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183 – Perversions of Science

Tim and Jen head back to the pre-prestige-TV cable well with a failed spinoff of Tales From the Crypt called Perversions of Science. Throughout, you can really tell that your hosts would rather be watching a certain Canadian/German co-production.

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Jen was slightly off when she said that HBO has existed since “the mid-to-late 70s”—it launched in 1972.

Mic mentions the Dan Quayle/Murphy Brown kerfuffle in this article about depictions of abortion on American television. And then there’s Maude!

In 1992, Vanity Fair covered the speculation around the circumstances of the death of Hitler’s niece. (Jen thinks he did it.)

If you love Skinemax Farscape as much as we do, listen to our Lexx episode!

164 – The Night Stalker

Darren McGavin in character as Carl Kolchak — king

Tim and Jen host steadfast friend of the show mugrimm to talk about a pervasively influential TV movie that spawned the cult series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Also, in this episode you can learn more about Pervy the Clown…if you dare.

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If you love Kolchak’s sad little hat, you can get one!

The Slate article quibbling about Fletch (the 1985 film starring Chevy Chase) may be read here, if you enjoy the Slate brand of whiny crap.

For mugrimm’s previous appearance on the show, check out our episode on the M.A.N.T.I.S. TV movie!

136 – 50 States of Fright

Rachel Brosnahan in "The Golden Arm" — bury me with my out-of-context viral video clip

Tim holds forth on the mind sickness that led to short-lived streaming service Quibi before diving into a review of short-form horror anthology 50 States of Fright. Jen just tries to keep up!

This AV Club article is pretty emblematic of the unkind response to the first episode of the series, “The Golden Arm.”

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Oh I almost forgot to post the funny dog fart video

For more anthology horror, check out our episode on Hammer House of Horror!

133 – The Jericho Mile

Tim and Jen effuse about an early Michael Mann joint for television, the prison story The Jericho Mile!

You can buy a beautiful blu-ray of the film from Kino Lorber, but if you just can’t wait to see it, it’s on YouTube. And we highly recommend it!

The 1977 film Short Eyes, based on Miguel Piñero’s incendiary play, is free with ads on Tubi.

For more Michael Mann, check out our episode on The Keep!

123 – Apple TV+

Tim and Jen shred a selection of programs from awful neolib also-ran streaming service, Apple TV+!

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Have you seen…Tim’s website?

Jen alludes at one point to the “Unicorn Killer,” Ira Einhorn. He claimed to have helped found Earth Day, but his account has been disputed. Conservatives still love to evoke him as emblematic of leftist depravity. He died in prison in 2020.

Jen also touched on the much-muddied concept of “emotional labor,” as originally described by sociologist Arlie Hochschild. Read Sharmin Tunguz’s article on how the term has been misappropriated.

When emotional labor has left the professional sphere and has entered the domestic realm; when it is used to describe a household list of domestic chores, whether or not those chores are done happily or grumpily, it has become diluted to the point of being in danger of losing its meaning. Yes, women do tend to shoulder more emotional labor in the workplace, and more attention on its health and professional repercussions means more attempts to alleviate it. But when contexts morph, and meanings change, are we still talking about the same thing?
Sharmin Tunguz via Psychology Today

Don’t miss our Nothing But Trouble episode with Matt Christman, by the way!

113 – The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Jen and Tim revisit the greatest unfairly-cancelled single-season sci-fi western TV series of all time: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.! If you thought we were going to say “Firefly” you have obviously never listened to our show before. Also Jen is finally able to air her feelings about Dixie for a mass audience. Spicy!

Drake meme with Firefly in the "no" position and Brisco County Jr. in the "yes" position — sorry, we’re correct

Check DVDTalk for information on the complete series on home media.

Whether you lived through it or not, you can peruse the 1993-94 prime-time television lineup for yourself.

For more cult TV, try our episode on Hammer House of Horror!

075 – The Day After and Special Bulletin

Tim and Jen return to the fevered nuclear paranoia of the 80s! We look at one of the most important TV events of the era, The Day After. We also stick to the show mission statement by highlighting a lesser known nuclear horror telefilm: Special Bulletin.

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You can watch Special Bulletin in its entirety here. We recommend it! Also: David Clennon, if you’re out there, come on the show, king.

Michael Madsen in a small role in Special Bulletin (1983) — Hey, this guy who has a bit part in Special Bulletin…does he have a sister?

Following the broadcast of The Day After, ABC aired a panel discussion moderated by Ted Koppel on nuclear proliferation. If you would like to see absolute ghouls like William F. Buckley Jr. and Henry Kissinger argue for “robust defense,” check it out. But really, we watched it for the much-missed Carl Sagan.

For discussion of a movie that makes The Day After look like an episode of Steven Universe, listen to our episode about landmark British telefilm Threads.

071 – Threads

Tim speaks cogently on the world’s most depressing nuclear apocalypse drama, Threads, from 1984. Jen tries not to fall into a well of despair.

We’re not kidding; Threads is possibly one of the bleakest films ever made, and everyone should see it at least once. Severin Films offers it on region-free DVD.

For a slightly lighter British horror telefilm, try our episode on the controversial faux documentary Ghostwatch.

067 – Fatal Attractions with Emma Bowers

Surprise! You get an extra bonus episode for April! Animal expert Emma Bowers returns to discuss the Tiger King before Tiger King: an Animal Planet reality series about ill-starred exotic pet owners called Fatal Attractions.

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Fatal Attractions is currently vieweable on Amazon Prime.

For more of the delightful Emma, listen to our episode on the truly ill-conceived lion-based thriller Roar.

066 – Ghostwatch

Jen and Tim discuss a program aired and then disappeared by the BBC for being too spooky. Ghostwatch is one of the most controversial television programs that ever appeared on British television, and it still has the power to creep audiences out.

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The good people at the Internet archive have preserved Ghostwatch, but if you prefer physical media and have a region-free player there’s also a DVD available from 101 Films.

If you want to hear about a British production that’s even scarier, why not sample our episode about the terrifying vision of nuclear apocalypse, Threads?