The CW Holiday Programming 2017

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   The CW has released their holiday programming schedule. 

  Friday, December 1st 

  8PMET  Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

  9PMET   Masters of  Illusion : Christmas Magic 

 Tuesday, December 12th 

 8PMET   Greatest  Holiday Commercials  Countdown 2017

  Thursday, December 14th 

  8PMET   iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 

 9:30PMET  Whose Line Is it  Anyway (Encore) 

Friday, December 15th 

8PMET   The 86th Annual Holywood Christmas Parade 

Monday, December 18th

8PMET  Popstar's Best of 2017

9PMET   The Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors 2017 

Wednesday, December 20th 

8PMET   Grandma Got Run Over by  a Reindeer (encore) 

9PMET   The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of  All Time 

Friday, December 22nd 

8PMET  Masters of  Illusion : Christmas Magic  (encore) 

9PMET   Greatest  Holiday Commercials  Countdown 2017 (encore) 

Monday, December 25th  

  8PMET   iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017  (Encore) 

 9:30PMET  Whose Line Is it  Anyway (Encore) 

press release after the jump

Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas schedule

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     Freeform  has released their annual 25 days of Christmas programming.  

   Friday ,  December 1st 

7:30a/6:30c   Eloise  at Christmastime 

11a/10c     Richie Rich's Christmas  Wish 

1/12c       Jack Frost

2/1c          The Nightmare Before Christmas

3:35/2:35c   The Year Without a Santa Claus 

4:35/3:35c   Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory 

7:05/6:05c    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 

9:15/8:15c   Elf 

11:25/10:25c   Disney's A Christmas Carol 

1:30a/12:30c   Frosty's Winter Wonderland 

Saturday,  December 2nd 

7a/6c    Richie Rich's Christmas  Wish 

9a/8c   Mickey's Christmas Carol 

9:30/8:30c  Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas 

11a/10c   The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration 

1:05/12:05c  Disney's  A Christmas Carol 

3:10/2:10c   The Nightmare Before Christmas 

4:50/3:50c   National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 

7/6 c   Elf  

9:10/8:10c  Dr.Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2001) 

11:50/10:50c  The Polar Express

Sunday, December 3rd 

7am/6c  Mickey's Christmas Carol 

7:30a/6:30c   Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas 

9a/8c   A Dennis the Menace Christmas 

11:05a/10:05c  Santa Paws 2 : The Santa Pups 

1:10/12:10c   Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 

2:15/1:15c  The Nightmare Before Christmas 

3:55/2:55c    The Polar Express

6:05/5:05c     Dr.Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2001

8:45/7:45c   The Santa Clause

10:50/9:50c  The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Claus

12:55a/11:55c  Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 

Monday. December 4th 

7:30am/6:30c  Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

11am/10c    Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas

12:30pm/11:30c  Arthur Christmas

2:30pm/1:30c   The Santa Clause

4:35pm/3:35c  The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

6:40pm/5:40c  Elf

8:50pm/7:50c  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c  Four Christmases

Tuesday, December 5th 

7:30am/6:30c  The Mistle-Tones

12:30pm/11:30c  Four Christmases

2:30pm/1:30c   Angry Angel

4:35pm/3:35c   Elf

6:45pm/5:45c  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

8:55pm/7:55c  The Polar Express

12am/11c  Eloise at Christmastime

Wednesday , December 6th 

7:30am/6:30c Snowglobe

12pm/11c   Angry Angel

2:05pm/1:05c Eloise at Christmastime

4:15pm/3:15c Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

6:45pm/5:45c The Polar Express

8:50pm/7:50c Elf

12am/11c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Thursday, December 7th 

7am/6c  Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

11am/10c Snow Day

1pm/12c The Nightmare Before Christmas

2:35pm/1:35c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

4:45pm/3:45c Disney's A Christmas Carol

6:50pm/5:50c Elf

9pm/8c    Toy Story

12am/11c A Dennis the Menace Christmas

Friday, December 8th 

7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy

7:30am/6:30c A Dennis the Menace Christmas

11am/10c  The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:40pm/11:40c Eloise at Christmastime

2:45pm/1:45c Disney's A Christmas Carol

4:50pm/3:50c Toy Story

6:50pm/5:50c Toy Story 2

9pm/8c    Toy Story 3

11:30pm/10:30c  Toy Story That Time Forgot

12am/11c Arthur Christmas

Saturday , December 9th 

7am/6c  Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July

9:05am/8:05c Eloise at Christmastime

11:10am/10:10c Arthur Christmas

1:15pm/12:15c Toy Story 2

3:25pm/2:25c  Toy Story 3

5:55pm/4:55c Toy Story That Time Forgot

6:25pm/5:25c The Santa Clause

8:35pm/7:35c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

10:45pm/9:45c  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12:55am/11:55c Jack Frost

Sunday , December 10th 

7am/6c  Jack Frost

8am/7c Snow Day

10:05am/9:05c  Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

12:10pm/11:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

2:15pm/1:15c Disney's A Christmas Carol

4:20pm/3:20c The Santa Clause

6:30pm/5:30c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

8:40pm/7:40c Elf

10:50pm/9:50c Four Christmases

1am/12c The Year Without A Santa Claus

Monday, December 11th 

7am/6cThe Bells Of Fraggle Rock

7:30am/6:30c Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

11am/10c The Little Drummer Boy

11:30am/10:30c Disney's A Christmas Carol

1:35pm/12:35c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

2:40pm/1:40c The Year Without A Santa Claus

3:40pm/2:40c Four Christmases

5:50pm/4:50c Elf

8pm/7c Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

9pm/8c The Polar Express

12am/11c Eloise at Christmastime

Tuesday, December 12th 

7am/6c Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

7:30am/6:30c Eloise at Christmastime

11am/10c  Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

12:10pm/11:10c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

2:20pm/1:20c The Nightmare Before Christmas

4pm/3c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

6:40pm/5:40c The Polar Express

8:50pm/7:50c The Santa Clause

12am/11c Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July

Wednesday,December 13th 

7am/6c 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

7:30am/6:30c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

11am/10c Rudolph's Shiny New Year

12:10pm/11:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas

1:50pm/12:50c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

4:30pm/3:30c Elf

6:40pm/5:40c The Santa Clause

8:50pm/7:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

12am/11c The Year Without A Santa Claus

1am/12c Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

Thursday, December 14th 

7am/6c Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas

8:30am/7:30c Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

11am/10c Mickey's Christmas Carol

11:30am/10:30c Christmas Cupid

1:30pm/12:30c Elf

3:40pm/2:40c The Year Without A Santa Claus

4:40pm/3:40c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

6:45pm/5:45c Four Christmases

8:50pm/7:50c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c Angry Angel

Friday,December 15th 

7am/6c Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

9am/8c The Little Drummer Boy

11am/10c Eloise at Christmastime

1pm/12c Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

3pm/2c Angry Angel

5pm/4c Four Christmases

7:10pm/6:10c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

9:20pm/8:20c Elf

11:30pm/10:30c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

1:30am/12:30c Mickey's Christmas Carol

Saturday, December 16th 

7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy

7:30am/6:30c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

9:35am/8:35c Mickey's Christmas Carol

10:05am/9:05c Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas

11:35am/10:35c Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas

1:05pm/12:05c The Nightmare Before Christmas

2:45pm/1:45c The Polar Express

4:55pm/3:55c The Santa Clause

7:05pm/6:05c Elf

9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

11:55pm/10:55c Christmas With The Kranks

Sunday,December 17th 

7am/6c Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas

8:30am/7:30c Christmas With The Kranks

10:40am/9:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:20pm/11:20c The Polar Express

2:30pm/1:30c Disney's Prep and Landing

3pm/2c Disney's Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

3:30pm/2:30c The Santa Clause

5:35pm/4:35c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

8:15pm/7:15c Frozen

10:45pm/9:45c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12:55am/11:55c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Monday,December 18th 

7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy

7:30am/6:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

8:35am/7:35c Four Christmases

10:40am/9:40c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12:50pm/11:50c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

3:25pm/2:25c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

5:30pm/4:30c Frozen

8pm/7c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

9pm/8c Elf

12am/11c Arthur Christmas

Tuesday, December 19th 

7am/6c Frosty's Winter Wonderland

7:30am/6:30c Arthur Christmas

9:40am/8:40c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

12:20pm/11:20c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

1:20pm/12:20c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

3:30pm/2:30c The Year Without A Santa Claus

4:30pm/3:30c Elf

6:40pm/5:40c Christmas With The Kranks

8:50pm/7:50c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c Angry Angel

Wednesday,December 20th 

7am/6c Mickey's Christmas Carol

7:30am/6:30c The Mistle-Tones

9:30am/8:30c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

10:30am/9:30c Angry Angel

12:30pm/11:30c Eloise at Christmastime

2:30pm/1:30c The Year Without A Santa Claus

3:30pm/2:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

4:35pm/3:35c Christmas With The Kranks

6:40pm/5:40c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

8:50pm/7:50c Elf

12am/11c Four Christmases

Thursday, December 21st 

7am/6c Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

8am/7c Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

8:30am/7:30c Jack Frost

9:30am/8:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

10:35am/9:35c Eloise at Christmastime

12:35pm/11:35c Holiday In Handcuffs

2:35pm/1:35c Christmas With The Kranks

4:35pm/3:35c Four Christmases

6:40pm/5:40c Elf

8:50pm/7:50c The Polar Express

10:55pm/9:55c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

12am/11c Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Friday,Decmber 22nd 

7am/6c Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

8am/7c Christmas With The Kranks

10:05am/9:05c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

11:05am/10:05c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1:15pm/12:15c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

2:20pm/1:20c The Year Without A Santa Claus

3:20pm/2:20c Arthur Christmas

5:25pm/4:25c The Polar Express

7:30pm/6:30c The Santa Clause

9:40pm/8:40c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

11:50pm/10:50c Elf

Saturday, December 23rd 

7am/6c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

9:10am/8:10c Four Christmases

11:15am/10:15c The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:50pm/11:50c Elf

3pm/2c The Santa Clause

5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

7:10pm/6:10c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

9:20pm/8:20c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

12am/11c Disney's A Christmas Carol

Sunday, December 24th 

7am/6c A Dennis the Menace Christmas

9:05am/8:05c Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

11:05am/10:05c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

12:10pm/11:10c Disney's A Christmas Carol

2:15pm/1:15c The Polar Express

4:25pm/3:25c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

6:35pm/5:35c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

9:15pm/8:15c Elf

11:25pm/10:25c The Santa Clause

1:30am/12:30c 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Monday,December 25th 

7am/6c Frosty's Winter Wonderland

7:30am/6:30c Disney's Prep and Landing

8am/7c Disney's Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

8:30am/7:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

11am/10c The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:35pm/11:35c The Polar Express

2:35pm/1:35c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

4:45pm/3:45c The Santa Clause

6:45pm/5:45c Elf

8:50pm/7:50c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c Four Christmases

Visit their website here : http://freeform.go.com/25-days-of-christmas

press release after the jump 

Halloween : The Lookback : Garfield's Halloween Adventure

Halloween  The Flashback  Garfield 

       I write alot about the Peanuts because I adore them. but I do like other comic strips, and there's one long running famous cat that also like the Peanuts has translated into television media. So let's take a look at  a Garfield Halloween special.

 
   Garfield's Halloween Adventure (originally called "Garfield in Disguise") is the fourth Garfield television special. It premiered on CBS (this is becoming a common network for comic  strips to TV adaptions around here) on October 30th 1985  It also won an Emmy in 1986. Sadly this doesn't get an outing.  Let's take a look.

     The special starts with something you don't see now, television stations a) being off the air over night b) signing on for the day c) local kid show clowns (before anti-clown propaganda started).  Binky the Clown wakes up Garfield from his sleep and makes him do some jumping jacks , and Garfield tries to find the remote control to turn off the show.   Then he hears that's it Halloween and that there's candy to get.

John Looks a little different/ Copyright Film Roman 

    The music in this special is done by Lou Rawls and  Lorenzo Music  the latter being the voice of Garfield. (imagine Lou Rawls being the voice of  Garfield that would be something).  He decides to have Odie join him for trick or treating  so he can have two bags of candy.  Then they  look for their costumes.   John doesn't seem to mind that his cat and dog are going out  for Tricks or treats so there we go.

     It's Halloween night and they go trick or treating. Odie is scared of  people in costume  but some of the things in costume aren't humans , but scary super natural things. ( i am not surprised in this world)  The two of them  go trick or treating and get candy as per tradition.  Garfield decides to go on a boat to get to the other side and try more houses for candy.   Garfield tells Odie to put out the oars , he does  that in his case he mean throw them off the boat.  They have to ride the river by itself.  They eventually find land and an old house.

Yep I'm old / Copyright Film Roman 

    They think the home is deserted but there's somebody living there. An old man startles them in his chair.  He decides to tell them that they picked a bad night to visit and then a story.  He says that the Island has holds a dark secret for 100 years. Pirates were running from troops they buried the treasure on the Island . but they vowed to return for the treasure a 100 years later.  (oooh my)  Garfeild doesn't believe it  and he says he was their cabin boy.  Then he takes Garfield and Odie's boat and candy.


     At midnight (spooky) they look to see if the pirates show up, the pirates show up. They were dying to get there apparently. (Yes they are dead and ghosts now) The Animation used is most amazingly haunting thing to see , especially in Garfield.  Garfield and Odie  run and try to swim away for it, but Garfield can't swim. (oops)  Luckily Odie saves him (plus you know , Garfield can't die) and they make it to the other side and find their boat and candy.  They make it home.  He gives Odie a bag of candy. (awww)  He tries to watch TV it has an all night pirate movie thing so he goes to bed instead.

Again hauntingly spooky /copyright Film Roman 

more after the Jump scare 

The Lookback : They are Newly Ooky and Spooky

The Flashback 

     In the  1990's ( don't run away we just started)  there seemed to be a new renewed interest in "The Addams Family".  The likes of which the characters hadn't seen since the 70's .  There was the popular "Addams Family" movie from 1991, an animated series in 1992, a sequel big screen movie in 1993, some video games, and made for TV movie in 1998.  So maybe it was time for a new live action series too?  In 1998   the Canadian Company  Shavick Entertainment  and the American company , Saban Entertainment decided , yes it was time to make a new Addams Family. That would be known as "The New Addams Family" the idea was to be a revival of the 1960's TV series.

       It premiered  in 1998 , in the states it aired on Saban and Fox owned , Fox Family. The series had 65 episodes, one more than the original 60's series.   The first episode is aptly called "Halloween with the Addams Family". We are going to look at the episode since it's near Halloween anyway  (unless you are reading later or something)

 
    First, the theme song



    As you can see it goes for a more jazzy up beat theme than the classic theme so that was something.  At least they didn't try to 90's it up and make seem more "extreme" or something it also can show that this is a comedy. 

      A fun note about this series before we jump into the first episode:   John Astin, the man who  Gomez on the 1964 series came back to guest star as Grandpapa   Addams so that's a nice touch.

      The First episode , Gomez  wakes up and it's Christmas! No wait it's Halloween and he's excited!  He gives Morticia a gift, a pair of handcuffs. (woah this is a family show ) It's nice to see how they give Gomez and Morticia that loving relationship that they are known.   Two crooks are trying to  run from the cops (hey this reminds of me that Halloween episode from the 64 series)  end up at the Addams' house and they are invited in.  Jerry Van Dyke guest stars in this episode too. Gomez and  Morticia think they are trick or treaters and see they have cash in their bag ,so they chose to give them more cash. (Yep  this is like the Halloween episode of 64 series , I am going to only say that twice)  Jerry Van Dyke (they didn't give him a name)  and the son co -criminal decide to rob them but of course they think it's a game.

This is still not as strange as doing "My Mother the Car"

                   
       The Addams Family asking the criminals to beat them up and torture them is just too funny.  Meanwhile , the Addams' kids : Wednesday and Puglsey are dressed as Siskel and Ebert.  -- The one thing that maybe hurts this series is all the pop references the show makes it's  not like the original series where that can seem more timeless, but at the same time the aren't too distracting to take away from the show so far.  There's one house where the kids stop off and the couple asks for a trick they don't know what kids they just got.   Meanwhile Jerry Van Dyke and other guy tie up the Addams. They go around looking for the valuables and get freaked out by the house.  After the Addams' kids torture that couple by hooking them up to electricity then they stop a bully by blowing him up. (oh my!)

If critics don't like this they will be criticizing themselves 

     Jerry Van Dkye finds the money he wants after they are told by Morticia where it is.  After they bored they get out of the ropes and search for them. Jerry and the other guy try to run away, while Grandmama goes searching for dinner, which escaped. ( I hate when that happens)  Jerry and crime son are frightened by the normal Addams Family stuff.  Their children are brought home for terrorizing the neighborhood and the robbers are caught by the police. 
                       

Ah a happy end! 

      What can I say?  It's an alright show, they did recycle a plot from the 64 series, but maybe they were trying to make it feel new but familiar.  The actors did a good job playing the characters kind of copying  the 64 series.  Though the children were given more of the personalities of  the movie portrayals.  The 1964 series ( yes I am saying that alot ) did play off the reactions of "ordinary" people to this family  so this episode at least did that well.   Starting the series off with Halloween was a nice touch since that makes sense.  Anything else I've said is said above.

  That's our quick but simple lookback , tune in next time when we found a Munsters - Addams Family cross over !

CBS makes Subtle Change to Monday Line up

CBS TV News  TV Look fall 2016 

   CBS  has decided to make a change to their  Monday night line up , post Thursday Night Football.   The original schedule had the return of "Superior Donuts"  coming in at 9:30/8:30c, as  "Big Bang Theory" moves back to its Thursday home.  CBS decided to switch the time slot with  freshman comedy "Me.Myself, and I" meaning that program will be staying at 9:30/8:30c and "Superior Donuts" will be airing at 9/8c. Rest of the line up stays as planned with "Kevin Can Wait" moving an hour up to 8/7c and "9JKL  staying at  8:30/7:30c.

           Here's the new Monday Line up from October 30th
            8/7c  Kevin Can Wait
            8:30  9 JKL
           9/8C  Superior Donuts (Season 2 starting October 30th)
          9:30/8:30c  Me, Myself and I 

Thursday Line up starts November 2nd , staying the same (details here)

     

press release  after jump

CBS Announces Jeff Glor as "CBS Evening News Anchor"

TV NEWS   CBS 

    CBS News  has named  Jeff Glor as the anchor of CBS Evening News, replacing Scott Pelley who left the program in June of this year.  Anothy Mason, who was the interim anchor will still continue to be at CBS News anchoring , "CBS This Morning : Saturday" and their senior national correspondent.

  Glor  will the the youngest of the network news anchors at 42  (one year younger than David Muir) .He previously anchored "CBS Evening News" on weekends until 2016.   

   His start date has not been full announced yet, but CBS says it will be later this year. 


press release after the Jump

Into the Twilight : Can we have a little peace and quiet

The Flashback 

    We've looked at an episode of  the 2002 version of "The Twilight Zone" already  so, I guess it's time to take a look at an episode  of the 1985 series.  The 1985 series ran for 3 seasons , 2 on CBS and 1 in the golden age of first run syndication.  The episodes were an hour long (with commercials) and usually broken up into 2 or segments.  We are taking a look at one of those segments and from the first episode.   This one called  "A Little Peace and Quiet" 

       This episode stars Melinda  Dillon (who you may remember from "A Christmas Story")  as a housewife who defiantly is over worked and stressed.  It starts with her hectic morning  with her three daughter , son, and husband. Everything seems to be going wrong and the narrator asks wouldn't it be nice to have everyone just shut up , if you had the power would you use it? 

"Hmm I could kill them all right now" 

         That will be are plot : I think either our main character kills her family or gets a special power to make her not hear people anymore. (the title implies so many things)  A little later that day, she gardens  and when digging holes in the yard she finds a box in the  hole and of course she opens it and finds a little necklace with a medallion on it.   She goes in the house and puts it on.  The rest of her day goes bad still because why not?  (Bet you she wishes her biggest problem was a leg lamp)  Penny continues to be annoyed by her kids and husband (one of her daughters cry over spilled mil)  so she decides to tell everyone to shut up and they do. They froze in time.

"Hey the listened too me , it must be magic" 

      Penny is surprised by this (If this was a different show , I would have been more surprised, because I thought she was going to murder them).  She figures out  that the necklace has magical time control powers.  Having these powers means she can have a little fun with them.   I do notice something in the background of this they are tidbits of news media reporting on I guess USA and Russia relations , I didn't mention it at first , I thought it was just being a time piece but honestly it appears a couple more times and it seems to be part of the episode in some way.    The morning she decides to have breakfast with her family frozen so it's a little peace and quiet.
     

They are stuck in the 80's  

       I am kind of sad that she doesn't move things around or something that would be what I'd expect but alright. When she's at the grocery store she uses her new power to umm get the last box of a cereal her kids  wanted  away from another woman and sticks money in a man's mouth to pay for the stuff she got. (at least she didn't use her powers for evil?)   Then  checks out a man. (what?)

Umm what's going on here?  

       Two folks from non pop the people who want to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Penny says she doesn't want to attend their debate. The man from Non Pop tries to get her to care about the subject but instead she freezes time and  drags the  the woman  and man on to her yard. (then kills them?)   They get surprised as to how they are on the ground  and run away.  A little later on the Soviets have released a missile and nuclear  war  between the US and Russia has started.   This silly episode about a woman wanting some quiet and getting some magic time powers has really gotten dark.  I guess the episode was foreshadowing though.  Then she yells shut up  multiple times  and freezes everything.  Penny wanders through the frozen town  where all the cars and people are jumbled up and there's a giant missile frozen in the sky.  The end.


             The first episode all together , including  "Shatterday" and this one were directed by Wes Craven , so I am really surprised he didn't have Penny killing her entire family.    Much like the original series this segment was harking back to the worries of nuclear weapons and the arms race between the United States and Russia, (the cold war was long enough that it spans two Twilight Zone series 20 years apart.)    It also harks  back to episodes of the original series about stopping time , wanting peace and quiet (you know the episode with the man who just wants to read his book) , and episodes about nukes. 

  There's also this :
   

I see what you did there. 

     Now the episode leaves before we know if Penny made a decision to end the world or live alone for the rest of her life in quiet while everyone else is frozen but the world is saved.  

Halloween : Pumpkin Heads are scary

Halloween 

    It's that time of year again  (Yep,the countdown to Christmas is on!) and since it is the near Halloween  guess it would be good to look at some Halloween or Halloween-related stuff.

    R.L Stine is famous for his book series : "Goosebumps" which also had a TV series, The Nightmare Room, which also had a TV Series,  Mostly Ghoslty , which had a TV movie,  Fear Street, and more. He likes his horror and spooky I guess.   Since this is a television related blog we will be look at the television side and this maybe a series you may have not heard of from R.L Stine called "The Haunting Hour: The Series" based off his other series this first was a movie called "The Haunting Hour: Don't think about it"  This was  series that started in 2010 on the new Hub Network (at the time it was new ... and existed)  this series even though it was on a channel marketed  toward kids and families said that didn't mean it couldn't get dark.  (There's  a Christmas episode I may have to talk about in the future.)

         This time I am going to look at a Halloween themed episode from season called "Pumpkinhead".

     Please note there are spoilers ahead , but I'll try to minimize the amount of them.  

        The episode starts with a telephone post holding a picture of a missing child  (already dark and I guess foreshadowing).  It's Halloween day ,two brothers named Scott and Dave and their sister, Allie, are ready for Halloween and their mom has to work that evening so their sister is in charge. The school is doing a trick or treat event which apparently, is  a surprise to the mother who mentions that something happened last year. (What? please tell me!)  Scott is unhappy that he's 14 and can't go out on his own after dark. (I think he more un happy that he can't go out not the 14 part, though maybe)  He says that some kid went missing last year ruined his fun. ( Yeah poor him)

  

Darn kid, maybe you should go missing! / Copyright The Hatchery 

     Anyway, Scott suggests to his brother on how to get a real pumpkin not that tiny one his mother gave him - go to a farm that's not open the public and take one of their's!  (what?)  Allie thinks it's a bad idea.  So he convinces her that if they go he won't bother her or her friend that evening and she agrees. (that was easy.)  The scary music seems to suggest this was a bad idea.  

You know what, sis, it's a great day for stealing/ copyright The Hatchery

    Eventually a man comes out and catches them and yells at them and makes them go away. (He's convinced me)  Scott decides  to take a couple pumpkins from the farm  on their way out. (That maybe a bad idea and the music agrees)  While back at home Scott is still annoyed that he is going to the school for trick or treating and suggests that they should go back to the farm and have "real fun." Allie says no to that. She also finds out that her friend can't come over all.  Scott says the whole town is taking the fun out of Halloween.  Dave opens the pumpkins and finds worms in it. (oops) Scott opens the other one and it seems normal but Dave notices a tooth. (Aww that Pumpkin is losing it's baby teeth it's growing up!)  Scott thinks it's a trick by the farmer and wants to go back to play some tricks on him, but Allie once again says no.
                                 

I think there's something unusual about these pumpkins/copyright The Hatchery

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