tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post2480473360306032021..comments2024-03-28T22:45:25.693+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: June 9th, 1976 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-81437102259579799182016-06-12T13:29:09.695+01:002016-06-12T13:29:09.695+01:00I'll be amazed if my head doesn't explode ...I'll be amazed if my head doesn't explode from the excitement.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54291056221078151792016-06-12T13:08:29.014+01:002016-06-12T13:08:29.014+01:00Steve, I just voted in the "Shake Your Fist&q...Steve, I just voted in the "Shake Your Fist" poll - I see by the percentages that it's even more on a knife edge than the EU referendum (and the result is equally anticipated, I'm sure). You said recently that you were looking forward to announcing (only 40 years late) the merger of POTA and Dracula Lives - because of the comics' date change you'll be doing that announcement on June 23rd, the very day of the referendum - the EU referendum AND the merger of POTA and Dracula Lives on the SAME day, how much more excitement can we take ??? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26540833256973211292016-06-11T21:56:31.492+01:002016-06-11T21:56:31.492+01:00That was indeed The Changes. I seem to recall ther...That was indeed <i>The Changes</i>. I seem to recall there having been a caravan in it. Every piece of Speculative Fiction should feature a caravan. That's why Dr Who should get rid of the TARDIS and replace it with a caravan.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-36314118550155101022016-06-11T21:43:07.013+01:002016-06-11T21:43:07.013+01:00Is 'The Changes' the programme that follow...Is 'The Changes' the programme that follows the adventures of a little girl and where it turns out that the throwing out of technology and returning to a pre-technology civilisation is something to do with Merlin? If so, then I remember we were mesmerised by the fact that there was a Sikh in the programme. Simpler times.<br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-48594374922654328282016-06-11T13:54:52.246+01:002016-06-11T13:54:52.246+01:00UPDATE: Boy Dominic (no "The" apparently...UPDATE: Boy Dominic (no "The" apparently) was set in the 1820's - that's NOT Victorian times (no wonder I remembered the stagecoaches). And Dominic was played by Murray Dale who was the son of Carry On legend Jim Dale !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-11301071473684626802016-06-11T13:40:44.603+01:002016-06-11T13:40:44.603+01:00OK, I just used Yahoo and found The Boy Dominic st...OK, I just used Yahoo and found The Boy Dominic straight away (I thought Google was supposed to be the best !!!) - as Dougie said, it was indeed set in Victorian times (but I'm positive there were stagecoaches in it so it must have been early Victorian). But I was right about the missing father. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-83913609671693892032016-06-11T13:13:38.851+01:002016-06-11T13:13:38.851+01:00As far as I remember, "The Boy Dominic" ...As far as I remember, "The Boy Dominic" wasn't about a junior monk or Victorian child poverty. It was set in the 18th Century (there were stagecoaches in it) and Dominic was searching for his father or something - in the end he finds his father who wore an eye patch. In the sequel, "Dominic", Dominic's father and step-mother are shot dead and he has to solve the crime - something like that, it was a long time ago. I'm also pretty sure it was on ITV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-75614999881042918922016-06-11T10:31:43.844+01:002016-06-11T10:31:43.844+01:00I remembered the title and Googled it: Victorian s...I remembered the title and Googled it: Victorian story about child poverty. <br /><br />BTW, that Conan story in Avengers involves the hero being gang-raped by female monsters. The House of Strange Ideas.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-64533264402357656482016-06-11T08:31:51.726+01:002016-06-11T08:31:51.726+01:00The Boy Dominic rings a bell. Was it about a junio...<i>The Boy Dominic</i> rings a bell. Was it about a junior monk?Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-69975111434310074042016-06-10T23:03:08.009+01:002016-06-10T23:03:08.009+01:00Steve, now I'm really surprised that I haven&#...Steve, now I'm really surprised that I haven't heard of it. I remember a children's programme from around 1975-76 called "The Boy Dominic" and its' follow-up called just "Dominic" but I've googled it and found nothing and there's nothing on YouTube either - it's like it never existed. Obviously not all kids' TV from the '70s is fondly remembered !<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-31927964119945690932016-06-10T14:46:18.598+01:002016-06-10T14:46:18.598+01:00Colin, The Changes was a children's show, so i...Colin, <i>The Changes</i> was a children's show, so it would have been broadcast in the teatime slot. Sadly, it doesn't appear to be available on Youtube anymore.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-53402108520446618512016-06-10T14:23:58.709+01:002016-06-10T14:23:58.709+01:00DW, it was indeed the actual "available for s...DW, it was indeed the actual "available for sale" date that changed. The Marvel UK weeklies had always gone on sale on a Saturday - but Saturday, June 5th 1976 was the last time. The following week's issues went on sale four days later on Wednesday, June 9th. This was a big event for me at the time as it meant I got my comics on a different day. By the way, Steve, I've never heard of The Changes - but I was forced to go to bed at 9pm if there was school the next day so if it was broadcast after 9pm I wouldn't have known about it. I'd never heard of Survivors either till a few years ago when I read about it in a magazine (SFX probably). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-35242362427469318512016-06-10T08:26:08.268+01:002016-06-10T08:26:08.268+01:00I had five of the six this week. That has to be my...I had five of the six this week. That has to be my best total ever.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-19596835146043647462016-06-10T06:30:16.108+01:002016-06-10T06:30:16.108+01:00Only Planet of the Apes for me, this week. With h...Only Planet of the Apes for me, this week. With hindsight, I wish my eight year old shelf had switched to The Titans instead.<br /><br />I'm guessing (as I have no memory of any change) that it was only the cover date, rather than the actual available for sale date, that changed. <br /><br />DW. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com