tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post2318794885220495105..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Queen of the River: The Harbor Hope, by James Van PeltGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-4880856236223554282019-07-06T07:45:55.091-07:002019-07-06T07:45:55.091-07:00At least the interstellar spaceship wasn't ste...At least the interstellar spaceship wasn't steam-powered. :-)Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-34374037187649998152019-07-02T16:52:09.434-07:002019-07-02T16:52:09.434-07:00I'd be very surprised if this isn't van Pe...I'd be very surprised if this isn't van Pelt's tribute to a television show I watched as a kid whose name I cannot at the moment recall**, about a trio (I think) of guys taking a boat down a river that leads them deeper and deeper into the past. I did find it hard to believe that anyone would insist on reviving 19th century steamship terminology, however; it's almost as hard to believe as that your interstellar spaceship would land on the surface of your destination planet.<br /><br />**Aha! A little googling reveals it was <i>A Journey to the Beginning of Time</i>, actually a Czech film from 1955 that was serialized in 5-minute segments on US television.PhilRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424101929412027083noreply@blogger.com