When using this photo a few months ago I said, “What a lavish display, especially for a horror flick. Even the lettering is impressive.”
A slightly less lavish wartime movie marquee from a year earlier.
Horror Show-offs
Category: Sci-Fi
Dawn of the Twilight Zone
Star Trek wasn’t Desilu Studio’s first venture into science fiction. Here is a 1958 episode of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, introduced by Desi Arnaz. Written by Rod Serling, it led directly to CBS approving production of The Twilight Zone.
An Animated Radio Guy
In the Sixties, Filmation was one of the cartoon studios that began competing with Hanna-Barbera for Saturday morning TV network time. Comic book artist Curt Swan is mentioned in this featurette, and I’ll say more about him in my next post.
Filmation later produced a well-regarded Star Trek TV cartoon that featured writing worthy of the original series.
As stated in the featurette, Filmation co-founder Norm Prescott was originally a radio announcer. In the 50’s he had a stint here in Boston on WBZ-AM 1030, as heard in this aircheck.
Somebody who was interested in both radio and cartoons? Sorry, can’t relate. 😉
Oh, Bama!
A friend of James Bama reports that the great illustrative painter has passed away, the day before his 96th birthday. Often working from photographs, Bama had a more realistic style than his contemporary, Frank Frazetta. He’s best remembered by comic book fans for his dynamic Doc Savage paintings, when the pulp magazine stories were reprinted as paperbacks, beginning in the 60’s.
Put It On the Screen
The endless fun of YouTube.
Stunning, Jaw-Dropping, Mind-Blowing
Of the many anime series I have seen, going all the way back to Astro Boy in 1963, this superlative production is a standout. Note: I am watching it on Blu-ray, not Netflix.