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Two lists of sci-fi movies: What do YOU think?

Two articles about sci-fi movies appeared in my news feed which I found interesting -- and, of course, wanted to argue about. Who better to argue with than my fellow Legionnaires? 

The first story was 10 Black And White Sci-Fi Movies That Completely

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RIP Carl Weathers

Story  I expect that a lot of people will, as I did myself,  remember him as Apollo Creed, but he was in a bunch of other stuff. and directed a bunch of stuff, too.

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RIP Joyce Randolph, Last of "The Honeymooners"

Story  Another one gone from the  "Golden Age of Telvision".  I wonder who's even left from that era?

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RIP David Soul

RIP David Soul  Another fixture of my younger days gone.

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"Steamboat Willie" Now In Public Domain

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Can't wait to see Alan Moore's take on the character.

Cartoon 

There's some weird stuff in this.

 

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R.I.P. André Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'

From The Hollywood Reporter: "André Braugher, ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Star, Dies at 61"

From Variety: "Andre Braugher, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Star, Dies at 61"

From Deadlne: "André Braugh

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Norman Lear Dead at 101

Story   I couldn't even begin to say how much time I spent  over the years watching his shows.

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Newest Doctor Who Opening

I haven't seen the latest story yet - I probably won't for many months - but this was on the official Doctor Who Youtube channel, and I thought people night find it interesting.  Yes, it's that "Dave Gibbons", they've adapted a story he worked on for

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The End of the Arrowverse: No more 'Superman & Lois'

Here's the news from TVLine: "Superman and Lois Ending With Season 4"

I can't I've liked everything about Superman & Lois (like the ampersand in the title, and can't somebody buy Tyler Hoechlin a razor?), I enjoyed the show when it was good and played

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Tales of the TARDIS

Tales of the TARDIS is a six-part series that reunites beloved Doctor Who duos.

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Monty Python & the Holy Grail

Back in cinemas for the first time... since the last time.

FALL 2023

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RIP Suzanne Somers

Story  Another icon of my younger years gone.

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RIP Mark Goddard

Bill Mumy has posted on Facebook that Mark Goddard has passed away. I know that he did a lot of other things, but I (as I suspect is true of many of us) remember him best as Major Don West on Lost in Space.

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R.I.P. Phyllis Coates

Here's the story:

Phyllis Coates, the First Lois Lane on Television, Dies at 96

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RIP David McCallum

Story  Another one from my youth.  People in the U.S. will perhaps remember him from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (for us oldsters) and NCIS (for the younger crowd).  Our British friends will remember him from Colditz and Sapphire & Steel.  He was also in

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RIP Bob Barker

Story Another one of the great voices of my younger days silenced.  Younger people may remember him as the host of The Price is Right, but I first saw him as host of Truth or Consequences when I was little.  Never be another quite like him.

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RIP Harry Belafonte

Story A great voice - both as an artist and an activist - has passed away.

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RIP Ricou Browning

Story  Browning did a lot of stuff over the years, but he's probably best remembered for portraying the Gill-Man in the underwater scenes in the three Creature from the Black Lagoon films.

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Alan Arkin, R.I.P.

From CNN: "Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning Actor, Dead at 89"

He was always good in everything he did. I remember him best from Catch-22.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

I am very much looking forward to this show, despite the fact that it spun off from my least favorite show of the franchise (DIS I mean, not TOS). When DIS premiered, I was prepared to accept enhanced special effects and redesigned sets, but I was no

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