Meeting #1788 - Monday, 22 December, 2024
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
In-person at Parktown Pizza 3031 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
And online via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09
Called to order at 20:00
Total of 13/4 in attendance
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1787 were posted online, and were accepted as: Not down
to Faux News standards.
Treasurer
Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: dwgalla...@gmail.com
Though we did accrue $120.10 since the resumption of live meetings.
Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.
President
Not present.
Committees:
None.
New Business:
None.
Announcements:
DaveC
Don’t drive near the coast, keep off the beaches.
Yochanan
This year, Chanukah starts on 12/25. There may be other holidays on that day.
Lisa: Oy to the World!
Rick
People say that Die Hard is a holiday movie. Proposes a marathon of Hawkeye on
the 25th at 6pm at his home in W.Menlo. Email to follow…
Ken
This Friday is the fourth Friday of the month and time, once again, for the
monthly meeting of the Legion of Rassilon – your Doctor Who fan club. This
month we will be watching the new Christmas special: Joy to the World. We will
also be having our holiday raffle – bring a wrapped fannish gift, receive a
raffle ticket. Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m., at the Denny’s in Milpitas, on
Abbott Ave, off Calaveras Blvd, near 880. lor.club <http://lor.club/>
Also, an icon of cinema has died. Star of Crocodile Dundee – Burt the crocodile
, aged 90.
Reviews
Rick
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) is up to the fourth episode. Kind of Goonies
in a galaxy far far away. Four kids, plus Nick Frost as a droid. Quite good so
far. About half-way. Recommend. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew>
Yochanan: Really enjoys is. Star Wars light. Definitely a Goonies feel. Lots of
fun. Robot is a hoot.
Yochanan
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. In the same universe. Mostly
about the humans (no Hobbits) 2-D animation. Very anime look. Liked it. Worth
matinee (maybe full price if you’re a die-hard LotR fan). Not a kid flick.
Lisa: Based loosely on some of Tolkiens writing. Scholars are panning it. Good
for those if you liked the visual media (a bit
fan-fic).en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_War_of_the_Rohirrim
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_War_of_the_Rohirrim>
Row 19 (Prime) suspense thriller (billed as horror) russion made. Refers to a
row on an airplane. Russian w/subs, or eng dub. A little slow, with a poignant
end. Worth the watch if you are patient. imdb.com/title/tt12036270/
<http://imdb.com/title/tt12036270/>
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two, books A & B. Loved volume one, this
one not as much. The first volume was chronological, and short stories. This
one jumps around, and are novellas. Some really good stories, but not as big a
fan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame,_Volume_Two
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame,_Volume_Two>
Landscape With Invisible Hand (Prime) Aliens come to Earth, are benevolent, but
inadvertently messes up peoples lives. Has a lot to say, but is a little slow.
Makes you think. Highly recommend.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_with_Invisible_Hand
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_with_Invisible_Hand>
Cliff
Secret Level (Prime) animated series. Love, Death & Robots personnel involved.
Anthology, each episode is tied to a franchise (first ep. is D&D) really good.
Short episode length. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Level
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Level>
Alien: Romulus: Really good. Third favorite after Alien and Aliens, which it
takes place between. One of the best android characters. Nice reboot.
Promising. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien:_Romulus
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien:_Romulus>
Yochanan: Agree!
Rewatched Wizard of Oz in preparation for Wicked. It holds up.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz>
Capture Coffee in Fremont. No ambience to speak of. More like an Asian tea
shop. Purple Ube Latte was excellent. friend had a Matcha Latte that was also
excellent. capturecoffee.com <http://capturecoffee.com/>
Kennita
Red One (Prime) Would have paid matinee. Enjoyed it. Different take on Santa,
and the reindeer. The Rock is his bodyguard. Naughty & nice list handled
nicely. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_One_(film)
Yochanan: Stil lin cinemas.
Talia
Arcane (Netflix) 2 seasons.Animated steampunk Mix of 2D and 3D. Lot of
character development, cool world building.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)
Wicked (cinemas) songs are awesome. Defying Mavity is really cool. The mains
have a hate love relationship. Different perspective on Elphaba from the Wizard
of Oz. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_(2024_film)
Yochanan & Ken: agree 100%
Ken
Doctor Who: The War Games – in Colour! 90-minute colourized version of the 10
episode swan song of the second Doctor. Like the 65-minute version of The
Daleks last year, a lot has been trimmed – though classic Doctor Who did have a
lot of excess padding, and this one more so, having originally been slated as a
four part story. Besides colour, there is additional music, new scenes
(including a recently discovered film trim from the beginning of part one).
Plus the Doctor actually regenerates this time! Currently on BBC iPlayer
(you’ll need a VPN) will be out on disc next year, plus will be screened at the
January Legion of Rassilon meeting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Games
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Games>
Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+) finale. Stuck the landing. Great blend of
comedy, serious, and the feels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Lower_Decks
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Lower_Decks>
Yochanan: Amazing. Great job. Concludes, but doesn’t close the door. There was
a Ready Room with the four principals.
Rumor of the Week:
It’s hard to land a starship
Adjourned at: 21:02
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