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Tag Archives: Science Fiction
“You’re holding it wrong” – April 2022 edition
I hadn’t thought about that response given to the Media about the iPhone 4 until it was a quick reference joke on Archer (binge watching from the beginning). Then I stumbled upon this graphic somebody made. With all the futurism on … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Pictures
Tagged Carpal Tunnel, Science Fiction
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Well…April 2022 does have some elements of the movie
In memory of what was Charlton Heston’s final movie in his Dystopian Trilogy I’ve gone with Soylent Green as the theme. Planet of the Apes was way too far in the future and I’m confident The Omega Man happens closer to the time … Continue reading
Posted in News, The Site
Tagged Dystopia, Header Art, Science Fiction, Seventies, Thriller
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RIP William Hurt
In my obsession with getting other stories done and Picayune being caught up, I forgot to write about the passing of this actor who was somewhat a part of my life. Besides often getting mixed up with UK actor John Hurt … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Science Fiction
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Wade Watts’ cousin!
I loved the novel Ready Player One, but as a film it was a turd-filled burger right after the poster was released. Above is a mannequin who is also based upon Wade Watts’ poorly airbrushed leg. Oh wait. I just remembered, … Continue reading
Italian designers need a little help with English slang
With Jennifer moving in, I’ve been changing out some appliances and one thing she got me hooked on was an electric, “direct” kettle. A couple decades ago, my parents gave me a traditional kettle as a gift which is nice … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, Italians, Pictures
Tagged Low Brow Humor, Science Fiction
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Futurama is back baby! Again, no wait, maybe, take your pick
Yesterday’s announcement stating that Hulu ordered 20 new episodes of Futurama on the day Netflix released Disenchantment‘s latest 10 (making it the fourth season), sounded rather auspicious to me. Does this mean Disenchantment is over given how impatient Netflix is? They have cancelled … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Comedy, Futurama, Science Fiction
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RIP Douglas Trumbull
Douglas was a huge pioneer in special effects, namely with Science Fiction. He cut his teeth with Kubrick via 2001 because the prickly director liked his work on a documentary for the World’s Fair about going to the Moon. This led … Continue reading
Ginger-Zed Men!
To all you Mills and younger, these cookies represent Zed, Sean Connery’s character in the cult movie Zardoz. They are not Borat cookies with the swimsuit in the wrong color.
RIP Michael Nesmith
Michael was definitely an underlined and under appreciated talent all because he chose to be in the Pre-Fab Four, what in today’s lingo is called a Boy Band: BTS, Backstreet Boys, Menudo, etc. He probably nailed the audition due to … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, TV
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Eighties, Geek Culture, MTV, Science Fiction, Sixties
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Babylon 5 returning but “rebooted”
It’s not entirely bad news as I read up on this. B5 will still have J. Michael Straczynski at the helm which is a mixed bag. Sometimes it can backfire as Lucas proved with Star Wars. The prequels weren’t a reboot but … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon 5, Nineties, Science Fiction
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Aliens is 35 and the header
Aliens remains a masterpiece and James Cameron’s best movie with a real budget. The Terminator is his best with limited money, making it a semi-Indie flick. After these two, I’m not really sold on the remainder because they’re more “Wow! What effects!” which is Titanic; it … Continue reading
RIP Felix Silla
One would rarely recognize the actor in public, but we all know the characters he played the years thanks to his diminutive height. In the Sixties, he was Cousin Itt on The Addams Family and the child ape who spotted Taylor … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Science Fiction, Seventies, Sixties
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RIP Yaphet Kotto
Another actor I thought was already passed away, whoops! Still, I’m saddened to see him depart because he was pretty cool. For me he was a great villain (Mr. Big) in Roger Moore’s debut as James Bond in Live and Let … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Obituary, James Bond, Science Fiction, Seventies
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Octavia Butler gets some overdue love!
Although it will require the International Astronomical Union to make it official, the brilliant people at NASA have named/dedicated Perseverance‘s landing site to Sci-Fi author Octavia Butler. It’s a shame she didn’t live to receive this, she passed away in 2006. … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Books, Science & Technology
Tagged Science Fiction
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Ad Astra, more like Ad Satietatem
I watched this last year as an accidental run of depressing Sci-Fi flicks I found on streaming services: Prospect, Aniara and A Quiet Place. The last one was Horror too but it’s set in the near future as some time had passed since the … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Pandemic Theater
Tagged Dystopia, Near Future, Science Fiction
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