You do know there really was a “The Tortelli’s”, right?

I remember when I was a kid that a week wouldn’t go by when there wouldn’t be a cinematic movie, movie-of-the-week, TV show, or pseudo-documentary centered around the Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot/Yeti, Mary Celeste, Nazca Lines, etc.; I’m guessing that anyone that could play a Moog synthesizer had no problems finding…

I think Elton John should rewrite the lyrics again in his honor, to “Goodbye, Roger ‘Roo” or something.

His conversion into being the new Cold Miser is nearly complete.

I had every intention of watching it, but then I started watching the Season 4 redux episodes first (which were better than the originals but still meh) and then read that NY Times interview where everyone piled on to defend Jeffrey Tambor at the expense of Jessica Walter - who was sitting 5 feet away (Jesus, what…

I like both versions, for different reasons. Lithgow’s version definitely captured the “terror” side of it better, (and man, I hated that kid with the W. C. Fields doll), but Shatner’s was classic - and pretty understated for him. Lithgow’s version definitely did a better job with the monster though... creepy and…

I’ll still never forget watching the episode where he takes a shower with his (way hotter) wife - and then you just see his face look down as he says, “Well THAT’S gonna be nice and clean.” After dry-heaving for a minute or two, I changed channels and never tuned it in again.

It looks like caramel-flavored cotton candy that fell on the ground at the fairgrounds, then got kicked around for a while.

He looks like Bert Lahr’s illegitimate son.

This is one of two short stories I always wanted to see made into either a portion of a larger movie (like Creepshow) or an anthology episode (like Tales From The Crypt or Night Gallery). The other short story is Jerusalem’s Lot, which I always thought could be scary as hell if it were done right.

(Although I also…

Funny, the “laughing ghosts” part always stuck with me, too.

His repetitive explanation reminded me of that Office episode where Oscar comes back from leave and Angela explains why she wants him to be in the Party Planning Committee:

It also has one of the best TZ closing narrations:
Martin Sloan, age thirty-six, vice-president in charge of media. Successful in most things, but not in the one effort that all men try at some time in their lives—trying to go home again. And also like all men perhaps there’ll be an occasion, maybe a summer night…

Although I barely paid attention to this episode when I was younger, now that age has helped me understand Martin’s dilemma a little better this has become my favorite one of the series.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not The Onion 

Finding Ackbar

It’s a simple question, doctor: Would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs?

What a sad and tragic way to go. Although to be fair, anyone who picks up things off a movie theater floor are really taking their lives into their hands to begin with.

I actually auditioned for the role of Holmes in this movie, back in my younger days. After running through some lines, the auditioner told his assistant to “Put a question mark next to his (my) name”, which sounded promising but probably just meant, “How the hell did this guy think he could audition for a movie?”

Anyway…