> > > I *love* Stingray. I ***ADORE*** Captain Scarlet. I watched them as a kid and recently rediscovered them as an adult - there is nothing better than going back to something you remember liking, and finding out that, yes, it's actually even *better* than you remembered.
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> > > Brunnen-"This is the voice of the Mysterons!"G
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> > Do your friends have no idea what you're talking about, if/when you bring this up in normal conversation? I seem to have that problem in many areas of life. Although I KNOW I'm seeing straight and everyone else is wearing bifocals.
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> > Mi "Gimme more archaic movie quotes!" key
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> No, the Supermarionation shows were pretty heavily shown on TV here for years, so most people my age know them. They're one of those things you either loved or hated. Guess which group I fall into.
> As for people having no idea what I'm talking about, well, I don't know many people who have the same private interests as me, like science fiction stuff, bad movies, classic comedy, good music, bad jokes ... um, unless you count everyone here on the forum (motto: the dustbin of society). So I haven't really got any friends to rant to about those things. My real-world conversations tend to revolve around boats.
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> Brunnen-"still looking for someone who loves the Goon Show"G

The Goon Show? Do I dare ask what the general plot of the show was?

Mi "Or did you misspell 'gong'?" key