FREAKS AND GEEKS: THE INTERACTIVE YOUTUBE GAME

Monday, October 21, 2013


Courtesy of the Fine Bros. Unofficial, but awesome.

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The alien designs Stanley Kubrick rejected for 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Here's a fascinating article about some of the alien designs that Stanley Kubrick rejected while shooting 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's full of surprising revelations, like the little factoid about Carl Sagan being the one who suggested not showing the aliens at all. Apparently there's some controversy about whether it was Sagan's suggestion or not, but Sagan and Arthur C. Clarke both thought it was, and that's good enough for me. (Also, Sagan and Kubrick apparently didn't get along well at all. What would you give to listen in on those arguments?)

Some of these designs are kind of funky, but some of them look decades ahead of their time. The little beauty pictured above, for instance, could easily pass as a Wayne Barlow design.

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THE LAST OF US: THE MUSICAL!

Saturday, October 19, 2013



If you've played the award-winning video game The Last of Us, you know it's got what may well be the most gut-wrenching ending in game history. In this bizarre and hilarious video, we see the actors who did the game's voice acting and motion capture improvise a very different take on the conclusion: an epic, Broadway musical of the angsty Les Miz variety.

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8 Weird Catchphrases From Old Warner Bros. Cartoons Explained

Friday, October 18, 2013

Today I've got what I hope will be the first of many articles posted on the nifty website Topless Robot: 8 Weird Catchphrases From Old Warner Bros. Cartoons Explained!

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About This Blog

"Science fiction plucks from within us our deepest fears and hopes, then shows them to us in rough disguise: the monster and the rocket." - W.H. Auden

Who is he, this one who is called "Greg Stacy"?

Greg Stacy began the MONSTERS AND ROCKETS blog in April of 2009. Prior to that, he was editor of the popular sci-fi/horror news website DARKWOLDS.COM. He has also written for LA WEEKLY, OC WEEKLY, UTNE READER and LOS ANGELES CITYBEAT. He always feels weird writing about himself in the third person.

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