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Last edited by Uncle Sparky; January 14, 2012, 03:20.There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.
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The early British computer geek hero.
He's only nine years old - but he is the world's most audacious special agent! There has never before been a special agent like JOE 90 - and television has never before presented such an original, imaginative and intriguing series."
"For nine-year-old Joe can do anything, thanks to a fabulous electronic device which can transfer the brain patterns of those who are the greatest experts in their field. When he receives these brain patterns, Joe, with the aid of a special pair of glasses which have built-in electrodes, becomes a man in thought and deed... can become the greatest of all astronauts, a dare-devil pilot, an ace motorist, a brilliant brain surgeon or whatever else may be necessary for him as the most daring of all agents attached to the World Intelligence Network... yet he still looks what he really is - a normal, healthy schoolboy. Every assignment brings new excitement, new hazards and unexpected situations - for JOE 90 and viewers alike!"Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915
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The very butch and indestructible Captain Scarlet.
Set in 2068, the series follows the continuing battle of the World Organisation Spectrum against the Mysterons, who have launched a War of Nerves against Earth after their city was mistakenly destroyed by a group of Earthling explorers, leaded by Spectrum's Captain Black. The Mysterons possess incredible powers, the least of which is their "power of reversing matter": They can take an object, or a person which has been destroyed or killed, and recreate it, him or her, to an exact copy… a copy they can control as they wish to exact their revenge on Earth. It's by the powers of the Mysterons that Captain Scarlet is killed, in the first episode, along with Captain Brown, then both recreated to try to assassinate the World President. Captain Brown dies in a kamikaze attack, allowing himself to explode with a bomb, so the World President would perish with him. But when the President survives the attempt, Captain Scarlet then kidnaps him and takes him to the top of London Car-Vu, where, after a shoot out with Captain Blue, he is shot and falls to his second death, 800 feet below.
After Spectrum has recovered the body, it is discovered that Captain Scarlet is not dead. Instead, his body now heals at an incredible rate, and he can even recover from a fatal wound. Captain Scarlet , now free of the Mysterons' influence, has kept their incredible power of "retrometabolism", and is now indestructible… ready to take on the aliens who had tried to make him their slave.
Now back fighting for Earth, Captain Scarlet has on his side all of Spectrum: Colonel White, the commander in chief; Captain Blue, his friend and usual partner; the Angels, the beautiful female fighter pilots; Lieutenant Green, and the other captains. On the side of the Mysterons: Captain Black, whose body has been taken over by them, and who carries out their orders by killing and destroying, so they can continue to wreak havoc on Earth. The fight will go on, Scarlet demonstrating again and again his new capacities, not always winning, and often giving his life so others will be spared…Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915
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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove View PostCaptain Jack?“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
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I haven't read comics for ages and ages now. I consulted Wikipedia about Psylocke; it seems she started out as a Brit, was magically turned Asian and then had an equally magical Asiandectomy of some sort. Weird.
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