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Amazing

We have torn down so many walls and yet have so many more to crumble. Just when you think nothing good has come out of the past few years take a look at America's Got Talent winner Kodi Lee during his Grand Final before taking home the victory. Lee is both Autistic and Blind with the voice of an angel. Thank you, Mr. Lee, for bringing down yet another wall that most people just can't get past. If he has taught us anything its Dreams Do Come True!

Video Killed The Radio Star on This Date 1981

Cashing in on a new form of popular entertainment, the MTV network debuts, complete with "video jockeys" (VJs) introducing music videos today in 1981. The first video shown, 'Video Killed the Radio Star,' will prove partially prophetic.

Part Animal. Part Legend. All Woman.

Ah, that fun-loving low-cost DVD maker Mills Creek is bringing us yet another fine gem. The 1984's Sheena Queen of the Jungle series. That's right over 20 hours of Tonya Roberts riding on animals in the jungle.

Sheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, Sheena and a newsman, Vic Casey is forced to flee while pursued by the mercenaries hired by the real killer, who hopes to assume power. Sheena's ability to talk to the animals and knowledge of jungle lore give them a chance against the high tech weapons of the mercenaries.

Featuring all 35 episodes from the 2 seasons of the hit syndicated TV series starring Gena Lee Nolin (TV’s Baywatch) and John Allen Nelson (Killer Klowns From Outer Space and TV’s Baywatch)

This DVD collection also includes 5 bonus episodes of the 1950s TV series starring Irish McCalla. I know that Alpha DVD has put out the full series years ago, still, I'm looking forward to watching McCalla's version just as much.

The Sheena box set streets August 15th.

The movie was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards at the 5th annual ceremony held in 1985. The nominations included Worst Picture, Worst Director (John Guillermin), Worst Actress (Tanya Roberts), Worst Screenplay and Worst Musical Score, but the film failed to win a Razzie in any category. That alone makes it worth picking up!

I will admit it I do not remember this show at all does anybody? I would love to hear if this is worth checking out.

Son of Zorn

I'm just curious if anybody tuned it for the season premiere of Zorn? You know Fox and their offbeat animation colliding with live action show about a Barbarian dad who leaves his war-torn village to go and see his son? It looked interesting but for me fell short. The humor was all on Zorn and how air headed he is if that is how the show plays out than I pass. In its 22 minutes I quickly grew bored of the concept but in all fairness, I will give the show one more shot when it airs again September 25th.

So what did you guys think? Until then I will hold my breath that the Exorcist will be better.

They're a different breed of family.

Creators:

Jim Patterson

Don Reo

Stars:

Ashton Kutcher

Danny Masterson

Debra Winger

Sam Elliott

The son of a Colorado rancher returns home from a semi-pro football career to run the family business.

So the other night I was having trouble sleeping and flipped on Netflix. I'm in no way a binge watcher but I was looking for something to bore the crap out of me so I would fall asleep. I saw Sam Elliott attached to a show that looked like a western but with Ashton Kutcher. The run time was only 30 minutes for the fist show so I clicked it. I was not expecting much but in return received a gut busting laugh out loud show about not growing up!

Daredevil Coming Soon

Netflix upcoming Daredevil series premieres April 10. The power house of Disney and Marvel will bring us a 13-episode series. This will be the first in a 4 hero story arc. A Blu-Ray will follow later in the year.

The four serialized programs will total 52 one hour episodes. Followed by an eight episode mini-series event.

The other superheroes will be Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage. The only hard part is knowing this will unfold over multiple years and taking the viewer deep in the work of heroes and villains of Hell's Kitchen.

The eight episodes mini event will conclude with a team up as the "Defenders" similar to The Avengers.

Should be fun but I will have to look into Jessica Jones and Luke Cage I'm not sure I know who they are.

Daredevil will star Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elden Henson and Ayelet Zurer

Official Synopsis: Marvel's Daredevil is a live action series that follows the journey of attorney Matt Murdock (Cox), who in a tragic accident was blinded as a boy but imbued with extraordinary senses. Murdock sets up practice in his old neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, New York where he now fights against injustice as a respected lawyer by day and masked vigilante at night.

The Great Pumpkin will be visiting this household!

So just in case you just clawed your way out of the cave last night and have not heard Elvira is back! She has a 13 film gig only on Hulu! So better hit the drive through in hopes of pulling a 30 free trail like this guy did. (And I hate fast food)

So what makes this even better is that Elvira has teamed up with the king of low budget freight fests Charles Band! How frigging cool is this? And it gets better the full list of movies has been released and its going to be great!!!!!

Cannibal Women In The Avocado Jungle of Death (1989) – Holy guacamole, this movie is the pits! Elvira is no stranger to “man-eating women,” but she may have bit off more than she can chew in this indigestible entrée, starring Adrienne Barbeau, Shannon Tweed, and a young Bill Maher, who’s still trying to live this turkey down. (Premieres Sunday, October 19)

Puppet Master (1989) – The cult classic gets the hook when Elvira’s pulling the strings. There’s more Punch than Judy in this cinematrocity. (Premieres Monday, October 20)

Demonic Toys (1992) – No one likes playthings more than the Mistress of the Dark. But these toys are straight out of Hell’s toy box. Playtime is over! (Premieres Tuesday, October 21)

Hobgoblins (1988) – Elvira’s couch is infested with pesky little critters who are clearly Gremlinrejects. The only way she’s gonna get rid of them is to endure this flick. (Premieres Wednesday, October 22)

The Gingerdead Man (2005) – Elvira’s holiday gift is this awful lump of coal, straight off the naughty list. Gary Busey stars as the voice of this psychotic cookie made from the ashes of a serial killer and a few drops of blood. This is a recipe for disaster in this creepy clas-sick. (Premieres Thursday, October 23)

Dollman (1991) – Elvira is playing with a guy who’s got 13 inches!!! Actually, that’s all he’s got. He’s 13 inches high! Tim Thomerson stars in this knee-high nightmare. (Premieres Friday, October 24)

Trancers (1985) – Elvira sets her sights on the far-off future, and 1985, in this high-tech time travel chase through the minds of killers! (Premieres Saturday, October 25)

Oblivion (1994) – Fly the “fiendish” skies with Elvira as your host on a devilish trip to Oblivion. It’s cowboys and aliens as a bizarre gang of futuristic desperados, including cult faves Julie Newmar and George Takei, attempt to turn this tumbleweed town into their own private playground. (Premieres Sunday, October 26)

Shrunken Heads (1994) – Elvira is put through the ringer and hung out to dry after sitting through this movie. She should have quit while she was a head! (Premieres Monday, October 27)

Hideous (1997) – Elvira always says, when you can’t say something nice about a movie, come sit by her. And with this movie, she’s got plenty to say! (Premieres Tuesday, October 28)

Evil Bong (2006) – Potheads Beware: You may enjoy this trip so much you’ll DIE! Join Elvira as she gets a whiff of this “High Art” and gets high with a little help from her friend Tommy Chong. (Premieres Wednesday, October 29)

Seedpeople (1992) – Elvira is often mistaken for someone else, but this time even the alien creatures crawling out from inside these unsuspecting townspeople don’t want to be mistaken for her. (Premieres Thursday, October 30)

Night of the Living Dead (1968) – Elvira resurrects the original zombie classic and devours it with raw energy! Elvira loves George A. Romero’s masterpiece so much, she’s takin it to the grave! (Premieres Friday, October 31)

Are you kidding me right now! Puppet Master, Evil Bong, Trancers, Oblivion, and The Gingerdead Man!!! The Great Pumpkin has given us a great gift this year. The only movie I might skip or skip through would be Shrunken Heads only because I just watched it on Full Moon Streaming hosted by William Shatner.

TV Scares for this week.

Well we all know what is on tonight!

Also this week

October 12
The Fog SYFY

The Walking Dead (Season Premiere) AMC

October 13

Witchs Night Out This TV
Halloweentown DISNEY
Halloweentown 2: Kalabar’s Revenge Disney
The Wolfman SYFY

Disney Channel Halloween Marathon Disney

Harry Potter Week ABC Family

October 14
Halloweentown High DISNEY
Return to Halloweentown DISNEY

October 15
Mostly Ghostly DISNEY
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown ABC

October 16

Hellboy SYFY
Mostly Ghostly 2: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? DISNEY

October 17
Drive Angry SYFY
Firestarter AMC
Toy Story of TERROR! DISNEY
Children of the Corn AMC

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Buried Secrets” Nickelodeon

October 18

Toy Story of TERROR! DISNEY
Tremors Marathon begins AMC

Breadwinners: “Night of the Living Bread” Nickelodeon

Rabbids Invasion: “Vampire Rabbid”/”Rabbid Halloween”/”Zombie Rabbid” Nickeloden

America’s Cutest: Disney Side Howl-O-Ween Animal Planet

More Dead Ahead

In case you have not heard The Walking Dead has renewed for a 6th season.

Phineas and Ferb to see Shaun and Ed This Halloween

With news breaking that Nick Frost and Simon Pegg will be "stepping into Shaun and Ed's Shoes" this Halloween season on Phineas and Ferb I can't wait!!

Witch's Night Out hits DVD

A haunting Halloween Classic staring Gilda Radner & Catherine O’Hara its the store shelves for the first time on DVD this season. This Halloween Special first aired October 28,1978 on NBC. And later aired on the Disney Channel every year from 1983 to the late 1990s.

It’s a spooky surprise when a witch’s magic wand falls into the wrong hands in this nostalgic Halloween special! A treat for the whole family, this magical animated adventure returns to you just in time to celebrate this spooktacular season!

When a witch hears of a party being held at her haunted mansion, she decides to bring on the fun! Showing off her magical tricks by turning the kids into whatever they want to be for Halloween. However, when her wand disappears the town is turned upside down!

Also on the DVD will be loaded with 9 bonus Hallween Cartoon's and The Witch's Night Out Comic Book (Video?). The following bonus episodes are,

Casper the Friendly Ghost:

There's Good Boos To

Night - The Friendly Ghost

Boo Moon
Felix The Cat: Skulls and Sculls
Hoppity Hooper: Ghost
Space Angel: The Ghost and Crystal Mace
Popeye the Sailor Man: Spooky Swabs
New 3 Stooges: Mummies Boys
Meany, Miny & Moe: House of Magic

I'm not sure that I remeber this so should be a fun ride back to the 70's. Witch's Night was produced in Canada and was the sequel to the 1974 special The Gift of Winter. Mill's Creek will street Gift of Winter this Octover. Witch's Night streets September 16, 2014.

TV's Spookiest Halloween Episodes hitting DVD

Mills Creek has done it again! They have put together a great group of TV gold for us Halloween junkies. This DVD set clock's in at 5 hours and 33 minutes and stars the like of Elizabeth Montgomery, Barbara Eden, Sherman Hemsley Sarah Jessica Parker, Roseanne and John Lithgow. We will all be diving into the dump bins at all the big box stores tracking this one down. Here are the details from Mills Creek.

Unleash The Greatest TV Tricks & Treats In One Spooktacular Collection!

Discover the buried treasures of TV’s Halloween hits! This ghoulishly good collection is packed with 13 eerie episodes from your favorite TV shows. These are the spooky specials that celebrated the magic and creativity of network TV. Filled with kooky characters and haunted hilarity this DVD collection is sure to be a boo-rific time!

Episodes Include:

BEWITCHED – A Safe and Sane Halloween
I DREAM OF JEANNIE – My Master, the Ghost Breaker
THE JEFFERSONS – Now You See It, Now You Don’t – Part 1 & 2
SQUARE PEGS – Halloween XII
THE FACTS OF LIFE – The Halloween Show
MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN – Take My Wife, Please
ROSEANNE – Boo!
THE COSBY SHOW – Halloween
NEWSRADIO – Halloween
MAD ABOUT YOU – The Unplanned Child
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN – Scaredy Dick
NED AND STACEY – Halloween Story
THAT ‘70S SHOW – Halloween

Suggested retail is $9.98

Rod Serling Christmas Special To Air This Weekend.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writer: Rod Serling,

Stars:

Sterling Hayden

Eva Marie Saint

Ben Gazzara

Peter Sellers

Presented without commercial interruptions, this "United Nations Special" was sponsored by the Xerox Corporation, the first of a series of Xerox specials promoting the UN. Director Joseph Mankiewicz's first work for television, the 90-minute ABC drama was publicized as having an all-star cast (which meant that names of some supporting cast members were not officially released). In Rod Serling's update of Charles Dickens, industrial tycoon Daniel Grudge has never recovered from the loss of his 22-year-old son Marley, killed in action during Christmas Eve of 1944. The embittered Grudge has only scorn for any American involvement in international affairs. But then the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back through time to a World War I troopship. Grudge also is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future gives him a tour across a desolate landscape where he sees the ruins of a once-great civilization. (IMBD Source)

Run to your remote now!! Set your DVR or TiVo's immediately TCM will be showing Carol for Another Christmas for the first time in 40 years this Sunday December 16th. They will also re air the show on December 22nd. First time the show aired was December 28,1964. For more info check out the TCM Web Site.

No More Face's Movie Clip

The song was made famous by Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band who played this song every Christmas Eve.