Furthermore, while Neuromancer < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s narrator may have had an unusual " voice " for science fiction, much older examples can be found: Gibson's narrative voice, for example, resembles that of an updated Raymond Chandler, as in his novel The Big Sleep ( 1939 ).

There have also been a number of films telling the passion story, with a prominent recent example being Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

William Gibson's Neuromancer coined the phrase cyberspace, a virtual battleground in which battles are fought using software weapons and counterweapons. The Star Trek episode A Taste of Armageddon is another notable example.

Despite his residence in London and later on in Gloucestershire, many of Gibson's poems both then and later, have Northumberland settings: Hexham's Market Cross ; Hareshaw ; and The Kielder Stone.

The pinnacle of Gibson's career was 1968, when he set a modern baseball record by posting a 1. 12 ERA for the season, then followed that by recording 17 strikeouts during Game 1 of the 1968 World Series.

Gibson then faced the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 15, when Roberto Clemente hit a line drive off Gibson's right leg.

Early in 2002 saw Tim cast as the dedicated Intelligence Officer who knowingly passes ambiguous intelligence information to Mel Gibson's character and then monitors the ensuing carnage from the Saigon war room, via his ' intelligence ' over the radio, in the Randall Wallace directed epic war film ' We Were Soldiers ' which starred Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott and Greg Kinnear.

This has then in turn given rise to a use of the verb afford – from which Gibson's original term was derived – in a way that is not consistent with its dictionary definition.

He and Lois then go to the hotel, where Peter poses as Mel Gibson to gain access to Gibson's room.

The term was then used in Gibson's early short stories and eventually popularized in the novel Neuromancer, in which Maddox was properly acknowledged.

Other popular fictional works that use the concept of virtual reality include William Gibson's Neuromancer which defined the concept of cyberspace, Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, in which he made extensive reference to the term avatar to describe one's representation in a virtual world, and Rudy Rucker's The Hacker and the Ants, in which programmer Jerzy Rugby uses VR for robot design and testing.

* William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy features various arcologies, namely the " projects ", which is a megastructure constructed with electricity, heat, oxygen, and food that it produced.

One of the cyberpunk genre's prototype characters is Case, from Gibson's Neuromancer.

In 2006, Leary and Lenny Clarke appeared on television during a Red Sox telecast and, upon realizing that Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis is Jewish, delivered a criticism of Mel Gibson's antisemitic comments .< ref >

It is reflected in Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis's novel The Last Temptation of Christ, in José Saramago's The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Jesus Christ Superstar, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, Monty Python's The Life Of Brian, Jean-Claude La Marre's Color of the Cross and Hal Hartley's The Book of Life.

It is often discussed along with William Gibson's novel Neuromancer as initiating the cyberpunk genre.

Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ ( 2004 ) included an episode of Veronica wiping Jesus ' face, although she is not referred to by name in the film ( she is credited in the film as " Seraphia ").

He is most famous for his call in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series of Kirk Gibson's game-winning home run, and his disbelief at the feat by Gibson, who at the time had two injured legs.

The film's screenwriter, Robert Rodat, said of Mel Gibson's character: " Benjamin Martin is a composite character made up of Thomas Sumter, Daniel Morgan, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion, and a few bits and pieces from a number of other characters ".

Several characters are based on real country music figures: Henry Gibson's Haven Hamilton is a composite of Roy Acuff, Hank Snow, and Porter Wagoner ; Ronee Blakely's Barbara Jean is based on Loretta Lynn ; the black country singer Tommy Brown ( played by Timothy Brown ) is based on Charley Pride ; and the feuding folk trio is based on Peter, Paul and Mary ; within the trio, the married couple of Bill and Mary were inspired by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, who later became Starland Vocal Band .< ref >

In Mel Gibson's 2006 film Apocalypto, human sacrifice is done to appease the gods.

The character Chrome appears in the film as an AI who confers with zaibatsu antagonist Takahashi, but is transformed from her original security challenge-response program nature in Gibson's short story to a conscience figure.

His son is also an actor, having been prominently featured as Mel Gibson's kidnapped son in Ransom.

* In Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ ( 2004 ), Pilate is played by Bulgarian actor Hristo Shopov.

A less-expensive version of the Gibson Les Paul guitar is also manufactured for Gibson's lower-priced Epiphone brand.

Gibson's Federal-style house remains near Gibsonville, and is recognized as a Guilford County landmark property.

In 1994, Garner played Marshal Zane Cooper in a movie version of Maverick, with Mel Gibson as Bret Maverick ( in the end it is revealed that Garner's character is the father of Gibson's Maverick ) and Jodie Foster as a gambling lass with a fake southern accent.

In 2003 and 2004 some people compared Mel Gibson's recent film The Passion of the Christ to these kinds of passion plays, but this characterization is hotly disputed ; an analysis of that topic is in the article on The Passion of the Christ.

When asked about the film's faithfulness to the account given in the New Testament, Father Augustine Di Noia of the Vatican's Doctrinal Congregation replied: " Mel Gibson's film is not a documentary but a work of artistic imagination " and " Gibson's film is entirely faithful to the New Testament.

Most of the Royalist artillery was massed in Acton churchyard, on the left of Gibson's line.

Published in 2005, it is called Some Strange Scent of Death, after a line from Gibson's poem.

The ES-355TD ( Thin line, Double pickups ) was at the top of Gibson's range of thin line semi-acoustic guitars.

In line with Gibson's own specialities, the orchestra became known for its interpretations of Scandinavian composers, notably Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen.

On November 23, 2010, Engadget revealed that WowWee and a number of retailers are being sued for trademark infringement by Gibson Guitar Corporation for unlawfully using the shapes of the bodies and headstocks of Gibson's signature guitars in their Paper Jamz line of toy guitars.

Gibson's line of Thunderbird basses is rooted in the design of the Firebird, and uses even Roman numerals (" II " and " IV ") to distinguish it.

Gibson's Cut was bought for £ 840, but in order to entend it to join the main line at Tattershall, part of the terminal warehouse had to be demolished, as it obstructed the line of the extension.

The commotion of Johnson's retreating men was enough to awake the men in McCausland's camp on the other side of the river who were able to form a line and meet Gibson's advance at the river.

This Flying V, along with the Futura ( Explorer ) and, initially, the Moderne, made up a line of modernist guitars designed by Gibson's then-president Ted McCarty.

After the studio cart crashes, Gibson says to Homer, " I'm getting too old for this crap ," a reference to a line said by Danny Glover's character Roger Murtaugh to Gibson's character Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon film series.

In 1998, Gibson introduced an Explorer in its " Gothic " line, which featured Gibson's guitars ( including the Explorer, Flying V, SG, and Les Paul ) in matte black finishes.

The opposing Fellows, led by Edmunds, appealed to the first set of statutes, claiming the Crown as Visitor, making Gibson's decisions invalid ; Provost Carter, supported by Bishop Gibson, appealed to the second set, claiming the Bishop of Lincoln as Visitor.

Three CDs were released with Mel Gibson's co-operation: ( i ) the film soundtrack of John Debney's original orchestral score conducted by Nick Ingman ; ( ii ) The Passion of the Christ: Songs, by producers Mark Joseph and Tim Cook, with original compositions by various artists, and ( iii ) The Passion of the Christ: Songs Inspired By.

At 1800 on 15 May, at a meeting in Whitworth's house, Gibson and Wallis briefed four key officers: the squadron's two flight commanders, Squadron Leader Henry Maudslay and Sqn Ldr H. M. " Dinghy " Young ; Gibson's deputy for the Möhne attack, Fl. Lt.

Stunt coordinator Bobby Bass planned and supervised all phases of Gibson's and Glover's intense pre-production training ; physical conditioning, weight workouts, and weapons handling and safety.

One reviewer commented that in " Gibson's view, 9-11 was the end of history ; after it we are without a history, careening toward an unknown future without the benefit of a past — our lives before 9-11 are now irrelevant.

; Hosaka: A microchip manufacturer whose products are in wide use in Gibson's world.

George Holden became Commanding Officer ( CO ) in July, but he was shot down and killed on his fourth mission with the squadron in September 1943, an attack on the Dortmund-Ems Canal ; he had four of Gibson's crew with him.

Foxman accepted Gibson's second apology, although he has continued to censure Gibson publicly ; saying in 2008, " In his heyday, he was No. 1 in Hollywood, the most sought-after star, the people's choice, the icon.

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Gibson's performance in Game 1 was phenomenal ; the menacing right-handed pitcher shut out the Tigers on just five hits, and he struck out a World Series-record 17 Detroit Tigers ' batters.

Gibson's novel includes a character, Peter Riviera, introduced ( like the Mouse ) in Istanbul, with the same holographic projection powers ( although via implants ) as the Mouse in Nova ; but Gibson's character is a psychopath.

When, in the early sixties, Cliff Richard's backing band " The Shadows " became hit-makers in their own right playing superb instrumentals, their then-innovative and unique sound was due not only to the talent of lead guitar player Hank Marvin but also to his choice of Fender guitars, a custom made bassoon designed by Orville Gibson's maternal grandfather, and a Morley echo unit ; although mention of it is missing from his Wikipedia entry, along with any reference to his use of a Dallas Arbiter electric kazoo on the landmark Shadows recording " Nirvam ".

It was Gibson's first published work, originally appearing in 1977 in Unearth 3, a short-lived science fiction collection magazine which retailed for $ 1. 00 ; Gibson was paid $ 27 for the story.

He purchased Hoot Gibson's rodeo venue in 1937 in Saugus, California and ran rodeos until in 1939 a quarter-mile dirt track was built ; it was renamed Bonelli Ranch Stadium.