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|image = Scoop!. | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
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|series = ''[[TV Century 21]]'' short stories | |series = ''[[TV Century 21]]'' short stories | ||
|setting = [[17 April]] [[2065]] | |setting = [[17 April]] [[2065]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 13 | |publication = [[TV21 13]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 17 April 1965 | ||
|prev = Stingray Hunts Aliens (short story) | |prev = Stingray Hunts Aliens (short story) | ||
|next = Zodiac's Rescue Bid! (short story) | |next = Zodiac's Rescue Bid! (short story) | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The "most fantastic [[film]] ever taken" was | * The "most fantastic [[film]] ever taken" was received in ''[[TV 21|TV Century 21]]''{{'}}s [[office]]s in the [[morning]] of [[17 April]]. It was taken by the [[W.A.S.P.]] vessel ''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]'' and shows the [[destruction]] of the [[Crustavon Star City]] deep in [[Atlantic Ocean|the Atlantic]]. | ||
* The film was automatically relayed to [[Marineville]] by a new [[Water|underwater]] process called [[Subsonic Aquascan]]. | * The film was automatically relayed to [[Marineville]] by a new [[Water|underwater]] process called [[Subsonic Aquascan]]. | ||
* Officials at [[Space City]] are puzzled by the loss of [[radio]] contact with the [[passenger]] [[space liner]] ''[[WSW 193]]''. A spokesperson for [[World Space Ways]], owners of ''WSW 193'', told [[reporter]]s the ship is "the safest thing that [[Flight|flies]]" and that there is "absolutely no cause" for [[alarm]]. | * Officials at [[Space City]] are puzzled by the loss of [[radio]] contact with the [[passenger]] [[space liner]] ''[[WSW 193]]''. A spokesperson for [[World Space Ways]], owners of ''WSW 193'', told [[reporter]]s the ship is "the safest thing that [[Flight|flies]]" and that there is "absolutely no cause" for [[alarm]]. | ||
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* At dawn, [[Paris]] was attacked by an [[Intercontinental Ballistic Missile]]. The [[city]]'s state as a burning ruin is believed to be a retaliation by the [[Crustavon]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Curse of the Crustavons (comic story)|Curse of the Crustavons]]'') | * At dawn, [[Paris]] was attacked by an [[Intercontinental Ballistic Missile]]. The [[city]]'s state as a burning ruin is believed to be a retaliation by the [[Crustavon]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Curse of the Crustavons (comic story)|Curse of the Crustavons]]'') | ||
* It is reported that the Crustavons can still cause the [[world]] havoc from their suspected hidden [[base]] in the [[Brazil]]ian [[jungle]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Jungle Terror! (short story)|Jungle Terror!]]'', ''[[Stingray Hunts Aliens (short story)|Stingray Hunts Aliens]]'') | * It is reported that the Crustavons can still cause the [[world]] havoc from their suspected hidden [[base]] in the [[Brazil]]ian [[jungle]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Jungle Terror! (short story)|Jungle Terror!]]'', ''[[Stingray Hunts Aliens (short story)|Stingray Hunts Aliens]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Scoop!.png|[[Subsonic Aquascan]] [[film]] showing the [[destruction]] of the [[Crustavon Star City]]. | |||
Fantastic Underwater Shots From Stingray!.png|''[[Stingray (ship)|Stingray]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2065]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2065]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:35, 12 March 2024
Scoop! was a short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article instead made reference to the Stingray comic story Curse of the Crustavons, which was a crossover with the DWU.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The "most fantastic film ever taken" was received in TV Century 21's offices in the morning of 17 April. It was taken by the W.A.S.P. vessel Stingray and shows the destruction of the Crustavon Star City deep in the Atlantic.
- The film was automatically relayed to Marineville by a new underwater process called Subsonic Aquascan.
- Officials at Space City are puzzled by the loss of radio contact with the passenger space liner WSW 193. A spokesperson for World Space Ways, owners of WSW 193, told reporters the ship is "the safest thing that flies" and that there is "absolutely no cause" for alarm.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is another crossover with Stingray and Fireball XL5.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- At dawn, Paris was attacked by an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The city's state as a burning ruin is believed to be a retaliation by the Crustavons. (COMIC: Curse of the Crustavons)
- It is reported that the Crustavons can still cause the world havoc from their suspected hidden base in the Brazilian jungle. (PROSE: Jungle Terror!, Stingray Hunts Aliens)
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Subsonic Aquascan film showing the destruction of the Crustavon Star City.
