Originally posted by MemberD:
Anyone else remeber "Sky" ? - the time-travelling alien boy who fell to earth .. in 1975?
I totally do, completely loved it at the time, in fact I think I had a non-gender specific prepubescent crush on Sky
I still remember very clearly being in primary class and listening to other kids raving about it. It just fitted in with the Mark Bolan and Glam rock period that was in the air, and years after when I was a student I discovered that other people also had fond memories of it, in fact back then (and not having seen the show since childhood) I was convinced that David Sylvian had been a tad inspired by the look of the ethereal Sky, seeing as how it’s a kind of pre new age show, and the esoteric nature of Sylvian’s solo work, maybe there is a visual connection.
When I was posting here about a particular Doctor who episode earlier this year I came across a link that also specialised in 70’s childrens TV, and my heart leaped when I saw the Sky DVD, I really agonised about buying it, and I’m now tempted again, is it just nostalgia, or is the thought of it like long lost comfort food that you occasionally grave as an adult. We can’t go back in a time-machine, but at least our past memories can connect with our present day desires thanks to the DVD’s, but would I be severely gutted if on watching it now it was all just quite childish, or does it matter…
Originally posted by Alex S:
I've got some Voc Robots! Very cool design
A few years ago I was ‘compelled’ to purchase 3 designs of the new 12” Cybermen that were available at the time. I don’t really collect things, but these robotic Deco exteriors are just irresistible and held such a fascination for me. They are still in their boxes, stored away, but I’d quite like to have them out one day! As toys go they are superbly made and detailed, but I can’t say the same for the 12” Dalek that I also got at the time, and returned, the 2005 gold one, this really did feel more like a toy than a model, but I think for fans they are really all worth collecting though.
I notice that you don’t have many 12” versions in your collection, you’d need a small mortgage to get them all, and then there’s the even bigger one(s)
As regards the Voc Robots, if they’d brought these out in a 12” design then I’d have been compelled again, and would have found myself steered by some unseen force to a store to purchase the Black and the Silver.
