Out of Netflix to watch? Nothing more on Amazon Prime? Here’s a little trifle from what is, or was, Henson International Television.
Faeries has a rather uneasy mix of early computer animation, photos, and bland, “TV quality” character animation. The boy seems to bear more than a coincidental resemblance to Harry Potter. For me, animation obscurities like this one are worth scanning to see what the artists were able to do within their constraints of time, money, and talent.
Your favorite early 70’s FM radio sounds, all heard in a single track — Santana, Yes, and Return to Forever, with a dash of Pink Floyd!
Sam Wanamaker, portrayed by Nicholas Hammond in Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood, provides an explanation of what’s really going on with the pandemic… and, if you believe him, what we can do about it.
Boston’s own Handel & Haydn Society is continuing its Summer of Beethoven series, with selections of past concerts.
Does Zippy the Pinhead suffer from an extreme case of persistent cognitive dissonance, or is it more dissociative identity disorder? Whatever the diagnosis, Zippy utters every racing and intrusive thought that comes to his mind, such as it is. Where the comic strip becomes more accessible is when Bill Griffith, aka “Griffy,” is directly autobiographical, as is the case in today’s installment.
Zippy says, “I see everything in color, even black & white TV!”
