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[geekynerfherder]

#HappyBirthday to VFX artist #RayHarryhausen, who was born #OnThisDay in 1920 #CoolArt #Art #MoviePosters @ray.harryhausen #MightyJoeYoung #TheBeastFrom20000Fathoms #The7thVoyageOfSinbad #MysteriousIsland #JasonAndTheArgonauts #FirstMenInTheMoon #TheValleyOfGwangi #TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad #SinbadAndTheEyeOfTheTiger #ClashOfTheTitans https://www.instagram.com/p/BzSn-ynApLz/?igshid=1x73c865ucsqv

[idestroyhumanity]

#firstmeninthemoon https://www.instagram.com/p/CaTs3ihrY1G/?utm_medium=tumblr

[richardeve]

Bedtime Monsters 266 “Selenite” A draft version of HG Wells’ lunar creatures. #heatrayuk #monsters365 #firstmeninthemoon #hgwells #conceptart #creatureart #instadaily #artistsoninstagram (at Richmond Park)

[papyrusparanormal]

Now a couple of #hgwells #classics with killer #coverart new in the shop and #onsale too! #scifibooks #60s #vintagebooks #firstmeninthemoon

[fallenangel2106]

Very late to the party but I knew the Wallace and Gromit rocket looked familiar!! #AGrandDayOut #FirstMenintheMoon #Aardman #RayHarryhausen #stopmotion #rocket

[stevendossantos]

What to watch on a rainy afternoon? #HGWells #FirstMenInTheMoon!

[glenn7517]

Professor Cavor meets Kate and Arnold, on the Zenith Color Television Model SE1911W, First Men in the Moon from Glenn Edward Waters on Vimeo.

Professor Cavor meets Kate and Arnold, on the Zenith Color Television Model SE1911W, First Men in the Moon, 1964, VHS, 1989 Wood Grain Zenith SE1911W System Space Command Color TV. As a team of United Nations astronauts are on a moon mission, they discover paper and a flag from a trip that took place 65 years ago (in 1899) Back on Earth they discover to only survivor and he tells them of the trip and the "Selenites," a race of ant-like beings that dwell in caverns of crystal. Based on the story by H.G. Wells and featuring the magical special effects work of Ray Harryhausen. Stars of the movie Lionel Jeffries as Professor Joseph Cavor, Martha Hyer, as Kate Callender, Edward Judd, as Arnold Bedford, and Terry Marison, as the Selenite Leader. #rayharryhausen #firstmeninthemoon #Zenithtv #zenithse1911w #hgwells

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's SciFi Cinema...H.G. Wells' First Men In The Moon (1964) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #scifi #firstmeninthemoon #hgwells #hgwellsfirstmeninthemoon #60s #DVD

[swordandboardllc]

I’ve always wanted to read more H.G. Wells, and I needed a new listen. The fact that David Tennant and Jason Isaacs are narrators certainly doesn’t hurt. Special thank you to my Patrons! *Want more? Please join me on Patreon! Link in the bio* * * * #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #reading #read #readeveryday #readersofinstagram #blogger #disabledwriters #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #bibliophile #writing #writeeveryday #authorsofpatreon #writersofpatreon #patreon #swordandboardllc #hgwells #waroftheworlds #firstmeninthemoon #davidtennant #jasonisaacs #audible https://www.instagram.com/p/CLuWRGTA-8-/?igshid=19w84p964bsft

[nicolecasamento]

#FirstMenintheMoon #HGWells http://ift.tt/2sDnBO2

[kingmean]

Finally they're here #firstmeninthemoon #journeytothecenteroftheearth #twilighttime #scifi #classic #bluray

[readingchapterbychapter-blog]

The First Men in the Moon

                                     H. G. Wells wrote The First Men in the Moon 1901, before humans had even gone into space and were still experimenting with flight through zeppelins and gliders, and imagined what it would be like to go all the way to the Moon. While I generally find Wells work innovative and thought provoking, this book brought about more frustration than I'd anticipated. Last year I read two of his books, The Time Machine, and The War of the Worlds, both of which I've highly recommended to friends; The First Men in the Moon isn't like the others. The characters aren't that likeable, other than a few instances where Cavor (a scientist and the inventor of the space craft) goes off on his scientific, idealistic, explanations for wanting to show the intelligence of humanity through geometry. Bedford, a failed buissiness man and current play-write, is generally unlikable and for the most part, displays a very negative portrayal of humanity while on the Moon.

While on/in the moon Cavor and Bedford are able to breathe as well as to eat the plants that are described as growing on the surface (though without positive results). Wells describes a race that lives within the Moon called Selenites, a humanoid-ant-like creature. The creation of another world within the Moon is the most exciting part of the novel. [Spoilers] Once Bedford is back on the Earth, having left Cavor behind, he tells of his experiences of coming back to Earth and then the story takes a sharp shift from classic science-fiction to a sociological, political agenda. Wells describes the culture and politics of the Selenites, much of which I found is quite similar to the depiction of the Ood in Doctor Who - one brain thinking for an entire population. Wells is known for depicting and creating different types of utopian societies, which, as with our current societies, have faults. Possibly as a way to show that humanity may never agree on one particular political agenda. 

Overall, The First Men on the Moon was an exciting book to read and is quite fast paced during the height of the story while Cavor and Bedford are exploring the Moon, but in my opinion it isn't as exemplary as the other books I've read by Wells.

[papyrusparanormal]

A quick, fun batch for you today, this has just landed #backinstock in the shops! #vintagepaperback #60s #scifibooks #hgwells #firstmeninthemoon

[teenagedarlin-blog]

[glenn7517]

MVI_8988.MP4 from Glenn Edward Waters on Vimeo.

Professor Cavor, Arnold and fall into the Cavern of the Selenites on the Zenith Color Television Model SE1911W, First Men in the Moon, 1964, VHS, 1989 Wood Grain Zenith SE1911W System Space Command Color TV. As a team of United Nations astronauts are on a moon mission, they discover paper and a flag from a trip that took place 65 years ago (in 1899) Back on Earth they discover to only survivor and he tells them of the trip and the "Selenites," a race of ant-like beings that dwell in caverns of crystal. Based on the story by H.G. Wells and featuring the magical special effects work of Ray Harryhausen. Stars of the movie Lionel Jeffries as Professor Joseph Cavor, Martha Hyer, as Kate Callender, Edward Judd, as Arnold Bedford, and Terry Marison, as the Selenite Leader. #rayharryhausen #firstmeninthemoon #Zenithtv #zenithse1911w #hgwells

[papyrusparanormal]

There are THREE amazing editions of this available in the shops! #hgwells #scifibooks #classics #firstmeninthemoon #60s