Themes of the Fantastic
Recap for Tuesday, 1/24/12 meeting
Rock "em, Sock "em Rivals, Brawls and Battles

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em, Rivalries, Brawls, et al, in Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror. Participants: Chuck(CG); Todd E(TE); Todd
D(TD); Ann-Marie B(AMB); Chris H(CH) and William Grib.

A veritable plethora:
CH:
  • Bigwig vs, Gen. Woundwart at the end of Watership
    Down Godzilla vs. Tokyo, Mankind, other Monsters, etc.
  • Frankenstein vs. the Wolfman
  • Freddy vs. Jason

TE:
  • Light Saber Duels in Star Wars
  • Duel
  • Mad Max Movies
  • Doctor Who vs. the Dalek
  • DeathRace 2000
  • Rocky & Bullwinkle vs. Boris & Natasha
  • Adventure Time
  • Light vs. Dark Sidhe

AMB:
  • Holmes vs. Moriarty
  • Dracula vs. VanHelsing
  • Merlin & Morgana
  • Spy vs. Spy
  • Invader Zim
  • Supernatural's Dean & Sam Winchester vs. all sorts of
    Evil
  • Death Note (Anime)

TD:
  • Death Proof from Grindhouse
  • The Three/Four Musketeers
  • The Duelists
  • Naruto (Anime)

CG:
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Zeus vs. Poseidon

AMB, TD, TE: Phineas & Ferb / Perry the Pltypus vs. Dr.
Doofenshmirtz, Evil Incorporated.  Which led to the fun
discussion of others cartoons:  Yosemite Sam vs. Everyone;
Wylie Coyote vs. Roadrunner; Elmer Fudd vs. Bugs Bunny;
Foghorn Leghorn vs. Dog; Sylvester vs. Tweety Bird.

Fun discussion!

(write-up by Chris H)
Next topic discussion:  Where'd they go?
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Wayne Public Library
461 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
973-694-4272

This event meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month to
discuss a specific topic in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and related
genres.  

This month we take a look at kidnappings, disappearances and
vanishings. The true, the weird, the unsolved. From aliens to
fae/sidhe changelings to creatures of legend in the wild making
sure hikers "disappear"...we're looking at you Yeti.   All kinds of
mysterious vanishings.

For info or directions visit www.waynepubliclibrary.org