Horror Movies premering on TV at the time was a real treat because back then our access to them was limited, from way back when we honestly couldn't even buy a copy. And really made it something to look forward to kick back and watch on a late night if you can't think of anything better to do, nothing on at the theater or simply have a good time. It was one of the things that help introduce and get me into the horror genere and everything it contained. Another thing it did for me was it was one of the things that inspired me to speak/act in front of the camera, showing me that I can actually have fun and be myself.
Monstervision out of a lot of the horror hosted shows is my favorate one, this believe it or not was the very first horror hosting show I ever seen and I still feel is one of the best.
Not a lot I can say, this show just premered a lot of really fun films not just horror but sci-fi and on occasion fantasy and action all B movie, cult classic goodness. The only bad thing was unfortunately most parts of the film were censored which kinda sucks, this was before the ratings board and those censor function you all familiar with. But this didn't dull the experience for me from that at least it motivated me to rent or buy those copies so I can see the film in it's athunticity.
But personally what I really tuned into this show for is "Joe Bob Briggs" himself. This guy is just the ultimate horror host, he is just so much fun he just has some of the darndest things to say and a delishious delivery and presentation. I even really love that theme song which is one of my favorate theme songs, it's kinda a simple country song but an actually fun one because it's comical and let alone the song is about horror movies, which you honestly don't see on any country singers venue or radio station.
There are some memorable episodes like the "Friday the 13th" marathon which was great and was what really got me into the franchise. Though for some damn reason they couldn't play the forth film, I really like his reaction which was funny but actually genuine that was mine also; it's like ordering a meal and expecting everything to be there only to look in the bag and discover not everything is in place, yeah that tees me off.
But in each episode there was also something happening to keep things fun and interesting. From Joe talking to some guy outside that we never see which I always found funny and strange since the guy never really talks back, kinda makes you wonder if Joe can hear him telepathically.
There would be some guest stars he would interact with some horror alumi which was really cool. But my favorate was when he would do those lists and personal ratings, I always crack up whenever he would name all the different non existant martial arts styles each of them with the suffix fu at the end. Most of this was actually inproved or at least it looked that way in places, but whatever the case it was an example of good hosting all the same.
This show is a real treat for anyone for horror fans into vintage horror host shows, it's a real gem.
Rating: 4 stars
Monstervision out of a lot of the horror hosted shows is my favorate one, this believe it or not was the very first horror hosting show I ever seen and I still feel is one of the best.
Not a lot I can say, this show just premered a lot of really fun films not just horror but sci-fi and on occasion fantasy and action all B movie, cult classic goodness. The only bad thing was unfortunately most parts of the film were censored which kinda sucks, this was before the ratings board and those censor function you all familiar with. But this didn't dull the experience for me from that at least it motivated me to rent or buy those copies so I can see the film in it's athunticity.
But personally what I really tuned into this show for is "Joe Bob Briggs" himself. This guy is just the ultimate horror host, he is just so much fun he just has some of the darndest things to say and a delishious delivery and presentation. I even really love that theme song which is one of my favorate theme songs, it's kinda a simple country song but an actually fun one because it's comical and let alone the song is about horror movies, which you honestly don't see on any country singers venue or radio station.
There are some memorable episodes like the "Friday the 13th" marathon which was great and was what really got me into the franchise. Though for some damn reason they couldn't play the forth film, I really like his reaction which was funny but actually genuine that was mine also; it's like ordering a meal and expecting everything to be there only to look in the bag and discover not everything is in place, yeah that tees me off.
But in each episode there was also something happening to keep things fun and interesting. From Joe talking to some guy outside that we never see which I always found funny and strange since the guy never really talks back, kinda makes you wonder if Joe can hear him telepathically.
There would be some guest stars he would interact with some horror alumi which was really cool. But my favorate was when he would do those lists and personal ratings, I always crack up whenever he would name all the different non existant martial arts styles each of them with the suffix fu at the end. Most of this was actually inproved or at least it looked that way in places, but whatever the case it was an example of good hosting all the same.
This show is a real treat for anyone for horror fans into vintage horror host shows, it's a real gem.
Rating: 4 stars
