The Munsters

On October 26th, NBC is airing the failed pilot for

The Munsters reboot, Mockingbird Lane.

I had high hopes for this show.

The person behind this reimagining, Bryan Fuller,

was the brains behind the awesome, yet short-lived, Pushing Daisies.

NBC reportedly put about $10 million into this production.

But once I saw some pictures, I was disappointed.

Sometimes, change just for the sake of change is not good.

However, the day after I wrote the above, 

NBC released this trailer/promo for the one-shot special:

Well.

I think I would have liked seeing what this new take on

The Munsters would have been like.

Funny how 30 odd seconds can intrigue you!

Ah, well...

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But, I love The Munsters,

so let's see what I can find to share with you here!

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Did you know The Munsters theme song had lyrics?

When you are walking the street at night,
And behind you there's no-one in view.
But you hear mysterious feet at night,
Then the Munsters are following you.

If you should meet this strange family,
Just forget what some people have said.
The Munsters may shake your hand clammily,
But they're not necessarily dead.

Behind their house you mustn't be afraid
To see a figure digging with a spade,
Perhaps someone didn't quite make the grade
With the Munsters, with the Munsters.

If when you're sleeping you dream a lot,
Ghoulish nightmares parade thru your head.
And then you wake up and scream a lot
Oh, the Munsters are under your bed.

At midnight if creatures should prowl about,
And if vampires and vultures swoop down,
And werewolves and fiends shriek and howl about,
Well, the Munsters are out on the town.

One night I dared peek thru their window screen.
My hair turned white at such a crazy scene
Because every evening is Halloween,
At the Munsters, at the Munsters.

I like it!

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Here's a Hollywood Backstage visit on the set of Munster, Go Home!, 

the 1966 theatrical film based on the show.

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In 1988, The Munsters were back,

with a new show in syndication:

I remember watching this show back then.

Wasn't as great as the original, but it was

fun, silly, brain candy.

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I will end with this beautiful Munsters art, 

by Arnold Kohn, for Whitman Publications:

You can read more about this piece at

Frankensteinia, The Frankenstein Blog

TNT's Dallas

I have been enjoying the TNT reboot of the classic prime time soap "Dallas".

The characters from the old show on the new include Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy), Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) and J.R. (Larry Hagman). All are great to see once again and the actors know their roles so well it is like visiting old friends, or enemies, since J.R. is one of the blasts from the past.

Old characters played by new actors are Bobby's son Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe) and J.R. and Sue Ellen's son John Ross (Josh Henderson). The previous versions of these characters were children, so the recasts aren't jarring. Both actors are good and play the new Ewing generation well, especially trying to find their own place in history.

New characters include Elena (Jordana Brewster) and Rebecca (Julie Gonzalo), the women tangled up with the young Ewing boys, and Ann Ewing (Brenda Strong), Bobby's new wife. All three ladies bring some fresh air to the show and their characters are intriguing. I am especially curious as to what secret Ann is hiding.

So far, the episodes have been great, with a good mix of the old and the new. We have been able to spend time at Southfork Rank - so glad it has stayed in the Ewing family, even if J.R. tricked his way into getting ownership. We have even been treated to some other faces from the past, including Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly), Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton) and Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval). Great seeing these folks, and it helps to make us feel like there is still a history and family continuing in Dallas. Hope to see more faces from the past next season, since TNT has already renewed the show for next year.

This Wednesday, starting at noon, TNT will be airing a marathon of episodes from this season, leading up to the season finale at 9:00 P.M.

I remember watching this show back in the 80s with my grandmother. She loved to see what J.R. was up to each week and the show remains a good memory for me. So happy the reboot has been done well and that we all get a chance to visit Southfork and the Ewings once again.

Crossroads

Last week I did a post of one of Shakespeare's Sonnets. I have been reading them lately, and am subscribing to all 154 of them through DailyLit. Felt like sharing it.

And that is what brings me to this blog title: Crossroads. I haven't posted here since New Year's, except for a cartoon and the sonnet. I have felt like this blog lost its purpose, for me. Why? I am not sure.

Part of it might be the Horror road I went onto here. I never intended for this blog to be just a horror blog. I had originally intended this blog to just be, well, whatever I felt like posting. Here is what I originally posted when I started this blog:

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So, I will post what I want, when I want and how I want. I won't ask anyone to read it or comment on it or care about it.

I will at least be getting some flotsam and jetsam out of my head. Maybe I can help my writing, find some ideas for stories, articles - whatever. But it will all be just for me.

Feel free to read, or not. Feel free to share, or not. Enjoy it, or not.

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I don't want to just close up shop here, so I am going to try and get back to that mindset. My blog, my space, I will post whatever.

Let's hope it works. And thanks to those who didn't delete me when things got quiet in these parts.

It is appreciated.