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Post by endo on Mar 5, 2020 11:51:29 GMT -5
Probably more sci-fi than horror, but the original did have some scary episodes, so here it is.
"The first episode of the five-part anthology series titled “The Cellar,” directed by Chris Long and starring Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti and Sasha Alexander, will debut globally on Friday, March 6 exclusively on Apple TV+ with subsequent episodes premiering each Friday.
Showrunners for the anthology are Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (“Lost,” “Once Upon a Time”), and episode directors include Chris Long (“The Americans,” “The Mentalist”), Mark Mylod (“Succession,” “Game of Thrones”), Michael Dinner (“Unbelievable,” “Sneaky Pete”), Susanna Fogel (“Utopia,” “Play By Play”), and Sylvain White (“Stomp The Yard,” “The Rookie”).
“Amazing Stories" is executive produced by Spielberg, Eddy Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Chris Long, Don Kurt and David H. Goodman, and produced by Universal Television and Amblin Television."
For those that never saw or don't remember the original anthology series from the 80's, some of the episodes were really good. It ran from 1985-1987 and had elements of humor, fantasy, sci-fi and horror. This site lists five of the best episodes from the original series, but there are many more worth seeing.
Probably my favorite episode is "Go to the Head of the Class". It's about an hour long, but it's fun. And you can watch it right here!
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Post by MacReadyOrNot on Mar 5, 2020 13:51:55 GMT -5
I loved watching some of the episodes from the original series growing up. A few favorites being "The Amazing Falsworth," "Remote Control Man," "Welcome to My Nightmare," and "Family Dog". I'd love to own that original series. What makes me mad about this new series, as well as the new Twilight Zone, is that the studios behind them aren't putting them on TV like their predecessors. They're on streaming services like Apple TV+ and CBS All Access. Loses a lot of viewers by doing that, if you ask me. I know eventually cable and dish services will be a thing of the past, obsolete, if you will, but that doesn't mean that time is now. Oh, well. I hope this series can do the original series justice, but, any more, I think these reboot versions of classic anthology series are trying to outdo Black Mirror more than they are trying to capture what made their original anthology series so special.
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Post by endo on Mar 7, 2020 13:40:27 GMT -5
Yeah, it makes me mad that these shows aren't on TV too. I subscribe to two streaming services, Philo and Hulu for a total of about $21 a month.
I don't do Shudder, Netflix, any of that. Anything I want to see I either already own, or have owned and is now in my Plex library, or I find online.
Certainly not subscribing to a channel just for one show I don't even know if I would like or not. Some channels offer buying just the show you're interested in, but even that doesn't work for me, because if I buy it and hate it, I'm pissed about it.
Oh well, that's the way nowadays. Still haven't seen an episode of the new Twilight Zone just because I haven't heard very much good about it. Have to wait and see what people think about Amazing Stories, probably pass on that too though.
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