"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:34:42 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:15:34 -0700 (PDT), Katie Ohara
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I did not see that one. However, the recent movie about Atlantis (a
cartoon) with the submarine was an excellent example. Wild Wild West
was another (the crazed Confederate General was good). The Golden
Compass was another.
Here is a compendium of Steampunk art:
http://photobucket.com/images/steampunk/?page=10
Not being an artsy person (ok, I'm aesthetically challenged) I just
dont "get" most art genres but Steampunk I do, along with Romantic
Realism and whatever genre Maxfield Parrish was in.

Thanks for reminding me of Wild Wild West. I knew this steampunk
wasn't new. WWW was one of my favorites. Think WWW and that spy
thing with Robert Vaughn and Ilya Kuryakin ran back to back in the mid
sixties.

--Vic

David McCallum was Illya and the show was Man from U.N.C.L.E. Great show.
And the original WWW was much better than the remake movie.

Also reminds me of a movie called "The Great Race" with Jack Lemon,
Peter Falk. Not sure if that qualifies as "steampunk" though.
"Van Helsing" might qualify. Heck, maybe even Frankenstein and Willie
Wonka.

--Vic


Steampunk may be the stuff the EEngineering guy built on a far distant
planet in the books published years ago by the ARRL American Radio Relay
League.