tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6749383447318805894..comments2024-03-29T06:08:20.938-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Channeling My Inner GeekOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74955825383632504862015-10-26T03:12:53.827-07:002015-10-26T03:12:53.827-07:00I did read Footfall , excellent book. Now I need ...I did read <em> Footfall </em>, excellent book. Now I need to track down Weber and Ringo.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79864512314570146982015-10-25T14:56:11.214-07:002015-10-25T14:56:11.214-07:00If you liked Footfall, try Lucifer's Hammer. N...If you liked Footfall, try Lucifer's Hammer. Niven and Pournelle were a great team. You would probably<br />like anything by David Weber or John Ringo.rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78697151575346901592015-10-24T13:37:20.710-07:002015-10-24T13:37:20.710-07:00Me too. Excellent book.Me too. Excellent book.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86432658316005445212015-10-24T13:31:24.440-07:002015-10-24T13:31:24.440-07:00Now I have to track down my old paperback copy of ...Now I have to track down my old paperback copy of "The Mote in God's Eye". Absolutely one of the best. Thanks for reminding me.Rivetjointnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5758494801096495512015-10-24T12:51:42.808-07:002015-10-24T12:51:42.808-07:00Don't bother with those last 3 SW movies. Not ...Don't bother with those last 3 SW movies. Not worth it. Not even if someone pays you to watch them.<br /><br />Then again, I suppose it would depend on how much they were paying you...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1534104495658671982015-10-24T11:21:35.162-07:002015-10-24T11:21:35.162-07:00Never a big fan of ST but watched the show. I stil...Never a big fan of ST but watched the show. I still haven't seen the last 3 SW movies and probably never will. I concur with Captain Steve.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65971558289904957602015-10-24T09:43:57.185-07:002015-10-24T09:43:57.185-07:00Now that is an interesting bit of trivia. Thanks f...Now that is an interesting bit of trivia. Thanks for sharing that!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49282725856559307862015-10-24T09:22:48.575-07:002015-10-24T09:22:48.575-07:00I have to say I was one of the few (according to N...I have to say I was one of the few (according to Nielsen) who watched the original series while on NBC. Amazing what they did on so low a budget. And the scantilly clad females - especially the green one ;-) <br /><br />Interesting bit of trivia - many think it was the "other Gene" - screenwriter Gene Coon - who really gave Star Trek TOS its direction - from imdb: <br /><br /><i>Often referred to as 'the forgotten Gene' (a reference to Gene Roddenberry), Gene Lee Coon was one of the most important creative minds behind Star Trek (1966). He is credited with inventing the Klingons and the 'Prime Directive', and with developing the interpersonal dynamics between Spock and McCoy (in particular, the invariably humorous verbal banter). He established the enlightened image of the Federation and often ended episodes with an anti-war allegory. A robust-looking, heavy-set man possessed of seemingly boundless creative energy, Coon was a prodigious reader and an immensely focused writer of prolific output. It was said, that he authored his novels and teleplays by assuming a state of near self-hypnosis, which he himself called 'automatic writing'. In one instance, he managed to produce the script for the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark" in the course of a single weekend. Either as writer, or line producer, Coon had extensive, often critical input into some of the show's best-loved episodes, including "Arena", "Space Seed", "A Taste of Armageddon" , "The City of the Edge of Forever" (generally regarded as the best of the series), "Mirror, Mirror" and "The Doomsday Machine". He left Star Trek in March 1968, likely the result of personality clashes with members of the cast (in fact, Coon had a reputation for not getting along with actors in general), but continued to write several more episodes under the pseudonym 'Lee Cronin' in order to fulfill his contract with Paramount.<br /><br />The Nebraskan-born Coon had served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years from 1942. He had seen action in the Pacific and was later stationed in Japan as part of the occupying forces. He was subsequently posted for eight months to northern China, where he published a small English language newspaper. As a member of the Marine Corps Reserves, he returned to active duty during the Korean War, from 1950 to 1952. Upon his demobilisation, Coon found work first as a radio newscaster before turning to free-lance writing. From 1956, he was primarily involved in scripting teleplays for popular western and action shows like Dragnet (1951),Wagon Train (1957), Maverick (1957) and Bonanza (1959). At Universal in the early 60's, he turned McHale's Navy (1962) from a one-hour drama into a successful 30-minute sitcom. Together with the writer Les Colodny, Coon floated the idea for The Munsters (1964) as a satirical spin-off from The Donna Reed Show (1958) to MCA chairman Lew Wasserman. The result was yet another hit show. After Star Trek, Coon worked as writer/producer on It Takes a Thief (1968), while at the same time founding one of the first 'cartridge TV' video companies, UniTel Associates, with Colodny as executive vice president.<br /><br />A chain smoker for most of his life, the man whom fellow writer/producer Glen A. Larson referred to as 'the spirit and soul of Star Trek', died of lung and throat cancer one week after being diagnosed, in July 1973, aged just 49.<br />- IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis</i>Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88460908239904352882015-10-24T09:11:51.850-07:002015-10-24T09:11:51.850-07:00Ah yes, that metal bikini springs to mind.Ah yes, that metal bikini springs to mind.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32771386789379463662015-10-24T09:11:11.376-07:002015-10-24T09:11:11.376-07:00Oh my word, how could I forget Niven and Pournelle...Oh my word, how could I forget Niven and Pournelle? I recently read <em>The Gripping Hand</em> having been overjoyed to find it in the free back rack at work. I read <em>The Mote in God's Eye</em> some years ago. Loved both of those!<br /><br />How could I forget <em>Footfall</em> as well? One of my favorite books!<br /><br />Geez, I need to shake off the cobwebs here, get back in the archives, I know there are more!<br /><br />Thanks for sparking that memory, Cap'n!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26910753692210116802015-10-24T09:09:02.379-07:002015-10-24T09:09:02.379-07:00Always liked Star Trek. "Won" the then c...Always liked Star Trek. "Won" the then complete Star Wars on VHS at some sales brouhaha and brought it home where my two youngest wore out the tapes. Think the Carrie Fisher character and hormones may have been a factor. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82480735040106442362015-10-24T05:53:07.806-07:002015-10-24T05:53:07.806-07:00Try some good military sci fi--Pournelle, Weber an...Try some good military sci fi--Pournelle, Weber and their ilk. I suspect we have similar tastes, and I really enjoy those. "The Mote in God's Eye" is a great one to start with.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.com