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I wondered just how much similarity SyFy's version of a Peter Pan prequel would have with the Dave Barry/Ridley Pearson "Peter and the Starcatchers" series, and come to find out there actually is some. A powder that has the ability to make one fly ("Starstuff"), an obsessed crocodile ("Mr. Grin"), and the names of Peter's mates -- not the first group, who returned to England at the end of the first book, but the next group: Slightly, Tootles, Curly, Nibs, and The Twins.
There's also a bit of a hat tip to Michael Scott and his "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series in "Dr. Flood", who introduced himself as the Alchemyst to Queen Elizabeth the First. Of course, her majesty's Alchemyst was Dr. John Dee, who actually had nothing to do with the Philosopher's (or Sorcerer's) Stone; that was Nicholas Flamel...which brings us to yet another great series of books, this time by J.K. Rowling!
By the way, I'm almost 68 years old and I still enjoy books and movies of this sort!
There's also a bit of a hat tip to Michael Scott and his "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series in "Dr. Flood", who introduced himself as the Alchemyst to Queen Elizabeth the First. Of course, her majesty's Alchemyst was Dr. John Dee, who actually had nothing to do with the Philosopher's (or Sorcerer's) Stone; that was Nicholas Flamel...which brings us to yet another great series of books, this time by J.K. Rowling!
By the way, I'm almost 68 years old and I still enjoy books and movies of this sort!
From the mid-1950s through the mid-60s, the Sheriff of Clark County (Nevada) was W. E. "Butch" Leypoldt, known to his friends (and probably his enemies) as "Butcher". I'm not sure whether the writers knew of this or whether it was just a strange coincidence.
I knew "Butch"; he had gone to school with my dad and had been a salesman at Desert Motors in Vegas. Just about every car my family ever owned was a Plymouth, although there were a couple of Dodges.
Butch pinned my Eagle Scout badge on me in 1958. He and his wife never had any children, and he said at the Court of Honor that he had always sort of considered me his 'son'. I take that as a compliment.
I knew "Butch"; he had gone to school with my dad and had been a salesman at Desert Motors in Vegas. Just about every car my family ever owned was a Plymouth, although there were a couple of Dodges.
Butch pinned my Eagle Scout badge on me in 1958. He and his wife never had any children, and he said at the Court of Honor that he had always sort of considered me his 'son'. I take that as a compliment.
I grew up in Las Vegas NV, where there was no television until 1954. I was in the 4th grade, and it changed life for us kids quite dramatically.
Having listened to the likes of Superman and The Lone Ranger on the radio, and developing a mental picture of what the characters were "sposta" look like, it was sometimes a letdown to see "impostors", even though the voices were the same.
"Space Patrol" never was televised in Vegas, as far as I can remember. I was a faithful follower of the Saturday morning radio show, however: "High adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space! Missions of daring in the name of interplanetary justice! Travel into the future with BUZZ CORY, Commander-in-Chief of the SPAAAAACE PATROL!"
Having listened to the likes of Superman and The Lone Ranger on the radio, and developing a mental picture of what the characters were "sposta" look like, it was sometimes a letdown to see "impostors", even though the voices were the same.
"Space Patrol" never was televised in Vegas, as far as I can remember. I was a faithful follower of the Saturday morning radio show, however: "High adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space! Missions of daring in the name of interplanetary justice! Travel into the future with BUZZ CORY, Commander-in-Chief of the SPAAAAACE PATROL!"