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by cbr » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:15 pm
It is from the star wars universe and indeed a member of the TIE series
the TIE phantom
close enough Smivs, gobble on...
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by Smivs » Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:22 pm
Nice easy one.
What is the connection between
and
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by spud42 » Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:11 am
they are both the "next/new generation" of the original series ?
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by Smivs » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:12 am
That's true, but is not the answer I'm looking for. Sorry.
There is a common link between them.
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by DredgerMan » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:30 am
I would say Jonathan Frakes, who directed the film as well as several TNG episodes.
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by Smivs » Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:32 am
Mr Frakes it is. Dredgerman is Go!
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by DredgerMan » Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:18 am
Thanks, Smivs!
Ok, serialised in Illustriertes Blatt in 1925 and published in a novel in 1926, what was the third (and much better known) version that came out in 1927?
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by Smivs » Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:36 am
That'll be Metropolis.
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by DredgerMan » Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:24 pm
Correctomundo!!! Written by Thea von Harbou and directed by her husband, Fritz Lang.
Over to you, Smivs!
You fancy a game of ping-pong, by the way?
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by Smivs » Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:48 pm
Yes, OK. I'll Ping and you Pong.
Er no, wait, I didn't mean you actually....oh never mind...
A girl and her companion are transported to a strange and alien world and learn that only one person may have the skills to return them home, so she embarks on an epic journey to find him.
Name the story.
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by Cody » Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:03 pm
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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by Smivs » Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:10 pm
Tap your heels together three times and think of a question.
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by spud42 » Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:09 pm
didnt know Cody wore sparkly red shoes..... the things you learn ....
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by Cody » Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:11 pm
<taps heels together - falls over>
A musical clue: this
classic song was inspired by the movie of a fifties post-apocalyptic novel - name it.
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by Smivs » Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:17 pm
Just like my holiday avatar, I think this is 'On the Beach'.