I’m unnaturally obsessed with 2001: A Space Odyssey, and lunge at the chance to connect it with my real life. For example, when a Reese’s Egg happened to be perched just so on my laptop’s trackpad back in 2005 (pictured), I immediately thought of 2001’s monolith. Both concepts — monolith and Reese’s — tend to linger in my mind at all times, luring me in with their mystique, omniscience, and tremendous significance to pop culture. So Tuesday’s EW.com gallery about 15 Space Exploration Movies (in honor of Science Channel’s Space Week) gave me the perfect opportunity to daydream about my cubicle turning into a giant Ferris wheel, and the running sneakers under my desk that I never use transforming into high-traction space shoes, so that I could slowly creep around it in zero gravity like this awesome spaceship flight attendant.
Aside from leaving the obvious comment ("You’re nuts!"), tell us below what cinematic space scenes you’d most like to act out in real life. And if your name is Dave — AGGGGHHHHH!
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I would like to act out the final scene in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I think that would be rather cool. I get the feeling most people are gonna say something Star Wars-related in the comments for this post.
Well, it’s real life and not really pop-culture (though I did see it on From the Earth to the Moon), but I’d really like to drive that moon car.
I’d like to use a transporter from Star Trek (when it’s working perfectly and not operating as a plot point)
Egads! Sorry, Annie, but I can’t get past the image of chocolate defacing the trackpad of your beautiful MacBook Pro.
Annie, sometimes the obvious must be pointed out: that is a big bag of crazy that you opened up this morning! (Or perhaps a monolith of madness to fit in with the theme.)
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But to join the party, I would go with Apollo 13. In terms of scenes, the liftoff and return to Earth are magnificent and awe inspiring. It would be incredible to be able be a part of that. Also, the walk on the moon “dream” sequences would be good too. The middle part of the film — not so much.
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My question back to you: if you were going to wear a space suit which type would you prefer: fringe or sequins? Each has their problems. Sequins could blind you with reflected sunlight while fringe could get in the way during space walks. I would usually go with fringe but in space I think sequins are the new black.
The “ORGASMATRON” from Woody Allen’s SLEEPER (1973)!
i had no idea you were interested in the “robots taking over mankind” theory…
I was a bit of a Star Wars dork in college (who else named their red corvette Red 5?) so I would def choose the rebel attack on the Death Star (from Episode IV, unless I could ride with Lando in the Falcon in the Return of the Jedi attack). Either would be way cool. Sigh, still a dork.
Tuzo, your question is thrilling on so many levels. I’d have to go with a FRINGED space suit, just to see how the excess material would handle zero gravity! If there was a lunar eclipse on one side of me, and a fringed spacesuit 180 degrees opposite and I could only look at one, we all know I’d turn to the fringe.
Is it me or does Twitch have some sort of bizarre Urkel fetish?
Oops — wrong board! I think celestial sequins would be a great look but I agree that space fringe would be hard to resist. I just worry that it would be too medusa-esque. (Obviously, I need to find better things to worry about.)
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