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cocolove
Joined: 03 Nov 2010 Posts: 11
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:57 pm Post subject: amazing indeed! |
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I have very vague memories of watching Amazing Stories tv show when it aired on the BBC during weekday early afternoons. I loved it as a child and when I saw the Sci-Fi Channel was showing repeats some time ago I had to tune in to see if this show that I remebered so dearly was really as good as I thought. It was! And as a 20 year old adult I loved it even more.
Amazing Stories dvd is a prime example of good quality TV. The basis of the show was that it was kind of a modern day family version of the Twilight Zone, each week the viewer was shown a different story. Some episodes were weak, true, but most were amazing and AS will forever be one of my favourite TV shows.
AS had a breath taking musical score - many famous composers were brought in to score the episodes. Amazing Stories on dvd also had excellent photography and direction, not to mention great writing and a talented cast (people like John Lilthgow, Rhea Pearlman, and Hayley Mills all appeared in random episodes). Each story was unique and while not always "amazing" the show never failed to entertain me. The varity of stories was very wide. Some were tragic, some were scary, and some where comedy based but each episode always gave the viewer a new outlook on the universe.
Some good episodes that nobody else has mentioned that are really worth seeing are "Lane Change", where a middle aged woman is shown important events in her life as she drives along the freeway with a hitch-hiker she picked up who turns out to be herself 30 years into the future. Other good episodes are "Blue Man Down", where a police officer is struggling to cope with the death of his partner which he was partly responcible for. "Boo!" is a lighthearted romp about two spirits who don't like the crude new tenants that have taken over their house and "You've Gotta Believe Me" is a haunting tale about a man who predicts a plane crash in his nightmares. Each episode was original and exciting. I long for this wonderful Amazing Stories dvd boxset to be released fully on DVD so I can enjoy it properly again and again. 5 stars all the way! |
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BHNTR
Joined: 30 Nov 2011 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:52 am Post subject: |
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The episode "Lane Change" sounds a little like the Bridge Across Forever book written by Richard Bach. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the info! |
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bitterbuck1 Moderator
Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 3963 Location: Arizona, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum BHNTR! |
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