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| Philippic |
 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:54 pm |
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"Richard Steven Hack" <richardstevenhack@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
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You are aware that Durk is a physicist and he and Sandy worked on the
special effects for Clint's "Firefox" before this, right?
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I've never seen him credited for 'Firefox' (and indeed it's a bit hard to
believe that John Dykstra needed help):
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669243/
[quote:3ac47a29bb]Durk is no dummy and neither is Sandy,
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Indeed. I know someone knowledgeable who still refers to their 'Life
Extension' book, even all these years later...
[quote:3ac47a29bb]If anyone has specific criticisms of their work, I'm sure both of them
would be more than happy to discuss it professionally.
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I'd quite like to criticize the way 'The Dead Pool' weakens itself
dramaturgically by allowing Eastwood's character (plus sidekick) to survive
precisely the kind of explosion (think *remote controlled toy car*...) that
was instantly and unfailingly fatal to everyone else to whom it happened.
(OTOH, any film in which *Jim Carrey* is the first to die has gotta have
something going for it...!)
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| Richard Steven Hack |
| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:33 pm |
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On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 20:54:48 GMT, "Philippic"
<·.¸¸.·´_¯`·.¸¸.·@112Home.com> wrote:
[quote:4da5ea9e34]"Richard Steven Hack" <richardstevenhack@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
You are aware that Durk is a physicist and he and Sandy worked on the
special effects for Clint's "Firefox" before this, right?
I've never seen him credited for 'Firefox' (and indeed it's a bit hard to
believe that John Dykstra needed help):
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669243/
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I have no details as to the extent of their involvement in that case.
It might have been merely technical physics advice - not necessarily
actual work on the special effects.
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Richard Steven Hack
"Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger" -
and YOU have not killed me! |
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| Chuck |
| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:46 am |
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Richard Steven Hack <richardstevenhack@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:<1hkpe0laflfs27ptdnbkuc31ftibfrbil5@4ax.com>...
[quote:2021624763]On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 19:38:19 GMT, "Philippic"
·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·@11Home.com> wrote:
"Mack McKinnon" <MckinnonRemoveThis@tvadmanDeleteThisAsWell.com
The late Dr. Roy Walford had some comments about Pearson/Shaw in his book,
"Beyond the 120-Day Diet." Without endorsing his comments, either,
someone might want to read them before getting too serious about Pearson/Shaw.
Did he mention this at all:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094963/fullcredits#writers
Full Cast and Crew for
Dead Pool, The (1988)
Writing credits
Durk Pearson (story) &
Sandy Shakiocus (story) (as Sandy Shaw)
You are aware that Durk is a physicist and he and Sandy worked on the
special effects for Clint's "Firefox" before this, right? And that it
was their promotion of life extension and frequent appearances on the
Merv Griffin Show years ago that brought them in contact with Eastwood
(for whom they crafted various skin remedies) which led to the above.
Durk is no dummy and neither is Sandy,
If anyone has specific criticisms of their work, I'm sure both of them
would be more than happy to discuss it professionally.
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That, I would like to see. |
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| Peter H Proctor |
| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:02 am |
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On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:30:29 GMT, "michaelprice"
<michaelprice@ntlworld.com> wrote:
[quote:5b29204c34]I often thought that they used to overfocus on free-radicals, to
the exclusion of other causes of aging, although they have slowly
modified their approach to be more eclectic. However a bias
towards free-radicals remains, IMO, -- as it does generally amongst
generotologists.
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When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a
nail.... That said, free radicals and related species are involved
in some of the most fundamental ways in which tissues go bad. Not
that there aren't other spots in the chain of events that are
chemically-modifiable.
Personally, I take a more eclectic vew. For example, since
most people die of some manifestation of athersclerosis,
antiatherosclerosis modalities such as the statins are definitely part
of "life-extenson". While we figure out the fundamental processes
of aging.
Dr P |
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