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Batman (1967) – The Wail of the Siren, and The Sport of Penguins

Hey! Batgirl has her own (terrible) theme song! And some fun appearances in the opening credits. The Siren (Joan Collins) is using her musical abilities to brainwash men to work for her, including Commissioner Gordon (Neil Hamilton). The Wail of the Siren was penned by Stanley Ralph Ross and it first debuted on 28 September,…

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Batman (1967) – Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin, and Ring Around the Riddler

Season three of Batman got underway on 14 September, 1967 with Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin which was written by Stanford Sherman. The episode, which began the run of single-episode stories, introduces us to Batgirl aka Barbara Gordon (Yvonne Craig). Barbara is excited to be going to the opera in the company of Bruce Wayne (Adam…

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Mission: Impossible (1969) – Nicole, and The Vault

Well, if Joan Collins was good enough for for Captain Kirk, then the IMF’s Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) should be so lucky… Nicole was written by Paul Playdon, and first aired on 30 March, 1969, and tries, within the confines of the tropes of the Mission: Impossible format, to tell a different kind of story….

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Tales From the Crypt (1972) – Freddie Francis

Based on the EC comics Vault of Horror and Tales From the Crypt, this anthology film is the next zombie recommendation film from DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies. The film features some recognizable names including Joan Collins, Ralph Richardson, and Peter Cushing, The collection of short stories brought to life on the screen are…

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Space: 1999 (1975) – Mission of the Darians, and Black Sun

Johnny Byrne pens this episode that first debuted on 30 October, 1975, that sees Moonbase Alpha encountering yet another alien life form (something that they take way too easily in stride as a series. There should be wonder and discovery associated with these things, but instead we just dive into the story – although there…

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