Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And now to something completely different ! Monty Python The ET episode is in fact in the Life Of Brian; hilarious! $* ??$ +*?,%& !! Phileicangemixitwithsthgcompletelydifferent ----Message d'origine---- >Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:30:31 +0100 >De: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> >A: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Sujet: Re: [Leica] Hell's Grannies, Rockers and scifi movies > >It was the show that started with "Somewhere in the future" and cut to a >shot of the station sign "New Pudsey". >At the time I was in fact long haired(just over the collar and ears), >something unheard of in British Grammar Schools, but not a rocker - I >misspent my youth reading good science fiction books - not Star Trek - >that is NOT science fiction, its futuristic soap opera (space opera) - > >BTW: How to make a successful episode of Star Trek, Alien etc. >The proverbial scifi movie: >Intro with bombastic music "oooo wee ooowee ee weee ooo" and fly your >spaceship past the camera with zzzzzzt wooooosh FX off >1) find your alien (Note: it should always have at least two legs, two >arms and a semblance of a head (neck not required) It's level of evil is >based on the number of warts and tentacles it has. >2) let it shoot, eat. rape an unimportant member of the cast. Shoud the >caharceter be more significant, i.e needed in the next instalment, >sequel, then kidnap, imprison, move t another planet, time or dimension.. >3) let it take over your space ship - "Scotty? Aye Jim I canna do a >thing its in control of the warp drive, transporter room, phasers, >photon torpedos etc." >Why are all engineers Scottish, "it must be an ancient charter, a >tradition or something" (quote from Robert (not Ian) Rankin) >4) chase it down endless corridors and ventilation ducts >5) kill it after having a long discussion (Aliens always speak English) >during which it could have killed you ten times over >6) titles and cut >7) make sure the next episode is vaguely amusing (usually a total failure) > >"Spock, Did you know a Vulcan is a bomber, not a pointy-eared know-it >-all prat? "Fascinating, Jim." > >Cheers >Douglas > >Didier Ludwig wrote: >> Now I understand - you're one of those rockers - well done for you! >> ;-) >> >> >> >> >>> Correct - Hell's Grannies >>> It was filmed in Pudsey, where I lived from the age of 11 to 17 >>> >>> Didier Ludwig wrote: >>> >>>> There's a funny Monty Python' movie, I believe a "Flying circus" >>>> epsisode, where exactly this happens - dangerous old ladies mobbing >>>> defenseless rockers and hitting them with their handbags... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> That sounds fascinating Didier - the shadow side of old ladies - is >>>>> that when they go out at night in gangs to mug skinheads? >>>>> Even better than Kyle's guns/people project :-) >>>>> Douglas >>>>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > ------------------------------------------------------------- Noos, votre bureau virtuel sur Internet : Mail... Web : webmail.noos.fr