tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post1659801837275688243..comments2024-03-20T23:54:23.673-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: Some Special Birthdays... And A Sad PassingSue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-52271000381696157932018-05-30T05:08:12.337-07:002018-05-30T05:08:12.337-07:00Darth Vader! How did I end up with Daryl? Darth Vader! How did I end up with Daryl? Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-43771378172637968022018-05-30T05:07:26.808-07:002018-05-30T05:07:26.808-07:00Hi Maria! I bet you saw Star Wars(A New Hope). Pet...Hi Maria! I bet you saw Star Wars(A New Hope). Peter Cushing was Grand Moff Tarkin, who was horrible to Princess Leia on board the Death Star(and clearly was no fan o& her father Daryl Vader either). Tall, thin man? <br /><br />In Dangerous Visions, the Poul Anderson story reminded me of how long ago it was written. When I reread it and got to the end, I stared. “THAT’s the ‘dangerous vision’?” Very mild by today’s standards. <br /><br />Christopher Lee was a friend of Peter Cushing, with whom he made a lot of films. <br /><br />Not sure how much Dr Who you’ll see on YouTube. Not the old ones, anyway. A lot of the early episodes were destroyed because that’s how they did it in those days. So a BBC producer looked around the world for episodes forgotten in the vaults of TV stations. Sometimes the sound was missing, but fans had recorded the dialogue on tape. Anyway, they have put together whatever they could find, in some cases animated missing bits an$ had the original actors record their voices. They are easily available on DVD and probably on streaming services. The show has been in for well over fifty years and I’d be very surprised if it hasn’t been on in the US. Certainly the current re-vamped series would have been on. Probably better to try that for now. <br /><br />We’re on to our 13th Doctor now(a woman, still not shown yet)as they regenerate whenever the actor leaves the show, but let’s see... “Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow” is a famous piece of technobabble. It means nothing. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-34023607607459011072018-05-29T23:02:53.052-07:002018-05-29T23:02:53.052-07:00It's really sad when any great name passes.......It's really sad when any great name passes.... :(<br /><br />I have a couple of Dozois anthologies. Yes, he was DEFINITELY "a giant in the field of science fiction"! Well put!<br /><br />I am not familiar with Peter Cushing, but maybe if I saw a picture of him, I'd recognize him. The name doesn't seem familiar, though.<br /><br />I remember Christopher Lee as Saruman. He was GREAT in that role! And he's also done the voice of Treebeard? Gee, I really need to get up to date on this stuff! Lol.<br /><br />Vincent Price was a great actor, but I've never been a horror fan, whether in books or movies. I always thought Price had a very sonorous voice, though. He put it to excellent use in Michael Jackson's "Thriller". And that chilling laugh at the end....it was a masterpiece! <br /><br />Ah, Harlan Ellison! I read "Dangerous Visions", and had a tough time with one story in particular, "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream".... He had a touch of horror in his stories, just as Bradbury did. And he's now 84!! Unbelievable. I LOVED that Star Trek episode. Too bad they rewrote it to such an extent, but if it didn't ring true as Star Trek, then it was the right thing for the writers to do.<br /><br />CONGRATS on becoming an auntie for the very first time!! Of course, in the coming years you can introduce the little one to SF. Lol.<br /><br />Oh, and by the way.....I have never seen a Dr. Who episode, with any of the various actors who have portrayed him. Wait, don't beam me to another planet! I need to go to YouTube, I know. These episodes have never been available on American TV, to my knowledge. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing all the information!! Live long and prosper, and may the Force be with you!! (Does Dr. Who have any famous sayings? If so, let me know!)<3 :) <br /> Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-12419385477758031742018-05-29T14:58:05.219-07:002018-05-29T14:58:05.219-07:00I probably should have found pictures that were pu...I probably should have found pictures that were public domain, but I wanted to post right away and you can’t, for some reason, insert photos into Blogger on an iPad. I do recommend you have a Hammer Horror afternoon, perhaps with your Barbarians, and enjoy. They’re classic movies. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-29131528002461179382018-05-29T04:14:05.056-07:002018-05-29T04:14:05.056-07:00No *shaking head sadly*. I know I should, and I...No *shaking head sadly*. I know I should, and I'd probably recognise them if I saw their picture, but their names don't ring any bells.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-7491441841718447292018-05-28T19:53:44.447-07:002018-05-28T19:53:44.447-07:00You don’t even know those three actors? Really? :)...You don’t even know those three actors? Really? :)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-78718026320724442552018-05-28T15:29:44.753-07:002018-05-28T15:29:44.753-07:00Gah, I don't know any of these people (althoug...Gah, I don't know any of these people (although I have seen some of the movies listed). AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.com