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Short version of Star Wars Holiday Special
by Doc on Dec.28, 2009, under Movies
In case you weren’t sure why you’ve blocked out all memories of it, or why George Lucas attempted to destroy all copies, here is a short version of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special…
[Sadly, the video has been removed]
Now’s your chance to read None But Lucifer
by TheThunderChild on Dec.27, 2009, under General News
I’d long heard of Horace L. Gold (and L. Sprague de Camp’s) “most terrifying story to ever appear in Unknown,” novella, None But Lucifer, but I hadn’t realized it was available to be read, not only in print but also online – for free, thanks to Galaxyezine.com
I share some infor about it at:
http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2009/12/read-none-but-lucifer.html
Horace Gold’s son shares some Willy Ley stories
by TheThunderChild on Dec.27, 2009, under General News
Rocketry expert Willy Ley acted as science editor for Galaxy magazine for about ten years. Galaxy was published by Horace Gold. It folded in 1980. There is a webzine, galaxyezine.com, from which I found these two videos, uploaded to YouTube. In them, E.L. Gold tells a couple of amusing Willy Ley stories.
The Thunder Child is launching a couple of new blogs for the new year, one on space exploration and one on marine exploration.
For the stories on Willy Ley (and Gold does a good German accent) check out: http://spaceexplorationchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/12/willy-ley-and-galaxy-and-rockets.html
The End Of Time is beginning
by Doc on Dec.26, 2009, under Television
Just a reminder for those of us in the U.S., Doctor Who: The End Of Time, Part 1 airs on BBC America tonight (12/26) at 9pm ET. And expect a big twist at the end – The Master isn’t the only one returning…Part 2 will air one week later, at 8:30pm ET on January 2nd.
Final season of Lost trailer
by Doc on Dec.24, 2009, under Television
Happy Holidays to all…there will be sporadic if any updates for about a week, so I leave you with this…the latest trailer for the last season of Lost…
(continue reading…)
Buyer beware…especially on 24th century items
by Doc on Dec.23, 2009, under Television
News about fake memorabilia isn’t new, but this one seemed a bit different. A Trekkie collector purchased three items in 2006 on auction from well known auction house Christie’s – a poker visor supposedly worn by Data (Brent Spiner) ($6,000), a table from the set ($6,600), and a uniform ($11,400). When he met actor Spiner in 2007 and showed him the visor, the actor pointed out it was not authentic. The collector said that he later found that the table was also fake, and the uniform was not unique (he claims it was represented as being unique). So he filed a $7 million lawsuit. Well, a New York court has ruled against him saying is is not entitled to “the massive recovery he now demands,” and is at best entitled for refunds on the visor and table. The uniform was apparently not represented as unique by Christie’s and therefore he is not entitled to anything. Seems like his eyes got a little too large – $7m?
Peter Jackson talks about The Hobbit
by Doc on Dec.23, 2009, under Movies
Peter Jackson recently gave The Hollywood Reporter a one-on-one on-camera interview as part of their Director’s Roundtable. Check out what he says about The Hobbit and how they really are on schedule – if the studio gives the green light.
“Inception” French trailer LIVE on MakingOf.com
by Doc on Dec.23, 2009, under Movies
Barrett writes in to let us know that the French trailer for the upcoming Inception is available, which is all you’ll see until you catch Sherlock Holmes in theaters starting Christmas Day…
Ellison: Not so fast on Star Trek work
by Doc on Dec.22, 2009, under Movies
Remember that story about Harlan Ellison possibly working with J.J. Abrams on future Trek? Well, apparently Ellison wasn’t too happy about the way it was worded on SCI FI Wire, so he contact them to set the record straight – and threaten the correspondent (tongue-in-cheek, I think…)
Willy Ley, Science Popularizer Extraordinaire
by TheThunderChild on Dec.22, 2009, under General News
The Thunder Child webzine has begun experimenting with Hubpages, and to that end we’ve uploaded an article about Willy Ley there.
Willy Ley, one of the founders of the German Rocket Society and an acknowledged expert on the subject, left Germany as soon as Hitler came to power (out of conviction rather than fear, as he wasn’t Jewish) and eventually settled in the US, where he became friends with Isaac Asimov and a host of science fiction writers, wrote science essays for Galaxy, and so on.
Check the article out at http://hubpages.com/hub/Willy-Ley-Science-Popularizer-Extraordinaire.