Love Seeing The Silver Surfer Animated Series Back in the News

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Strange But True Dept:

CBR.Com, a major player in the comics/film/tv industry, has an article of great interest to me today, so I thought I’d share it. Brace yourselves, kids. It’s called 10 Best Animated Shows With Only One Season and starts like this:


10 Best Animated Shows With Only One Season by Lily Emalfarb

Entertainment is one of the most unpredictable industries, and animation is no exception. Many beloved shows were only granted one season due to budgetary restrictions, cancelations, low ratings, or even creative choices. Despite only having a single season, many shows developed large fan bases and huge cult followings that were left craving more with the worlds they fell in love with….

After which it continues with this:

10 Silver Surfer

Created by Larry Brody, Silver Surfer centers around the comic book character, Silver Surfer, as he travels the galaxy in search of a planet that isn’t Earth for his master to destroy. One of the most powerful superheroes, creators brought a new life to Silver Surfer’s character, showcasing his strengths without The Fantastic Four.

Silver Surfer gained immediate praise from fans and critics, making its cancelation shocking. The show only lasted for thirteen episodes, and while there are many rumors regarding its cancelation, Brody claimed it was due to a legal dispute, though some believe it was a result of Marvel’s bankruptcy. Regardless, fans remain hopeful that there will be an up-to-par reboot.


I recognize that Ms. Emalfarb doesn’t consider this the best of the Top Ten – that’s a show called The Midnight Gospel that I’m definitely going to have look at, but I’m excited that recognition has been given to the show and as a result everyone at late, lamented Saban Entertainment who contributed to it.

Thanks, CBR.Com, for brightening my morning. I loved working on Silver Surfer and also “remain hopeful that there will be an up-to-par reboot,” especially one that brings the old animation crew back together for more idealistic interstellar surfing.

Read the entire article HERE

Why I Live in Port Townsend WA…

(by Sergio Amiti/Getty via thestranger.com)

…Well, if I’m honest about it (a phrase I find more and more in current novels by UK writers using the first person), I don’t really live in Port Townsend.

Gwen the Beautiful and I actually live in a small, rural suburb of PT, which is itself a small, rural suburb of Seattle, which once was a small semi-rural city but now is a teeming tech industry bastion, but I don’t want to name that city (officially a village) because even though I expose myself in varying degrees daily on our beloved interwebs, we do value our privacy.

Did I ever tell you about my stalker?

Luckily, that’s from another place and time. What I want to present here now is one of the most positive aspects of life in Port Townsend’s growing corner of the Olympic Peninsula.

I’m talking about the fact that it has one of the largest populations of 1970’s hippies you’ll find anywhere, and the result is that the people in PT are just about as rebellious, creative, colorful, welcoming (and also unwelcoming – you remember how the ’70s hippies were, right?), and independently minded as any group of people can be.

Today’s example is a mention in a column by Jas Keimig that I found at The Stranger.Com yesterday. Here’s that mention in full (because it’s news and that allows me to reproduce it, right? God, I hope I’m right. Anyway:)

Southern resident orcas have rights, too: Port Townsend knows this. Today, the town issued a (nonbinding) proclamation recognizing orcas’ legal rights, the first time an American city council has done so, reports the Seattle Times. What does that include? According to Port Townsend Mayor David J. Faber, orcas have “the right to life, autonomy, culture, free and safe passage, adequate food supply from naturally occurring sources, and freedom from conditions causing physical, emotional or mental harm, including a habitat degraded by noise, pollution and contamination.” And we better respect them!

Yep, PT is that kind of place, and as a result I’m proud to live, um, Port-Townsend-adjacent. Come visit sometime. (Not me, the area. If you want to see Gwen and/or me, get in touch about if first, por favor, and we’ll see if you meet the stringent requirements.)

Read more of this edition of Jas’ column

Read more about and by Jas Keimig & The Stranger

Modern Life

Having fun learning and living your truth?

Me too.

But here’s some truth dropped by none other than the United States Postal Service that fills me with dismay:


(Pic via Lifehacker.Com & Tada Images Shutterstock)

Avoid Using Blue Mailboxes During the Holidays, USPS Warns
by Elizabeth Yuko

(LB’S NOTE: I got off my duff and fact checked this article, and it seems to be true. Well, actually, I didn’t get off my duff. I was – and still am – sitting down, but I clicked and scrolled the hell out of Google and it all seems good.)

Whether you’re sending holiday cards or gifts, or just mailing your monthly rent check, you may want to avoid using those large, blue collection boxes—at least for the next few months, United States Postal Service (USPS) officials have advised….

According to USPS officials, “groups of criminals across the country are using the internet and social media to coordinate strategic targeting of post office collection boxes,” AL.com reports. In other words, people you probably don’t want having access to your mail….

Read it all at Lifehacker.Com

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