RIP, Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley has passed away, at the age of 83. For a while there, every news show I watched yesterday told a different cause of death—so it was either following a battle with lung cancer, or heart failure, or a staph infection, or a mix of the three. He was perhaps most famous for being the father on Happy Days.

He will be missed. Rest in peace, Mr. Cunningham.

For children of the 80’s, he was also the voice of David the Gnome. According to IMDB, besides those two, he was in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. A movie very few are likely to remember.

RIP, Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley has passed away, at the age of 83. For a while there, every news show I watched yesterday told a different cause of death—so it was either following a battle with lung cancer, or heart failure, or a staph infection, or a mix of the three. He was perhaps most famous for being the father on Happy Days.

He will be missed. Rest in peace, Mr. Cunningham.

For children of the 80’s, he was also the voice of David the Gnome. According to IMDB, besides those two, he was in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. A movie very few are likely to remember.

Fannish Items of Interest

A Captain Picard Wedding Cake.

There are reports that Chris Sarandon will have a cameo in the remake of Fright Night.

The newest season of V has been trimmed from 13 episodes, down to 10.

Watch a spoof of Back to the Future, with Doc freaking out because the future in Back to the Future Part 2 isn’t coming to pass.

5 Great Moments From Spike TV’s Scream Awards. It includes footage of Bill Murray showing up fully dressed in Ghostbusters garb to accept an award for Zombieland and thanking all the comics who died before him. Also, a very short clip of the Back to the Future reunion.

Today is the last day for fandom nominations for Yuletide. As of this moment, there are 4295 fandoms listed.

Elvira spoofs the “I’m not a witch” commercial. Sadly, none of the channels around here are showing her revival of Elvira’s Movie Macabre.

I just found out that Maiden Alley Cinema will be showing one horror movie this year. On October 29th and 30th, they will be showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Now, every other year, it’s been shown around 11 PM. This year? On the 29th, it’s at 9 PM, and the 30th, it’s being shown at 7 PM--so I might be able to go to that last one. So if things work out, I’ll be going to the Zombie Walk, followed by The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Which Dad knows nothing about, so I get to scar him for life.

Although, if I followed the Zombie Walk people to the restaurant they're headed for, I might catch a special showing of Dawn of the Dead in the meeting room. I just think they’re underestimating the number of people that will be squeezed in there. Last year, when Maiden Alley Cinema hosted it, they expected 20 or 30. What they got was probably 200 or 300. Since more people know about it this year, there will likely be more.

And 30 minutes before the Zombie Walk begins, there will be a seminar for learning how to survive a zombie attack.

ETA: Just changed my Yuletide fandom nominations again. Now, it's My Best Friend Is A Vampire, The Librarian series of movies, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Dark Shadows (1991), and the original Fright Night. Unfortunately, this causes Randall and Hopkirk (the 2000 version) to not be listed at all--so if someone wants to add that, you'll have to get it in there before 8 PM CST.

Fannish Items of Interest

A Captain Picard Wedding Cake.

There are reports that Chris Sarandon will have a cameo in the remake of Fright Night.

The newest season of V has been trimmed from 13 episodes, down to 10.

Watch a spoof of Back to the Future, with Doc freaking out because the future in Back to the Future Part 2 isn’t coming to pass.

5 Great Moments From Spike TV’s Scream Awards. It includes footage of Bill Murray showing up fully dressed in Ghostbusters garb to accept an award for Zombieland and thanking all the comics who died before him. Also, a very short clip of the Back to the Future reunion.

Today is the last day for fandom nominations for Yuletide. As of this moment, there are 4295 fandoms listed.

Elvira spoofs the “I’m not a witch” commercial. Sadly, none of the channels around here are showing her revival of Elvira’s Movie Macabre.

I just found out that Maiden Alley Cinema will be showing one horror movie this year. On October 29th and 30th, they will be showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Now, every other year, it’s been shown around 11 PM. This year? On the 29th, it’s at 9 PM, and the 30th, it’s being shown at 7 PM--so I might be able to go to that last one. So if things work out, I’ll be going to the Zombie Walk, followed by The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Which Dad knows nothing about, so I get to scar him for life.

Although, if I followed the Zombie Walk people to the restaurant they're headed for, I might catch a special showing of Dawn of the Dead in the meeting room. I just think they’re underestimating the number of people that will be squeezed in there. Last year, when Maiden Alley Cinema hosted it, they expected 20 or 30. What they got was probably 200 or 300. Since more people know about it this year, there will likely be more.

And 30 minutes before the Zombie Walk begins, there will be a seminar for learning how to survive a zombie attack.

ETA: Just changed my Yuletide fandom nominations again. Now, it's My Best Friend Is A Vampire, The Librarian series of movies, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Dark Shadows (1991), and the original Fright Night. Unfortunately, this causes Randall and Hopkirk (the 2000 version) to not be listed at all--so if someone wants to add that, you'll have to get it in there before 8 PM CST.