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From: ejanss1@nospam.verizon.net
Doug Elrod wrote:
> On Jul 26, 8:27 pm, Derek Janssen wrote:
>> More to the point, two of the listed episodes included host-hecklings of
>> "Legacy of Blood" and "The Doomsday Machine". Think CT's movie
>> acquisition department shops at the same PD store.
(Not to mention "Frankenstein's CoF", which reduces the chance of
coincidence considerably...)
>> ...So, if I had to get my feet wet on either of those two Cinematic
>> Titanic experiments for pay-download, would either of the two be worth
>> the choice?
>> Or is there another episode ideal for first timers?
>> (And no, I'm not watching their "Santa/Martians" do-over, seeing as
>> there was nothing wrong with the first one.)
>
> I would go with "Legacy of Blood", no question.
Although perhaps more appropriate to say you SHALL!...and you
WILL!...UNDERSTAND??
("Body by Charles Atlas, head by Mel Brooks.") :)
> "Doomsday Machine"
> didn't counter the AGGRESSIVE lack of action enough, IMHO (YMMV).
> I really think they've improved as they've gone along (mainly in
> "percent coverage", but also in "peak funniness").
Most of the website user complaints seem to be that with no host segs,
"Doomsday"'s heckling kinda...just wandered off after the downbeat
"Monster-a-Go-Go"-esque anti-climax, and needed more of a parting-shot
punchline. (As the old after-show segs would often provide.)
Although the competition had its own post-show analysis:
"Anyone get the impression they...just kinda ran out of money, had four
days to throw together whatever they had, and none of the actors would
come back?: 'Yeah, Bobby, remember that spaceship thing?' 'Nope, sorry,
got a game show coming up.'"
Derek Janssen
ejanss1@verizon.net
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