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36794	black & white TV	<blockquote rel="echidna64" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>echidna64 wrote :</b><br><i> The Outer Limits<div><br></div><div>A collection of sci-fi tales and alien encounters, the Outer Limits is a second-rate Twilight Zone but that is in many ways more of a compliment than anything else. </div> </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote><br><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div>Right on the money <b>echidna64</b>. It wasn't until the 1970's that I found out what close friends Rod Serling and Joe Stefano had been for many years. </div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">But it goes waay beyond the two men. Joseph Stefano as the executive producer of Daystar Productions, ( Daystar was headquartered in the family kitchen, lol ), could call as friends a who's who of talent from movies, broadway, and television. Joe's connections inside MGM was amazing and he would often trade favors with the boys in the props department to spice up the Outer Limits visuals!</div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">Daystar Productions was a miracle factory. With only a few dollars available per episode, Joe Stefano and his crew put together some of the best television since the "Twilight Zone". The original "Outer Limits" was a shoestring operation - yet each episode was a masterwork of writers and actors bringing each story to life.</div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">Take the story of Mr. Lomax. </div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">Mr. Lomax is an alien, in human form, sent as part of an advance evasion squad from an unnamed alien planet. Once the alien advance force team has set in place hundreds of O.B.I.T. electronic surveillance machines, the stage has been set for us humans to bring our downfall upon ourselves - the aliens won't need to fire a single shot.</div> <div style="position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qogLcQsRlG0?ecver=2" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>	eddstarr	Jul 30, 2017
36793	Underrated TV series	ABC's "The Green Hornet" -1966, had all the right elements but it was overwhelmed by the popularity of ABC's other hit series, "Batman".<div><br></div><div>What a shame because "The Green Hornet" was like "Batman" but without the silliness. </div><div><br></div><div>Try episode one and marvel at the Trump connection! </div> <div style="position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:75.0%"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aGlb1eHTeUU?ecver=2" width="480" height="360" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>	eddstarr	Jul 30, 2017
36792	black & white TV	The Outer Limits<div><br></div><div>A collection of sci-fi tales and alien encounters, the Outer Limits is a second-rate Twilight Zone but that is in many ways more of a compliment than anything else. </div>	echidna64	Jul 30, 2017
36791	black & white TV	My family got our first color television in 1966. Until then every show I saw was in glorious black & white. Many of the shows from my childhood would look strange to me in color.<div><br></div><div>Like, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis":</div> <div style="position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XlVcrsjHPbg?ecver=2" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>	eddstarr	Jul 30, 2017
36790	How was your day?	My day has been pretty good.  We started the day at the Robcon 2017 comic convention, had a good lunch, then grilled out for my youngest daughter's birthday party.  Then while all the little girls were playing before the sleepover, I excused myself to my bedroom and fired up the NES Emulator and played some Contra, Rollergames, Punch Out, Tetris, RC Pro Am, and Super Mario 3.   I then removed some ads from a comic book for an article here.<div><br></div><div>I picked up 80 old comics today, so look for some fun stuff coming soon.</div>	mickyarber	Jul 30, 2017
36789	What song are you listening to?	<blockquote rel="Vaporman87" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b>Vaporman87 wrote :</b><br><i> Men At Work may be most remembered for their song "Down Under", with it's Vegemite sandwiches and such, but they had a good number of hit songs. Including "Who Can It Be Now?", "It's A Mistake", "Be Good Johnny", "Overkill", and this little number that I thoroughly enjoy:<br><br><br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eZkOn0-yt9E" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe> </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote><br><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><b>Vaporman</b>, I don't have to say a word - cuz you and the Retro-Daze gang already know.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">80's music is like a universe you can get lost in and Men At Work dominated my radio with song after song of the best stuff. And what a great group of guys! Men At Work were like a musical version of the Ghostbusters - guys everyone was glad to spend time with and eager for their next album.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Their live action videos were always fun to watch and as a group they loved to ham-it-up for the fans.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">But always remember the old saying: "at the top of every ladder there's a snake". ( <i>because the ladder and the snake are the same - if you relax and stay focused the ladder/snake will take you everywhere!</i> )</div> <div style="position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QLvLCKRy6Jo?ecver=2" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>	eddstarr	Jul 30, 2017
36788	What song are you listening to?	<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6iqnIaT7sAE?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>	Rick Ace Rhodes	Jul 30, 2017
36787	The Emoji Movie	to be fair the lego movie could have gone through the same failure with its concept, but it was so well done that there are kids and adults who love that movie. the emoji movie on the other hand uses obvious jokes and has no memorable characters to keep the film afloat.	Benjanime	Jul 30, 2017
36786	Hey, That's Pretty Cool!	I don't know if anyone on Retro Daze is a St. Louis Cardinals fan, but Lou Brock just announced he is <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/sports/hall-famer-lou-brock-announces-hes-cancer-free-vows-keep-fighting-163700202.html">cancer free</a>.	Rick Ace Rhodes	Jul 30, 2017
36785	How was your day?	<blockquote rel="ThatDudeintheHoodie"><b>ThatDudeintheHoodie wrote :</b><br><i> Did he make you an offer you couldn't refuse? <br> </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote>Yes. And after he refused it, the man threatened to introduce him to his little friend.<br>	Vaporman87	Jul 29, 2017