Poltergeist: 25th Anniversary Screenings

Ha! I’m not the only one who thinks Poltergeist is a cult classic that people remember!

Fathom Events is promoting theatrical screenings of Poltergeist all across the US on October 4th, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

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The complete list of theaters having anniversary screenings includes three locations in the Phoenix area. Although I dislike seeing movies on Friday nights, I may have to make an exception, if I can round up enough geeks to make a field trip out of it…

KAMN Show #33: Quantum Leap

Welcome to Show #33!

Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about the Emmy-winning series “Quantum Leap”, which ran on NBC from 1989-1993, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.

The Ninjas talk about the series, how the show’s setup and premise began with a fun and playful flavor, and progressed to a minor shift in season 4 and completely jumps the shark and loses its way in season 5.

There’s a breakdown and a serious nitpicking, especially on the episodes that went astray. Join in and have fun with us! This is a long show folks… enjoy!

The next KAMN show will be a discussion about the Larry Niven classic Ringworld.

Listener Feedback: Give us some! You can leave comments here for the show, or at the Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas Forum. If you want to leave a voicemail comment on anything we’ve discussed, you can call us at 206-666-5266.

DVDs mentioned:

Promo: Adventures in SciFi Publishing
Promo: “Scott Bakula” by Sunspot
Link: Wikipedia: Quantum Leap
Link: Al’s Place: A Quantum Leap Fan Site
Link: Project Quantum Leap

 

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Madeleine L’Engle

I missed this news, but Madeleine L’Engle passed away on September 6 at the age of 88.

She was the author of over 60 novels, but her most noted novels were Time Quartet, consisting of the Newberry Award-winning A Wrinkle in Time (1962), and it’s sequels A Wind in the Door (1973), A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978), and Many Waters (1986).

I have fond memories of those first three books from my younger years. I remember being happily surprised to find a brand new book, A Swiftly Tilting Planet on the store shelves after having read the first two just a few years earlier.

I remember being enchanted by what felt like a magic in the words of those books. It’s been a very very long time since I’ve re-read those first three books, and again, I’m long overdue to sit down with them again.

Wikipedia: Madeleine L’Engle
Official Website: http://www.madeleinelengle.com/
CNN: ‘Wrinkle in Time’ author dies at 88