Monster of the Day #1581

Monster of the Day #1581

Lots to discuss this weekend. There's the entirely predictable bombing of Universal's putative "Dark Universe" before it even left the crypt. Then there's the end of Tim Lucas' Video Watchdog after nearly 30 years of publication. The saddest news, of course, was the passing of Adam West. There was a time when nerds largely…
Monster of the Day #1580

Monster of the Day #1580

This, as I recall, was a nifty item. Attempting to fix the TARDIS (this is when he was stranded by Earth by the Time Lords), the Doctor ends up in a Mirror Mirror alternate universe. Here Britain has gone full-out fascist, only the Brigadier doesn't have a beard, he sports and eye patch. They…
Monster of the Day #1579

Monster of the Day #1579

That's...a pretty good make-up, especially for BritTV in the '70s. I really have to dive back into Pertwee's run. I saw some of it when I was a kid in high school, but I missed some, and anyway that was a looooong time ago. If you ever stay at Sandy Petersen's house he's got…
Monster of the Day #1578

Monster of the Day #1578

These guys have been rebooted in a major way recently, but I don't know, as fantastic as the make-up and prosthetics are now, I still kind of prefer the old clunkier version. Partly nostalgia, I'm sure, but also because they look less human.
Monster of the Day #1577

Monster of the Day #1577

This was pretty controversial at the time. The show was still considered kiddie fare at the time, and this freaked a lot of youngsters out. Parents were concerned, but the kids actually loved it, of course. It heralded a new, more horror-oriented bent for the program.
Monster of the Day #1576

Monster of the Day #1576

G-Fest 2017 has announced its film slate, showing at the gorgeous theater I grew up in, the Pickwick in Park Ridge, IL. Thursday July 13th Afternoon 1:00 King Kong vs Godzilla 3:00 Dragon Wars Thursday Evening 7:00 Godzilla vs Megaguirus 9:00 Godzilla (2014) Friday Night 10:30 Kong: Skull Island Saturday Night 10:30 Shin Godzilla…