TV Sci-Fi in 28mm

[carlos marighela]

My suspicion is that there has been a collective mind bleaching post the 1980s and one that was thoroughly needed.  Civilisation reached a point where its continued existence required that Michael J. Fox was no longer regarded as a major Hollywood star or Bob Monkhouse as even vaguely amusing and that braces and shoulder pads be consigned to the dustbin of history.

For all the glories that the music industry produced in that decade and there were quite a few, the airwaves were still dominated by your Nick Kershaws, the John Paul Youngs and Tony Hadleys of this world. Collective amnesia was a necessary survival function.

Alas, modern supermarkets and their infernal in-house radio programming do much to undo the good work we all undertook over the years, with cruel reminders that ultimately distract from our shopping.

[Sunjester]

My suspicion is that there has been a collective mind bleaching post the 1980s and one that was thoroughly needed.  Civilisation reached a point where its continued existence required that Michael J. Fox was no longer regarded as a major Hollywood star or Bob Monkhouse as even vaguely amusing and that braces and shoulder pads be consigned to the dustbin of history.

For all the glories that the music industry produced in that decade and there were quite a few, the airwaves were still dominated by your Nick Kershaws, the John Paul Youngs and Tony Hadleys of this world. Collective amnesia was a necessary survival function.

Alas, modern supermarkets and their infernal in-house radio programming do much to undo the good work we all undertook over the years, with cruel reminders that ultimately distract from our shopping.

Have you listened to the radios stations recently? No decade has a monopoly on musical dross and drivel.

[snitcythedog]

Have you listened to the radios stations recently? No decade has a monopoly on musical dross and drivel.

Very true.  Just look at John Denver and the Osmonds. 

[carlos marighela]

I have reached a point in life where radio is almost wholly confined to the public broadcaster's news service. FM radio never appealed, and the constant rotation of 'golden oldies' on most stations here, is nausea inducing. By my estimate, there's a fixed quota of Fleetwood Murk and Phil Collins, set by statute, that requires them to be played every twelve and a half minutes, ad breaks not included.

I ceased engaging with the alt radio stations I listened to as a callow youth largely because my musical tastes have considerably expanded rather than diminished and besides the people that drive about with PBS and 3RRR stickers adorning their vehicles are invariably cunts in my experience.

I'm perfectly aware that shite dominates the airwaves and/or Spotify/ Apple Music playlists of every generation. I have two teenage children to remind me that this is true to this very day.  Google Melanie or Brotherhood of Man if you are brave enough and beneath the age of fifty. However, as someone whose formative years as both teen and young man took place in the 1980s, perhaps I feel it more keenly. I imbibed heavily of music, some good some bad. Supermarkets tend to go heavy on
the bad bits.

[Rick]

Supermarkets go heavy on the cheap stuff. Good music is generally more expensive than the bad, cheap drivel created by the mass-market music industry so doesn't get played as much.

[HESH]

Revenge of the Daleks:

This game , played last night, saw the Daleks victorious.

Really getting into this now! Loads of fun.

[carlos marighela]

 

Fark! Don't tell me Del Boy was exterrrrrrrrrminated too!

[Wachaza]

Fark! Don't tell me Del Boy was exterrrrrrrrrminated too!

No, but the Daleks have some great Venezeulan eight track players.

That town is fantastic.

[has.been]

No, but the Daleks have some great Venezeulan eight track players.

  "You (sink) plunger Rodney!"

[carlos marighela]

If only the Daleks had known it was Rodney that would later become Gary and discover time travel, albeit only back as far as the 1940s.

[Rick]

...whilst working for MI5 in the present and pretending to work for them in the 1940's! 

[HESH]

I like the way you boys think !

[HESH]

Yesterdays action:

Daleks V UNIT using IABSM rules.

A great game , very close but a UMIT victory.