This episode we have an amazing guest re-joining us, the fantastic Shaun from Comics2Movies and XCT. So you know straight up it is going to be a great show! Also the DJ is on fire this week and makes us laugh till we cry. We begin with a look at an upcoming book release that is the biography of Milicent Patrick, the lady who designed the creature from the Black Lagoon. She has an amazing story that is sure to inspire many of us. It also looks at the harassment she faced and the ongoing issues in Hollywood today. Also discussed is the reaction of various law enforcement agencies in response to undesirable behaviours such as cyber-bullying. The topic is the 40th anniversary of Mad Max! That’s right the original movie that created a legend is 40 years old. There was a party in Victoria to celebrate with fans even coming from America. Of course this means we have to discuss the amazing films in the Mad Max franchise (even the recent Fury Road – which is suggested is not Mad Max, but you decide and let us know). Also this is when the DJ makes us laugh till we cry, listen out for it, believe me, it is amazingly funny. Next up is the Professor with some information about the PS5 and VR. Things are getting better with improved technology on the VR/AR front with arcades opening up around the place, but what is happening in the home? We then have the regular shoutouts, birthdays, and remembrances. Concluding with a chat about what Shaun is up to in terms of new projects to look forward to, so if you are planning on going to any of the comic conventions you will have to stop by and say G’Day, and check out what he has on offer. Particularly with his new graphic novels, so go along and check out his website and be amazed by the wondrous collection of artwork in the various comic books and graphic novels available for purchase alongside the extensive offering of various memorabilia there. So grab yourself a cup of tea and strap in for our latest instalment of Nerds Amalgamated.
EPISODE NOTES:
The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
- https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781335937803
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34993030-the-lady-from-the-black-lagoon
Mad Max turns 40
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-03/mad-max-40th-anniversary/10775336
- https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5450660/mad-max-anniversary-event-ditches-clunes-location/
PS5 VR/AR - https://gamingbolt.com/sony-knows-vr-ar-is-the-future-ps5-will-support-it-says-dev
Games Currently playing
Buck, Professor & DJ – Apex Legends - https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends
Shaun – Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight:_Jedi_Academy
Other topics Discussed
Millicent Patrick’s biography
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milicent_Patrick
Black Fury aka Miss Fury character bio
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Fury_(comics)
Cyberbullying in American and Australia
- America - https://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/florida-cyberstalking-charges-girl-suicide/index.html
- Australia - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-10/dolly-everett-nt-suicide-cyber-bullying-campaign-launched/9317056
MAD MAX Fan Magazine – Silver City on Kickstarter
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/mad-max-fan-magazine-silver-city
Mad Max Franchise
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_(franchise)
George Miller wants to make more Mad Max movies
- http://collider.com/george-miller-new-mad-max-movies/
Amount of dialogue in Mad Max Fury Road
- https://www.reddit.com/r/MadMax/comments/4eveny/full_dialogue_for_fury_road/
Quentin Tarantino praises Mad Max Fury Road
Playstation 5 will be backwards compatible
- https://gamerant.com/ps5-backward-compatible/
Playstation Eyetoy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EyeToy
Wonder Boy (video game)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Boy_(video_game)
Ghouls and Ghosts (video game)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghouls_%27n_Ghosts
Hungry Hungry Hippos the movie poster
- http://i.imgur.com/dU5gS.jpg
Fortnite & PubG are banned in China
- https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/650828/fortnite-pubg-could-banned-china/
Kate Miller-Hidke (Australian singer-songwriter and actress)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Miller-Heidke
Shoutouts
24 Feb 2019 - Congrats to all the Oscars 2019 winners
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Academy_Awards
- https://cometoverhollywood.com/2016/02/05/hollywood-capers-stolen-academy-awards/
26 Feb 1935 - RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt - https://www.wired.com/2008/02/dayintech-0226/
29 Feb 1504 - Crafty Columbus plays a Leap Year Trick, many people born on February 29th curse their luck, but it can also bring luck and benefits as explorer Christopher Columbus demonstrated over 400 years ago. - https://www.onthisday.com/articles/crafty-columbus-plays-a-leap-year-trick
Rememberances
21 Feb 2019 – Stanley Donen, American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are On the Town (1949) and Singin' in the Rain (1952), both of which starred Gene Kelly who co-directed. His other films include Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Funny Face (1957), Indiscreet (1958), and Charade (1963). He died of heart failure at 94 in New York City - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Donen
21 Feb 2019 – Peter Halsten Thorkelson or Peter Tork, was an American musician, composer and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees. He died from complications of a rare cancer known as adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare, slow-growing form of head and neck cancer at 77 in Mansfield, Connecticut - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tork
25 Feb 2019 - Maeghan Albach, American voice actress known for her extensive work with English dubbing. The actress worked with Funimation Entertainment for 13 years and brought her voice to dozens of titles. Most notably series such as Evangelion: 1.0 You Are Not Alone, One Piece, Fairy Tail, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, A Certain Magical Index, Princess Jellyfish, and many more. Died on 22 Jan 2019 with no known causes of death - https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/02/25/fullmetal-alchemist-attack-on-titan-actress-maeghan-albach-death/
2 Mar 2019 – Katherine Helmond, American film, theater, and television actress and director. Over her five decades of television acting, she was known for her starring role as feisty mother Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss? (1984–1992). She also voiced Lizzie in the three Cars films by Disney/Pixar. She died of February 23, 2019, from complications of Alzheimer's disease at 89 in Los Angeles, California
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Helmond
Birthdays
26 Feb 1802 – Victor Hugo, French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. Hugo is one of the greatest and best-known French writers. Outside France, his most famous works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris), 1831. Born in Besançon,Doubs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_hugo
26 Feb 1908 – Tex Avery, American animator,director, cartoonist and voice actor, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck,Porky Pig,Elmer Fudd,Droopy,Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy. Born in Taylor, Texas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Avery
28 Feb 1901 – Linus Pauling, American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, educator, and husband of American human rights activist Ava Helen Pauling. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. Pauling was one of the founders of the fields of quantum chemistry and molecular biology. In his later years he promoted nuclear disarmament, as well as orthomolecular medicine, megavitamin therapy, and dietary supplements. For his scientific work, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. For his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. He is one of four individuals to have won more than one Nobel Prize (the others being Marie Curie,John Bardeen and Frederick Sanger). Of these, he is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes, and one of two people to be awarded Nobel Prizes in different fields, the other being Marie Curie. Born in Portland, Oregon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling
Events of Interest
26 Feb 1616 – Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair#Inquisition_and_first_judgement,_1616
26 Feb 1952 - Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces Great Britain has developed its own atomic bomb - https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/26/us/ap-history.html
26 Feb 1949 – Lucky Lady II, a B-50 Superfortress begins the non-stop flight around the world from Carswell Air Force base in Fort Worth, Texas - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lucky-lady-ii-begins-nonstop-global-flight
29 Feb 1940 - Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st African American woman to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in "Gone with the Wind". The first Academy Award won by an African American entertainer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_McDaniel#1940_Academy_Awards
Special message from Shaun about his upcoming works such as XCT: Breakout & Terralympus
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2067957354/xct-breakout-graphic-novel
- http://www.comics2movies.com.au/shop/terralympus-vol-1-graphic-novel/
Intro
Artist – Goblins from Mars
Song Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)
Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJ
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