Some things are worth waiting for. And the live interview that was scheduled last week as part of the viewing of all three “The Thing” movies is one of them, as the special guest was none other than John Carpenter, director of 1982’s “The Thing.” The director discussed his work and how they tried to recreate the feel of Antarctica from other film locations. He also had lots of questions for the winterovers about their living conditions at the South Pole. It was a busy week otherwise at the Pole. Due to an elevator problem in the “beer can,” the vertical tower at the end of the station that connects the various levels, all hands were on deck to move the winter’s food supply up the 90+ steps in the beer can to the main station level. Hey, these things can happen. The station is now officially closed, with the last Basler plane, shown above, leaving the Pole on its way north.
