LeVar Burton trying to reboot Reading Rainbow

[Michchamp]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/enter...-rainbow-kickstarter-20140528,0,4744897.story

I used to watch that show. It made me the college-educated, liberal elitist I am today.

 

[Mitchrapp]

How about rebooting the Ron LeFlore story.

 

[Michchamp]

How about rebooting the Ron LeFlore story.

That would be sweet as well.

The baseball mitt I've been using for years is a Ron LeFlore autograph one my dad used to have. I looked up his story a couple years ago.

Right now the mitt is sitting unused in the attic; needs to be re-threaded, and I can't figure out how to do it.

 

[Gulo Blue]

I'm in for a refrigerator magnet!

Our fellow Michigan fan is putting a lot into this. Lots of voicemail, skype, appear at your school, meet you for a picnic, meet you for dinner types of awards. For $10k, he'll bring the one-and-only visor from Star Trek and let you wear it.

 

[spockmaster]

I don't have a lot of extra money, but I put in $5 because every little bit helps and its completely worth it. Its the first kickstarter project I've put money into.

 

[Gulo Blue]

I don't have a lot of extra money, but I put in $5 because every little bit helps and its completely worth it. Its the first kickstarter project I've put money into.

My first kickstarter too. 2/3rds of the ways there already.

 

[spockmaster]

They hit the $1m goal in under 12 hours. Last I checked, it was nearly $1.3m. Its amazing.

 

[Gulo Blue]

They hit the $1m goal in under 12 hours. Last I checked, it was nearly $1.3m. Its amazing.

Have you checked out the update video?
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...bow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts/858121

 

[Michchamp]

Have you checked out the update video?
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...bow-back-for-every-child-everywh/posts/858121

this is pretty cool news. WAY outweighs the disgust I felt seeing the news that Hannity invited Dick Cheney on his show for some gratuitous Obama bashing last night. I'm happy now.

this is For Us... not much in the news is.

 

[spockmaster]

36 hours, nearly $2.5 million. This is absolutely amazing.

And thanks for posting the vid gulo, I missed that update this morning. Emotional Levar Burton is awesome.

 

[Gulo Blue]

Pretty amazing how quick it got to $3 million and then it just stopped. It's sitting at $3.3 M. Probably moved less than $200k in the past 24 hours.

 

[Thumb]

Well I'm sure at some point people realized it hit it's goal in 11 hours, and now that the goal has tripled, probably don't see it as high priority.

 

[sggatecl]

I gave it $50.00 on day 1. I loved that show as a kid and I'd like my son to see it as well.

 

[Gulo Blue]

More people getting involved.

 

[Michchamp]

did marina sirtis have some work done? she doesn't look anything like I remembered her.

I'm really hoping the Shatner episode includes a guest visit from Leonard Nimoy.