Two legends in their respective fields passed away five years ago this week in the form of Stan Lee and Roy Clark. Stan Lee was of course the major force behind Marvel Comics for decades and created some of the most popular superheroes of all time. Roy Clark was a legendary country musician perhaps best known as one of the regulars of the musical comedy series Hee Haw.
Not only is this Day 23 of National Podcast Post Month, but it is also the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who! We celebrate this milestone by going back to where it all began. Join Seth and Mark as they bring their signature blend of knowledge and humor to “An Unearthly Child”, the very FIRST episode of Doctor Who!
November 22, 1987: Gas was 90 cents per gallon, The Running Man was #1 at the box office, Dirty Dancing topped the Billboard album charts, and Chicago residents had a very weird and possibly creepy once-in-a-lifetime TV event…
That evening, two separate cases of signal piracy occurred. The first instance happened to Chicago’s famous WGN Channel 9 TV station. However, this was during the local 9 PM News and not part of the national Superstation feed. An unknown individual managed to hijack the TV feed and broadcast a video wearing a Max Headroom mask.
This seemingly normal TV news segment turned very weird and potentially creepy
Then a few hours later, another hijacking happened. This time, it was on Chicago’s PBS affiliate, WTTW Channel 11. It also happened during a broadcast of the 1977 Doctor Who story Horror Of Fang Rock.
This late-night incident is even creepier and possibly NSFW
It’s also worth noting that TV was vastly different than it is today. Regular network television was broadcast to analog antennas, not like the encrypted digital signals we have today. This was also long before the internet, let alone streaming services, became commonplace.
Now, 35 years later, the identities of the perpetrators remain unknown. The case was never officially solved, though many theories and tributes have surfaced since.
The Geekville Radio NaPodPoMo Anthology continues with a return to the Nostalgia Trip. Today we look at the iconic 60’s TV sitcom The Munsters. Seth and Train are joined by Uncle Greg to talk about the characters and tropes of this family favorite.
We step into the TARDIS for NaPodPoMo Day 19! Seth and Mark bring their signature blend of knowledge and humor to a “modern classic” Doctor Who episode, “Dalek”.
Day 10 of National Podcast Post Month, or NaPodPoMo, brings us another edition of The Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame. Many fans remember the 1966 TV show with Van Williams and Bruce Lee, but did you know that the character had existed for 30 years before that TV show? Join Seth and Crazy Train as they discuss the long storied history of the character and the surprising lineage back to the fictional Old West.
Day 9 of NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Post Month) takes us back to The Old West. Join Seth and Crazy Train as they talk about arguably the biggest fictional Old West hero of all time, The Lone Ranger!
We return to the Nostalgia Trip for Day 5 of NaPodPoMo 2023 where Seth and Crazy Train talk The Monkes, a TV/musical act that reached the pinnacle of pop culture in the 1960s..
Both Star Wars and Doctor Who have their devoted fanbases. With Doctor Who, a TV fixture for 60 years (counting the 16 years between series runs), it has seen 13 lead actors and countless supporting actors in a constantly changing cast. Just about anybody who’s anybody in England has appeared in Doctor Who in some capacity.
Star Wars has been at the forefront of pop culture for over 45 years (counting the 16 years between the classic films and the prequels). At the very least, just about every actor associated with the galaxy far far away can find fans at a comic-con or sci-fi convention.
But what of those who have had roles in both Star Wars AND Doctor Who? Believe it or not, there are several names on that list. And some of them may really surprise you!
