It’s never too early for Oompa-Loompas!

Actually, this was originally planned to be our Black Friday show, but then things went awry with the internet connection. The choice seemed an oddly appropriate one for the “shopping season,” due to the film’s sharp commentaries on greed, gluttony, and consumerism run amok. I remember in the 1970s, in the days before premium cable channels fragmented our society forever, “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” was shown on TV on Thanksgiving night. At any rate, it was good to revisit this Gene Wilder classic, which seems to only get better with the passing of time, because, let’s face it, human nature has not changed, and everyone deserves to be sent to the taffy-pulling machine.

Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner is livestreamed on Facebook most Friday and Sunday evenings at 7:00 EST.

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Tonight, it’s our last broadside before Christmas, as our topic will be “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” (1964). HO HO HO!