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1966: Star Trek at 50

1966: Star Trek at 50

It’s 50 years to the day that Star Trek first transported onto NBC at 8:30… In celebration of five decades of the intergalactic pop-culture giant that followed, Jokerside takes a look at that classic first year… Star Trek: The Original Series IT WAS THE...
1966: Invasion Earth 2150 – Movie Daleks at 50

1966: Invasion Earth 2150 – Movie Daleks at 50

Print the neg-a-tive! “I didn’t want any bug-eyed monsters and the Dalek is what made Doctor Who” – Sydney Newman AFTER BEATLEMANIA, THERE WAS DALEKMANIA. THEY ARRIVED ON SCREEN AT THE VERY TAIL OF 1963, FAMOUSLY THOSE BEMS SNEAKING PAST PRODUCER SYDNEY NEWMAN’S...