Nothing has burst out of my chest, but in light of all the stuff pouring out of my face, I hope you’ll understand why I requested a postponement of our discussion of “Aliens” (1986), originally scheduled to take place tonight on Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, to our usual time of FRIDAY EVENING AT 7:30 EST. See you then, when we livestream on Facebook, YouTube, etc.
In the meantime, I appreciate everyone’s well-wishes, but please understand if I’m not up to chatting while I’m under the weather! Returning to stasis now.
A great compliment from Vinny Foti regarding our show on Friday evening. Everything goes better with a cheesesteak and pierogies. Be sure to order out in advance of our discussion of “Night of the Living Dead” (1968), on the next @[100063986017424:2048:Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner]. We livestream on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, this Friday at 7:30 pm EDT. Thank you, Vinny!
We were all set to pass through the Stargate with Dave Bowman and Lew Place. But then Roy’s power went out. So we’ve postponed our discussion about the late special effects titan Douglas Trumbull. Keep watching the skies! The next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner will livestream on Facebook, THIS SUNDAY EVENING AT 7:00 EST!
Last night’s “Twilight Zone” discussion ran a little longer than expected, as Roy and I waxed nostalgic over “Walking Distance” (1959) – with plenty of personal reminiscences about our childhoods and small town life – and defied our anxiety about the future and fortune-telling napkin holders, with “Nick of Time” (1960). You can watch the whole blessed thing, with abundant champagne-fueled digressions, here.
We’ll be back later this week, at our regular slot, to duke it out over “Superman II” (1980). Etch your comments into the Fortress of Solitude, as we livestream on Facebook, this Friday evening at 7:00 EST!
I will not be participating in the last Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner of 2021 – for one thing, it will past my bedtime – but if you don’t mind risking your mogwai getting fed after midnight, consider joining Roy and his son Ryan for a discussion of “Gremlins” (1984).
The Steven Spielberg-produced, Joe Dante-directed black comedy is technically a Christmas movie. Whether or not it gives you the warm fuzzies depends on how much you cotton to cuddly Gizmo and the softer edges of Jerry Goldsmith’s score (his biggest bait-and-switch since Carol Anne’s theme from “Poltergeist”).
Otherwise, it’s pretty nasty business. Sharpen your teeth in the comments section, as Roy and Ry talk about “Gremlins.” The cross-generational mayhem will be livestreamed on Facebook, at a special day and time, this Thursday night at 10:00 EST. (UPDATE, 12/20/21! Just received word that the show will now air at 8 PM!)
PLEASE NOTE: I haven’t thrown in the towel altogether. Roy and I will reteam to kick off 2022 with a “Twilight Zone” doubleheader – a conversation about classic TZ episodes “Walking Distance” (1959) and “Nick of Time” (1960) – on New Year’s Day, this Saturday evening at 7:00 EST.
