This week’s blogging challenge is Favorite Movies or All Time and Why. This challenge is organized by Long and Short Reviews. I’ve watched a lot of movies, particularly SF movies and animation. I took a lot of film studies courses. My list of favorites would be really long, or many reasons, so I just pickedContinue reading “Favorite Movies of All Time”
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SF Obscure Movie: Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
This is a 1980 film which was billed as The Magnificent Seven in space; which is The Seven Samurai in a western setting. This film stars Richard Thomas (The Waltons) and featured the late George Peppard (The A-Team) and the late, great Robert Vaughn (The Magnificent Seven, The Man from U.N.C.L.E) The music was done byContinue reading “SF Obscure Movie: Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)”
Characters I’d Name a baby after
I’m joining in on Long and Short Reviews Wednesday blogging challenge with some other romance writers. So here goes… I had a neighbor who was a huge Star Wars fan who named his son after a character in a Star Wars Extended Universe novel. Now, I’m dedicated to my SF fandoms, but I never seriouslyContinue reading “Characters I’d Name a baby after”
Favorite things to do in winter
I’m joining in on Long and Short Reviews Wednesday blogging challenge with some other romance writers. So here goes… Snow. I’ve spent most of my life in places with little snowfall. I love seeing photos and snapshots of wintery scenes-but perhaps I’m romanticizing things. I can look at movie or film with majestic winter settingsContinue reading “Favorite things to do in winter”
What would I do with a million dollars?
I’ve been AWOL for a while on the SF Obscure front. So I need to jumpstart my updating. I’m joining in on Long and Short Reviews Wednesday blogging challenge with some other romance writers. So here goes… What would I do with a million dollars? I thought of the usual things, such as paying offContinue reading “What would I do with a million dollars?”
Classics: The Stone Tape
I previously discussed Nigel Kneale’s Beasts. I watched The Stone Tape a few years ago-never wrote about it-but decided to watch it again mainly because I read on Mike Glyer’s File 770, a new audio version of Nigel Kneale’s lost play The Road is currently available online. The Stone Tape was a television play broadcastContinue reading “Classics: The Stone Tape”
SF Obscure: Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man was a suspense series starring Bruce Greenwood as a man who finds his entire life erased. It aired on UPN from 1995-1996. Thomas Veil (Bruce Greenwood) is an up and coming photojournalist on the verge of success with the help of his best friend and supportive spouse. After an exhibition of hisContinue reading “SF Obscure: Nowhere Man”
SF Worth Watching: HUMANS
Hi out there! So, this summer I took time to do quite a bit of reading, but I did watch a show or two here and there. Today I’m going to talk about HUMANS. It’s not an obscure show and still broadcasting, but it’s a gem of a show I hadn’t heard much about. MyContinue reading “SF Worth Watching: HUMANS”
SF Obscure: Ace of Wands
Ace of Wands is an ITV fantasy show broadcast in 1971 to 1972. It’s technically a children’s/ family show, but it’s fairly sophisticated and one that held my interest. Ace of Wands ran for three series, however, only the third series remains. At the time, ITV wiped old series due to the high cost of production materialsContinue reading “SF Obscure: Ace of Wands”
SF Obscure: Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop was a 1994 TV anthology series on HBO featuring three short black science fiction movies. (I have also seen the broadcast date listed as 1995.) It features three short “Space Traders” based on the Derrick Bell short story; “The First Commandment” and “Tang”. It’s kind of a Twilight Zone vibe with George ClintonContinue reading “SF Obscure: Cosmic Slop”
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