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12/01/2022

Don't worry I'm not going mad, just creating some sound effects. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2022/01/12/sound-effects/

Don’t worry I’m not going mad, just creating some sound effects. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

18/10/2021

This might look like a bizarre post but for those following my proton pack build this is all the details you need for the electronics within my Ghostbusters Proton pack. This is all thanks to Tim Wappat. Without his genius help my pack would be dark and not so disco. This was chapter six of my Ben of Kent Proton pack build videos....

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2021/10/18/proton-pack-lights-script/

This might look like a bizarre post but for those following my proton pack build this is all the details you need for the electronics within my Ghostbusters Proton pack. This is all thanks to Tim W…

28/08/2021

If you've read my previous post you'll know that one of my all time favourite films was Ghostbusters. I've already posted about how I loved the movie and it's associated merch, music and games. Click here if you haven't and want to read about it. At that time I thought that the article would be the end of my chat about the subject, until maybe Ghostbusters : Afterlife was released in November 2021....

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2021/08/28/back-to-the-ghostbusters/

If you’ve read my previous post you’ll know that one of my all time favourite films was Ghostbusters. I’ve already posted about how I loved the movie and it’s associated mer…

09/08/2021

With Marty stuck in 1955, again, he has to gain the help of 50s Doc to return to the Future. the film starts as the very first Back to the Future film finishes. The Delorean has gone back to 1985 and Doc has fainted, fade to black and we return to the mythical Brown mansion which we've only seen glimpses of in the first two movies prior to it's destruction in 1962....

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2021/07/22/best-decade-for-films-the-80s-what-idiot-dressed-you-in-that-outfit-part-iii/

With Marty stuck in 1955, again, he has to gain the help of 50s Doc to return to the Future. the film starts as the very first Back to the Future film finishes. The Delorean has gone back to 1985 a…

03/03/2021

When I saw Back to the Future I didn't think anyone would be crazy enough to make a sequel, but they did. It took a relatively short number of years to take the sequel to the massive time travelling hit Back to the Future and to save money and time Back to the Future Part II and Part III were made back to back....

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/best-decade-for-films-the-80s-its-your-kids-marty-part-ii/

When I saw Back to the Future I didn’t think anyone would be crazy enough to make a sequel, but they did. It took a relatively short number of years to take the sequel to the massive time tra…

25/11/2020

So, we are in 1985 a date which is directly linked with one, if not the best time travel film of all time. Back to the Future. Around the middle of the 80s, denim was still a thing. After my fondness with my denim jacket and my fondness for the Six Million Dollar Man add the body warmer and you've got Marty Mcfly....

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/11/25/best-decade-for-films-the-80s-great-scott-part-i/

So, we are in 1985 a date which is directly linked with one, if not the best time travel film of all time. Back to the Future. Around the middle of the 80s, denim was still a thing. After my fondne…

23/11/2020

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Back to the Future 85 Little Shop of Horrors 86

07/11/2020

I'm afraid to say that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was the first Indy film I saw at the cinema. The shame, the shame. In the 80s I was working my way through my teens and I was gently easing out of my pure Sci-fi and space stuff, but obviously not cutting them out completely, so a silly film about an archaeologist seemed a bit dull. [ 3,840 more words ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/11/07/best-decade-80s-space-and-doom/

I’m afraid to say that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was the first Indy film I saw at the cinema. The shame, the shame. In the 80s I was working my way through my teens and I was gentl…

31/10/2020

With Ghostbusters being released in UK cinemas on the 7th December 1984. Gremlins, another fun 80's film was released on the very same day. Christmas in 84 was a busy cinema time, especially for monsters and ghosts. In the UK this film caused a bit of a controversy. Gremlins was submitted to the BBFC in June 1984, and the issues it raised for examiners were similar to those discussed during the classification of Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom only one month earlier (see the examiner reports for Temple of Doom… [ 2,916 more words ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/best-decade-for-films-ever-80s-dont-feed-them-after-midnight/

With Ghostbusters being released in UK cinemas on the 7th December 1984. Gremlins, another fun 80’s film was released on the very same day. Christmas in 84 was a busy cinema time, especially …

30/10/2020

We were nearing the end of 1984, George Orwell's Thought Police thankfully did not repress our individuality and our independent thought and we weren't living in a dystopian present. Not quite yet. It was a big year for the hits of Madonna and her debut album. Dead Or Alive had first released You Spin Me Right Round, with Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears were having continued chart success. [ 3,260 more words ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/10/30/best-decade-for-films-ever-the-80s-part-2/

We were nearing the end of 1984, George Orwell’s Thought Police thankfully did not repress our individuality and our independent thought and we weren’t living in a dystopian present. No…

23/10/2020

Who the heck is Steven Spielberg? I'd never heard of him before E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. I didn't really pay to much attention to directors at that time. I'd seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind but it "wasn't as good as Star Wars", I'd not seen Jaws coz it was scary, and bizarrely I didn't catch Raiders of the Lost Ark until it was on TV. [ 1,633 more word ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/the-best-decade-for-films-the-80s-e-t-phone-home/

Who the heck is Steven Spielberg? I’d never heard of him before E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. I didn’t really pay to much attention to directors at that time. I’d seen Close Encount…

16/10/2020

Heading into a new decade, out of the Disco 70's and into a decade filled with shell suits, the mighty Filofax, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Live Aid, the Space Shuttle, coal mine closures, various wars around the globe, genetic research, Ceefax and Teletext and the New Romantics. I'd spent most of my life in the 70's, did we do okay? [ 1,087 more word ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/10/16/star-wars-changed-my-life-viii-the-roaring-90s/

Heading into a new decade, out of the Disco 70’s and into a decade filled with shell suits, the mighty Filofax, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Live Aid, the Space Shuttle, coal mine closur…

14/10/2020

This is a reproduction of my original build diary for Dalek Bruce published on the Project Dalek forum between September 6th 2009 and June 23rd 2010 when Dalek Bruce himself was completed. I will be updating and removing portions for clarity as some of the entries included replies to messages sent in the forum itself which I won't be including here. [ 16,431 more words ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/dalek-bruces-build-diary/

This is a reproduction of my original build diary for Dalek Bruce published on the Project Dalek forum between September 6th 2009 and June 23rd 2010 when Dalek Bruce himself was completed. I will b…

09/10/2020

You couldn't leave the 70's Sci-fi behind without a final delve into the world of Gerry Anderson. A lot of my childhood was spent sat in front of various black and white and colour TV sets watching the various worlds created by Gerry Anderson both live action and Supermarionation. By the time I was old enough in the early 70s to watch shows, most of them had already been cancelled and he had moved on to newer live action shows like UFO and Space 1999. [ 419 more words ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/10/09/70s-uk-tv-part-3-gerry-and-the-model-makers/

You couldn’t leave the 70’s Sci-fi behind without a final delve into the world of Gerry Anderson. A lot of my childhood was spent sat in front of various black and white and colour TV s…

02/10/2020

My life hasn't always been Star Wars, so after Return of the Jedi came and went it was time to get back to some other fun TV and Films. I loved cinema and still do. I didn't just wait for the next Star Wars film to come out to spend money at the flicks. I've loved films all my life. By the 1980s I would take myself to films that my parents probably weren't interested in and because Star Wars made such an influence on cinema and TV at the time, it meant that there was a lot of SciFi around. [ 1,683 more word ]

https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/star-wars-changed-my-life-vi-the-quiet-place/

My life hasn’t always been Star Wars, so after Return of the Jedi came and went it was time to get back to some other fun TV and Films. I loved cinema and still do. I didn’t just wait f…

18/09/2020

By the time 1980 came around I had just made it past the 12 year old post and I was ready for more Star Wars By late 1979, I had received my previously mentioned Boba Fett figure, which still didn't fire rockets and thankfully I hadn't seen the Star Wars Holiday Special by this point. We did get to see The Muppet Show featuring a plethora of characters from Star Wars. [ 1,905 more word ]
https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/09/18/star-wars-changed-my-life-v-the-empire-strikes-bank/

By the time 1980 came around I had just made it past the 12 year old post and I was ready for more Star Wars By late 1979, I had received my previously mentioned Boba Fett figure, which still didn&…

11/09/2020

I loved records as a kid and as soon as I could carefully place the needle on the record I was hooked and if I wasn't watching the black and white TV in the lounge, I'd be listening to my records. I remember always having a record player available through the 70s moving into the 80s where I started to buy cassettes to listen to tunes on my Walkman. [ 1,106 more word ]
https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/star-wars-changed-my-life-iv-the-music-of-star-wars-and-the-diddy-men/

I loved records as a kid and as soon as I could carefully place the needle on the record I was hooked and if I wasn’t watching the black and white TV in the lounge, I’d be listening to …

02/09/2020

You've seen that i love robots and toys. Star Wars toys became a big thing for me beginning 1978 when they became available. The history of Star Wars toys started when the film came out in the USA in May 1977. The toy rights were kept by George Lucas and the licence in the USA went to a company called Kennedy. [ 1,085 more word ]
https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/star-wars-changed-my-life-iii-toys-and-games/

You’ve seen that i love robots and toys. Star Wars toys became a big thing for me beginning 1978 when they became available. The history of Star Wars toys started when the film came out in th…

30/08/2020

Yes, I was old enough to see it first time around. I remember, that we went to see it first time around at the Odeon cinema in Ashton Under Lyne. The titles, the droids, the bad guys, the good and the Force. This cinema where I went to see it, has quite a bit of history to it. Opened in 1920 it was known as the… [ 1,361 more word ]
https://thesplik.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/star-wars-changed-my-life-ii-seeing-the-film-and-scrapbooking/

Yes, I was old enough to see it first time around. I remember, that we went to see it first time around at the Odeon cinema in Ashton Under Lyne. The titles, the droids, the bad guys, the good and …

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