Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Theme Song of the Week: Jonny Quest
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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John, reruns of Jonny Quest(1964-65) were one of my favorite animated series as a boy in the '70s. I am still amazed that this character has only been adapted to another (1996-97) animated series, but not ever a live-action series or film.
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Great theme, great show. Big influence on Brad Bird, as some of the designs in "The Incredibles" demonstrate.
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