The Riddler (Frank Gorshin) returns in Death in Slow Motion, and in a wonderful opening sequence does a great imitation of Chaplin while he and his gang steal the take from a box office showing some classic films. His main plan is to steal payrolls (and make silent films) from around the city, or is…
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The Twilight Zone (1962) – The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank, To Serve Man, and The Fugitive
It’s time to go back into The Zone with Paramount Pictures’ Complete Series on blu-ray! The first episode up this week is The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank. Written and directed by Montgomery Pittman, this tale first aired on 23 February, 1962. Jeff Myrtlebank (James Best) wakes up at his own funeral, and while the…
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) – What Are Little Girls Made Of? and Miri
Captain’s Log: Stardate 2712.4 There are two things that have always stayed with me for this episode when I was growing up, the big scary Ruk (Ted Cassidy) and the appealing, Andrea (Sherry Jackson). Written by Robert Bloch (who also penned Psycho), although Gene Roddenberry touched it up while it was shooting, the original airdate…
The Mind Reels 