This page describes some instances of the name Hob in modern science fiction and literature. There may be more, but these particular instances all accurately reflect the Mythological Attributes of Hob. Tolkien's Hobbit The Old English name Hob is likely to be origin of Hobbit, Tolkien's name for the people of The Shire in his story The Lord of The Rings. Hob Lane in Quatermass A classic science fiction film is Quatermass and the Pit, written by Nigel Kneale. In the story psychic disturbances were discovered emanating from the ground, and an alien spaceship was unearthed. An important thread which ran through the story was that the name of the site of the Pit was Hobs Lane. At the end of the film the spaceship vaporised into a horned figure in the sky. Hobb in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Four consecutive episodes (9-12) of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman included references to the name Hobb: Episode 9, The Man of Steel Bars, written by Paris Qualles This episode was about a meltdown at a nuclear reactor on the Hobbs River. There are references to Hobbs Bay in the dialogue, and HOBBS RIVER can just be seen on the map traced out by Lois’s finger (below right). This is the dialogue: Dr Goodman: It seems to be hottest near Hobbs Bay. Lois: There's the aquifer, and theres Hobbs Bay. Trace that aquifer to... Lexcorp Nuclear. Dr Goodman: Well it's not my speciality, but I would say the plant has sprung a major leak somewhere. Lois: They're about to turn that up to full power. Dr Goodman: Yeah, well if they turn that thing up to full power the way it's leaking now, it could blow the whole thing apart. We could be looking at a major meltdown. Lois: A meltdown! We gotta find Superman. Episode 10, Pheromone, My Lovely, written by Deborah Joy Levine This episode involved a mining company named Hobbs Mining that was about to devastate a country in South America. This is part of the dialogue: Lois: Here we go. Barbara Travino is among other things on the Board of Directors of Hobbs Mining. Lois: Anything on Hobbs Mining. Perry White: Oh they're keeping pretty closed mouthed. What Brent Bradley used to call non-denial denials. Episode 11, Honeymoon in Metropolis, written by Dan Levine In this episode a child was kidnapped at the Hobbs River Carnival. Episode 12, All Shook Up, written by Bryce Zabel This episode was about a meteorite threat to Earth. Superman flies into space to intercept the meteorite, but is injured and falls to earth, unable to remember who he is, at Hobbs Bay. This is part of the dialogue: Jimmy: Clark's right. Somebody ought to be looking for Superman. Perry White: Now didn't you just hear them Jimmy. They got their hands full with that rocket. Jimmy: Well I don't wanna bet my life on a rocket chief. I'm 21 years old. You've had a great career, but I haven't written my first story yet. Now I'm not ready to give up. Perry White: What have you got in mind? Jimmy: Ok. I was making some calls for Lois. Anyway right after Superman broke that asteroid up the other day, well a bunch of people near Hobbs Bay reported a shooting star. Hobb's Bay (sometimes spelled "Hobbs Bay" and "Hobs Bay") comes from the Superman comics. It's an area in Metropolis known as "Suicide Slum" on the riverfront. An interesting side note on "All Shook Up", is that it actually came from an old Jackson Gillis script from the original Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves. The story was called "Panic in the Sky". [Thanks to Zoomway for providing me with this information.] Gary Hobson in Early Edition The producer of The New Adventures of Superman was Deborah Joy Levine. Deborah Joy Levine was also one of team producing the series Early Edition. The main character in this series was named Gary Hobson, shown at the far left, a person with unusual psychic powers. Mythological Attributes of Hob Guest Book E-mail John Webb Heart-of-England Home Page