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Wednesday, 2 September 2009

69 Must-See SciFi Sights in the U.S. | MetaFilter

http://www.metafilter.com/84708/69-MustSee-SciFi-Sights-in-the-US

13 comments:

  1. Maybe someone gobbled it up.

    I noticed, at the very least, that the listing omitted the original "Bat Cave" from the Hollywood Hills and Vasquez Rocks on the northern outskirts of Los Angeles (near Palmdale), both of which have probably appeared in a lot more than 69 sci-fi films and television shows. In fact, Vasquez Rocks is probably featured in closer to 1069 films and television episodes.

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  2. Michael, been watching the california news again. hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

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  3. (cough, cough) 'S'alright! The hills are very pretty at night by firelight. I heard that as of tonight we had burned an area larger than the entire city of Chicago in the last several days.

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  4. "Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park" is mentioned as the "surface of planet Vulcan" about half-way down the page.

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  5. "Based on the popular television show from the 1980s by the same name, the Ripley's Believe It or Not "

    Ripley's were around long before the 80's surely?
    There was a Ripley's in Blackpool in the mid-70s.

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  6. I wondered where that lovely outcrop of rocks/sandstone is that Kirk's fighting on (and also appears in one of the Wayne's World Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey)

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  7. Da da da da da da da da-da da daaaa
    (repeat)
    (cue the kettle drum)

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  8. Shame on you, confusing the two.
    The movie with the classic line "I got a full-on robotic chubby"

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  9. I honestly thought I remembered Wayne standing on a rocky outcrop
    {Hangs head in shame}

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