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Start Trek Beyond Delayed Until July 22 Next Year

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SciFi fans will not be happy to hear the latest news from Paramount:

Paramount Pictures has moved the release for “Star Trek Beyond” a good two weeks back, though its release would still be on July 2016. Paramount hopes to get an Imax date on “Star Trek Beyond” so the studio has pushed for a later release.

Originally set for July 8, 2016, the new “Star Trek” film will open instead on July 22, 2016 to get an Imax release as well. Having to open on July 8, it would conflict with “Tarzan,” which is slated for a July 1, 2016 opening on Imax.

Read the full scoop at MNR Daily
Picture courtesy of Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot Productions/Skydance Productions

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Elephant Crashes a Dinner Party at African Safari Park

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Once again Yahoo News reminds us not to mess with wild animals!

Most people try to ignore the elephant in the room.

But when the elephant charges at your dinner table, you have no choice but to address it!

Stephen Montague was on safari in the African bush, when a young bull elephant approached his campsite at Mana Pools National Park. He and the other guests were told to keep still and ignore the elephant, who was casually meandering in the background.

Read the full article Right Here!

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Anniversary of “The Land That Time Forgot” Humble Beginnings

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Edgar Rice Burroughs Fan reminds us that:

Land That Time Forgot
On this day in 1917, ERB began work on ‘The Lost U-Boat,’ a story which became THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. He completed it in about five weeks, and it was the first installment of his intended Caspak trilogy.

In 1918, ‘Blue Book Magazine’ editor Ray Long was responsible for renaming Burroughs’ novella THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

Read their full Facebook Post with more interesting details and pictures!

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Tarzan and Jane is Netflix’s Highest Profile Content!

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As Variety reports, the coming months will see some major content coming to kid’s TV channels, and among them an Edgar Rice Burroughs classic! As they Explain:

Netflix: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan and Jane” is a modern-day animated remake that reimagines the pair as crime-solving teens in London (2016).

Exciting for all fans of animation and jungle adventures. There’s a lot of other picks for the other networks, so make sure you head to Variety and check out the interesting article there!

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BACK TO STONE AGE ADVANCE ORDER FORM – 2015 GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITION

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PRESENTING THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY to order the Grosset & Dunlap Edition of Back to the Stone Age – the first new ERB title published by G&D in 75 years.  
Includes letterpress printed red hardback with black lettering, choice to two dust jackets, advertising band, die cut bookmark, slipcase, folded map of Pellucidar, etc.. (see details below)
Below you will find
·      Click here to view BSA RED Book Sample!
·       The illustrated order form below (also attached).
·       Chart comparing the features of the ERB Inc. 2nd edition and the G&D edition of BSA.
There are two ways to order:
1.      You can print out the BSA_OrderForm and send it to me with your check.  Jim Gerlach 1626 Skyview Dr.  Irving, Texas 75060
2.      Or, you can email me with your order (include choice of dust jackets) and I’ll send you an invoice through Paypal.
Books will begin to ship August 21st.  Orders are taken on a first come first serve basis.  There are about 200 copies available for purchase. 
Email me with any questions…  I believe this is the finest and rarest G&D ERB book ever printed.  Don’t miss this opportunity to own this historic edition.  
Best Wishes,
Jim Gerlach
BackToStoneAgeOrder
BSA ERBI 2nd Edition
BSA G&D Edition
Book/Lettering Color
Blue Cloth w/ Orange Embossed Lettering
Red Cloth w/ Black Embossed Lettering
Official Publisher
Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.
Grosset & Dunlap™
Date of Publication              
March 2015
August 2015
Edition
2nd Edition
First reprinting by G&D
Binding/Printing
Hardback – sewn binding/Letterpress printed
Hardback sewn-binding/Letterpress printed
Number of Pages
318 + Limitation Page
318 + (2) G&D Ad pages
Dust Jacket                   
Original dj art by John Coleman Burroughs
Choice of two dust jackets – JCB or Bob Eggleton
Illustrations
8 “New” Color Illustrations – three foldouts
8 JCB original interior Illustrations newly colorized
Endpapers
New Map of Pellucidar
New Map of Pellucidar
Special Additions/Features
Original 1937 Printer Plate, Dedication Page, Signed/Numbered Limitation Page
Die cut bookmark, Belly band, ERB G&D list on reverse of dust jacket, Full size folded map
Book Housing
Black Clamshell Box – Gold Lettering/Decoration
Black Slipcase – Silver Decoration
Copies Printed
300
300
Price   
$249.99 + $10 shipping
$150 + $10 shipping

 

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Martian Life in Last Lake Found by Scientists?

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Interesting speculation from Business Insider:

A trio of scientists says they’ve identified the best place to look for evidence of ancient life on Mars — one of the youngest lake-bearing basins ever discovered.

Though Mars has no liquid water today, the Red Planet was submerged under vast oceans billions of years ago. And where there’s water, there’s the potential for life.

Read the full article right here!

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Mars Rover Notices a Peculiar Figure

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Could it be… John Carter?

The truth is out there … maybe. A mysterious woman-like shape in a picture taken by NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover is creating buzz on social media.

In a post entitled “Alien Woman on Mars Watching Rover From Hill” the UFO Sightings Daily website said that the shape “looks like a woman partly cloaked.”

Read the full article at Fox News
Photo by (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

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