The one where CC and I talk about our favorite and sad Thanksgiving childhood memories. Possibly a downer for most folks, but there could be fodder here for writers. No spoilers. Here you go! Let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!
Category Archives: Nostalgia
Podcast: Stephen King Films and Creative Control
We chat about Stephen King movies and the complex problem of creative control. Also said: -Dan Brown, JK Rowling, and Alan Moore (no relation)-Kubrick & Nicholson-Stand by Me, Shawshank, Carrie-What is a movie?-Orson Welles-Furbabies-Thanksgiving Major spoilers for Kubrick’s “The Shining.” And here the article we cited. Here you go! Let us know what you thinkContinue reading “Podcast: Stephen King Films and Creative Control”
TBT: Luke and Laura
One of my very best childhood friends lived just across the street from the elementary school we attended, so I’d often stop off on my way home. Her mother would be puttering around the kitchen when we arrived, the small TV on the counter tuned to the end credits of her favorite soap opera, GeneralContinue reading “TBT: Luke and Laura”
Podcast: Stephen King Books
The one where we talk about Stephen King’s books at length. We discuss our favorites and how Mr. King influences us as writers. Major King book spoilers. We refer to this list of books for our podcast. Here you go! Feedback appreciated! TIA! LYL!
Throwback Thursday: Addams Family Values
As we transition from October into November, I’ve chosen to talk about a movie that includes both Halloween and Thanksgiving in some ways: 1993’s Addams Family Values. To be more specific, I plan to discuss the scene where the camp attendees perform an end-of-summer play about Thanksgiving. This play within the movie is set upContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Addams Family Values”
Throwback Thursday: Young Frankenstein
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (played by Gene Wilder), a young neurosurgeon who insists his name is pronounced Fronk-n-steen, inherits his grandfather’s castle and research. Frederick doesn’t believe in the experiments supposedly performed by his grandfather Victor Frankenstein until he decides to attempt the reanimation outlined in one of the books he finds in the castle’s laboratory.Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Young Frankenstein”
Where Is Tomorrow?
If you have the misfortune of reading my books, you may pick up a sense of optimism. I believed in the happy ending, and a happy ending with light and music. I’m not so sure now. Confessing a secret: I’m a Trekker since the original series first aired. Dating myself, yes, but I remember whenContinue reading “Where Is Tomorrow?”
Throwback Thursday: Quantum Leap
“Theorizing that one can time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator…and vanished. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better.” This narration is part of theContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Quantum Leap”
Throwback Thursday – The Monkees
The Beatles phenomenon of the 1960s, especially the movie A Hard Day’s Night, led to the creation of a made-for-TV musical foursome to be known as The Monkees. The initial idea was to cast an existing group, but that fell through. Since Screen Gems already had a contract with Davy Jones for a television program,Continue reading “Throwback Thursday – The Monkees”
Throwback Thursday: Bewitched
Autumn has arrived. The leaves are turning colors, the nights are growing longer and cooler, and for many of us the spooky season has begun. In honor of the time of year, the next few Throwback Thursday posts will relate to Halloween in some way. This week’s Throwback is to a half-hour television sitcom fromContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Bewitched”