Thank you for calling Star Wars "Star Wars" (and not, god forbid, "A New Hope" - which was never on the original release prints during its year-long theatrical run, but was retroactively imposed, along with "Episode IV," after the second movie's opening crawl began "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back").

Thank you for calling Star Wars "Star Wars" (and not, god forbid, "A New Hope" - which was never on the original release prints during its year-long theatrical run, but was retroactively imposed, along with "Episode IV," after the second movie's opening crawl began "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back").

Many people had not heard of Bonnie Raitt until her appearance (singing "Runaway" and "Give It Up") on Saturday Night Live in early 1978 - it was the "atomic lobsters" episode hosted by Robert Klein, which also featured the Olympia Diner "cheeseburger" sketch.

Many people had not heard of Bonnie Raitt until her appearance (singing "Runaway" and "Give It Up") on Saturday Night Live in early 1978 - it was the "atomic lobsters" episode hosted by Robert Klein, which also featured the Olympia Diner "cheeseburger" sketch.

The behind-the-camera Christopher Lloyd is the son of famed sitcom writer David Lloyd (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, etc.).

The behind-the-camera Christopher Lloyd is the son of famed sitcom writer David Lloyd (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, etc.).

Over on the right, "Related Articles" lists Who Framed Roger Rabbit with no question mark - which happens to be correct. Consistency matters if you're going to be the voice of pop culture authority.

Over on the right, "Related Articles" lists Who Framed Roger Rabbit with no question mark - which happens to be correct. Consistency matters if you're going to be the voice of pop culture authority.

I wish you'd asked about Late for Dinner.

I wish you'd asked about Late for Dinner.

If I ever buy the Homicide complete series, her episode will be one reason why. Just devastating.

If I ever buy the Homicide complete series, her episode will be one reason why. Just devastating.

I so revile Prince's Batman music that I wish the movie had never been made, so that Prince could have avoided the career detour. If not for Batman, some of the great bootleg music he produced in the mid- to late '80s might have been better known, not just the Black Album (which did have a belated official release…

I so revile Prince's Batman music that I wish the movie had never been made, so that Prince could have avoided the career detour. If not for Batman, some of the great bootleg music he produced in the mid- to late '80s might have been better known, not just the Black Album (which did have a belated official release…

I had heard of an adaptation (for TV, I think) of "Overdrawn" but haven't seen it. However, Monkey on the Lam suggests that the movie Millennium was an adaptation of Varley's novel; actually, the novel was an outgrowth of the various screenplays he was involved in, all developed from his short story "Air Raid." In…

I had heard of an adaptation (for TV, I think) of "Overdrawn" but haven't seen it. However, Monkey on the Lam suggests that the movie Millennium was an adaptation of Varley's novel; actually, the novel was an outgrowth of the various screenplays he was involved in, all developed from his short story "Air Raid." In…

Don't forget that the character Hildy Johnson (before Varley was writing; before he was born, for that matter) had both male and female incarnations, in The Front Page and His Girl Friday, respectively.

Don't forget that the character Hildy Johnson (before Varley was writing; before he was born, for that matter) had both male and female incarnations, in The Front Page and His Girl Friday, respectively.

As much as I enjoy Varley's writing, when I've tried to reread Steel Beach I am always annoyed by the Heinleiners and their starship-in-progress, the Robert A. Heinlein. Irrespective of the author's purpose here, it's just an off note for me.

As much as I enjoy Varley's writing, when I've tried to reread Steel Beach I am always annoyed by the Heinleiners and their starship-in-progress, the Robert A. Heinlein. Irrespective of the author's purpose here, it's just an off note for me.