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