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Post by mszanadu on Mar 4, 2017 18:43:12 GMT
When it was on Me-TV, I always thought it they should have paired it with "Twilight Zone". At midnight. Hello there tresix - great to see you here on this new message board . We have been on several different boards before in passing on the old IMDB Boards . I totally agree here - never understood why a great channel like MeTV would not put Twilight Zone and Night Gallery on back to back episodes - and at a reasonable time slot too . Also wished the Night Gallery episodes on that channel were the DVD Versions as well . IMPO - Not a complaint more of a concern here . Would hate see this fine channel go down the drain . Thanks so much tresix for your reply .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 19:50:12 GMT
Sometimes I get it confused with Twilight Zone and Kolchak.
Some episodes that stand out are the ones where this woman has some type of eye surgery and is rendered blind (or so she thinks) but actually it's a black out and the power is out.
I'm not sure now which is which at times! But I really like those stylized shows.
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Post by bd74 on Mar 4, 2017 20:06:00 GMT
Some episodes that stand out are the ones where this woman has some type of eye surgery and is rendered blind (or so she thinks) but actually it's a black out and the power is out. That's the Joan Crawford episode from the pilot. That episode was directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 4, 2017 20:35:56 GMT
Sometimes I get it confused with Twilight Zone and Kolchak. Some episodes that stand out are the ones where this woman has some type of eye surgery and is rendered blind (or so she thinks) but actually it's a black out and the power is out. I'm not sure now which is which at times! But I really like those stylized shows. That's totally OK Merrida . IMPO - most likely it's because these show storyline themes lean towards " the mysterious or unexplained " and a lot of us fans tend to like all these same classic themed programs from back in the day too . Sometimes it's real easy to confuse these shows - I do this sometimes too and I own a few of these collections on DVD . Thanks Merrida for your reply .
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 4, 2017 20:41:33 GMT
Some episodes that stand out are the ones where this woman has some type of eye surgery and is rendered blind (or so she thinks) but actually it's a black out and the power is out. That's the Joan Crawford episode from the pilot. That episode was directed by Steven Spielberg. Thanks so much bd74 for the reminder here and your reply . I was so impressed the first time I watched that short story pilot and saw who directed it too - and this was just before he directed the movie DUEL 1971 - intense film for it's time too .
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Post by ecarle on Mar 4, 2017 20:57:50 GMT
ecarle, here(trying to figure out how to make this thread work. My apologies.)
Night Gallery felt a bit "retro" with its 1969/1970 launch. With Rod Serling on board(alas, as the host rather than as the showrunner/host) memories of TTZ were immediate...though there was a "You Can't Go Home Again" feeling to the show.
The key reason for that was: it was in COLOR. And it was the color scheme of cookie cutter Universal TV of the time. Often shot on the cookie cutter Universal sets of the time. Still, rather like the Universal TV series Columbo, Night Gallery managed to stake out its own special personality even AS it looked like every other color 1970s Universal show. Columbo consistently had better writing than most TV; Night Gallery sometimes did.
And the series shared guest stars of some cachet. For instance, Laurence Harvey -- a film actor of note in the sixties(The Alamo, The Manchurian Candidate, Room at the Top in the fifties), evidently signed a Universal contract that made him a guest killer on Columbo in one case, and a guest victim on Night Gallery in the other. (His NG episode was one of the "gory in the imagination" ones-- with a fictionalized "earwig" going in one ear and out of the other, causing horrible pain...and being found to have LAID EGGS in Harvey's brain!)
Another notable Night Gallery brought back a fifties/sixties Method icon -- Kim Stanley -- in a scary little number about a spider that keeps growing(tiny) and growing(rat size) and growing (LARGE DOG sized) in nasty Patrick O'Neal's apartment. Stanley locks O'Neal in his bedroom with the Big Spider and...well, you know.
I also recall one about Leslie Nielsen spending a night alone in the haunted Psycho house. And a very scary one about a doll sent to kill John Williams(Dial M for Murder, To Catch a Thief.)
The original 1969 pilot film famously sported an episode directed by young Steven Spielberg and starring Joan Crawford. Crawford evidently tried to have SS fired because he looked like a little boy to her. But the studio backed SS and Crawford came to respect him. This episode was about a selfish rich blind woman(Crawford) who pressured a poor man(Tom Bosley) to sell her his eyes if only to see for ONE DAY. Cruel. The twist: Joan gets the eyes just in time for a nighttime blackout...and her death.
That pilot had a much scarier episode with Roddy McDowall as a killer who must watch paintings of his family graveyard change to show the uncle he killed , rising from the grave and approaching the house to kill Roddy. This was talked about almost in the manner of the schoolyard playground of my youth by me and my now teenage buddies.
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As I recall, Night Gallery was cut down to a half hour and given some atrocious "blackout bits" with actors wearing Universal monster masks(Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, etc) for poorly written jokes. Rod Serling was humiliated. The show went off the air quickly after that.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 4, 2017 21:29:35 GMT
" ecarle, here(trying to figure out how to make this thread work. My apologies.)
Night Gallery felt a bit "retro" with its 1969/1970 launch. With Rod Serling on board(alas, as the host rather than as the showrunner/host) memories of TTZ were immediate...though there was a "You Can't Go Home Again" feeling to the show.
The key reason for that was: it was in COLOR. And it was the color scheme of cookie cutter Universal TV of the time. Often shot on the cookie cutter Universal sets of the time. Still, rather like the Universal TV series Columbo, Night Gallery managed to stake out its own special personality even AS it looked like every other color 1970s Universal show. Columbo consistently had better writing than most TV; Night Gallery sometimes did.
And the series shared guest stars of some cachet. For instance, Laurence Harvey -- a film actor of note in the sixties(The Alamo, The Manchurian Candidate, Room at the Top in the fifties), evidently signed a Universal contract that made him a guest killer on Columbo in one case, and a guest victim on Night Gallery in the other. (His NG episode was one of the "gory in the imagination" ones-- with a fictionalized "earwig" going in one ear and out of the other, causing horrible pain...and being found to have LAID EGGS in Harvey's brain!)
Another notable Night Gallery brought back a fifties/sixties Method icon -- Kim Stanley -- in a scary little number about a spider that keeps growing(tiny) and growing(rat size) and growing (LARGE DOG sized) in nasty Patrick O'Neal's apartment. Stanley locks O'Neal in his bedroom with the Big Spider and...well, you know.
I also recall one about Leslie Nielsen spending a night alone in the haunted Psycho house. And a very scary one about a doll sent to kill John Williams(Dial M for Murder, To Catch a Thief.)
The original 1969 pilot film famously sported an episode directed by young Steven Spielberg and starring Joan Crawford. Crawford evidently tried to have SS fired because he looked like a little boy to her. But the studio backed SS and Crawford came to respect him. This episode was about a selfish rich blind woman(Crawford) who pressured a poor man(Tom Bosley) to sell her his eyes if only to see for ONE DAY. Cruel. The twist: Joan gets the eyes just in time for a nighttime blackout...and her death.
That pilot had a much scarier episode with Roddy McDowall as a killer who must watch paintings of his family graveyard change to show the uncle he killed , rising from the grave and approaching the house to kill Roddy. This was talked about almost in the manner of the schoolyard playground of my youth by me and my now teenage buddies.
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As I recall, Night Gallery was cut down to a half hour and given some atrocious "blackout bits" with actors wearing Universal monster masks(Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, etc) for poorly written jokes. Rod Serling was humiliated. The show went off the air quickly after that. "
It seems this is where you reply starts ecarle - no problem so we can just take this from here - I will read this and get back to you ASAP .
If you get stumped again on using the Quote button just write in the " Quick Reply " section at the bottom of these pages here - it's way easier to use sometimes too .
Thanks ecarle for your reply .
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 4, 2017 21:37:59 GMT
Excellent ecarle !
A very well put write up as well as a " sum up highlights " of this awesome cult classic series .
Thanks again for your reply and for sharing this with us here too .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 22:46:34 GMT
There were a few episodes I really enjoyed. The Doll being one of them. To thisd day, that thing still looks so fucking evil and gives me the creeps. I also like The Big Surprise. The ending terrified me when I was little. I also liked the pilot with the painting showing the man rising from the grave. Overall, I much prefer the Twilight Zone but I do enjoy some episode of Night Gallery. The last season sucked though.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 5, 2017 1:17:00 GMT
There were a few episodes I really enjoyed. The Doll being one of them. To thisd day, that thing still looks so fucking evil and gives me the creeps. I also like The Big Surprise. The ending terrified me when I was little. I also liked the pilot with the painting showing the man rising from the grave. Overall, I much prefer the Twilight Zone but I do enjoy some episode of Night Gallery. The last season sucked though. I agree DrRobertBlock the episode short stories " The Doll " and " Big Surprise " were truly creepy eerie indeed . That doll had serious teeth and reminds me of the Zuni Fetish Doll from TV Movie Trilogy of Terror from 1975 third & final short story - " Amelia " . As for " Big Surprise " John Carradine was excellent in that and just about everything he was in especially as Brother Jerome in the Twilight Zone episode The Howling Man . Thanks DrRobertBlock for your reply .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 1:20:47 GMT
There were a few episodes I really enjoyed. The Doll being one of them. To thisd day, that thing still looks so fucking evil and gives me the creeps. I also like The Big Surprise. The ending terrified me when I was little. I also liked the pilot with the painting showing the man rising from the grave. Overall, I much prefer the Twilight Zone but I do enjoy some episode of Night Gallery. The last season sucked though. I agree DrRobertBlock the episode short stories " The Doll " and " Big Surprise " were truly creepy eerie indeed . That doll had serious teeth and reminds me of the Zuni Fetish Doll from TV Movie Trilogy of Terror from 1975 third & final short story - " Amelia " . As for " Big Surprise " John Carradine was excellent in that and just about everything he was in especially as Brother Jerome in the Twilight Zone episode The Howling Man . Thanks DrRobertBlock for your reply . Ah yes, the Howling man is a fantastic episode of TZ. One of the best. Indeed, that doll was very nasty looking. In regards to 'Amelia', I always enjoyed that although I found it more good fun than I ddi creepy. The Doll from NG still sends shiver down my spine just seeing a picture of it.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 5, 2017 1:40:26 GMT
I agree DrRobertBlock the episode short stories " The Doll " and " Big Surprise " were truly creepy eerie indeed . That doll had serious teeth and reminds me of the Zuni Fetish Doll from TV Movie Trilogy of Terror from 1975 third & final short story - " Amelia " . As for " Big Surprise " John Carradine was excellent in that and just about everything he was in especially as Brother Jerome in the Twilight Zone episode The Howling Man . Thanks DrRobertBlock for your reply . Ah yes, the Howling man is a fantastic episode of TZ. One of the best. Indeed, that doll was very nasty looking. In regards to 'Amelia', I always enjoyed that although I found it more good fun than I ddi creepy. The Doll from NG still sends shiver down my spine just seeing a picture of it. Totally agree there DrRobertBlock Dolly's eerie evil face is definitely one - no one will ever forget . Dolly Close Up I also think this vicious mug is truly unforgettable too . Zuni Fetish Doll Close Up
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 1:56:54 GMT
Well, looks like I'm having nightmares tonight lol.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 5, 2017 2:20:45 GMT
Well, looks like I'm having nightmares tonight lol. At least you don't have these actual creepy dolls in your home as collectables like Amelia with the Zuni Doll and the little girl and her Uncle with the creepy Dolly in NG . That's peace of mind for sure DrRobertBlock .
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Post by naterdawg on Mar 5, 2017 17:21:02 GMT
"Big surprise" was dumb.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 5, 2017 17:53:36 GMT
Just curious here naterdawg - What was it about this short story " Big Surprise " you found it to be " dumb " ?
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Post by geode on Mar 5, 2017 18:51:02 GMT
anyone here a fan of this show that was hosted by Rod Serling ( and had some wonderfully eerie paintings done by artist Tom Wright ) ? It was with great anticipation that the show came on. I think we all were hoping for another Twilight Zone, but after a few episodes I was so disappointed that I stopped watching and have not seen it at all in the many years that have followed.
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 5, 2017 20:43:17 GMT
anyone here a fan of this show that was hosted by Rod Serling ( and had some wonderfully eerie paintings done by artist Tom Wright ) ? It was with great anticipation that the show came on. I think we all were hoping for another Twilight Zone, but after a few episodes I was so disappointed that I stopped watching and have not seen it at all in the many years that have followed. All IMPO here - Sadly when the networks sometimes interfere with the creativity of the writers and producers of these inventive shows something can get lost in translation with it . I don't know which version of this show you had watched in the past if it was the syndicated version of this show that particular version is not the true show . However the DVD Version of this show is the original episodes . If I may suggest giving this show another try again it might not be the same as you remembered it . Thanks geode for your input on this and your reply .
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Post by geode on Mar 5, 2017 20:59:17 GMT
It was with great anticipation that the show came on. I think we all were hoping for another Twilight Zone, but after a few episodes I was so disappointed that I stopped watching and have not seen it at all in the many years that have followed. All IMPO here - Sadly when the networks sometimes interfere with the creativity of the writers and producers of these inventive shows something can get lost in translation with it . I don't know which version of this show you had watched in the past if it was the syndicated version of this show that particular version is not the true show . However the DVD Version of this show is the original episodes . If I may suggest giving this show another try again it might not be the same as you remembered it . Thanks geode for your input on this and your reply . As I said I really had high hopes for the show, which I only saw in the original network run. I never watched any in syndication and never sought out DVDs.
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Post by poelzig on Mar 7, 2017 4:38:39 GMT
I remember my parents watching them in syndication when I was a kid and being creeped out. One about a guy having his feet chopped off after being in a car accident may have influenced Stephen King's Misery. I also recall something about a brooch shaped like a mouse or something eating a woman and a kid that had a closet in his house that led to a cabin covered in snow.
It's possible I'm misremembering some or all of those episodes. They may have even been eps of a different TV show. So do those episodes sound familiar to anyone? The op seems to have addressed everyone here but me for some reason.
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