Contest: VOTE SF&F Avatar Contest: A Long Time Ago

[Orac]

Welcome to the SF&F Avatar Contest Voting Thread!

This weeks contest is all about SF&F movies and telly programmes that came out before Star Wars.

You may vote for up to FIVE avatars.

Here are your entries..

@JD - Planet of the Apes (1968)

@Kai "the spy" #1 - King Kong (December 17, 1976)

@Kai "the spy" #2 - Wizards (February 9, 1977)

@Kai "the spy" #3 - Demon Seed (April 8, 1977)

@auntiehill #1 - Silent Running (1972)

@auntiehill #2 - Logan's Run (1976)

@auntiehill #3 - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

@Orac #1 - Them! (1954)

@Orac #2 - Earth Vs The Flying Saucers (1956)

@Orac #3 - The Outer Limits (1963-65)

@Nerys Myk #1 - Eraserhead (March 1977)

@Nerys Myk #2 - THX 1138 (1971)

@Nerys Myk #3 - Soylent Green (1973)

@tharpdevenport - The Omega Man (1971)

@Avro Arrow #1 - Forbidden Planet (1956)

@Avro Arrow #2 - The Time Machine (1960)

@Avro Arrow #3 - The Invaders (1967 - 1968)

 

[Kai "the spy"]

My votes came after Star Wars.

Okay, I didn't prepare any other avs than my actual entries, but in the spirit of doing the classicsI took a deeper look into my archives, so prepare for some Oldies but Goldies.

Part #1:

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Part #2:

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Part #3:

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Part #4:

I'll cut myself off here, as I don't want to get to too recent additions.

 

[JD]

All of those came out before Star Wars?
I doubt it will be as revolutionary as Star Wars was, but I voted anyways.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Hopefully my votes will inspire a style of voting for decades to come.

OK, you know I don't follow the superhero movies, but I read SF&F news, both here and elsewhere. So I was a little surprised to see that...

... Captain Marvel was apparently originally a guy.

Also...

Whut??

 

[Kai "the spy"]

... Captain Marvel was apparently originally a guy.

Yeah, "SHAZAM!" was the original Captain Marvel. It was when the trademark on that character (or rather, Fawcett, the company that owned the character) ran out that first another unsuccessful company and then Marvel Comics themselves claimed the trademark.

Whut??

After the death of George Reeves, the producers of "The Adventures of Superman" looked for ways to continue production. One idea was a Jimmy Olsen spin-off, the other, which got a pilot, was "The Adventures of Superpup":

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[tharpdevenport]

A long time ago, on a message board far far away, I voted.

 

[Avro Arrow]

After the death of George Reeves, the producers of "The Adventures of Superman" looked for ways to continue production. One idea was a Jimmy Olsen spin-off, the other, which got a pilot, was "The Adventures of Superpup":

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Words fail me...

 

[JD]

Yeah, "SHAZAM!" was the original Captain Marvel. It was when the trademark on that character (or rather, Fawcett, the company that owned the character) ran out that first another unsuccessful company and then Marvel Comics themselves claimed the trademark.

And the Marvel version was originally a guy. He was a Kree Warrior known as Mar-Velll, Annette Benning's character from the movie is a gender flipped version of the character. Mar-Vell eventually died and several other characters took on the name, including Monica Rambeau, who was introduced in the movie as a kid, before it finally ended up being taken over by Carol. I think she's actually like the fourth or fifth one, and so far her and Monica are the only two women to use the name.

 

[Nerys Myk]

And the Marvel version was originally a guy. He was a Kree Warrior known as Mar-Velll, Annette Benning's character from the movie is a gender flipped version of the character. Mar-Vell eventually died and several other characters took on the name, including Monica Rambeau, who was introduced in the movie as a kid, before it finally ended up being taken over by Carol. I think she's actually like the fourth or fifth one, and so far her and Monica are the only two women to use the name.

Phyla-Vell, Mar-Vell's daughter has also use "Captain Marvel" as a code name.

 

[JD]

Oh, I didn't realize that. I've heard of the character from playing around on the Marvel Wiki, but I thought she was always just Phyla-Vell.

 

[auntiehill]

I went back to the past's future and voted today.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I had to wait in a long line at the Century Theater on Winchester Ave in San Jose, but I voted.

 

[Orac]

The poll has closed and we have a tie between @auntiehill and @Avro Arrow !
Whomever of you two posts first can either cede to the other winner or run the next contest...

 

[tharpdevenport]

I think they should have to pick up lirpas and fight to the death to Gerald Fried music over it. Naturally.

 

[auntiehill]

I'll do the next one, if @Avro Arrow doesn't want to.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I'll do the next one, if @Avro Arrow doesn't want to.

By all means, please feel free!