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Custer · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:32 pm Post subject:

Yes, David Weber has created a great heroine in Honor Harrington... and the enemies, the People's Republic, are very French, of an early nineteenth century variety.

As far as I know the first volume is still a freebie, electronically, in the Baen library... and Image are doing a comics series featuring Honor, though the issues don't seem to be coming out very often recently.

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:06 pm Post subject:

Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:08 am Post subject:

On the Old Defunct Board (which i hereby dub ODB) I posted about the Astra-Gnome car. As a reminder here are the pictures (the first one explains why it is here on the Forbidden Planet thread).

Here is the Wikipedia article URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra-Gnome

And more pictures from the museum (some of which are near duplicates of the pics above):

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Bud Brewster · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 12:40 pm Post subject:

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Due to scheduling conflicts for some of the members who wanted to enjoy this special event, the Forbidden Planet birthday party has been postponed until next Saturday (March 26th) at 3:00 EST.

The enthusiasm for All Sci-Fi's Friday Live Chats has increased over the last few weeks, and I'm sure the Saturday celebration next weekend will attract even more participants than it would have if we'd done it today.

So, we're six days away from touchdown on Altair 4. Come help us wish Forbidden Planet a Happy 60th Birthday next Saturday at 3:00 pm EST / 2:00 CST / 1:00 MST / 12:00 PST.

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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Custer · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 4:09 pm Post subject:

I'm told that Altaira will be awfully disappointed if you don't participate . . .

Bud Brewster · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:55 pm Post subject:

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Just another cheerful reminder, folks (with a nifty new jpeg I made just for the occasion), that the C-57-D is on final approach to Altair 4, and our special Forbidden Planet Birthday Party is on Saturday at 3:00 EST / 2:00 CST / 1:00 MST / 12:00 PST.

* The planets are from the FX test footage in the bonus features included with DVD/BD, and the saucer is from the last shot in the movie. Very Happy

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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Number13 · Space Cadet Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Posts: 2

Happy Birthday, Forbidden Planet! I hope to make your party on Saturday. Iconic movie starring Twilight Zone alumni: Anne Francis, Warren Stevens, and Robby T. Robot.

Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:45 am Post subject:

Bud Brewster · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:09 am Post subject:

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Butch said to ask me, so I'll consider myself asked.

Number13 didn't saw they were "former alumni" when they starred in Forbidden Planet, she just said the stars of that film were TZ alumni.

Saying Miss Francis. Mr. Stevens, and Mr. the Robot were alumni of The Twilight Zone doesn't imply that they were on that show before they were in Forbidden Planet. It just means they were on that show during their careers.

And NOW who's picky about detail, eh?

(Remember, you said to ask me . . . ) Very Happy

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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Custer · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:11 pm Post subject:

If they weren't alumni then, maybe they were prelumni...? Embarassed

Bud Brewster · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:19 pm Post subject:

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Wow, looks like word of our Saturday celebration has gotten around, and festivities have taken place in other locations! Very Happy

As for our own birthday gathering on Saturday, the C-57-D has entered high orbit and the crew is making party plans for the event. They're pretty excited, I reckon.

Remember, these guys don't get out much! Cool

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Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:03 am Post subject:

For the newer members the float is a part of a series of pictures from the 1956 Helldorado Days Parade

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helldorado_Days_%28Las_Vegas%29
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:12 pm Post subject:

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When you start thinking about this event you realize that some surprising things were done to make it happen.

1. The studio shipped Robby to Las Vegas to show him off in several highly publicized events.

2. They built a float for him to stand on which included a recognizable mock-up of the C-57-D (even if it is rather poorly proportioned).

3. Then they put some guy into Robby and made him actually stand on the moving float — risking the danger of the driver hitting the brakes too hard, sending Robby crashing to the street in front of the float and being run over by it! Shocked

The mind boggles . . .

But Robby survived, and the poor nerve-racked operator rebelled and snuck off still wearing the suit, later to be found by the police in a casino, winning large sums of money at various games!

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It was later determined that the man in the suit got his initial funds to use in the games by fraudulently selling the float to this gullible young boy —

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— along with a prop from the film that had been on display at the casino.

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However, the chargers were dropped when the man's lawyer convinced a judge that the man was not responsible for his actions because he had suffered oxygen deprivation inside the Robby suit.

The studio agreed to drop the matter and avoid the negative publicity.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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orzel-w · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 19 Sep 2014 Posts: 1865

LADY IN THE CENTER (THINKING): That bozo just took the dealer's bust card.

ROBBY: Oops . . . Well, math has never been my strong suit.
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