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Shownotes Episode 21: And Another Thing

 

1. John Carpenter’s The Thing, directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russel, Blu-Ray, Universal Studios, 2008.  ASIN: B001CW7ZWG, $14.98.

2. The Thing, directed by Matthiji van Heijiningen Jr., starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Blu-Ray/DVD, Universal Studios, 2012.  ASIN: B0067QPVD2, $34.98.

3. Podcast Intro and Outro – Andrew Lubman’s, “Train of Thought”.

http://www.musicalley.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=a0b7f6596422c80c407910fbc5f717e7

Other things mention were: Star Wars; Alien; Escape from New York; Escape from L.A.; AVP; Predator; Hellraiser; Terminator 2; Terminator T3; Archer; Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination; Survivors; Nordguard: Across Thin Ice; Jeffrey Eddy, President; SofaWolf Press, Inc.; Erin Hunter; 501st; 70th Explorers Garrison; Exploration Place

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Episode 21.5 of ComicPop Library

Matt and I walk through giving an audio tour of Wichita Kansas’ Exploration Place’s, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit.  Along the tour we meet up with Exploration Place’s President Jan Luth for a quick interview and you get a brief sampling of the Millennium Falcon experience.  The transitions are a little rough, but we make it through the asteroid field.  If you have not been to the exhibit yet make your plans because the exhibit only runs through September 3.

Episode 21.5 of ComicPop Library: Audio Tour of Exploration Place’s “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination”

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Episode 21 of ComicPop Library: “And Another Thing”

Part 2 of The Thing review and discussion.  Join us this episode as we look at 1982’s John Carpenter’s The Thing, starring Kurt Russell and directed by John Carpenter, and 2011’s The Thing, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and directed by Matthiji van Heijiningen Jr.  We also have E-mails!  One from Charlene, about the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Exhibit and then a really cool one from Jeffrey Eddy, President of SofaWolf Press, Inc.

Episode 21 ComicPop Library: And Another Thing

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Millennium Falcon Experience

   

When you go to Exploration Place’s “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit a little extra money to go on the Millennium Falcon experience.  This is a life size mock-up of the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon.  Video plays and you get to experience a ride through space with C-3PO as your guide.  It is similar to an IMAX experience.  The cockpit does not move, but the way the film is shot it makes you feel like you are moving.  This piece of the Star Wars exhibit is an extra $3.00 per person, but it is well worth it.  Pictured above are Matt, Logan and the last picture is April and Richard.

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More Exploration Place

 

One of the Hands-On Stations at Exploration Place’s “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit.  This station has three different locals that attendees can enter act with (That’s April and Logan, part of the ComicPop Library team, in the second picture).  Each station is different.  They stations themes are: Moisture Farm; Mos Eisley; and Jawa Village.  You have a variety of plates that you place in front of a scanner and it will tell you what the plate represents.  It then puts the image of the plate up on the computer screen around your environment.  You then place the images on different places on the turn table to make a functioning environment.  Depending on your placement of the plates will determine if your economy good, social aspects are good, and conflict is minimal or viceversa.  So if your looking for a fun event to do this Summer, stop by the Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas.

http://exploration.org/star_wars_exhibit.php

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Exploration Place Trip

Matt and I just got back from the Media Day and Opening Day of Exploration Place’s “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit.  We had a great time.  We have several pictures that will be uploaded over the next several days, if not weeks and some special podcasts over the exhibit and the regional 501st, 70th Explorers Garrison.

We start the pictures with the one above which is of course the droids and Princess Leia’s costume from Star Wars: A New Hope.

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Exploration Place’s Opening Weekend of Star Wars Exhibit

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This weekend Matt and Richard will be at the opening weekend of “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination”.  They will be taking pictures and doing interviews that will be uploaded to our website.  The pictures will be uploaded during the weekend and the interviews will be in a special podcast that will be uploaded sometime next week.

This is Wichita, Kansas’ Exploration Place opening weekend (May 26, 2012) for “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit.   “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit will feature Star Wars costumes and prop models along side actual science in today’s world.  If you have a Star Wars fan this will be right up their alley.  The exhibit will be at the Exploration Place until September 3, 2012, so make your plans to visit.  Our website also had a special podcast with Linda Eaves, Marketing Project Coordinator for the Star Wars exhibit, that can be found under our “Podcast” tab, Episode 14.5 or by the link below.  Also below is a link to the exhibits webpage to get more information.  Thank you to Exploration Place and LucasFilm for providing imagery.

http://comicpoplibrary.com/news/episode-14-5-star-wars-where-science-meets-imagination/

http://exploration.org/star_wars_exhibit.php

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Make the Jump to Exploration Place

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Remember a jump through hyperspace isn’t like flying crops!  However, if you’re a seasoned pilot or can locate a cargo transport make that jump to Wichita, Kansas’ Exploration Place.  Coming May 26, 2012 Star Wars will be at the Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas.  “Star Wars: Where Science Meets” Imagination exhibit will feature Star Wars costumes and prop models along side actual science in today’s world.  If you have a Star Wars fan this will be right up their alley.  The exhibit will be at the Exploration Place until September 3, 2012, so make your plans to visit.  Our website also had a special podcast with Linda Eaves, Marketing Project Coordinator for the Star Wars exhibit, that can be found under our “Podcast” tab, Episode 14.5 or by the link below.  Also below is a link to the exhibits webpage to get more information.  Thank you to Exploration Place and LucasFilm for providing imagery.

http://comicpoplibrary.com/news/episode-14-5-star-wars-where-science-meets-imagination/

http://exploration.org/star_wars_exhibit.php