Philosophy
Hollingsworth Morse gave us "baby boomers" a taste of science fiction in the early 1950's. It's naïveté was inconsequential...as long as there was plenty of action/adventure. Stereotypes were exploited: Cool Captain Rocky Jones, silly sidekick, a wide-eyed kid, the absent-minded professor, the pretty women. The laws of physics were basically discarded and like Scottie of Star Trek, solutions [however obscure] were found just in time to save everyone. Abandon your scientific knowledge and enjoy these two episodes.
Two online episodes:
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger "Crash of the Moons" [1954]
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger "Menace from Outer Space" [1956]
A site dedicated to the mid-50's space adventure TV series
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger [Wikipedia]
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)
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Philosophy
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
Hollingsworth Morse gave us "baby boomers" a taste of science fiction in the early 1950's. It's naïveté was inconsequential...as long as there was plenty of action/adventure. Stereotypes were exploited: Cool Captain Rocky Jones, silly sidekick, a wide-eyed kid, the absent-minded professor, the pretty women. The laws of physics were basically discarded and like Scottie of Star Trek, solutions [however obscure] were found just in time to save everyone. Abandon your scientific knowledge and enjoy these two episodes.Two online episodes:
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger "Crash of the Moons" [1954]
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger "Menace from Outer Space" [1956]
A site dedicated to the mid-50's space adventure TV series
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger [Wikipedia]
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)
- Locating Citations
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My Fellow Comedists, This weekend we celebrate the 50th birthday of Weird Al Yankovic. I remember listening to a call-in interview show where a listener asked him if "Weird Al Yankovic" was his real name. Without missing a beat he responded that no "Weird...
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Consider the future of something totally different--recreational space activities. Is it feasible for millions of people to enjoy only what a select few now experience. There have been isolated situations where millionaires hop aboard a Russian ship...
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