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Everything is Better Than Star Wars
Star Wars clobbered me over the head with its bombastic musical score, fantastic sound design and revolutionary optical effects. I was dazzled as were millions of other kids in the Summer of 1977. It was like a new religion — … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged 1979, Dawn of the Dead, George Romero, Star Wars, zombie
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Everything is Better than Star Wars
This is a scan of an insert from the DVD package of Shock Waves, a movie originally released the same year as Star Wars which also starred Peter Cushing. Star Wars was a huge success and it did change the … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff Joe Likes, What's on TV?
Tagged 1977, Bob Larkin, horror, Shock Waves, Star Wars, zombies
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Product Tampering
This is a follow-up to my article regarding my declining ardor for streaming services. What I adored in it’s infancy has grown into a fairly ugly and bratty child. I don’t hold out a lot of hope for streaming entertainment’s … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged Burt Reynolds, cable, censor, cordcutter, Disney, George Lucas, HBO, Roku, Star Wars, streaming, tamper
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Truck Mascot – The Imperial Edition
This poor slob is from a movie that’s less than a year old and here he is lashed to a SEPTA service truck stopped at 11th & Wharton. Being a Stormtrooper™ has got to be a crappy job.
Slaves to Star Wars
Star Wars’ place in the annals of film, fantasy and fandom history is undeniable, and I have no doubt that the film has inspired countless careers in the arts and generated more breathtaking illustrative and sculptural works than any other … Continue reading
Cylons is Golden
Sorry. I can’t resist a pun, and I’ve been itching to use this since the late 1970s.
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1979, ABC, Battlestar Galactica, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, Cylon, Marvel, Star Wars, USA
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The Lone Star State – an Inch at a Time
Back before you could name your very own star supposedly all official-like, you could own a Mini-ranch measuring one inch square in the great state of Texas. For two bucks you would get a legal deed to your real estate … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged cartoons, comic book, comics, Guardians of the Galaxy, humor, inch, Marvel Comics, ranch, Star Wars, Texas, What I Miss About Comics
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Past Tense?
Sorry, Parker Stevenson! The joke was too obvious to pass up!
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1970s, 1978, ABC, ad, Battlestar Galactica, boredom, clebrity, Godzilla, Jimmy Carter, malaise, Marvel Comics, Parker Stevenson, space opera, Star Wars, Sunday, teenager, The Hardy Boys, vintage
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