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The Top Ten Channel 37 Science Fiction and Fantasy Music

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Gary Lester

Top ten Science fiction/ Fantasy Songs What better combination than music and science fiction and fantasy. We did a quick listing of our favorite science fiction songs. Admittedly, some of the ones here are pretty obscure. Here is our order, … Continue reading →

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Retro – The New Steampunk

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Gary Lester

I saw a great ad for a new series at the Harry Potter movie on Wednesday night. It seems that Channel 37 is riding the very edge of a new “genre” wave hitting movie houses, publishers and now television. But … Continue reading →

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What’s with all the Steam, Punk?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Gary Lester

What’s with all the steam, punk? The sub-genre of Steampunk certainly is growing within the Science Fiction community. This year Steampunk was overwhelmingly represented at Balticon, Baltimore’s best know science fiction convention. The roots of Steampunk, of course, lie in … Continue reading →

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Secret Writings in Ancient Pyramid

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Gary Lester

It was recently announced that ancient “secret” writings were discovered in the great Pyramid at Giza. Sounds like the beginning of a great Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Fantasy novel. Is this something that Paul and I could have written? You Betcha! But it’s … Continue reading →

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It’s the End of the World (Film at 11)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Gary Lester

As many of our dear readers know, the world will end this Saturday. As we expect this to be a fairly momentous event, we at Channel 37 will be ready to capture the details. Our video crews will be out … Continue reading →

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The Green Girl – Part 1

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Gary Lester

Dr. Arnold Rogers entered the mail room carrying two packages. Myron Backstrom, nephew of Phineas Backstrom – Director of Operations at Recalcitrant Laboratories Palo Alto branch, sat munching on a peanut butter, pickle and potato chip sandwich. “Myron,” Rogers said. … Continue reading →

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May the 4th Be With You!

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Gary Lester

Happy Star Wars Day to everyone! To get a history of the holiday (which we at Channel 37 take very seriously) check out this wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Day As a bonus in honor of this holiday we offer a contest. Any … Continue reading →

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Love Charm

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Gary Lester

The sign of the run-down looking store read, “Nevets: Purveyors of Mysteries of the Universe Since 4.” Bob Wilkerson tried to find a safe place to park. He worried about getting a ding on his new Studebaker Commander Starliner. He … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Shrugged

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Gary Lester

or, Another Movie Made from a Book Written by a Dead Author to Save a Bunch in Royalties The releasing of part 1 of Atlas Shrugged was coupled by lukewarm advertisement accompanied by an ambivalent trailer hinting of the suggestion … Continue reading →

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Three Seconds

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Gary Lester

“T – minus five minutes and counting.” “All systems are go, repeat, all systems are go.” “This is mission commander. Recheck all systems and calibrate time keeping devices.” “T minus 4 minutes and forty-five seconds…mark.” Time. The only commodity we … Continue reading →

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