Dec 29, 2023
Melinda and Conrad put the Dreamland spin on Christmas and review three decidedly dark 80s Christmas specials featuring the dark spectre of death: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985, Rankin-Bass), The Snowman (1982, John Coates), and The Christmas Toy (1986, Jim Henson Productions).
Oct 28, 2023
Vampira and Elvira definitely didn't get off to a good start with each other, but they definitely changed the televised landscape for horror and instigated some of our favorite B-movie anthology shows.
Sep 9, 2023
Conrad and Melinda discuss the onslaught of charity singles in the 80s: the concept, the dramas, and the impact.
Aug 6, 2023
Conrad gets Melinda to watch THREE 80s movies she's never seen before to get her reaction to the 80s vision of our artificial intelligence future. Will she guess their plots correctly? Will she like any of them? Can Conrad predict her reactions? Movies watched: 2010: The Year We Make Contact, D.A.R.Y.L., and Electric...
Jul 20, 2023
This month we're discussing the child safety panic of the 80s in the US and UK, the funny and the terrifying.