I went out on the piss last night, so I'm not quite up to a repeat performance tonight. Instead I've opted to stay home and watch a marathon of Star Trek TNG movies! I just finished Generations and I'll comment on it later.
First though, I'd like to show off some postcards from the January '82 Japanese issue of Starlog before midnight rolls in.
I will not be unhappy to see 2011 put behind us, even though I think I also said that about 2010, this time I really mean it. As Spock might say: Live Long and Prosper!
George Lucas has always sent out a Holiday message to his staff & colleagues and I snagged the latest issue of Starlog which includes a sample. Of course, the issue I snagged is February 1982, Japanese edition but it is the latest issue that I've procured.
As an added bonus, here is the climax to Raiders. Lots of red to make it just right for Creepmas!
I have to get up early tomorrow to perform a Santa gig. Hopefully I'll get a few HoHoHo photos.
I'm a huge fan of The Thing. Based on John W. Campbell's 1938 novella, Who Goes There? (which you can read if you click it), I saw the original, 遊星からの物体X (Yuusei kara no buttai X or The Thing from Another World), when I was a kid and it freaked me out. (Watch it here!)
I saw the John Carpenter version of 遊星からの物体X or The Thing 30 years ago and it freaked me out. I went to my DVD cabinet to snag a few photos from it and though the case is there, the disc is nowhere to be found. I have a feeling it's on loan to someone, somewhere...
"Don't worry, it's 'armless!"
I've never played the PS2 game, but if I were to, I'm sure it'd freak me out.
I'd like to see the new version and hope to be freaked out (if it ever gets to Japan, that is.) If any of the North American masses watch it this weekend, please give me a review.
Then I saw this and it's just freaky!
I saw the above and it was the inspiration for today's post. I guess we'll have to call today's post, Sci-Fi Saturday. I'm sure we can all agree that "The Thing" ranks up there as one of the scariest movies of all time.
UPDATE: I was leafing through my Nov/82 copy of Starlog (Japanese) and came across three Thing pics. I like how they refer to the Thing as a "Newcomer" and the stills from Howard Hawk's classic are pretty sweet too.
I just realized that I am one Baconian degree away from this movie for I worked with and spoke to one of its stars, Wilfred Brimley!
The two copies of Starlog that I picked up last year have once again proven to be a wealth of information. The Jan/82 edition has a David Hutchison interview with none other than SS and a few production photos that I've never seen elsewhere (unless they're printed in the original Starlog, that is.)
For those of you who don't have your copy handy, I'll reproduce it for you in its entirety.
There are other tidbits in the mag, such as a few postage stamp sized posters, another article about the movie's title (I think) and a cutesy bit of fan art.
There is a "Next Issue" blurb but best of all are the 2 postcard/New Years Cards!
The other issue I have from 11 months later doesn't have as much content but open up the front cover and there's a foldout spread of the movie. There's also a picture of Harrison Ford in Tokyo and some more fan art, I think this guy had a fanzine that you could send away for.
