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see kate run
04-19-2007, 12:31 PM
Knowing TPTB, they sometimes provide us with clues to the characters names. So I decided to see if there were any significant Campbell that could be connected to our characters on the show, and I found this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Campbell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Campbell)


The Dean drive
In the 1950s, Campbell developed strong interests in alternative theories that began to isolate him from some of his own mainstream writers such as Asimov. He wrote favorably, for instance, about such things as the "Dean drive," a device that supposedly produced thrust in violation of Newton's third law, and the "Hieronymus machine," which could supposedly amplify psi powers. He published many stories about telepathy and other psionic abilities. In 1949 Campbell also became interested in Dianetics. He was initially a strong supporter, writing of Hubbard's initial article in Astounding that "It is, I assure you in full and absolute sincerity, one of the most important articles ever published."[26] He also claimed to have successfully used dianetic techniques himself: "The memory stimulation technique is so powerful that, within thirty minutes of entering therapy, most people will recall in full detail their own birth. I have observed it in action, and used the techniques myself."[26] In addition to publishing L. Ron Hubbard's first articles on the subject, Campbell continued to write editorials in support of Dianetics for a time.

Notice the mentioning of the "Hieronymus Machine " and He published many stories about telepathy and other psionic abilities. Interesting....wasn't Charlies middle name Hieronymus ?

Also, The Dean drive obtained a good deal of publicity in the 1950s and 1960s via the columns of John W. Campbell, the longtime editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Campbell apparently believed that the device worked and claimed to have witnessed it operating on a bathroom scale. The weight reading on the scale appeared to decrease when the device was activated. He subsequently published photographs of the scale with the drive stopped and running. The June 1960 cover of Astounding magazine featured a painting of a United States submarine orbiting Mars, supposedly propelled there by a Dean drive.


The June 1960 cover of Astounding magazine featured a painting of a United States submarine orbiting Mars,supposedly propelled there by a Dean drive.



A Submarine orbiting Mars ?! Hmmmm....are they trying to tell us something about the OTHERS submarine ??????

I_Miss_Boone
04-19-2007, 12:35 PM
Interesting find

The Campbell Brothers are also a Gospel band that use 'sacred steel guitars'. Could be why Charlie had his guitar with him the entire epi.

There is also a Duncan Campbell who was a foot soldier in the 42nd regiment in Scottland.

Another Campbell is Brother Campbell who went to the Isle of Lewis (on the Isle of Lewis there are ancient Standing Stones. They also found a very old chess set there)

Personally, I was hoping it was an homage to Joseph Campbell or Bruce Campbell - but since we didn't get any more real info on him, I can't find a way to connect it.

I still hope its Joseph, because that would support my loop theory - that everything we know is due to the mythology of the generations before us - going back to the beginning of myth - and all myth can be connected to the myth before it.

Could explain why the same situations keep happening over and over again - because there is no such thing as original mythology.

Damn writers are making my head hurt again
100%
Ugh, I hate to quote myself, but here it goes


Another Campbell is Brother Campbell who went to the Isle of Lewis (on the Isle of Lewis there are ancient Standing Stones. They also found a very old chess set there)

http://www.chess-poster.com/english/chesmayne/the_lewis_chessmen.htm

Does anybody have a screencap of the pictures in Brother Campbells office to the right of the desk on the far wall?

Did they look like the pics above?