expense. Their friendship goes back to Edmonton, long before Josh was directing Alan and Nathan i

Once We Were in Saddam's Palace | Episode 49

         Alan once spotted a rock legend across a crowded bar and decided, with a little liquid courage, that he had to say hello. He had one shot at a first impression.

Once We Were 5, 6, 7, 8 with Mekia Cox | Episode 48

Mekia Cox doesn’t do anything halfway. Eight months after having a baby, she joined The Rookie and spent her first week sprinting after a stunt double and (literally) get

Once We Were Chased by the Military | Episode 47

In this episode, we learn just how close Alan came to spending time in a military prison. Spoiler, it was close. It was very close. Meanwhile, Nathan’s home seems to be

Once We Were PAs, Then Icons with Bruce Campbell | Episode 46

Bruce Campbell got his start hauling cable and holding cue cards in Detroit, back when the likes of Frank Sinatra were shooting car commercials as a favor to a friend. De

Once We Were Legends and Doctors | Episode 45

Alan Tudyk has been cemented as a Disney Legend, complete with a letter from a former Disney CEO… no, the other one. He wrote three acceptance speeches for the ceremony.

Once We Built Serenity with Loni Peristere | Episode 44

Before Nathan and Alan ever set foot on a spaceship, Loni Peristere had to build the thing… that thing being Serenity. As Firefly's visual effects supervisor and co-found

Once We Got Clipped | Episode 43

Once We Were Spacemen was only ever supposed to run sixteen episodes. Forty-something episodes later, Nathan and Alan finally cash in that long-threatened break with a hi

Once We Logged on with Colton Dunn | Episode 42

For twenty years, Nathan, Alan, and Colton Dunn have been gaming buddies. So much so that Nathan kept a sticky note handy during this recording so he wouldn't slip and ca

Once We Were Committed Beyond Reason | Episode 41

Being interesting isn't enough – it's better to be interested, especially in things like overheard phone conversations and restaurant ordering systems. Nathan and Alan we

Once We Drank Open-Sore Coffee with Lisseth Chavez | Episode 40

Early in her run playing Officer Celina Juarez on The Rookie, Lisseth Chavez accidentally introduced herself as a famous pop star. Nobody has let her forget that. By th

Once We Got Farts in the Drapes | Episode 39

Once, Alan set off on a camping trip he called The Quest for Freedom, chasing wide-open spaces and total independence from anything resembling a girlfriend. What he found

Once We Were Lunk Alarmed with Louis Jensen | Episode 38

Artist and creative catalyst, Louis Jensen, has been part of this show since before the first episode aired, just never in front of a microphone. Nathan makes the introdu

Once We Used Dog Scissors | Episode 37

Nathan got a pet psychic reading for his cat. The psychic said something that he, a committed skeptic, immediately dismissed. But maybe he was wrong to do that… Meanwhi

Once We Made Uncharted with Allan Ungar | Episode 36

Allan Ungar is the filmmaker behind the Uncharted fan film that the internet went wild for… the one where Nathan played Nathan Drake. It all began with a soft float, whic

Once We Coveted Sharp Vision | Episode 35

Nathan cannot seem to visit Paris without ending up underground. Last time it was the basement of the Eiffel Tower; this time, the catacombs, where one prisoner's story p

Once We Had A Tudyk Rash with Jim Rash | Episode 34

Jim Rash will insist the Groundlings is not a cult, and he is mostly right. The improv troupe turned him into a gifted actor, though he insists his deep well of character

Once We Were Robot #4 | Episode 33

Alan was once cast as Robot #4, but his trailer door now says Gary. The upgrade was not an accident. Checking in from the Atlanta set of the Superman sequel, Alan makes t

Once We Were Fake Private Eyes with Eric Winter | Episode 32

Eric Winter spotted Nathan at a farmers market and assumed, with some certainty, that his career was over. Fortunately for fans of The Rookie, he was wrong. Despite bein

Once We Scared Aunt Jeannie | Episode 31

Do you know how real cowboys earn their belt buckles? If you don't, Alan will tell you. And if you do, Alan will tell you anyway. The guys wander from Texas to Paris, wh