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Topic: R.I.P. Bert I Gordon (1922 - 2023) |
scotpens
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Views: 105
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Forum: Off-Topic Discussions Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:54 pm Subject: R.I.P. Bert I Gordon (1922 - 2023) |
Bert I. Gordon will always be best remembered for his cheap but effective giant creature flicks, though he also ventured into fantasy and supernatural horror. His Beginning of the End, with bus-sized ... |
Topic: A former child's lament |
scotpens
Replies: 9
Views: 314
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Forum: Off-Topic Discussions Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:51 pm Subject: A former child's lament |
. . . Summer is hot, and when you're hot, it is miserable. No layers to take off (legally in public, anyway) you just stay hot until you melt or feel the sweet release that only death or A/C can bring ... |
Topic: R.I.P. Raquel Welch, 1940-2023 |
scotpens
Replies: 2
Views: 160
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Forum: Off-Topic Discussions Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:17 pm Subject: R.I.P. Raquel Welch, 1940-2023 |
Actress and sex symbol Raquel Welch, who rose to fame as a member of a miniaturized medical team in Fantastic Voyage and as a deerskin-bikinied cavegirl in One Million Years B.C., has died at the age ... |
Topic: Film & TV Robots Through the Ages |
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Replies: 6
Views: 451
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Forum: Sci-Fi Discussions in General Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:58 am Subject: Film & TV Robots Through the Ages |
^^ Dancing robots have come a long way since that video was made 12 years ago. Those clunky Chinese machines look primitive compared to these Boston Dynamics robots that get down and boogie to classic ... |
Topic: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) |
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Views: 107379
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Forum: Sci-Fi Movies and Serials from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:34 pm Subject: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) |
~ Doubles were used for Klaatu and Bobby in long shots of them walking around Washington, DC. In reality, none of the principal cast ever went to Washington, and the scenes with Klaatu and Bobby at th ... |
Topic: Earth II (1971 TV movie) |
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 10:14 pm Subject: Earth II (1971 TV movie) |
. . . However, Gary
"The Cage" was the first Star Trek pilot, starring Jeffrey Hunter as Capt. Christopher Pike. Gary Lockwood appeared in the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Be ... |
Topic: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) |
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Forum: Star Trek Movies and related subjects Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:28 pm Subject: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) |
A.I. systems which make judgements like that are assuming a specific function for the Enterprise that could somehow be performed without the "infestation" of the crew (as V'ger called it).
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Topic: The Herculoids (1967) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:55 pm Subject: Re: The Herculoids (1967) |
When the series was revived in 1981 for eleven episodes the planet's name was changed from Amzot to Quasar without explanation.
Maybe something to do with "Amzot" being an anagram of " ... |
Topic: Them! (1954) |
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Replies: 113
Views: 66933
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Forum: Sci-Fi Movies and Serials from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:46 pm Subject: Them! (1954) |
Michael Cain as Dr. Medford
Alice Eve as his daughter, Dr. Medford
Alice Eve is 40. Michael Caine is pushing 90. She could be his granddaughter! |
Topic: Way . . . Way Out (1966) |
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Replies: 14
Views: 6705
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Forum: Sci-Fi Movies and Serials from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 9:47 pm Subject: Way . . . Way Out (1966) |
Sharp-eyed automotive geeks will spot several "futuristic" factory concept cars used in this movie.
https://i.imgur.com/x36r1cd.jpg
From left to right: Ford Allegro (which eventually ... |
Topic: The Lost Heartbeat S01 E17 |
scotpens
Replies: 3
Views: 314
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Forum: Science Fiction Theatre (1955 to 1957) Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:05 pm Subject: The Lost Heartbeat S01 E17 |
. . . In this story's dramatic climax we see Zachary Scott in the operating room, replacing Walter Kingsford's heart — which has to be done in 45 seconds to prevent the patient from dying!
That do ... |
Topic: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) |
scotpens
Replies: 25
Views: 13949
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Forum: Sci-Fi Movies from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:08 pm Subject: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) |
^^ Scorpions are arachnids, not insects. |
Topic: Way . . . Way Out - Thinking Outside the Plot |
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Replies: 3
Views: 913
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Forum: Threads about Imaginary Sequels & Alternate Plotlines Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:21 pm Subject: Way . . . Way Out - Thinking Outside the Plot |
The United States is a signatory nation to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967. Article II of that document states:
"Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to n ... |
Topic: Some more very talented singer/musicians on YouTube! |
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Views: 130
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Forum: Off-Topic Discussions Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:21 pm Subject: Some more very talented singer/musicians on YouTube! |
I just discovered this pair of Viennese-born sisters who call themselves the MonaLisa Twins (their actual names are Mona and Lisa Wagner). They do a lot of Beatles covers. Check out their fantastic ... |
Topic: Memoirs of an Invisible Man - Thinking Outside the Plot |
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Replies: 5
Views: 546
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Forum: Threads about Imaginary Sequels & Alternate Plotlines Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:21 pm Subject: Memoirs of an Invisible Man - Thinking Outside the Plot |
The Invisible Man (1933) was about a chemical formula that affected the body of the man who injected it.
But a ring that causes invisibility is obviously not caused by a biological change, so it s ... |
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