By Propmaster - staff writer
Well, after saying that he will probably never play Captain Kirk again, William Shatner has revived his role as Captain Kirk of the starship Enterprise. You can see it here in this Direct TV commercial. Click here to watch.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Props and the Bible
PropMaster - staff writer
The boys at Swarmy Shirts have come up with a new t-shirt for RPF members. It is emblazoned with the words "It's not a toy... its a prop replica". Well, I have heard some other folks lately saying "Its not a prop... its an idol!" So, I pulled out my trusty King James Bible and started "searching the scriptures to see if these things are so" and besides the obvious references to prop collecting such as "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me" and "Thou shalt not covet" I think I've found another passage that seems relevant. Isaiah 8:19 mentions "wizards that peep, and that mutter". Peep and mutter? You mean like "peep peep mutter mutter"? For the first time I realized that R2-D2 (Star Wars) peeps and mutters. So does a tricorder. In fact, so does a cash register and my cell phone! Now, taking this one step further we see that the word "god" spelled backwards is "dog" and, by the same token, prop spelled backwards is porp. Ok, maybe that isn't such a good point. And, maybe its not an idol or a toy. Maybe, it really is just a prop replica after all.
The boys at Swarmy Shirts have come up with a new t-shirt for RPF members. It is emblazoned with the words "It's not a toy... its a prop replica". Well, I have heard some other folks lately saying "Its not a prop... its an idol!" So, I pulled out my trusty King James Bible and started "searching the scriptures to see if these things are so" and besides the obvious references to prop collecting such as "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me" and "Thou shalt not covet" I think I've found another passage that seems relevant. Isaiah 8:19 mentions "wizards that peep, and that mutter". Peep and mutter? You mean like "peep peep mutter mutter"? For the first time I realized that R2-D2 (Star Wars) peeps and mutters. So does a tricorder. In fact, so does a cash register and my cell phone! Now, taking this one step further we see that the word "god" spelled backwards is "dog" and, by the same token, prop spelled backwards is porp. Ok, maybe that isn't such a good point. And, maybe its not an idol or a toy. Maybe, it really is just a prop replica after all.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Good News, Everyone!
Propmaster - staff writer
Futurama just may be returning with new episodes. Word is that there will be four straight to DVD movies made. The Sydney Morning Herald reports "Three months ago, I would have said we were going to start tomorrow," says writer David X. Cohen, who collaborated with Groening on Futurama. "And one month ago I would also have said we were going to start tomorrow. So ..." He pauses. "My current estimate is that we're starting tomorrow."
Speaking of Futurama, have you seen the episode where Dr. Farnsworth bet on a horse race? The race was so close that it had a "quantum finish". Dr. Farnsworth protested by saying, "That's not fair! You changed the results by measuring them!" Funny, that sounds like what I was told by my electronics engineering professors when I tried to convince them of the accuracy of my current measurements. I never thought I would ever find a practical use for quantum theory. What fun that "quantum theory" stuff is, huh?
Futurama just may be returning with new episodes. Word is that there will be four straight to DVD movies made. The Sydney Morning Herald reports "Three months ago, I would have said we were going to start tomorrow," says writer David X. Cohen, who collaborated with Groening on Futurama. "And one month ago I would also have said we were going to start tomorrow. So ..." He pauses. "My current estimate is that we're starting tomorrow."
Speaking of Futurama, have you seen the episode where Dr. Farnsworth bet on a horse race? The race was so close that it had a "quantum finish". Dr. Farnsworth protested by saying, "That's not fair! You changed the results by measuring them!" Funny, that sounds like what I was told by my electronics engineering professors when I tried to convince them of the accuracy of my current measurements. I never thought I would ever find a practical use for quantum theory. What fun that "quantum theory" stuff is, huh?
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