CBS Network Sales Pitch: “Lost in Space”

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I was a kid when Lost in Space premiered and I loved it.

Unfortunately, the success of the Batman tv show convinced the producers that camp would make Lost in Space even more popular.  I loved Batman and the crazy villain guest stars, but wanted a more “serious” Lost in Space.

If you’ve ever seen Lost in Space, you know how much it changed after the first season.  You’ll also probably be surprised at how different Lost in Space became when compared to how it was first pitched.  Check out the video below of CBS Presents: Network Sales Pitch.

 

Source: Retroist.

Win a “Homefront” Prize Package!

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As regular readers know, I am really looking forward to the premiere of Homefront on November 27th!

Homefront stars Jason [“The Expendables” franchise] Statham, James [“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”] Franco, Winona [“Black Swan”] Ryder, Kate [“Superman Returns”] Bosworth, Frank [“The Grey”] Grillo and Clancy [“Highlander”] Brown in a screenplay written by Sylvester Stallone [based on the novel by Chuck Logan] and directed by Gary [“Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead”] Fleder.

HOMEFRONT is an action movie about a widowed ex-DEA agent who retires to a small town for the sake of his 10-year-old daughter. The only problem is he picked the wrong town.

I was contacted by the folks at Open Road who are promoting Homefront and asked if I would like to put together a contest for a special prize pack including a Homefront poster signed by the cast along with a copy of the book that inspired the film signed by author, Chuck Logan.  Of course I was in.

Here are the details…

  • The screenplay for Homefront was written by Sylvester Stallone based on Chuck Logan’s best selling novel of the same name and stars Jason Statham.  What other property [novel, short story, play, comic, tv show, etc.] would you like to see Sly adapt into a screenplay and who would you have star?
  • To enter the contest, simply post your response at this link:  http://craigzablo.proboards.com/thread/25187/win-homefront-prize-package
  • The contest runs from when this post goes up until 8:00am E.S.T., November 23rd.
  • I will use a random number generator to select the winner.
  • I will post the name of the winner and he/she will have 24 hours to e-mail me their real name and address. I will then forward the information to Open Road who will ship out the prize package.
  • The prize package can be shipped within the United States only, and not to a post office box.
  • I am running the contest, but Open Road is providing the prize package.
  •  Good luck to all!

best,

Craig

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Mills, Burchett, Gonzales, Staton: 3 Kinds of Awesome

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Chris Mills currently writes three free weekly webcomics.

Three.

Free.

Weekly Webcomics.

I suppose I should have added, “Awesome!” but you know I wouldn’t be posting about them if they weren’t really good.

Grave Digger is my favorite of the bunch.  Of course Grave Digger is one of my all-time favorite comics [let’s not limit this to just crime comics].  Rick Burchett provides the art and it is perfect.  Mills and Burchett.  ‘Nuff said.

Perils on Planet X is written by Mills with art by Gene Gonzales.  If you’re a fan of Flash Gordon,  John Carter: Warlord of Mars and good comics, you’ll dig Perils on Planet X.  You can take that to the bank.

Femme Noir features the team of Mills [writer] and Joe Staton [artist] taking readers down the dark streets of Port Nocturne to follow the adventures of a mysterious female vigilante.

“Almost Human” Almost Here

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I really hope that Almost Human is really good.

J.J. Abrams (“Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises) and J.H. Wyman (“Fringe”), are behind it.  Karl Urban ( “Star Trek”, “Riddick Chronicles”, “Dredd”) and Michael Ealy (“Sleeper Cell”) co-star in the futuristic action series.

The year is 2048. Meet Detective JOHN KENNEX (Urban), a cop who survived one of the most catastrophic attacks ever made against the police department. After waking up from a 17-month coma, he can’t remember much – except that his partner was killed, he lost one of his legs and he is now outfitted with a highly sophisticated synthetic appendage.

Suffering from depression, mental atrophy, and more Kennex returns to the force but now teamed with an andoid partner…

How Much Does Twitter Owe You?

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From Time Magazine’s Newsfeed…

Now that Twitter has a market capitalization of at least $24.9 billion, more than a few of the social network’s 230 million users have noticed their tweets are making other people rich. Many people want their cut.

So what would that be exactly? TIME has crunched the numbers.

You can see what my numbers come out to above.  Click here to see yours.

Source: Neatorama.

Jetman Soars Around Mount Fugi!

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Who wouldn’t love a chance to soar through the air like James Bond in Thunderball or the Rocketeer in, uh, The Rocketeer?

Wouldn’t everyone?

I would.  So would Yves Rossy who not only wants to fly using a jetpack, but does so often that he is known as Jetman.  In the clip below you can see Rossy flying around Mount Fuji in Japan.

Sorta makes you want a jetpack, doesn’t it?

 

 

Source: Neatorama.

JFK Assassination & the Air Force 1 Tapes

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It is hard for me to believe that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy.

When I was in high school and we learned about World War II that time period seemed so far in the past.  The great depression even farther back.  At the time, both of those historical “landmarks” were less than 50 years gone by.

There are going to be quite a few shows revisiting the Kennedy Assassination and the effect that it had on our nation the world.  Some of these programs will be geared to “new” evidence of multiple shooters and a conspiracy to kill the most powerful man in the world.  I’m more interested in just revisiting the event and have already scheduled to dvr several specials… with more to come.

If you have an interest in the Kennedy Assassination, then you’ve probably started planning which specials to record and which to avoid.  Perhaps we’ll learn some new information… something along the lines of the rarely discussed Air Force One audio recording taken during the flight of JFK’s body back to Washington, D.C.  Jackie Kennedy was on board and watched as Vice President Johnson was given the oath of office that made him President of the United States.

JFK assassination researcher Bill Kelly says…

“The Air Force One tapes are sort of like the black box of the assassination. It has all the basic information there you want to know of what happened at the highest levels of government in the two hours after the assassination…”

Conspiracy buffs will love this… it appears that the tapes have been edited.  If that is the case, and it appears to be true, then why were the tapes edited, what is missing and where are the original recordings.

Like so many things surrounding the Kennedy Assassination, isn’t it time for full disclosure?  Fifty years has passed, you know.

Source: USAToday.

Humiston’s Jack Carter Gets a “Thumbs Up”

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This is Erin Humiston’s first appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery.

I met Erin a couple of years ago at a MegaCon Convention.  I liked Erin’s animation style and thought it would be cool to see his take on a Sly character.

Erin did a sketch of Sly from Paradise Alley.  I actually thought I had shared it earlier, but in checking today see that I didn’t.  I’ll fix that and post it in a week or two.  In the mean time we have Erin’s take on Sly as Jack Carter.

You can see more of Erin’s art at his website and Facebook page.