Friday, January 29, 2010
Some cool Jill St. John pics
This pretty lady is a HUGE role model for Carrie Kelley! Here are some pics of the "pretty lady," as Frank Gorshin called her in October 1965, when the Batman pilot was filmed:
Getting cold and bonkers!
While I am indeed a polar bear, this cold snap is a bit much. There is also a full moon out as well.
But I am looking to enlist help for Carrie's World from Binghamton University students, and plan to apply for work at Best Buy. And there is plenty of work to do both with the film, as well as with my fan sites. As per the latter, I hope to enlist the help of Joomla for that.
Despite the impending job loss, this is a time of optimism, perhaps restlessness!! Two thousand ten looks to be a fine year ahead!!!
But I am looking to enlist help for Carrie's World from Binghamton University students, and plan to apply for work at Best Buy. And there is plenty of work to do both with the film, as well as with my fan sites. As per the latter, I hope to enlist the help of Joomla for that.
Despite the impending job loss, this is a time of optimism, perhaps restlessness!! Two thousand ten looks to be a fine year ahead!!!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Losing my job—a blessing in disguise? Could be!
Yesterday (26 January 2010), I got word my housekeeping position at Macy's is being eliminated as part of a store restructuring, designed to standardise every store in the chain. I had suspected a redundancy was in the works, but then got word my job was safe.
That was not to be the case.
But it may be the case, as working conditions have been steadily declining for some time, and potentially interfering with my film making efforts. Furthermore, I need to relocate to a larger city, such as Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo or elsewhere so that I can do more things. Being in the Binghamton area is not doing me favours.
At least I have a timetable to work with, since the job ends sometime in March. Some things are unknown, such as the final date, as well as how much severance pay I shall receive. But done right, I could come out ahead! Here's hoping!
That was not to be the case.
But it may be the case, as working conditions have been steadily declining for some time, and potentially interfering with my film making efforts. Furthermore, I need to relocate to a larger city, such as Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo or elsewhere so that I can do more things. Being in the Binghamton area is not doing me favours.
At least I have a timetable to work with, since the job ends sometime in March. Some things are unknown, such as the final date, as well as how much severance pay I shall receive. But done right, I could come out ahead! Here's hoping!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
44 years ago today!
Batman made its debut on the airwaves on this day in 1966. And to think I am writing this post from the same room I first saw the show in!
While my assessment of the show has changed over the decades, one thing is certain: This show made an immediate impact on me. I was 6½ years old on this day in 1966, and was used to seeing television as a black-and-white medium. Along comes this show, and it really was the first TRUE colour show. I was hooked, and kept watching it until the third season, when I was distressed over how badly the producers had treated the series. It had become a sad travesty of itself.
And that is too bad, since I thought both Yvonne Craig as Batgirl and Eartha Kitt as Catwoman were superb!
And it did not need to be.
But then, some of the show's limitations were a result of the limitations of both the medium at that time, as well as the decade it aired in. Fast forward to May 2002, when TV Land began airing the show: I was in a horrible job, living in Rochester, NY, and having family issues. It made for a sad time. The show unleashed something in me, because I began my involvement with the comics, beginning with the third Catwoman comic book series. It led to my fan site, and then into filmmaking. Hard to believe a 44-year-old show has made such an impact on my life, but it also merely unleashed the creativity that had been inside of me since the 1960s.
It was also my first time seeing actress Jill St. John, a veteran actress who would go on to play a 007 female lead and then wed Robert Wagner. Her character's demise in the pilot touched me, and made an impact. Back in 1966, I noticed her unusual last name, thinking "St." stood for Street; 15 years later, I noticed the rest of her!! ;) But so it goes!
Anyway, Happy Anniversary, Batman!
While my assessment of the show has changed over the decades, one thing is certain: This show made an immediate impact on me. I was 6½ years old on this day in 1966, and was used to seeing television as a black-and-white medium. Along comes this show, and it really was the first TRUE colour show. I was hooked, and kept watching it until the third season, when I was distressed over how badly the producers had treated the series. It had become a sad travesty of itself.
And that is too bad, since I thought both Yvonne Craig as Batgirl and Eartha Kitt as Catwoman were superb!
And it did not need to be.
But then, some of the show's limitations were a result of the limitations of both the medium at that time, as well as the decade it aired in. Fast forward to May 2002, when TV Land began airing the show: I was in a horrible job, living in Rochester, NY, and having family issues. It made for a sad time. The show unleashed something in me, because I began my involvement with the comics, beginning with the third Catwoman comic book series. It led to my fan site, and then into filmmaking. Hard to believe a 44-year-old show has made such an impact on my life, but it also merely unleashed the creativity that had been inside of me since the 1960s.
It was also my first time seeing actress Jill St. John, a veteran actress who would go on to play a 007 female lead and then wed Robert Wagner. Her character's demise in the pilot touched me, and made an impact. Back in 1966, I noticed her unusual last name, thinking "St." stood for Street; 15 years later, I noticed the rest of her!! ;) But so it goes!
Anyway, Happy Anniversary, Batman!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Happy New Year. 2010!
Happy New Year!
And it looks like we're off to a great start!!! The financial picture looks better than it has in quite a while, and it seems as if we'll be off to do great things. First, we are making moves to finish off Batman 1969, and I want it done by May, in time for the Motor City Comic Con.
Then there is the matter of launching Carrie's World. We need to get a consistent actress for the role, as well as for the role of Catwoman. See, the Feline Fatale is going to have a major role in this series.
Beyond that, there are a number of goals to accomplish. Among them:
And it looks like we're off to a great start!!! The financial picture looks better than it has in quite a while, and it seems as if we'll be off to do great things. First, we are making moves to finish off Batman 1969, and I want it done by May, in time for the Motor City Comic Con.
Then there is the matter of launching Carrie's World. We need to get a consistent actress for the role, as well as for the role of Catwoman. See, the Feline Fatale is going to have a major role in this series.
Beyond that, there are a number of goals to accomplish. Among them:
- Relocation out of the Southern Tier of New York for good. This is not a good place to film a Batman-themed production.
- A better job, of course.
- Pay off some odious debts.
- A more powerful computer, for film rendering.
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