The victorialucas38 YouTube Channel
Just discovered, and absolutely fantastic. You need to be subscribed to the victorialucas38 YouTube channel right now and you need to take a look at some – or possible all – of the videos on it because not enough people have. Let me whet your appetite for 1970s and early 1980s spoof television shows right here. Ask The Family (Spoof) BBC Schools & Colleges (Spoof) John Craven’s Newsround (Spoof) Local Cinema Adverts (Spoof) I’d embed every video on the channel if I...
Not So Gentle Ben
CBS show-pitching office, February, 1965. “Come in and take a seat please, Mister… let’s see… Howard? Is that right?” “Yes. Thank you, thank you.” “Well, why don’t you get right down to it then? This is the CBS show-pitching office so let’s hear your pitch for a show.” “Thank you, thank you. Sorry, I’m very nervous.” “In your own time.” “Okay, my idea is this: it’s a family show…” “What do you mean by that, exactly? A show for the family, or featuring a family?” “Oh, sorry. Yes, er, both actually. Families will love this but it’s based around the adventures of a family.” “It’s not in space, is it? Only we’ve got one we’re launching later this year with a family called the Robinsons, a robot, and an old man with a thing for the youngest kid. It’s going to be called Pederast In Space unless the censors get their way. We’re hoping it will really fuel further interest in space exploration and aid with the formation of something called NAMBLA. I can’t tell you any more than that so keep it under your hat, hush-hush, right?” “Oh, yeah, sure. No problem. Er, no, no it’s not in space. But there are some similarities.” “Similarities is good. We’re much more likely to fund a pilot if we can remove the risk of doing anything new and exciting. Go on.” “Er, well, okay, so if you replace the robot with a bear…” “I like it!” “… and space with Florida…” “That could work I suppose.” “… then, well, that’s it. It’s a family show with adventures. Mom, pop, little kid, and bear.” “Hmmm.” “Mostly the little kid and the bear.” “Better!” “It, er, could boost tourism in Florida. And interest in bears.” “Interest in bears is good. Let me write that down. Interest. In. Bears. Lovely. And did you have any idea for potential actors? Anybody in particular you see playing any of these roles?” “Well, I know it’s a bit of a cheek but… my son?” “If he’s cheap then you can be as cheeky as you like. What’s he like?” “I’ve got a picture. Here.” “Thank you, has he had any acting… Good grief! What’s wrong with his face?” “That’s just the way he looks. I’ve written some details about him here.” “Okay, let’s have a… What!? You can’t call a kid that!” “Clint?” “Clint?! Oh! Oh! Yeah, it’s written in all capitals. Now I see. Whew! Yeah, that was crazy for a few seconds there. Oh right, so he has some experience then. Okay, okay. Maybe. Why don’t we move swiftly along then? You’ve got some...
Unicorn Four
Footage from cancelled 1970s science fiction show Unicorn Four. Unicorn Four… where the future is the future! And here’s the pitch for the show, because you looked like you were about to ask:
Get Ready Triple
Remember when I used to post a threesome of videos (usually music) every weekend without fail? No, me neither. Anyway, let’s have a trio of music videos that – wait for it! – are all the same song! I know! What am I thinking? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to determine which of the following performances is just so, so horrible it should never have been allowed to live… and yet… it’s wonderful. The Temptations – Get Ready It’s the version everyone knows! Rare Earth – Get Ready It’s white guys who sound like black guys but they’re performing like white guys! My mind: blown! The Brady Bunch Variety Hour – Get Ready I wonder… is this the performance I was referring...
Star Trek Continues
Star Trek Continues starts where the original series finished allowing fans of the science fiction series to experience some more adventures from that five year mission shamefully curtailed by short-sighted television executives. Pilgrim of Eternity is the name of the first episode and you can watch it here; Apollo – who you might remember from the episode Who Mourns For Adonais? – returns to wreak havoc on Kirk and the Enterprise. Star Trek Continues E01 “Pilgrim of Eternity” from Star Trek Continues on Vimeo. Excellently produced with great attention to detail; the set, sounds, lighting, costumes, and story do great justice to the original series of Star Trek. I imagine Gene Roddenberry would approve. Check out the website for details on the cast and crew as well as wallpapers and background information on the making of the new show. You can also follow the show on Facebook and Twitter. Like I...
The Philadelphia Experiment (2012)
Live commentary. Remember people: this is based on actual events. Really. I swear. Actually happened. With a little poetic licence. Mostly around the facts and the story and the people. Otherwise it’s all pretty close to the actual events that actually happened. An experiment in modern day. The sort of experiment that sees people wheel a car in and immediately start pressing buttons to make it turn invisible. I’m no experimental expert but I don’t think that’s the way an accredited laboratory would do things. At least they’re not taking safety for granted; everyone’s got a pair of shades. Teslas! Of course! If it can just get up to about 40 teslas then that should make it disappear. And it has! That’s real science there. Good stuff movie. Oh, it’s Maybourne from Stargate SG-1. An actual recognisable actor. Excellent. A modern diner and a hacker waitress. Naturally. So, we’ve got a ship from the past now in the present and it’s got lots of glowing, flashing, pulsing blue special effects all over it and people trapped in carbonite on it, plus one sailor with chewing gum on the bottom of his shoes. And what do the sailor from the past and the sheriff from the present do? Touch the glowing, flashing, pulsing blue special effects. Why? Training people! Who is training these people? You never touch glowing, flashing, pulsing blue special effects! The ship’s vanished and Maybourne’s gone too! Past sailor is now wandering around present town. Everything is strange! At least punks aren’t roller-skating past while listening to walkmans. Loud cars! A newspaper stand. It’s 2012! A modern diner again and the past sailor is there asking for Joe. Who’s Joe and why does he want a cup of him? He’s now asking for actual people and not coffee and there may be a descendant of one who’s not there now. He wants to pay for coffee but hasn’t allowed for inflation. Come on time travellers! You’ve got to allow for inflation! Hacker waitress now being told by other waitress that past sailor asked about grandmother. More importantly: hacker waitress answered the phone while driving. That’s dangerous. Don’t do that. Okay? Teslas! Effects! Sailor is in pain, bins fall over, cats and dogs living together. Downtown Chicago. Okay, now that was seriously quite cool. A ship appeared in mid air and crashed onto a skyscraper. A seriously quite cool part in the movie. I wasn’t actually expecting that. Of course, loads of people probably died and this will start a new government-santioned war against navies and the republican party will use the memory of this ship appearing to...
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