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Tales From the Darkside

post #1 of 142
6/23/06 at 10:52pm
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I wonder if Paramount will have any plans to bring the classic 80s anthology series Tales From the Darkside to DVD.
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post #2 of 142
6/24/06 at 6:20am

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post #3 of 142
6/24/06 at 6:21am

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Tales from the Darkside was an OK show, but I'd hardly call it a classic.
Even worse was the equally low-budget "spinoff" series Monsters.

I'd rather see more Tales from the Crypt instead.
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post #4 of 142
6/26/06 at 2:38am

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I'd rather not see someone crapping someone else's thread only hours after they open it. Personally I enjoyed Tales from the Darkside very much and would love to see it come out on DVD. I have some of the VHS tapes which were released of this series and have enjoyed watching them on occasion, but I'd like to have more episodes and better video quality than is found on the VHS. Here's a big YES vote for Tales from the Darkside!

Dan
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post #5 of 142
6/26/06 at 4:55am

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No comments or opinions posted will affect the chances of a DVD release. That being said, regarding Daniel-C and Dan-P I guess those Dans have to stick together. I do apologize for the double post though.
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post #6 of 142
6/26/06 at 7:33am

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Originally Posted by Jeff#
No comments or opinions posted will affect the chances of a DVD release. That being said, regarding Daniel-C and Dan-P I guess those Dans have to stick together. I do apologize for the double post though.

Or perhaps a better idea might be to stop being a thread-crapper. If people want to read the synopsis of shows that are written in the various television encyclopedias they can look them up themselves. They don't need someone to regurgitate them for them. There's lots of shows that I think stink but while I may take swipes at them in posts on other shows that I do care about, I don't feel the constant need to go looking for threads on those shows to attack.
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post #7 of 142
6/26/06 at 2:47pm

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For the record, I for one happen to really like both Tales from the Darkside AND Monsters much better than Tales From the Crypt, and would happily buy both of them on DVD if they were released. The only appeal that Tales From the Crypt ever had going for it (in my opinion), was higher production values and bigger named actors/directors. The stories on TFTC were more derivative and far inferior to those from TFTDS and Monsters, which were (again IMHO) much more fun/clever, albeit made on a tighter budget.
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post #8 of 142
6/26/06 at 10:50pm

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I loved TFTD! Despite its low budget origins, some of the stories were top notch (there was one in particular that haunts me to this day: a hard-boiled noir thing with a mannequin who may or may not be alive). I'd definitely be interested in seeing this series get the DVD treatment.
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post #9 of 142
6/26/06 at 11:31pm

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Or perhaps a better idea might be to stop being a thread-crapper. If people want to read the synopsis of shows that are written in the various television encyclopedias they can look them up themselves. They don't need someone to regurgitate them for them. There's lots of shows that I think stink but while I may take swipes at them in posts on other shows that I do care about, I don't feel the constant need to go looking for threads on those shows to attack.
The best idea would be for Michael Alden to stop picking fights with me, simply because I politely and occasionally opine my dislike for certain TV series. If you want to put down a TV show that you think stinks in another topic, Mike, feel free. But try to be civil about it as I was here.
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post #10 of 142
6/27/06 at 5:57am

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I would buy this in a heartbeat I loved this show.
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post #11 of 142
6/27/06 at 10:14am

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My reaction to both Tales From the Darkside and Monsters were simple. Either the show was great or or it was bad. There was no in-between. There are enogh good episodes for me to want it on dvd.
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post #12 of 142
6/27/06 at 12:01pm

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The best idea would be for Michael Alden to stop picking fights with me, simply because I politely and occasionally opine my dislike for certain TV series. If you want to put down a TV show that you think stinks in another topic, Mike, feel free. But try to be civil about it as I was here.

The point is that you don't "occasionally" opine. You increasingly seem to feel the need to toss in off-topic personal reviews of shows that are simply being noted or requested by other posters. Jeff#'s "critic's corner" has long since worn out its welcome. Plonk.
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post #13 of 142
6/27/06 at 4:10pm

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The point is that you don't "occasionally" opine. You increasingly seem to feel the need to toss in off-topic personal reviews of shows that are simply being noted or requested by other posters. Jeff#'s "critic's corner" has long since worn out its welcome. Plonk.
Comments on a TV show -- positive or negative never goes out of style, Jeff. As I've told Alden, if you don't like what I say, then I suggest you don't read my posts.
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post #14 of 142
8/4/06 at 2:12pm
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With the Sci Fi Channel picking up the rights to Tales From the Darkside, I predict within a years time, we'll get the DVDs.
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post #15 of 142
8/4/06 at 2:51pm

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Daniel, do you mean paramount does not own it anymore ?
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post #16 of 142
8/5/06 at 10:29am
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Daniel, do you mean paramount does not own it anymore ?
Paramount still owns it. Sci Fi Channel is going to air the series later this year. They have done that before.
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post #17 of 142
8/5/06 at 6:57pm

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Sci Fi Channel is going to air the series later this year


Be sure to keep this thread alive for when that happens.
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post #18 of 142
8/5/06 at 7:54pm

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My reaction to both Tales From the Darkside and Monsters were simple. Either the show was great or or it was bad. There was no in-between. There are enogh good episodes for me to want it on dvd.

Thats my thoughts on both of those shows too. I really loved a lot of them, and i really hated a number of them as well. But id buy both shows for a fair price.
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post #19 of 142
8/7/06 at 10:07am

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I would LOVE to have this series on DVD. TFTDS was my absolute favorite show growing up. My parents actually used to let me stay up past my bedtime to watch it on Friday (or was it Saturday?) nights. Great nostalgic value, if nothing else...
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post #20 of 142
1/9/07 at 5:27pm
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Recently, TFTDS has been on the Daytime rotation on SCI-FI channel airing from 8-4. They'll have another one later this month.
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post #21 of 142
1/11/07 at 8:10pm

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Wasn't there some sort of cross-ownership issue between Paramount, Tribune, and Freemantle keeping this in red tape?
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post #22 of 142
8/24/07 at 4:23am

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Well, any positive words on this classic show getting a release? Oh, I consider it a classic as well. Haven't seen it since I was a kid but it was one of those shows I'd channel surf to and be glad I was up late at night to catch it (and hopefully the scary as hell opening credit sequence ).

I'd buy the whole show as soon as I had the money to do so if it could just get a release. I've bought a few things that resemble it, but that's not the same.
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post #23 of 142
8/24/07 at 4:39pm

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This was a favorite of mine growing up. Caught a few episodes on Scifi yesterday. Missed most of them, didnt expect to ever see it on tv again lol
Would love to get em on DVD someday.
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post #24 of 142
8/24/07 at 6:35pm

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Add me to those who'd like to see it on DVD. Actually, I'm shocked that it isn't. Most sci-fi shows have already received the DVD treatment.
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post #25 of 142
1/22/08 at 9:03am
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For those who have DirecTV, Tales from the Darkside can be seen on Chiller.

I wrote a letter to Paramount asking them to bring the series to DVD.
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post #26 of 142
1/22/08 at 10:02am

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Good job Daniel. I hope your efforts are rewarded.

I really believe this would be a huge seller. Twilight Zone seems to be doing huge biz (I'm about to pick up that definitive set myself) and TftD is one of the best of the ones that followed it in its genre. I don't have a dish TV service, but there's a few complete episodes on youtube. I believe the show holds up well. Certainly it's below TZ (what isn't?) but it's still a worthly addition to any TZ fan's DVD collection. There's one about a Christmas monster starring E.G. Marshall. Man, that's a trip! I'm sure I saw it years ago and I know I had trouble sleeping that night.
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post #27 of 142
1/22/08 at 11:26am

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I was always a fan of this as well, and I'm definitely enjoying getting to see them again on Sci-Fi and Chiller, along with Monsters, which also pops up from time to time on Chiller. I would definitely buy both of these in a heartbeat. I agree with a poster above - I enjoy my Tales From The Crypt dvd's, but Darkside and Monsters usually had better storylines and an overall creepier atmosphere. Tales From The Crypt had a bigger budget. All great shows, though.
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post #28 of 142
1/23/08 at 5:46am

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One side note, Tales from the Darkside The Movie with Blonde (Deborah Harry) isn't too good. The first story about the mummy is okay, but the rest suck. The one about the cat is totally nuts. Watch it with someone squeamish for a more entertaining experience than just the movie alone. I really disliked the final story with Rae Dawn Chong, an almost complete waste of time. Even Merlin's Mystical Shop of Wonders (wonderfully featured on MST3K) is better.
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post #29 of 142
1/23/08 at 9:55pm

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Yeah, I would have to completely agree with Radioman (I usually do agree with fellow Pythoniacs). I so much wanted to like the movie cause I was such a big fan of the show when I was a kid. I tried so hard, but, like Radioman said, the mummy section was okay at best, and it went downhill from there. Just a completely different tone from the show.

On another note, one thing I always remember loving about the show (and has been cut out of Sci-Fi reruns, but re-included in the Chiller reruns) is the voiceover at the beginning and end, and the music that went with it. Maybe it's cause I was a kid, but that always kinda creeped me out. Come on, let's get this out on dvd!
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post #30 of 142
1/24/08 at 12:57am
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Yeah, I would have to completely agree with Radioman (I usually do agree with fellow Pythoniacs). I so much wanted to like the movie cause I was such a big fan of the show when I was a kid. I tried so hard, but, like Radioman said, the mummy section was okay at best, and it went downhill from there. Just a completely different tone from the show.

On another note, one thing I always remember loving about the show (and has been cut out of Sci-Fi reruns, but re-included in the Chiller reruns) is the voiceover at the beginning and end, and the music that went with it. Maybe it's cause I was a kid, but that always kinda creeped me out. Come on, let's get this out on dvd!

Tales is still on Sci-Fi channel, but mostly through daytime rotation. Their next block will be on Monday.
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