Jai Courtney b. 1986 (Divergent, I, Frankenstein)
Hayden Christensen b. 1981 (Star Wars, Jumper, Harrison Bergeron)
James Franco b. 1978 (This is the End, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Green Hornet, Spider-Man, The X-Files)
Alexis Thorpe b. 1980 (Nightmare City 2035, The Man from Earth)
Ashley Judd b. 1968 (Divergent, Tooth Fairy, Bug, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Patricia Charbonneau b. 1959 (Strange World, SeaQuest 2032, RoboCop 2, Brain Dead)
Moira Sinise b. 1954 (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
Dennis Dun b. 1952 (Charmed, Prince of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little China, Beauty and the Beast)
Tim Curry b. 1946 (Alice [2009], The Secret of Moonacre, Wolf Girl, Addams Family Reunion, Doom Runners, Lexx, Congo, Earth 2, The Shadow, It, The Worst Witch, Legend, The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Rhodes Reason b. 1930 (Star Trek, King Kong Escapes, The Time Tunnel)
Dick Sargent b. 1930 died 8 July 1994 (Harry and the Hendersons, Teen Witch, The Six Million Dollar Man, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Beast with a Million Eyes)
Hugh O’Brian b. 1925 (Doin’ Time on Planet Earth, Rocketship X-M)
Last year I went with Hayden Christensen in the Picture Slot because he has the most iconic role in the biggest budget film. This year I went with Tim Curry because I love Tim Curry, as do all sentient beings. There are certainly other excellent choices, but you can be pretty sure I'm not going to use James Franco any time in the future. I've just never warmed up to the guy.
Many happy returns to all the living on the list and to the dead, thanks for all the memories.
Predictor: Congressman Michael D. Harter (1846-1896) in honor of the Columbian Exposition of 1893
Prediction: The doctrine that the government which governs least governs best will, much earlier than 1993, be the unwritten but fundamental law.
Reality: Nice try, congressman. This guy might as well be an ancestor of Ron and Rand Paul. He is sold on the entire modern libertarian bill of goods, including the gold standard. But what really happened in the 20th Century was the growth of government, for good and for ill, a lot for good. It is still in doubt whether the idea of "promoting the general welfare" remains part of focus of government in this country, or if the preamble of the Constitution will be revised to "Fuck you, I've got mine."
Looking one day ahead... INTO THE FUTURE!
The weekly schedule is interrupted for a repeat consideration of list of predictions from the early 1990s that is pretty strong.
Join us then... IN THE FUTURE!
I'd have given the picture slot to Tim Curry JUST for his role in Rocky Horror, but he's done a lot of interesting genre work.
ReplyDeleteA note about Alexis Thorpe and "The Man from Earth" - I just watched that movie this week (again). It's a movie made up mostly of character actors and former TV leads and has a ridiculous premise but I just really enjoy watching the movie ... and Ms. Thorpe would certainly qualify for the pretty girl = picture slot for next year.
All the women qualify for the Pretty Girl = Picture Slot rule. I might go with Ashley Judd from ST:TNG just as a blast from the past.
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