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Funshine Friday: ‘Jason of Star Command’ (1978)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Filmation’s Jason of Star Command first aired in September of 1978. The low-budget, outer space-based adventure appeared as 15-minute cliff-hanger episodes during the CBS series Tarzan and the Super 7. The following year, Jason was expanded to 30-minutes and ran … Continue reading →

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Rare ‘Star Trek’ convention footage (1976)

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Thanks to The Retroist for this excellent find: a brief amateur documentary covering an early Star Trek fan convention in Denver, Colorado in the fall of 1976. YouTube poster, ultimessence, has this to say about his unique video: “One of … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 12-12-12: December 12th in the 1970s

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Today is December 12, 2012 or 12-12-12. We won’t see triple dates all the same like this in our lifetimes (unless you live to see 01.01.2101). I thought it might be fun to celebrate the event by looking back at … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: Big Bad Mama

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Trailer time, Bionic film-lovers. Today, we’ll take in the sight of Angie Dickinson, William Shatner and Tom Skeritt in Big Bad Mama. Big Bad Mama, a tale of Texas bootlegging in 1932, crashed into theaters in September of 1974 and … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Anniversaries: The Animated Series

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Not only is today the 45th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek on TV screens, it is also the 38th anniversary of the lesser-known Star Trek The Animated Series. The live-action Star Trek ran regularly in reruns throughout the … Continue reading →

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