It may have been a new, somewhat disorienting format, but our conversation about “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976) was up to the usual Roy & Ross standard.
Last night was my first experience with StreamYard, with all the bells and whistles, including scrolling ticker, text banners, and a panoramic view of my CD library. (One viewer compared the effect to VistaVision.) But the content is only as strong as the talking points and the viewer comments that propel the dialogue.
There were a number of very perceptive, and often hilarious insights. My pick for the week goes to Randy Piazza, who defined the film as an example of “the rarely-explored post-Watergate government distrust arthouse avant-garde sex sci-fi genre.” That, folks, is the movie in a nutshell. We could have closed-up shop and got on with our lives at the 22-minute mark.
But if you’re curious to see the whole thing, it’s archived on the “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner” Facebook page.
For any of you who are fans of the television series “Space: 1999,” you will be interested to know that there is a virtual convention being held this weekend, “Destination: Moonbase Alpha,” and Roy will be among the interviewers. The schedule is chock-full of talent associated with the show (including series stars Barbara Bain and Nick Tate and award-winning special effects artist Brian Johnson). It’s a two-day event, beginning this afternoon at 1:00 EDT. You’ll find details at the link.
https://www.facebook.com/Destinationmoonbasealpha
Roy and I will reunite for a discussion about the spy-fi parody “Our Man Flint” (1966), with flinty James Coburn in the title role. The Bond will be strong, when you join us in the comments section for another Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, next Friday evening at 7:30 EDT!
