The Japanese Spider-Man

You Really Haven't Lived Until You Have Seen The Japanese Spider-Man TV Show: "In this series, Spider-Man isn't some geeky, science loving, newspaper photographer, named Peter Parker. Oh no, he is a bad ass motorcycle racer named Takuya Yamashiro.

In true Japanese fashion, this Spider-Man doesn't waste his time taking on light-weights like 'The Vulture' or 'Doctor Octopus.' Japanese Spidey fights giant monsters with the aide of his 'Voltron-like' robot from space."

This explains a great deal about all those strange techie-vehicle Spiderman toys we see in the Wal-Marts.

New Year Ultra Resolutions

Urutora No Hi::
1. To not go to school on an empty stomach
2. To air out the futon on days when the weather is good
3. To watch out for cars when walking on the street
4. To not rely on strength of others
5. To play by running around barefoot when on dirt

For maximum effect, you are encouraged to scream out the pledges, especially while running late to office / school. :-)
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Happy 30th "Star Wars Holiday Special"!

StarWars.com: "Yeah, you read right -- we're actually giving a shout-out to the sadly misguided 'Star Wars Holiday Special'. Why? Because as fans of all things Star Wars, we think every aspect of that faraway galaxy is worthy of some love, even if that means tough love. And with the 'Holiday Special' turning 30 this week, we thought it deserved a bit of charitable coverage, seeing as how its older, smarter, more successful brother -- A New Hope -- was given its own three-continent 30th anniversary Celebration convention and all.

For those who have never seen the 'Star Wars Holiday Special', it was a two-hour variety show that many feel suffered from over-extended scenes, kitschy dialog, and cheesy special effects. Airing just once on the night of November 17, 1978"

Imagine Harvey Corman on an off-day. No, seriously, an off off-day, just imagine. Now turn the camera on; legend has it George's ex-wife's scorn was behind this release, and Lucas has sworn to track down and destroy every last bootleg.

ah yes, the Life-Day Song; memorable like a root-canal (actually, I think I have a kind of shell-shock PTS about it) - I keep a copy in a coffee can buried in the back yard in hopes Lucas will detect it and pop by for a film-burning visit. He hasn't, so far.

Beany & Cecil - The Wildman of Wildsville (1959)

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A Bob Clampett Cartoon with Lord Buckley (or Scatman Cruthers?) as Go Man Van Gogh - heading out the wilds of Wildsville, where the local's are so hip, they don't even get a square meal.

undoubtedly another of the seminal moments in my young impressionable TV years. Way out, way out past the Kingston Tree-O.

Rear Window ... as Three's Company

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Crude, but Effective

Crude, but Effective: Stephen Gallagher writes "when your resources are meagre then your audience will compensate with their own imagination.

"That, I believe, was the true secret of the show's success. There never was a poorer theatre than the screen fare available to a science fiction fan, back in the days before screen sf was a universal commodity. A cardboard robot, a spaceship on a visible wire... these were the agents of awe. The point of it was that you looked past the flaws in the presentation and responded to the vision behind them."