This is huge fun. I suspect almost everyone hear saw Terminator 2 when it came out decades ago. The amazing thing about watching this reel, which was just published yesterday, is that it shows the cast and crew having a great time, and it is amazing how many practical effects (as opposed to the eye-rolling CGI we’re slathered with today) there are. Check it out – you’ll love it!
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
An Amazing Correlate
Covid Killed the Box Office
Interesting how this seems to have been permanently broken unlike, say, airline miles flown.
New Position: Dollarback
Sort of amusing for a salary “cap” to be over a quarter billion dollars.
I Shall Consider It
There is no television show, movie, book, or record that has had more influence on me than the original series of Star Trek. Below is one of my favorite clips of all. I must say, to this day, I’m not positive if Kirk is saying the device in his cabin allows one to be “invisible” or if it makes one “invincible“. I think it’s the latter, but Spock sure seems able to accept the tip without asking what the device is, where it’s hidden, and how it works!
