The TV series of the movie that got beat by Airwolf, the knock-off TV series of the movie. With Dana Carvey, Dick Butkus, and Bubba Smith.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
TV Obscura: Blue Thunder
The TV series of the movie that got beat by Airwolf, the knock-off TV series of the movie. With Dana Carvey, Dick Butkus, and Bubba Smith.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Tie-ins: Timecop
I watched a local premier of Pulp Fiction, and ended up sitting directly behind Quentin Tarantino and Richard Linklater. I was excited about film in general, and this was shaping up to be the high of my movie going life.
Then the movie started. Quentin promptly fell asleep, and I almost joined him. Around hour four I thought to myself, what was the last movie I saw before this? Timecop. I wouldn't put Timecop in the top ten of Van Damme movies, and I'd struggle to name another nine. It was still better than Pulp Fiction. I was never bored and staring at the exit sign at Timecop.
While not the greatest, I did appreciate the little butterfly effect touches. Every time Timecop came back to the present, little things would be different all over. I guess the concept had legs. The film was based on a comic, and there was a TV series based on the film, and a series of novels based on the series.
The series was written by Dan Parkinson and have neither Van Damme nor Ron Silver. I haven't seen anything Timecop since the original airing. I have seen Pulp Fiction, and my opinion has only gotten worse.
1994: Timecop by Steve Perry - novelization of the film
1998: Viper's Spawn by Dan Parkinson
1998: The Scavenger by Dan Parkinson
1999: Blood Ties by Dan Parkinson
Then the movie started. Quentin promptly fell asleep, and I almost joined him. Around hour four I thought to myself, what was the last movie I saw before this? Timecop. I wouldn't put Timecop in the top ten of Van Damme movies, and I'd struggle to name another nine. It was still better than Pulp Fiction. I was never bored and staring at the exit sign at Timecop.
While not the greatest, I did appreciate the little butterfly effect touches. Every time Timecop came back to the present, little things would be different all over. I guess the concept had legs. The film was based on a comic, and there was a TV series based on the film, and a series of novels based on the series.
The series was written by Dan Parkinson and have neither Van Damme nor Ron Silver. I haven't seen anything Timecop since the original airing. I have seen Pulp Fiction, and my opinion has only gotten worse.
1994: Timecop by Steve Perry - novelization of the film
1998: Viper's Spawn by Dan Parkinson
1998: The Scavenger by Dan Parkinson
1999: Blood Ties by Dan Parkinson
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Scarred for Life: Tomorrow People
Tomorrow People
68 episodes
1973-1979 ITV
I want to like this show, a psychedelic 70s X-Men/Doctor Who hybrid knockoff, but the acting is just so, so bad, and for some reason the poor effects aren't even campy fun. This managed to have two reboots, the latest in 2013.
Follow along with Scarred for Life Volume One available in ebook from Lulu.
68 episodes
1973-1979 ITV
I want to like this show, a psychedelic 70s X-Men/Doctor Who hybrid knockoff, but the acting is just so, so bad, and for some reason the poor effects aren't even campy fun. This managed to have two reboots, the latest in 2013.
Follow along with Scarred for Life Volume One available in ebook from Lulu.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Tie-Ins: The Crow
Gothic Death Wish franchise The Crow started as a 1989 comic which was cool mainly just for having Joy Division quotes. The movie inspired bad Halloween costumes for years and literally murdered star Brandon Lee, who managed to survive Laser Mission. I rewatched the movie recently and thought it didn't hold up, until I remembered how much I hated it 25 years ago, and if anything my opinion on it has improved. Except for Lee, he needed to spend more time kicking and less brooding like a sad clown.
The movies continued with increasingly bizarre casting, and a TV series continued the tradition of on-set fatal accidents.
The film was written by two 80s horror novelists, John Shirley and David J. Schow, and several other 90s favorites continued a series of novels, each of which has a different protagonist.
1994: Die Krahe by Kenneth Roycroft - German only
1996: City of Angels by Chet Williamson - novelization of the film
1998: Quoth the Crow by David Bischoff
1998: The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite
1998: Clash by Night by Chet Williamson
1998: A Murder of Crows: Omnibus of last three titles above
1999: Temple of Night by S. P. Somtow
1999: The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams - anthology with the likes of Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins. Peak 90s.
2000: Wicked Prayer by Norman Partridge - the first time I've noticed this, the movie was based on the tie-in novel
2001: Hellbound by A. A. Attanasio
The movies continued with increasingly bizarre casting, and a TV series continued the tradition of on-set fatal accidents.
The film was written by two 80s horror novelists, John Shirley and David J. Schow, and several other 90s favorites continued a series of novels, each of which has a different protagonist.
1994: Die Krahe by Kenneth Roycroft - German only
1996: City of Angels by Chet Williamson - novelization of the film
1998: Quoth the Crow by David Bischoff
1998: The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite
1998: Clash by Night by Chet Williamson
1998: A Murder of Crows: Omnibus of last three titles above
1999: Temple of Night by S. P. Somtow
1999: The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams - anthology with the likes of Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins. Peak 90s.
2000: Wicked Prayer by Norman Partridge - the first time I've noticed this, the movie was based on the tie-in novel
2001: Hellbound by A. A. Attanasio
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Scarred for Life: Escape into Night
Escape Into Night
6 Episodes
1972 ITV
A bed-bound child visits a boy in a spooky house every time she dreams. Haven't seen it all, but there's some pure nightmare fuel between poor acting.
Follow along with Scarred for Life Volume One available in ebook from Lulu.
6 Episodes
1972 ITV
A bed-bound child visits a boy in a spooky house every time she dreams. Haven't seen it all, but there's some pure nightmare fuel between poor acting.
Follow along with Scarred for Life Volume One available in ebook from Lulu.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Tie Ins: Poltergeist
Poltergeist is one of those series whose back story seems more interesting than the product on screen, perfect material for continuing stories. Sadly, not much here.
There are novelizations for the first two movies by James Kahn, along with an unpublished version of the first by Joe Haldeman which got canned, reportedly after criticizing Spielberg's script.
Poltergeist by James Kahn
Poltergeist II: The Other Side by James Kahn
I haven't been able to tell if there's even the slightest connection to Poltergeist the Legacy, but those had three books, at least two by well known (to me) horror authors:
The Hidden Saint by Rick Hautula
Maelstrom by Matthew J. Costello
The Shadow Between by L.A. Liverakos
There are novelizations for the first two movies by James Kahn, along with an unpublished version of the first by Joe Haldeman which got canned, reportedly after criticizing Spielberg's script.
Poltergeist by James Kahn
Poltergeist II: The Other Side by James Kahn
I haven't been able to tell if there's even the slightest connection to Poltergeist the Legacy, but those had three books, at least two by well known (to me) horror authors:
The Hidden Saint by Rick Hautula
Maelstrom by Matthew J. Costello
The Shadow Between by L.A. Liverakos
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