We need a cosmic cleaner

wannabee · 08-19-2013, 09:14 PM

Like a lot of children in the 1960's I watched and followed the race to the moon with real enthusiasm. It was top notch entertainment and fingernail biting stuff.

So it's a bit of a dampener to see this video animation of the space junk left circling the planet.

It makes me think we need a real "Dark Star" team. Their role was traversing space and eliminating unstable planets. I think eliminating unstable junk around the planet will become a necessary role for the future - providing the planet has one.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-19-2013, 10:09 PM

We're only a few decades from Wall-E.

cromag · 08-19-2013, 10:29 PM

I still have Dark Star on VHS. That may have been their assignment, but, given their results, I would not be in any hurry to have Dark Star in orbit around Earth!!!

badgoodDeb · 08-20-2013, 03:45 PM

Ooo, you're gonna make me go re-watch "Dark Star", aren't you?! That's a great clip! I have Dark Star somewhere on VHS and more recently sprung for a DVD version too.

wannabee · 08-20-2013, 08:01 PM

Hey we've run out of budget for the alien scene. Where's your kid's beach ball?

I wonder if that's where Joe Satriani got the idea for his album.

Dylrob · 08-21-2013, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wannabee

Nah, that's just the Silver Surfer (a Marvel superhero who predates this movie):

badgoodDeb · 08-22-2013, 02:08 PM

Oh yeah. I remember the Silver Surfer comic character!

wannabee · 08-23-2013, 10:13 AM

Does anyone else remember the end of Dr Strangelove

And the end of Dark Star?
fast forward to the last few seconds of the trailer.

MJK2111 · 08-26-2013, 01:40 PM

Cosmic cleaner? Here you go, courtesy of Mel Brooks...

wannabee · 08-28-2013, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJK2111

Cosmic cleaner? Here you go, courtesy of Mel Brooks...

What movie/show was that from?

MJK2111 · 08-28-2013, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wannabee

What movie/show was that from?

Spaceballs.

08-19-2013, 09:14 PM	#1
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	We need a cosmic cleaner Like a lot of children in the 1960's I watched and followed the race to the moon with real enthusiasm. It was top notch entertainment and fingernail biting stuff. So it's a bit of a dampener to see this video animation of the space junk left circling the planet. It makes me think we need a real "Dark Star" team. Their role was traversing space and eliminating unstable planets. I think eliminating unstable junk around the planet will become a necessary role for the future - providing the planet has one.

08-20-2013, 08:01 PM	#5
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Hey we've run out of budget for the alien scene. Where's your kid's beach ball? I wonder if that's where Joe Satriani got the idea for his album. Last edited by wannabee; 08-20-2013 at 08:07 PM. Reason: added Joe's cover

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HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	We're only a few decades from Wall-E.

08-19-2013, 10:29 PM	#3
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,289 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I still have Dark Star on VHS. That may have been their assignment, but, given their results, I would not be in any hurry to have Dark Star in orbit around Earth!!!

08-20-2013, 03:45 PM	#4
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Ooo, you're gonna make me go re-watch "Dark Star", aren't you?! That's a great clip! I have Dark Star somewhere on VHS and more recently sprung for a DVD version too.

08-22-2013, 02:08 PM	#7
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08-23-2013, 10:13 AM	#8
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Does anyone else remember the end of Dr Strangelove And the end of Dark Star? fast forward to the last few seconds of the trailer.

08-26-2013, 01:40 PM	#9
MJK2111 FUBAR! Posts: 1,946 Karma: 15018767 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 S	Cosmic cleaner? Here you go, courtesy of Mel Brooks...

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