Super-Science Struggle

Ahh, Saturdays. Waking up to the sound of Wolfgang yelling at the window. Saturday is our weekly Pancake Day. Every Saturday, Wolfgang comes up our suite for Pancakes at 10 AM and every week we are asleep when he gets here and he has to wake us up while locked out.

Pancakes have now started being traditionally followed up by a batch of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Today we picked a lovely film called Robot v. Aztec Mummy. That film isn't what caught our eye today. It was the short serial at the beginning. Episode 1 of Radar Men from the Moon, The Moon Rocket. Let's just say once it was over we went online to find the other episodes. It is beyond brilliant.

Pictured: Genius

The commentary from MST3K was almost nonexistent during this segment, it was unnecessary. What needed to be said was said by the actors. This show was just amazing. It opened with several bits of stock footage of things blowing up. When the main character, Commando Cody is revealed, he has it figured out in under 1 minute. I checked. From the fact that the explosions were of an atomic nature, but without the really big boom. So it must be an "atomic beam". Which no one on Earth has. Since Commando Cody has just built a moon rocket, it must be some one from there. Why else would he have built the convenient transport?

Pictured: Convenient transport

While we were laughing and enjoying the exploits of Commando Cody, I can't deny that I wasn't taking notes. The music, cinematography and script were all noted and cataloged. For those of you who know me, you may know that last year I began working together a script for a bad 50's sci-fi sppof. Lord Victorian v. The Robot-Pirate-Bear-Ninja-Monkey-Vampires from Space. Long title, easy concept. Steampunk British nobility with a steam powered flying pennyfarthing and steam powered gatling gun for an arm fights giant space monster/internetsworstnightmare. If I ever do finish the script, it will have a Commando Cody noted in the credits, because his influence is undeniable. The thing is going to be no-budget, except I need to make a penny farthing, big one or model one, all options are on the table.

Pictured: Hope

If your intrigued by the amazing adventures of Commando Cody, well thats why Jesus invented Google Video.