Dear Tom, In the late 1970s I made a movie, which, although it was a massive success, wasn't exactly as I meant it to be. I wanted it made with models; not only the special effects, but all of it. I spent ages trying to explain this to the studio people and producers, but they just didn't get it. I was wondering, if using 1/76-o-vision, you could re-make it for me, properly? Many thanks, George, America From deep in space, a capsule plummetted through the atmosphere, a burning streak in the sky, till it came to a crashing halt in the ice encrusted surface of the planet hoth. Smoke and steam billowed from the rubble strewn scar. Its payload was intact. A light flicked on, the top half of the battered capsule unscrewed itself, and there emerged spidery metal limbs one by one. Righting itself, the visitor began to hover, just a foot above the ground. Its head - a dome of instruments defined by a large black eye - swiveled. It was ready to begin its survey. With an el...
'999. Whats your emergency?' 'Um, i'm at Tomerton canal, and these pepperpot robots and their ape henchmen have sort of materialised in the tunnel. They've got guns' <keyboard types. surprised pause> 'Oh. Ok, we're going to be sending the army. They'll be there within 20 minutes. In the meantime, is there somewhere safe you can hide?' ++++++++++++++++++ Soon the streets of Tomerton rumbled as a military convoy passed by. Reconnaissance patrols confirmed these really were Daleks, and not just dustbins as UNIT are often called out for. Soldiers crept to position... ...only to be 'scented' by the keen nosed Ogrons, who find the clean soapy smell of humans utterly disgusting! violence erupted! the Ogrons themselves being so thick skinned as to be practically impervious to small arms fire. UNIT suffered terribly: the Ogrons came closer. Soon UNIT would be overrun! Although we might wonder why no-one t...
Tomerton's on the Welsh boarders then . . . ?
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:) Really pleased to see you blogging again Hugh. Did you get a chance to collect the parcel?
DeleteSorry mate, I didn't even think to look for a reply! Well, you know the answer now!
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