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Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” an alternative history to Irving’s novel

Okay, it's a little later than I said it would be. But I would never fail you faithful readers. Here's my review of Fox's Sleepy Hollow: Die-hard literary fans of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman may be very upset with how true Fox’s Sleepy Hollow series stays to Washington Irving’s original short novel. Perhaps it’s no wonder since Roberto Orci is the series’ executive producer ; many die-hard Star Trek fans had the same problem with J.J. Abrams’ take on Gene Roddenberry’s space epic, a take that Orci also served as a creator on. Therefore, much like Tim Burton’s 1999 film adaptation of Irving’s novel, it doesn’t stay very true to the original. All this aside from the fact that the series is set in our own 21 st century. Not really a sequel to the film or novel, it exists in its own semi alternative universe. If viewed in this way, then the series may be worth watching.   Unlike in the novel, Ichabod is not a cowardly school teacher in Sleepy Hollow , al...

A Birthday Wish

I just wanted to be sure to make this birthday wish to a TV/movie star who has not only been a favorite science fiction actor of mine, but a favorite actor and performer of mine period. Besides his performance in the Star Trek franchise, there have been countless other movies and television series that his work has been absolutely fantastic in. One of these is the hosting and narrating he did in the 1970s paranormal/strange phenomena documentary TV series In Search of . . . So . . . Happy Birthday, Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy ! and may you continue to live long and prosper.

Return of the TV Horror Movie Hosts

Cinema Insomnia 10 Year Anniversary: TV horror host Mr. Lobo looks up Photo: Eric Lobo I apologize for being gone from the Fantastic Site for so long. It's been a very busy month for me. I'm trying to resume weekly posts. Many of you probably remember when horror movies that aired on TV were hosted by someone. Remember Elvira Mistress of the Dark's Movie Macabre . If you're a native Sacramentan like me you may be old enough to remember Bob Wilkin's show that screened both B-rated as well as classic horror and sci fi movies. These TV hosts I go for way more than Oprah, Montel Williams, and don't even get me started on Jerry Springer's televised freak show! These TV horror movie hosts were mostly popular in the 1970s and early '80s as were many others going as far back as the early 1950s. Well TV horror hosts are not an extinct species. Below are some links to today's generation of horror hosts, many who's shows you can see on the Web! http://ww...