Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Jul 26 2006
Classic TV shows with a horror twist
A bit earlier I was reading a post Tommy wrote about the old TV show Webster and its influence on his generation. He mentioned a particularly spooky stairway situation that made me think about other shows that have made it onto the air over the years. What would a really dark verson of Hogan's Heroes have been like? What if Gilligan's Island had been inhabited by a tribe of pygmy vampires? What if Ted, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, had been a zombie? Well, all right. I'll give you that one. But what if Aunt Bea had baked pies all weekend and then had gone to work on Monday mornings as the hanging judge, on The Andy Griffith Show? If Quentin Tarantino had been at the helm as director, would the characters from The Love Boat have spent a lot less of their voyage cavorting on deck and a lot more time being carved up by some mad machinist in a damp, smelly corner of the engine room so their body parts could fetch a pretty penny on the international black market?
And here we thought Twilight Zone was the scariest thing on classic TV...
posted at: 12:31 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
A bit earlier I was reading a post Tommy wrote about the old TV show Webster and its influence on his generation. He mentioned a particularly spooky stairway situation that made me think about other shows that have made it onto the air over the years. What would a really dark verson of Hogan's Heroes have been like? What if Gilligan's Island had been inhabited by a tribe of pygmy vampires? What if Ted, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, had been a zombie? Well, all right. I'll give you that one. But what if Aunt Bea had baked pies all weekend and then had gone to work on Monday mornings as the hanging judge, on The Andy Griffith Show? If Quentin Tarantino had been at the helm as director, would the characters from The Love Boat have spent a lot less of their voyage cavorting on deck and a lot more time being carved up by some mad machinist in a damp, smelly corner of the engine room so their body parts could fetch a pretty penny on the international black market?
And here we thought Twilight Zone was the scariest thing on classic TV...
posted at: 12:31 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
