W. R. Miller
I've worked primarily in the entertainment industry as an animator, writer and storyboard artist, with two Emmy honors on The Simpsons. My articles have been published in Starlog, Comics Scene, Comics Buyer’s Guide, Animation Magazine, Animato! and the online Animation World Magazine. I have just completed the five-volume Batman: The Animated Interviews, published by BearManor Media. Works-in-progress: The Justice Dragon; The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. Further details are presented at my webpage, https://wrmilleronline.com/about/
What does a Krayt Dragon sound like?
In the original Star Wars, a tribe of Sandpeople have clobbered Luke Skywalker and are stripping his landspeeder. Ben Kenobi frightens them away by imitating the cry of a Krayt Dragon. George Lucas changed the Krayt Dragon noise for the 2011 Blu-Ray version. Listen for yourself. Which is the better version?
Star Wars Begins, An Insightful Documentary
Here’s a fascinating 2-hour-19-minute documentary on the making of Star Wars, compiled by Jamie Benning, with commentary by George Lucas, Gary Kurtz, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, John Williams, John Mollo and others in the cast and crew. See the original Jabba the Hutt! Watch the deleted Anchorhead scenes! Hear Darth Vader as voiced […]
Daniel on Dagobah
Here’s a video from a UK children’s show, Jim’ll Fix It. This episode aired in early 1980, prior to the release of The Empire Strikes Back. Daniel’s visit to Dagobah was taped months earlier while filming continued on the bog planet set at Elstree Studios. Did you know that Artoo-Detoo can teleport picnic baskets? Enjoy […]
The Prisoner’s Fall Out
Patrick McGoohan discusses the final episode of The Prisoner in this interview from The Prisoner Files, from 1984. Here it is: http://youtu.be/gMLly2u6xA4
The Secret of Rover
In this English documentary, The Prisoner Files, Patrick McGoohan discusses the genesis of the spherical Rover, guardian-enforcer for The Village. Note: Some clips shown during this interview contain scenes of intense drama. http://youtu.be/J_DRXAf0iGI
Theme from The Prisoner
It’s a joy to listen to Ron Granier’s theme for The Prisoner. Here is the full version without the ancillary sound effects: Just the opening: And the closing: For kicks, “High Wire” by the Edwin Astley Orchestra, the theme used for the second series of Danger Man, the precursor to The Prisoner: In America, the […]
I Am Not a Number
After Secret Agent/Danger Man, actor Patrick McGoohan co-created his next series, The Prisoner. In it, his character is a British secret agent who resigns from his job because “I know too much.” He is kidnapped, held captive in a place called The Village, and labeled Number Six. The Village was run by Number Two. But […]
The Theme to Danger Man
Secret Agent was made as Danger Man in England. Edwin Astley composed the theme for the second series/season, entitled “High Wire.” Here it is: Music from Danger Man, Secret Agent and The Prisoner was sold on vinyl records, and can be heard on the internet here.
Secret Agent Man
Johnny Rivers provided the opening theme to the U.S. edition of Secret Agent, starring Patrick McGoohan. “Secret Agent Man”‘s lyrics, “They’ve given you a number and taken ‘way your name” are said to have inspired McGoohan for his next series, The Prisoner.
The Opening of Jonny Quest–in 3D
Roger D. Evans has reproduced the original Jonny Quest opening as a labor-of-love stop-motion extravaganza. Take a look:
