Silly me, I figured that the Science Fiction museum would marginalize the sci-fi I like, specifically Dr. Who. Surprise! An NPR photo gallery of artifacts from the museum actually includes in it’s selection of 6 photos a prop from the show, the “fun gun” from the darkly humorous “The Happiness Patrol,” an oblique commentary on the Thatcher era in Britain.
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There are worse reasons to be late to work than watching one of those 1940s cruise-to-Rio movies with Jane Powell.
I love Turner Classic Movies.
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Dumped on San Jose
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Under the San Jose Sun
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