It's that time of year again, when creepy and scary stuff abounds! Besides all the great horror movies out there this time of year, there are a ton of great TV show episodes that either focus on Halloween or have themes that fit the holiday. We talk about some of our favorites ones on this episode.
Larry discusses a few classic Star Trek episodes with spooky themes, including the eerie "Catspaw." Did you catch the Cthulhu references in the episode? Did you know it was written by Robert Bloch of Psycho fame? We look at a couple of Next Generation episodes too.
Karen reminisces about The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror specials, and focuses on a few favorite segments. So many of these were take offs or homages to classic sci fi and horror films or shows, especially The Twilight Zone.
Bob shares a classic Halloween episode of Route 66 -Lizard Leg and Owlet Wing (see it on YouTube here). It featured Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr, and Peter Lorre. it was the last time Karloff wore the Frankenstein Monster make-up! Our chief engineer also covers a bunch of others, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Big Bang Theory, Laverne and Shirley, Married with Children, and more.
Do you have memories of some favorite TV show episodes that centered on Halloween? We'd love to hear them.
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| Chief Engineer Bob says hands off my Godzilla game!! |
For our Sensor Sweep, Bob has managed to get a hold of the new Bandai Godzilla card game! Not only that, but we have a special interview with the game's designer, Ryan Miller! So be sure to check that out to learn about this cool new kaiju card game.
We want to wish you all a spooky, creepy, monster-filled Halloween!! And feel free to share pictures -past or present -of your costumes at our Facebook or Twitter sites.
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ReplyDeleteHmm, monica and caren above weren't trying to sell furnaces by any chance, were they? (Sorry, that's an obscure reference to a comments thread at the BAB that I doubt even Karen will remembrer...)
ReplyDeleteGreat show, everyone. Yep, Halloween episodes of TV shows is a topic that can be discussed endlessly, I think.
As for your choices, I have to say that the Star Trek 'Halloween' episode has always been one of my least favorites (in fact, there's any number of season 3 episodes that I think are much better, but I'll put that rant aside for now...).
However, I am very pleased that Karen brought up the Treehouse of Horror episodes. I've always loved those, and I like the "Shinning" one in particular, because includes one of the best lines ever uttered by Homer Simpson (when Lisa shows him the little hand-held TV set): "TV! Mother, teacher, secret lover" - and I just love the way he says "secret lover" sotto voce. In fact, here it is.
Off the top of my head, I can't think of any other Halloween episodes that I really like. As a really small kid, though, I remember that one episode of Gilligan's Island, in which Gilligan dreams that he's a Jekyll and Hyde type character, really scared me when he turned into Mr. Hyde.
-Edo Bosnar
Another cool episode folks!
ReplyDeleteSo when are we going to play this Godzilla Card Game???
I have looked mine over, and checked reviews, and gameplay online, and have found a good split between it being a good/bad game, and really want to find out which side is right.