tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166360698135286050.post4139615962123434164..comments2024-01-18T11:01:41.334-08:00Comments on WEIMAR WORLD SERVICE: Republibot Remembers Fantastic Films, Sci Fi Universe, Starlog, & Morejzippererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774755651549270732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166360698135286050.post-82882776929376457942010-12-22T07:02:54.627-08:002010-12-22T07:02:54.627-08:00SCI-FI UNIVERSE started off strongly with a FILM T...SCI-FI UNIVERSE started off strongly with a FILM THREAT-kinda vibe but then they changed direction/ownership/whatever and the quality went downhill fast and thankfully it was eventually killed off. But I remember its early run fondly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166360698135286050.post-41131725684197168432010-12-21T16:47:30.903-08:002010-12-21T16:47:30.903-08:00CFQ was truly great at the very end of the 1970s a...CFQ was truly great at the very end of the 1970s and the early '80s, though I think it, too, lost a lot of its independence and creativity as the decade wore on. <br /><br />But I still remember the very first issue of CFQ that I bought: A back-issue I found in a used bookstore, featuring David Cronenberg on the cover. I thought it was an absolute knockout magazine -- but then I couldn't buy another copy for years because the mag wasn't sold in the small town in which I lived! Alas ...jzippererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774755651549270732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166360698135286050.post-18128185881463081492010-12-21T16:43:40.015-08:002010-12-21T16:43:40.015-08:00A much better magazine to be talking about during ...A much better magazine to be talking about during this time period is Cinefantastique. Although lower profile than Starlog, it's writing, reviews and research was the best from the early '70s through the late '80s.Mike Metzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06439356207915358381noreply@blogger.com