When Charlton Heston at died at 83 years of age last year, I was saddened to find that many young people had no idea who he was. Charlton was a hero to many people and not just for the roles he portrayed in various movies, including some timeless epics.
I'm not going to get into the history of video games, if that's your first thought. That particular feat would require a website all its own. What I am going to do is give you a rundown of how I've been affected by video games through the years, starting with "Pong".
Although the various iterations of Star Trek and Stargate are all science fiction and fantasy, the "universes" that each represents are totally different. The Star Trek universe is set in a fictional future whereas the Stargate universe is set in a fictional present.
The Coneheads starred in original skits on the Saturday Night Live TV show from 1977 onward. They faded away after Dan Akroyd's departure from the show, but made a reappearance as a movie in 1993. One thing the characters were famous for was eating massive quantities of whatever food they could think of.
This is the perfect time to write about Super Chicken; a time when I'm feeling all full of myself, after publishing an article on my main blog about being one of the fittest in today's economic climate. I consider it very appropriate.
