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Cinematic Titanic Review

Very thoughtful (but unsigned, as near I can see) review of the recent Cinematic Titanic show here.

New VOD Title from RiffTrax

Download it or see a sample here.

How Were the Shows?

An open thread for Sunday night’s Cinematic Titanic Show and “Show & Tell with Joel Hodgson.”

EW Does it Again

Entertainment Weekly has cranked out another list: The 26 Best Cult TV Shows. Guess what show came in at number 4?

I forget where I first read it, but some commentator has a rule of thumb about newspaper/magazine stories and comedy, which states, roughly: “Any time a piece tries to give an example of something that is supposedly humorous, the example will never be funny.” I think “Cruelty to small animals is one of little Bobby’s few outlets,” (which I can’t even place in an episode) is a pristine example of that rule.

Thanks to Robert for the heads up.

Weekend Discussion Thread: What Episodes Will Never Make it to Video?

Alert reader Kathy writes:

For ages — after all of the “miracles” Shout! Factory has made happen with rights to movies that the owners (Sandy Frank) swore “Over my dead body” – I’ve thought of suggesting a weekend survey of “What movie/episode would you almost bet money Shout! Factory will never be able to get the rights to release?”

Between the movies that Rhino screwed up with (Amazing Colossal Man, Godzilla vs Megalon), the way things go in and out of copyright (the “Robot Rumpus” short) and the fact that some of the movies are owned by corporations who think the movies are decent or at least still money-makers (Space Travelers), you keep thinking there’s at least one that’s going to end up being impossible.

My guess was always Revenge of the Creature. Because even though it’s not one of the studio’s best efforts, Universal is notorious about protecting the image of their Monsters – even the minor ones. I thought there was no way we’d see that on home video…

Yes, another miracle.

So what episode do you think will never get released on home video?